Scriptures for Life

★ 經典巨作暢銷全球，使者協會重磅推出４０＋２簡體字輕便版！★ 華理克（Rick Warren）劃時代鉅著！★ 全球銷量超過５千萬冊，翻譯超過８５種語言！★ 蟬聯２００３年與２００４年全世界最暢銷的書！★ 榮獲美國亞馬遜長銷排行榜前１００名，五顆星好評！ 這本書改變了數百萬人的生命，授權超過８５種語言， 《標竿人生》不只是一本普通的書， 更是一本引導你走上４２天靈命之旅的指南。 一旦你開始啟程，你的生命將不再一樣。 在旅程中，你會找到三個生命中最重要問題的答案。 ● 關於存在的問題：我為什麼活著？ ● 攸關重要性的問題：我的生命有意義嗎？ ● 與目的性有關的問題：我活著是為了什麼目的？ 活出被創造的目的讓你不只是活著， 更能活出有意義的人生，也是你應當擁有的人生。 當你知道人生的目的之後，將得到五項益處： ● 這會讓你明白生命的意義 ● 這會讓你的生活方式變得簡單 ● 這會讓你的生命將更聚焦 ● 這會讓你增強生活的動機 ● 這會幫你預備永生 簡體新版更貼近新時代讀者的需求！ ◆ 由華理克牧師親自拍攝的42章導讀影片，掃描QRCODE輕鬆看！ ◆ 新增兩個全新章節，指出活出標竿人生最常見的陷阱與阻礙。 ◆ 創立線上社群，讓讀者能與其他人討論自己生活的目的、從社群中取得回饋並得到支援。 ※ 本書內容為簡體字

“Dr. Cohen relinquished his role as president several years ago. Even in the final months of his life, he remained engaged and active, not ready to retire. His final book, ‘Be All You Can Be and Get Ready for the Future,’ is a testament to his enduring contribution.” Minglo Shao, Co-founder of CIAM“Bill’s monthly letter always contributed thoughts that were practical and served as reminders to management artisans.”Len Kwiatkowski, Chairman, Board of Trustees, CIAM“In addition to his record of service, Bill Cohen was a mentor, interpreting the teachings of Peter Drucker by sharing anecdotes that guided his subordinates and students while instilling the values of integrity, courage and resilience.”Ron Fogleman, General, USAF. Retired 15th Chief of StaffThis book is a collection of management essays written by Dr. William A. Cohen, Major General, USAF (Ret.), in the final years of his life. Drawing on his military background, professional experience, and education under Peter F. Drucker a

Wisdom That Transforms Lives Twenty-five centuries ago, a man who had once lived in royal luxury walked barefoot across the dusty plains of India, sharing insights that would forever change human history. The Buddha—“the Awakened One”—dedicated forty-nine years of his life to illuminating the path beyond suffering for all who would listen. This first volume presents 36 stories from the Buddha’s life and the lives of his disciples, each revealing the Buddha’s remarkable ability to meet people where they were and guide them toward realization. Readers will discover the Buddha’s insights on the importance of kindness, right speech, right actions, and community living that remain profoundly relevant to our lives today. Each story concludes with “Words of Wisdom” that connect ancient guidance to contemporary challenges. Throughout the collection, we see how the Buddha’s gentle yet powerful approach led others to profound insights, inspiring many to become his disciples and continue their sp

