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Heart and Mind Activities for Today’s Kids workbooks include 100 fun activities to support children’s well-being and help them learn to manage emotions, reduce anxiety, and navigate social situations.The full-color activities include art, puzzles, games, coloring, and more! These engaging activity books are ideal for at-home learning, homeschooling, and building connections between home and school.This award-winning activity book received a 2022 National Parenting Product Award and a 2022 Parents’ Picks Award for “Best Educational Products in the World.”The full-color pages and graphics create memorable and fun learning opportunities and help children:Gain mindfulness skills to build better friendshipsLearn empathy and understand other perspectivesDevelop tools to decrease anxiety and regulate emotionsBecome aware of feelings and how their words and actions affect other peopleDevelop positive self-talk toward themselvesSocial and emotional learning activities i

沒有富爸爸、富媽媽，也從沒上過班，只靠投資股票，不必工作也能晉升億萬富翁，日本傳奇散戶公開全職存股的致富祕訣！★ 日本亞馬遜股票投資類暢銷榜No.1★ 上市首週狂銷50,000冊，引爆各界討論★ Twitter超人氣投資理財類網紅No.1◎ 用壓歲錢做本金，10萬滾出1億日本全職散戶股千，股齡超過30年，是名副其實、不被工作綁住、沒有上班經驗的專職投資人。他從小家境貧寒，為了脫貧，決定靠自己的力量好好存錢，五歲起，他把每年過年收到的壓歲錢存下來，直到1988年，他國二時，好不容易存到40萬日元（約新台幣10萬元），為了可以獲得更高的利息，一路摸索和研究，於是開始自學投資股票──．1989年，本金增加到300萬日元（約新台幣75萬元）．1990年，資產翻3倍成長，滾出1,000萬日元（約新台幣250萬元）．2011年，晉升1億日元的億萬富翁（約新台幣2,500萬元）．2015年，資產再翻3倍成長，達3億日元（約新台幣7,500萬元）．2019年，資產突破4億日元（約新台幣1億元），本金翻千倍◎ 日本平民散戶，婉拒工作邀約，決定靠存股財富自由股千於會計專門學校就讀，畢業前收到證券公司的聘請邀約，但為了不想朝九晚五、不被工作綁住、想做自己理想的事，決定踏上專職投資人之路。後來，他經歷1990年泡沫經濟瓦解、1997年亞洲金融風暴、2000年網路泡沫，2001年，開始有紀律遵循價值投資之父班傑明．葛拉漢的價值投資法，經過多年的反覆驗證，他獨創「股千式投資法」，輕鬆存到「划算股」──．與其追求成長股，不如以年化報酬率20％為目標．價值好股分兩種：「資產型」和「收益型」．在「成熟產業」、「夕陽產業」更容易找出有潛力的價值股．靠四色便利貼，有效研究財報、管理投資標的．挑出更有變現力的「Net-Net股」．對個股了解60％，就能跨出投資步伐本書還有更多教你存到划算股的詳細步驟和方法，股千的太太和媽媽也靠這套投資法相繼晉升億萬富翁，跟著全職散戶投資，你也能挑出獲利翻千倍的價值好股，實現不被工作綁住、不為錢煩惱，邁向財務和時間都自由的人生！

一樁發生在貝克街地鐵站的命案，意外暴露深藏倫敦地底近兩百年的祕密！ 這是長大後的哈利波特，加入倫敦警隊調查犯罪的故事。——《異鄉人》作者黛安娜．蓋伯頓 英國國家書卷獎2011年度耀眼新秀入圍 2015年「倫敦城市共讀計畫」選書全系列全球銷售破150萬冊，授權13國出版 ——名家強推——黛安娜‧蓋伯頓(《異鄉人》作者)、莎蓮‧哈里斯(《南方吸血鬼》作者)、彼德‧漢彌頓(《北方大道》作者) 魔法凶案再度發生，黑暗勢力蠢蠢欲動，蟄伏地底的，究竟是人為的陰謀，還是無名的超自然生物？非典型警察彼得．葛蘭特即將揭曉倫敦都市傳說真相！二次世界大戰後，英國的巫師所剩無幾，魔法逐漸式微、光明隨之遠離，除了納丁格爾與他唯一認可的學徒彼得．葛蘭特之外，再沒有人使用和練習魔法。然而，黑魔法師無臉男的出現，徹底打破了納丁格爾的認知，原來自一九五○年代起，就有巫師在牛津大學祕密教授魔法，更有學員加入黑暗勢力，製造出邪惡的超自然生物，讓倫敦陷入危機。找出黑魔法師的真實身分，成為菜鳥警察彼得的當務之急，一樁發生在倫敦地鐵站的命案，卻令彼得不得不分心轉向追查，因為殺害死者的凶器，竟是一塊殘留魔法的陶器碎片。同時，命案死者的敏感身分，也招來了美國FBI派探員跨海介入調查。死者是否又是一名非法學習法術的巫師？沾有魔法殘跡的陶器從何而來？被要求加入凶案調查小組的彼得，不但得全力追查凶器來源與凶手，還不能讓FBI發現任何「不尋常」的異狀。一方面諜對諜作戰，一方面向河神、半妖等超自然生物打聽情報，彼得這才驚異地發現，在倫敦紛亂複雜的地下鐵深處，很可能潛藏了一座不為人知的神祕之城……