▍全球銷售突破一千萬冊，喬登‧彼得森的《生存法則》▍《生存的12條法則》╳《秩序之上》兩冊套書混亂與秩序都是表象要生存，就要叩問未知背後的可能這是一套生存之書，也是一套超越之書，來自一位當代最具爭議性的公共知識分子。他的真正意圖並非勵志，更非安慰，而是強烈要求你充分發揮自己的人性，成為更好的人。《生存的12條法則》▍西方最具影響力的公共知識分子橫空出世之作 ▍ ── 全球最突出的現象級大書 ── ★ 銷售突破300萬冊，多國暢銷榜Top1 ★ 衍生出無數的熱門激辯影片以及筆戰 ★ 50種語言版本陸續推出中 當討論嚴肅生存問題的YouTube頻道，也能擊敗網紅，創下9千7百萬點閱率；當心理學結合哲學及神學的著作成為全球暢銷書，我們知道，現代人需要的，不是虛假的勵志、無法帶來真實改變的安慰，而是直率到近乎殘酷地剖開生存的真相，讓我們看清人類這個物種有多麼擅長輕賤自己、傷害他人，也知道這一切不是無法改變。而解決之道，就藏在生物幾近永恆的演化史、人類亙古以來的集體智慧，以及嶄新的科學成果中。 作者試圖為這價值混亂的當代生活開出解方，處理人類受苦的問題。受苦來自一己的局限及不完美，也來自外界社會的嚴苛和評斷。然而，這一切並不是毫無意義。事實是，人類並不會因為完美而感到幸福。 「除非看到自己正在進步，否則我們不會快樂。」 我們比誰都能看清自己的殘缺、軟弱，也比誰都為自己的不符合理想厭棄自己，然而正是這樣的不足，給了我們目標，而目標的追求則給我們生存下去的意義。我們正是踏在混亂和秩序的那條交界上，一步步向前完成自己── 一開始就到達目標的生命，不值得活。 混亂在哪裡？混亂在霸凌、壓迫，然而作者也解釋了階級結構等社會特性是如何在演化的長河中浮現，這些特性又如何幫助人類生存。他舉龍蝦為例，龍蝦這成功在地球上存活了幾億年的古老生物，跟人類的共同點比我們所能想到的還要多，而且由於神經系統相對簡單，因此科學家能夠精確勘測龍蝦的神經電路，這有助於了解大腦的結構與功能。龍蝦就有階級結構──戰勝的龍蝦取得一切，戰敗的龍蝦腦部基本上會逐漸消失，重新長出劣勢者的腦，並分泌較低的血清素和較高的章魚胺，以適應新的劣勢者地位：變得不好鬥（膽怯、垂頭喪氣、躲躲藏藏），只需要少量刺激就會觸發逃跑的反射動作（罹患創傷後壓力症的士兵或受虐兒童典型的高度驚嚇反應）。 作者由此展開，用《創世記》裡

▍當代最大膽無畏的公共知識分子‧睽違四年新作 ▍繼《生存的十二條法則》全球暢銷500萬冊售出50種語言版本之後喬登・彼得森針對陷入混亂、思想僵化的生命提出另外十二道生命的新解方每一個年代都是最好的年代，也是最壞的年代。因為人類無法不依靠秩序而活，因為秩序之上總有混亂盤據，卻避無可避。在我們身處的這個年代，人類愈來愈常將自身意志強加於生活的各個層面之上，使其為我們所用；人類為世界打造出重重秩序，而世界則回報以規模更巨大的天災人禍，更瞬息萬變的局勢，更加牽一髮而動全身的全球網絡，我們只是自以為尚且可以應付。這是一本探討混亂與秩序、個人與集體之書，重點在於尋求平衡，看見同一件事物的不同面向。►我們需要保持個人的心智健全，但我們也會把維持心智健全的工作外包出去，讓社群提醒自己該如何思考、行事及發言。►我們有時會讓自己處於階級底層的位置，因為願意當一個愚笨的新手，就是願意從混亂走向秩序。進入結構、取得一席之地，就像一場接一場的遊戲╱比賽，在破關之前，你明白自己雖然身在底層，但所在之處卻擁有你可以奮力汲取的能量。►當混亂吞沒我們，當大自然的力量以疾病摧殘我們或所愛之人，當殘暴專橫的事件撕碎我們珍視的事物，要明白這些不幸都只是生命中痛苦難堪的那一半，另一半是生命英勇的一面，因為我們勉力承擔。「我們並不無助。即使在最破碎的生活廢墟裡，也能找到可用的武器。」在《生存的十二條法則》中，作者試圖為價值混亂的當代生活開出解方、找出秩序。在《秩序之上》裡，他則進一步以混亂為主題，為甫經歷過全球疫情的我們指出秩序與混亂如何互為雙生，缺一不可。生命有一部分很重要的意義來自於探索未知領域，並在不斷變動的世界中找到適應之道。過度混亂違反人類追求安穩的天性，但過度追求秩序也會剝奪我們的好奇心和創造力，使我們屈從於僵化之中，喪失人類活著就需要的意義感，甚至走向極權主義式的法則。秩序與混亂是真實世界的必要元素，在上述兩者間創造平衡，並自發地打從內心深處承擔起混亂的責任，有助於我們在殘酷的真相中存活下來，確保我們即使身處黑暗深淵，也能少一點絕望和惡意。當過度的秩序與安全為人類帶來危險，就是混亂崛起之時。若我們無法看到秩序之上的混亂，混亂之中的脈絡，那是因為我們自己就很貧乏，才會只看單一面向、追隨單一意識型態。直面混亂，抵抗僵化的秩序，在必要時反之亦然──這就是漫長的人類演化史要傳授給我們的生存之道。喬登・彼