臺灣動物路死觀察網』簡稱為「路殺社」，是行政院農業委員會特有生物研究保育中心為瞭解國内交通建設及其附屬設施(水溝、擋土牆、路燈、高壓 電線…等），所衍生導致的動物死亡現況(特別是車禍傷亡事件．簡稱「路殺」) 進而減缓石虎、穿山甲、陸蟹、鳥類和兩生爬行類等野生動物受到的生存威脅，與此同時提升國内用路人安全、减少碰撞事故的發生，而於2011年8月發起之公民科學計畫．藉由廣邀民眾參與的方式．以隨身之智慧型手機拍攝死亡之野生動物(以陸生脊椎動物為主)後將照片連同拍攝之日期及地點資訊上傳登錄至路殺社資料庫中。本書將過去十年來路殺社的民眾参與情形、大事記、資料基本分析和主要應用成果綜整呈現，一方面感謝每一位曾經参與過的民眾和專家學者，另一面藉此成果的出版，讓更多人了解此議題的重要性和路殺資料庫的可應用性．讓資料可以被更廣泛的使用和產生更多價值．為環境永續盡一份心力！

「按照溫國信的方法選股，我在股市再也沒有賠過錢了！」 ──本書小編 「談存股的人很多，我只相信溫國信，用他的方法，股利穩穩賺，價差賺更多！」 ──某出版公司總經理 2011年，臺灣存股教父溫國信出版了他的第一本書 《找到雪球股，讓你一萬變千萬》，掀起投資市場一陣雪球股話題。 2014年《存好股，我穩穩賺》系列，累積銷量超過20萬本， 掀起臺灣至今不退的「存股風潮」。 2021年，溫國信自創「168微笑曲線（K線）」，搭配「獲利引擎」， 股價穩定時就領股息，等到該公司營收和盈餘同時成長就大賺價差， 播種便宜股、收割昂貴股，不同組合輪流漲，年年穩穩賺。 ◎168微笑曲線獲利法，讓你一路發發發 一：是指股價長時間沒有波動，線圖呈現「一」的形狀。 六：但殖利率高，持有期間可以穩定擁有6％的投資報酬率。 八：代表公司的營收和盈餘大幅成長後，大漲獲利高達八成。 股票的線型會從「一」的形狀，往上提升，彎曲的形狀就像微笑。 168微笑曲線獲利法，是可領股息又賺價差的獲利法， 這種股票哪裡找？ 溫國信獨家公開他精選的21檔168微笑曲線潛力股。 ◎獲利的引擎在哪裡？首推大艦隊概念股 獲利的引擎就是能推動公司營收與盈餘成長的動力， 其中又以母以子貴（子公司賺錢，母公司受惠）等大艦隊概念股最受注目， 像是台塑集團（1301）成員有台塑化（6505）、南亞（1303）、台化（1326）等股票， 佳世達（2352）集團併購聚碩（6112）、矽瑪（3511）； 統一集團（1216）結盟葡萄王（1707）……都是有獲利引擎的潛力股。 ◎做好資產配置，不只賺，還很賺！ 建立多個168投資組合，在線型是「一」的時候，買進（播種）便宜股， 等到168的「八」時，賣出（收割）昂貴股， 就可以打造循環收穫的投資農場，年年穩穩賺。 這幾年，溫國信最常被問的問題就是： 股市已漲成這樣了，現在還可以進場嗎？ 「我的答案跟7年前一樣，因為大盤指數高≠個股股價高， 掌握168微笑曲線，天天都是獲利好時節，重點是你得先去開戶。」 就像巴菲特所說，等知更鳥叫了，春天已經快過去了！ 利用溫國信精選21支裝了獲利引擎的潛力股名單， 低價時播種，先賺股利再賺價差，循環收割賺不停！