★ 經典巨作暢銷全球二十一周年，使者協會重磅推出40＋2簡體新版！★ 華理克（Rick Warren）劃時代鉅著！★ 全球銷量超過５千萬冊，翻譯超過８５種語言！★ 蟬聯2003年與2004年全世界最暢銷的書！★ 榮獲Amazon長銷排行榜前100名，五顆星好評！這本書改變了數百萬人的生命，授權超過８５種語言，《標竿人生》不只是一本普通的書，更是一本引導你走上４２天靈命之旅的指南。一旦你開始啟程，你的生命將不再一樣。在旅程中，你會找到三個生命中最重要問題的答案。● 關於存在的問題：我為什麼活著？● 攸關重要性的問題：我的生命有意義嗎？● 與目的性有關的問題：我活著是為了什麼目的？活出被創造的目的讓你不只是活著，更能活出有意義的人生，也是你應當擁有的人生。當你知道人生的目的之後，將得到五項益處：● 這會讓你明白生命的意義● 這會讓你的生活方式變得簡單● 這會讓你的生命將更聚焦● 這會讓你增強生活的動機● 這會幫你預備永生簡體新版更貼近新時代讀者的需求！◆ 由華理克牧師親自拍攝的42章導讀影片，掃描QRCODE輕鬆看！◆ 新增兩個全新章節，指出活出標竿人生最常見的陷阱與阻礙。◆ 創立線上社群，讓讀者能與其他人討論自己生活的目的、從社群中取得回饋並得到支援。好評推薦：「不只是電影明星和政治領袖尋求華理克牧師屬靈的引導，還有好幾百萬人――從NBA球星到美國女子高爾夫球選手、企業家、高中生甚至是監獄的罪犯，他們都定期聚會討論著《標竿人生》這本書。」――時代雜誌「《標竿人生》是這波屬靈復興震波的震央，在全美各種不可能的地方如大學校園和辦公室紮根。這不只是一本書，它更帶出一場靈命更新的運動。」――美國國家廣播公司新聞網「華理克牧師有訣竅幫助那些崇尚物質且生活看似無意義的人找到生命的意義。」――洛杉磯時報「 在我們所進行的全國調查中，牧者總是不斷地提到《標竿人生》和《直奔標竿》是對事工最有影響力和帶出極大助益的兩本書！」―― 喬治巴納民意調查「要誇大《標竿人生》和《直奔標竿》對現今基督徒的影響並不容易。在我們的採訪與調查中，兩本書對於信徒生命而言都是最有幫助也是最有用的書籍，如同扮演著強有力的屬靈領袖。此外，我們研究了十個以上的宗派，發現有一半的教會因著目標導向的策略而復興，同時帶出巨大的影響力」――湯姆雷納＆愛德．斯特澤，生命之路研究組織※ 本書內容為簡體字

★ 「正念減壓」之父卡巴金博士最新力作★ 特別為飽受慢性疼痛之苦的讀者所寫★ 內含引導音檔，幫助讀者練習★ 全球獨家收錄‧卡巴金博士正念引導影片“生命中的痛也許無可避免，是否受苦，卻是可以選擇的。”數不清的人因為各種原因，每天都在與慢性疼痛對抗。身體的疼痛，對心理也造成折磨，讓人覺得生活漸漸不在自己掌握中……可能你，或是你的家人、朋友，也是受慢性疼痛所苦的一人。醫學發展至今，很多病症都有很好的處理或治療方式，唯獨揮之不去的間歇性疼痛，令人束手無策。沒有人可以幫我們把疼痛移除，哪怕是醫護團隊，所做也有限。但這反而是我們積極為自己做些什麼的契機。如果，你能與疼痛發展出一種更明智的關係，從中更自在地面對疼痛、身體與生活，降低疼痛的程度和對藥物的依賴，你是否願意一試？這是來自正念減壓之父卡巴金的邀請。請你至少投入八週，跟著本書內容及所附的引導音檔練習，培育正念，為自己療癒疼痛。培育正念並不困難，但需要有正確的引導，以及規律的練習，但這是你能為自己做的事、給自己的禮物。【正念減壓訓練能輔助正規醫療】1979年，卡巴金博士在美國麻州大學醫學中心創立「正念減壓訓練」門診。數十年來，將正念運用到各類臨床領域的研究持續大幅增加，正念減壓以及其他以此為基礎所建立的正念訓練，也有效幫助人們減緩疼痛、降低痛苦或減輕心理問題，因而獲得肯定。全球已有數百家醫療機構導入正念減壓訓練。在台灣，台北榮總醫院疼痛科也引進這項訓練。正念減壓訓練可作為醫療輔助，與合宜的醫療相輔相成，幫助病人在醫療的過程中，發現原來還可以為自己做些什麼，因而積極參與，邁向更健康與安適。