This book carries decades of academic observations and the author’s personal political experience. It reviews and refects on the past trajectory of governance and administration, identifying strengths and capabilities as well as constraints and vulnerabilities of Hong Kong as a polity and society, while charting its course of ‘exceptionalism’ within a new context and under changing conditions.Hong Kong under British rule was a prime example of exceptionalism in many aspects —economic, political, and even social. It was governed under a colonial structure and yet had enjoyed a large degree of social and economic freedom, as well as fiscal self-sufficiency and autonomy from London. After returning to Chinese rule in 1997, Hong Kong has continued to thrive as a relatively resilient city-state still known for efficiency andeffectiveness despite tensions and scepticism about its political future.This book carries decades of academic observations and the author's personal political experienc

歷年來所推動職業安全衛生制度、職災勞工保護措施、勞動檢查、降低職業災害及保護勞工權益等政策演進。

Best friends Bumble and Snug are Bugbops - little monsters filled with BIG feelings! In this full-colour graphic novel, join them on a funny, imaginative adventure with some VERY angry pirates, learning about the world outside and inside along the way. Bumble and Snug are going on a big adventure to ... have a picnic! But when they accidentally get lost, they're both cross - is their adventure ruined?Working together to find their way home, Bumble and Snug come across a pirate treasure horde.But taking treasure that isn't yours is a good way to get into trouble, and sure enough some VERY angry pirates aren't far behind. Bumble and Snug are certain they can replace the treasure, and fix things to make everybody happy. But there's another monstrous obstacle in store - and this one has TENTACLES.Bumble and Snug and the Angry Pirates is a story about being cross and how to listen, friendship and sandcastles, and one GIANT octopus! Perfect for readers just starting to enjoy stories independ

International Law is the definitive and authoritative text on the subject. It has long been established as a leading authority in the field, offering an unbeatable combination of clarity of expression and academic rigour, ensuring understanding and analysis in an engaging and authoritative style. Explaining the leading rules, practice and caselaw, this treatise retains and develops the detailed referencing which encourages and assists the reader in further study. This new edition has been fully updated to reflect recent developments. In particular, it has expanded the treatment of space law and of international economic law, and introduced new sections on cyber operations and cyber warfare, as well as reflecting the Covid-19 crisis. Both clarifying fundamental principles and facilitating additional research, International Law is invaluable for students and for those occupied in private practice, governmental service and international organisations.

A dazzling collection of short fiction from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth and Swing TimeZadie Smith has established herself as one of the most iconic, critically respected, and popular writers of her generation. In her first short story collection, she combines her power of observation and her inimitable voice to mine the fraught and complex experience of life in the modern world. Interleaving eleven completely new and unpublished stories with some of her best-loved pieces from The New Yorker and elsewhere, Smith presents a dizzyingly rich and varied collection of fiction. Moving exhilaratingly across genres and perspectives, from the historic to the vividly current to the slyly dystopian, Grand Union is a sharply alert and prescient collection about time and place, identity and rebirth, the persistent legacies that haunt our present selves and the uncanny futures that rush up to meet us. Nothing is off limits, and everything—when captured by Smith’s brilliant gaze—feel

《碎片》（2016）是義大利作家埃萊娜·費蘭特20 餘年來的書信、訪談和散文集。作家在書中袒露了自己對寫作風格和主題的探索歷程，並回顧了自己經歷的自我懷疑和突破，這些對話睿智地詮釋了女性和家庭、神話和文化、城市和記憶，以及作家和讀者的複雜關係。《碎片》既是深入費蘭特的文學世界的指引，同時也是一份智性、鮮明而堅定的文學宣言。全書按年代分為三輯：第一部分“碎片1991—2003”是作家和出版人的書信往來，重點討論了《煩人的愛》中母親的身體與寫作的隱秘聯繫，也收錄了她和導演就該小說的電影改編進行的細緻商榷，還包含了作家從未被發表過的一些創作片段；第二部分“拼圖2003—2007”收錄了作家和導演就《被遺棄的日子》的電影改編進行的往來書信，以及她在前三本小說中探尋的不同方向；第三部分“書信2011—2016”收錄了自“那不勒斯四部曲”出版以來作家接受的部分書面採訪，讀者可以窺見作家對這部小說的解讀，以及對女性寫作的歷史和任務的犀利看法。本書標題“碎片”（frantumaglia）來自作者的母親常用的方言詞彙，指遭遇矛盾和混亂的個體體會到的痛苦，但作家將其發展為自己的文學理念，並嘗試在多年的創作中釋放這個詞彙背後的解放力量：作家要利用這種旋渦般的力量，直面失控的風險，抵達令自己、令讀者陌生的真實經驗。

A sweet and hilarious chapter book about a boy and a bat, two unlikely friends who bond over loneliness, jellyrolls and Darth Vader.Daniel Misumi has just moved to a new house. It's big and old and far away from his friends and his life before. AND it's haunted . . . or is it?Megabat was just napping on a papaya one day when he was stuffed in a box and shipped halfway across the world. Now he's living in an old house far from home, feeling sorry for himself and accidentally scaring the people who live there.Daniel realizes it's not a ghost in his new house. It's a bat. And he can talk. And he's actually kind of cute.Megabat realizes that not every human wants to whack him with a broom. This one shares his smooshfruit.Add some buttermelon, juice boxes, a lightsaber and a common enemy and you've got a new friendship in the making!This charming, funny story is brought to life by Kass Reich's warm and adorable illustrations. There's never been a bat this cute -- readers will be rooting for

A tear-jerking, heart-breakingly beautiful novel from the award-winning Jenny Valentine, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera, Kathleen Glasgow and Laura Nowlin.There is one side of that moment, and the otherBeforeAfterI have dreamed about it ever sinceAt the start of a long, hot summer best friends Elk and Mab face the fallout of a sudden death, and the lifelong consequences of a single tragic act.An intensely emotional story that raises questions about love, ghosts, and the unshakeable bonds of friendship.Praise for Us in the Before and After:‘A masterpiece. A beautiful and breathtaking story of friendship, love and loss, that will shatter your heart into a thousand tiny pieces and then slowly put it back together again.’ – Danielle Jawando, author of When Our Worlds Collided‘An ode to life and love and loss and friendship – and the devastating beauty of it all. This is the kind of book that grips you by the heart and doesn’t let go.’ – Katherine Webber, author of Twin Cro

Provide young children a path to academic success with Top Student! This colorful activity book provides hundreds of creative and fun activities and practice pages that motivate young children to learn important reading, writing, and math skills!Top Student activities provide practice of the most important skills for each grade level, as well as opportunities for critical thinking and creativity. Colorful and creative practice pages and hands-on activities provide engaging practice to keep children motivated to learn! Core subject areas and topics include:AlphabetMathShapes, colors, and patternsPhonicsMindful momentsEarly readingReading comprehensionScienceSTEMGeographySocial and emotional learningComputer scienceThese robust workbooks also include:Reward stickersInformational postersMindful moments meditations and activities with downloadable audio**Mindful moments with audio help children incorporate reflection and meditation into their academic life. Includes a

Provide children a path to academic success! Top Student provides hundreds of activities and practice pages to keep children challenged and excited as they strengthen their skills across all curriculum areas. Top Student activities provide practice of the most important skills for each grade level, as well as opportunities for critical thinking and creativity. Colorful and creative practice pages and hands-on activities provide engaging practice to keep children motivated to learn! Core subject areas and topics include:Grammar and punctuationSpelling and vocabularyReadingWritingMathComputer scienceScienceSTEMSocial studiesMindful momentsSocial and emotional learningThese robust workbooks also include:Reward stickersInformational postersMindful moments meditations and activities with downloadable audio*Information and activities about a variety of countries, cultures, and global communities*Mindful moments with audio help children incorporate reflection and meditation into the