▍西方最具影響力的公共知識分子橫空出世之作 ▍── 全球最突出的現象級大書 ──★ 半年內銷售200萬冊，多國暢銷榜Top1★衍生出大量的摘要版及解析版、無數熱門激辯影片★ 50種語言版本陸續推出中當討論嚴肅生存問題的YouTube頻道，也能擊敗網紅，創下3千5百萬點閱率；當心理學結合哲學及神學的著作成為全球暢銷書，我們知道，現代人需要的，不是虛假的勵志、無法帶來真實改變的安慰，而是直率到近乎殘酷地剖開生存的真相，讓我們看清人類這個物種有多麼擅長輕賤自己、傷害他人，也知道這一切不是無法改變。而解決之道，就藏在生物幾近永恆的演化史、人類亙古以來的集體智慧，以及嶄新的科學成果中。作者試圖為這價值混亂的當代生活開出解方，處理人類受苦的問題。受苦來自一己的局限及不完美，也來自外界社會的嚴苛和評斷。然而，這一切並不是毫無意義。事實是，人類並不會因為完美而感到幸福。「除非看到自己正在進步，否則我們不會快樂。」我們比誰都能看清自己的殘缺、軟弱，也比誰都為自己的不符合理想厭棄自己，然而正是這樣的不足，給了我們目標，而目標的追求則給我們生存下去的意義。我們正是踏在混亂和秩序的那條交界上，一步步向前完成自己── 一開始就到達目標的生命，不值得活。混亂在哪裡？混亂在霸凌、壓迫，然而作者也解釋了階級結構等社會特性是如何在演化的長河中浮現，這些特性又如何幫助人類生存。他舉龍蝦為例，龍蝦這成功在地球上存活了幾億年的古老生物，跟人類的共同點比我們所能想到的還要多，而且由於神經系統相對簡單，因此科學家能夠精確勘測龍蝦的神經電路，這有助於了解大腦的結構與功能。龍蝦就有階級結構──戰勝的龍蝦取得一切，戰敗的龍蝦腦部基本上會逐漸消失，重新長出劣勢者的腦，並分泌較低的血清素和較高的章魚胺，以適應新的劣勢者地位：變得不好鬥（膽怯、垂頭喪氣、躲躲藏藏），只需要少量刺激就會觸發逃跑的反射動作（罹患創傷後壓力症的士兵或受虐兒童典型的高度驚嚇反應）。作者由此展開，用《創世記》裡最古老的人類故事講出人類這個物種自我輕賤、為惡的本質，以及追求超越的神聖形象，一路往下到心理學中的集體潛意識、哲學中的存在主義，文學中的邊緣人格，旁及道家的陰陽思想，以及作者在嚴寒、充滿歧視的生長環境中求生存的親身體驗──「我們知道懼怕和痛苦會如何打擊我們，因此也知道如何用別人的缺失來傷害、羞辱別人。然而，也正因如此，人類不分全體或個體都該得

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Lamp Transmission Record of Humanistic Buddhism by Venerable Master Hsing Yun presents the vision and contributions of a pivotal figure in modern Buddhism. Drawing from an extensive body of teachings, this work distills the essence of Humanistic Buddhism—an approach that brings the Dharma into everyday life through wisdom, compassion, and active practice.Centered on the integration of insight and skillful means, Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s teachings emphasize that enlightenment arises through human effort and engagement with the world. This volume is organized around his “Ten Major Contributions,” offering a clear framework for understanding his role in shaping contemporary Buddhism across theory, practice, and global outreach.The image of “lamp transmission” symbolizes the passing of wisdom across generations. This translation seeks to extend that light to a wider audience, inviting readers not only to understand Humanistic Buddhism, but to embody it in their own lives.

Lamp Transmission Record of Humanistic Buddhism by Venerable Master Hsing Yun presents the vision and contributions of a pivotal figure in modern Buddhism. Drawing from an extensive body of teachings, this work distills the essence of Humanistic Buddhism—an approach that brings the Dharma into everyday life through wisdom, compassion, and active practice.Centered on the integration of insight and skillful means, Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s teachings emphasize that enlightenment arises through human effort and engagement with the world. This volume is organized around his “Ten Major Contributions,” offering a clear framework for understanding his role in shaping contemporary Buddhism across theory, practice, and global outreach.The image of “lamp transmission” symbolizes the passing of wisdom across generations. This translation seeks to extend that light to a wider audience, inviting readers not only to understand Humanistic Buddhism, but to embody it in their own lives.