Provide children a path to academic success! Top Student provides hundreds of activities and practice pages to keep children challenged and excited as they strengthen their skills across all curriculum areas. Top Student activities provide practice of the most important skills for each grade level, as well as opportunities for critical thinking and creativity. Colorful and creative practice pages and hands-on activities provide engaging practice to keep children motivated to learn! Core subject areas and topics include:Grammar and punctuationSpelling and vocabularyReadingWritingMathComputer scienceScienceSTEMSocial studiesMindful momentsSocial and emotional learningThese robust workbooks also include:Informational postersMindful moments meditations and activities with downloadable audio*Information and activities about a variety of countries, cultures, and global communities*Mindful moments with audio help children incorporate reflection and meditation into their academic lif

Provide children a path to academic success! Top Student provides hundreds of activities and practice pages to keep children challenged and excited as they strengthen their skills across all curriculum areas. Top Student activities provide practice of the most important skills for each grade level, as well as opportunities for critical thinking and creativity. Colorful and creative practice pages and hands-on activities provide engaging practice to keep children motivated to learn! Core subject areas and topics include:Grammar and punctuationSpelling and vocabularyReadingWritingMathComputer scienceScienceSTEMSocial studiesMindful momentsSocial and emotional learning These robust workbooks also include:Informational postersMindful moments meditations and activities with downloadable audio*Information and activities about a variety of countries, cultures, and global communities*Mindful moments with audio help children incorporate reflection and meditation into their academ

本書特色★本書為「陸詩叢」其中一冊，收錄中國最新世代且最具代表性的詩人序列，集結各方刊物與學院的高度認可，眾所期待，隆重推出。★個人化歷史想像力的詩學動力，貫通並自我擺蕩於青年知識者日常生活和超越性遠景之間豐富的張力空間，並雜入多維的當代情感經驗，而融匯於延展、跌宕的敘事化抒情技藝之中。★吳曉東（學者，北京大學中文系教授）、一行（評論家，雲南大學哲學系教授）、周瓚（詩人，中國社會科學院文學所研究員

本書特色★本書為「陸詩叢」其中一冊，收錄中國最新世代且最具代表性的詩人序列， 集結各方刊物與學院的高度認可，眾所期待，隆重推出。 ★以精湛的詩藝切入激變的社會、探究莫測的內心，在政治、倫理、美學的關係裡尋求一種無保留地參與、無索求地嬉遊的「入戲」狀態。★韓博（詩人，藝術家，戲劇編劇、導演，旅行作家）、姜濤（詩人，學者，評論家，北京大學中文系副教授）、孫文波（詩人，評論家）、蕭開愚（詩人，評論家）重

行卯出版社將梁湘潤先生的著作進行整理，集結成《梁湘潤著作集》系列叢書。並分為「教材系列」、「理論研究系列」、「古籍註釋系列」，以利命學研究者選讀。

Classical Greece and its legacy have long inspired a powerful and passionate fascination. The civilization that bequeathed to later ages drama and democracy, Homer and heroism, myth and Mycenae and th

Terry and the Brilliant Book is a warm and witty book about sharing and the joy to be found in reading and playing with friends. Terry and Sue are best friends. And every year, for their birthdays, th

Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based – and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition. Gabor Maté is a revered physician who specializes in neurology, psychiatry and psychology – and himself has ADD. With wisdom gained through years of medical practice and research, Scattered Minds is a must-read for parents – and for anyone interested how experiences in infancy shape the biology and psychology of the human brain.Scattered Minds:- Demonstrates that ADD is not an inherited illness, but a reversible impairment and developmental delay- Explains that in ADD, circuits in the brain whose job is emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop in infancy – and why- Shows how ‘distractibility’ is the psychological product of life experience- Allows parents to understand what makes their ADD children tick, and adults with ADD to gain insights into their emotions and behaviours- Expresses optimism

The Cambridge Companion to World Literature introduces the significant ideas and practices of world literary studies. It provides a lucid and accessible account of the fundamental issues and concepts in world literature, including the problems of imagining the totality of literature; comparing literary works across histories, cultures and languages; and understanding how literary production is affected by forces such as imperialism and globalization. The essays demonstrate how detailed critical engagements with particular literary texts call forth differing conceptions of world literature, and, conversely, how theories of world literature shape our practices of readings. Subjects covered include cosmopolitanism, transnationalism, internationalism, scale and systems, sociological criticism, translation, scripts, and orality. This book also includes original analyses of genres and forms, ranging from tragedy to the novel and graphic fiction, lyric poetry to the short story and world cine

A beautiful picture book that explores what poverty and hunger are and how they affect children all over the worldSensitively illustrated by award-winning artist Hanane KaiThe Children in Our World picture book series helps children make sense of the larger issues and crises that dominate the news in a sensitive and appropriate manner. With relatable comparisons, carefully researched text and striking illustrations, children can begin to understand what poverty and hunger are, how they affect people in countries all over the world and how readers can help those affected. Where issues aren't appropriate to describe in words, award-winning illustrator, Hanane Kai, uses striking and sensitive illustrations help children visualise the people and situations impacted by poverty and hunger with images that are suited to their age and disposition.The series forms an excellent cross-curricular resource that looks at refugees, war, poverty and racism, and this book is ideal for tying into discus

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018Selin, a tall, highly strung Turkish-American from New Jersey turns up at Harvard and finds herself dangerously overwhelmed by the challenges and possibilities of adulthood. She studies linguistics and literature, and spends a lot of time thinking about what language - and languages - can and cannot do. Along the way she befriends Svetlana, a cosmopolitan Serb, and obsesses over Ivan, a mathematician from Hungary.Selin ponders profound questions about how culture and language shape who we are, how difficult it is to be a failed writer, and how baffling love is. At once clever and clueless, Batuman's heroine shows us with perfect hilarity and soulful inquisitiveness just how messy it can be to forge a self.

The Sharing a Shell Sticker Book is a must-have for fans of the bestselling picture book Sharing a Shell. It's packed with games, activities and over 400 stickers. Perfect for birthdays, rainy days and school holidays - a great gift for any child.From Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks, an unstoppable picture book pairing, and creators of the modern classics What the Ladybird Heard and What the Ladybird Heard Next. Other Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks sticker books to collect: Sugarlump and the Unicorn Sticker Book, The Princess and the Wizard Sticker Book and The Rhyming Rabbit Sticker Book.

界定概念、剖析資料，一本深入掌握華教課題的評論集。本書分五大類：華小、獨中、華教紛爭、語言爭議與英化數理、華教改制，相當完整地概括了大馬華教獨立前後的爭取及奮鬥歷程。――劉志文（林連玉基金主席）黃集初根據教育學理，掌握資料，進入教育的根本問題，作出深入的分析，讓教育行動家有正確的方向可循，也讓一般人對教育有較深層的認知。 ――張永慶（波德申中華中學校長）黃集初的華教評論文章，舉凡涉及的概念皆有清晰

臺史博自2000年籌備處成立以來，透過各種管道廣泛徵集文物，特別是在文物捐贈方面，獲得許多熱情的民眾慷慨捐贈家中珍藏的古物，所捐贈的文物類型眾多，有的年代久遠，有的是過去常見的生活物品，有的見證歷史重要時刻，有的蘊含動人故事，件件極具歷史價值，彌足珍貴。隨著每年持續累積與增加，目前本館捐贈總人次超過300餘人，捐贈文物數量達2萬餘件，佔藏品總數20%，捐贈文物儼然成為本館不可或缺的藏品來源。本書為

"Fee!" he said, and "Fi!" he said, and "Fo!" he said and "Fum!" Look out children, the Giant of Jum is grumpy and hungry and he's off in search of a tasty snack. And the tastiest of all is a boy known

《Sapiens》（中文譯為《人類大歷史：從野獸到扮演上帝》）是以色列歷史學家尤瓦爾·哈拉瑞（Yuval Noah Harari）所著的一本暢銷書，首次出版於2011年。此書以跨學科的視角，從生物學、人類學、考古學及經濟學等角度，全面介紹了人類從約10萬年前智人（Homo sapiens）的出現，到現代社會形成的演化與發展歷程。書中將人類歷史劃分為四個重要階段：1. 認知革命（約7萬年前）：智人開始具備想像力與複雜語言，能夠創造並相信虛構的概念，如宗教、國家、法律和貨幣，這使得大規模合作成為可能。2. 農業革命（約1萬年前）：人類從狩獵採集者轉變為農耕社會，定居生活帶來人口激增與社會結構複雜化。3. 人類的融合與統一：政治、經濟及文化逐步融合，形成跨地域的帝國與全球化趨勢。4. 科學革命（約500年前至今）：現代科學與技術迅猛發展，徹底改變人類社會與環境。哈拉瑞在書中探討智人成為地球主宰的原因，分析歷史上政治、經濟、宗教等文化現象的起源和影響，並思考科技進步對未來人類可能帶來的變革與挑戰。他質疑人類的「智慧」與幸福感，探討我們究竟如何定義「人性」與自由，以及未來的發展方向。這本書以深入淺出的語言、大膽的觀點和豐富的史實引發廣泛討論，既是對人類過去的總結，也是對未來的省思，深受全球讀者歡迎。What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human.Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it: us.In this bold and provocative audiobook, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here and where we're going.ONE OF THE GUARDIAN

Join Nellie and Gus and their parents for a day at the zoo, where they see all kinds of children and families - both animal and human! To top off their day, Nellie and Gus invite friends and relatives

What do you do in your teenage years when you realise what your parents taught you wasn’t enough? You must go out and find books and poetry and pop songs and bad heroes - and build yourself.It’s 1990.

First published in 1818, The World as Will and Representation contains Schopenhauer's entire philosophy, ranging through epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of mind and action, aesthetics and philosophy of art, to ethics, the meaning of life and the philosophy of religion, in an attempt to account for the world in all its significant aspects. It gives a unique and influential account of what is and is not of value in existence, the striving and pain of the human condition and the possibility of deliverance from it. This translation of the first volume of what later became a two-volume work reflects the eloquence and power of Schopenhauer's prose and renders philosophical terms accurately and consistently. It offers an introduction, glossary of names and bibliography, and succinct editorial notes, including notes on the revisions of the text which Schopenhauer made in 1844 and 1859.

The disaster felt around the world . . .Visiting his dad's hometown in Japan four months after his father's death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear: first, a massive

I just can't imagine me without you... It's the mid-1990s, and fifteen year-old Guernsey schoolgirls, Renee and Flo, are not really meant to be friends. Thoughtful, introspective and studious Flo couldn't be more different to ambitious, extroverted and sexually curious Renee.But Renee and Flo are united by loneliness and their dysfunctional families, and an intense bond is formed. Although there are obstacles to their friendship (namely Flo's jealous ex-best friend and Renee's growing infatuation with Flo's brother), fifteen is an age where anything can happen, where life stretches out before you, and when every betrayal feels like the end of the world. For Renee and Flo it is the time of their lives.With graphic content and some scenes of a sexual nature, PAPER AEROPLANES is a gritty, poignant, often laugh-out-loud funny and powerful novel. It is an unforgettable snapshot of small-town adolescence and the heart-stopping power of female friendship.

Joey has a dog. And a ball. And a great throwing arm. Jet has Joey. And a job to do. And do. And do. And do. They make a fine pair. If you were Joey's ball -- the one with the blue stripe --

Great friends aren’t hard to find—they’re right here! With original art and text from Marshall’s storybooks and themes that will resonate with beginning readers, these deeply humorous, deeply honest stories are sure to inspire a love of books and reading. George and Martha: Round and Round contains the classic stories “The Clock,” “The Trip,” and “The Artist.” Includes fun and educational activities!

An amazing new Richard Scarry collection filled with hilarious stories about jet planes, rockets, spacecraft and other things that fly! It's the perfect partner to Cars and Trucks and Things that Go and set to be a new Scarry favourite.In this collection Huck takes flying lessons, we learn how planes and birds fly, the cat family goes to the air show, and Wolfgang Wolf, Benny Baboon and Harry Hyena take a trip to the moon in their own rocket! Packed with amazing Scarry detail and with stories that can be read again and again, this book will give hours of fun to fans of planes, rockets and flying!

This is a fascinating and unique account of Britain's rise as a global imperial power told through the lives of over forty individuals from a huge range of backgrounds. Miles Ogborn relates and connects the stories of monarchs and merchants, planters and pirates, slaves and sailors, captives and captains, reactionaries and revolutionaries, artists and abolitionists from all corners of the globe. These dramatic stories give new life to the exploration of the history and geography of changing global relationships, including settlement in North America, the East India Company's trade and empire, transatlantic trade, the slave trade, the rise and fall of piracy, and scientific voyaging in the Pacific. Through these many biographies, including those of Anne Bonny, Captain Cook, Queen Elizabeth I, Pocahontas, and Walter Ralegh, early modern globalisation is presented as something through which different people lived in dramatically contrasting ways, but in which everyone played a part.