Harold C. Urey (1893-1981) was one of the most famous American scientists of the twentieth century. Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1934 for his discovery of deuterium and heavy water, Urey later participa

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Throughout her life, Diana Trilling (1905-1996) wrote about profound social changes with candor and wisdom, first for The Nation and later for Partisan Review, Harpers, and such popular magazines as V

不管你是誰，面對退休和年老，總不能避免問：※ 退休以後可以做甚麼？※ 年老與靈性生活有何關係？※ 我能給後輩留下甚麼？保羅．史蒂文斯指辨別召命是項終身過程，且在晚年尤顯重要。作者力議呼召並不因退休而終結，相反，若可能的話，我們都應該至死方休！本書將年老這回事以三個角度來討論，分別就呼召、靈性及遺產，談論退休如何作為呼召及生產力的延伸，指出人必須辨別個人召命，餘生才能充滿意義。作者帶領讀者以聖經智慧重新定義年老，重構退休生活，檢視個人靈命，為的是叫人明白年老仍能結出豐碩纍纍的果實！本書誠意為步進50+的主內兄姊設計，願您們透過此書構整人生、重新出發！他們年老的時候仍要結果子，要滿了汁漿而常發青。（詩九十二14）

The Cambridge Family Chronicle Bible has been designed and produced as a Bible to enjoy for generations. It combines the best typographic design with the highest standards of printing and bookbinding. The majestic text of the King James Bible is presented in a typesetting inspired by the legendary Baskerville Bible, and the words of Scripture are brought to life with 221 engravings by 19th century illustrator Gustave Doré – painstakingly reproduced for this edition from the original printings. Drawing on the glories of the past, but looking to the future too, the Bible incorporates a unique 14-page family chronicle, allowing owners to record up to six generations of family history and tell their family story for years to come. The Bible is printed on paper selected for its strength and durability and features endpapers mapping the Biblical world. The binding pays tribute to traditional bookbinding style, with gold blocking on the cover, and raised spine hubs. It has two deep red ribbon

《明心寶鑑》抄譯本收藏於西班牙馬德里國家圖書館，此書是十四世紀以來流行於東亞各地的書籍，為童蒙用書與善書，內容抄撮各種書籍中的嘉言警語，作為修身、行世之用。十六世紀下半葉閩南人至馬尼拉經商、住居，亦將此類日用書籍帶至馬尼拉。《明心寶鑑》抄譯本由西班牙道明會傳教士嗃呣𠿢（Juan Cobo）與馬尼拉唐人合作抄譯，約完成於1590年前後，具體呈現大航海時代閩南人與西班牙語世界的交流過程與成果，為人類「世界記憶」（Memory of the World）的重要資產。The translated transcription of the Beng Sim Po Cam was a collection of the Biblioteca Nacional de España in Madrid. A popular book that had been circulating in East Asia since the fourteenth century, it was used for children's enlightenment and moral guidance. It collected proverbs and warnings from various texts which were meant to cultivate moral character and advise on choices in life. When Hokkien people arrived in Manila in late sixteenth century for trade and settlement, they also brought books of daily use like this one to Manila. The translated transcription of the Beng Sim Po Cam was transcribed by Spanish Dominican missionary Juan Cobo with help from Chinese in Manila. It was completed around 1590, and it definitely presented the process and achi

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★ 紐約時報暢銷書作家第一名之鉅著！★ 美國亞馬遜五顆星好評！上帝創造我們每個人有一個目的……現在是你開始出發尋找那個目的的時候了！ 你的出生不是一個意外！在宇宙被造之前，上帝就想到你了，而且祂計畫為了祂的目的而使用你。本書包括了365天根據聖經而寫的靈修短文，要幫助你發掘你在上帝眼中是什麼樣的人， 也幫助你找到與基督有關的人生目的。 本書主題是根據華理克的暢銷作品《標竿人生》而定。好的開始是成功

Although Czech scenographer and painter Jaroslav Malina (1937-2016) lived in turbulent times, he won international respect for his work. Spanning Malina's entire life--from his early years in the Nazi

Oliver Wendell Holmes escaped death by a fraction of an inch at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff and Antietam. Thereafter he lived with unwavering moral courage, unremitting scorn for dogmas, and insatiable

Jason has caught the hiking bug and decides to walk the Wicklow Way, where he encounters more sheep than he had bargained for. Leonard Cohen's storied life has been well archived, but never with so ma

For Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King, surviving in San Francisco meant a life in the shadows. His passing on March 6, 1900, would have been unremarkable if a city health officer hadn’t noticed a swoll

The civil rights era was a time of pervasive change in American political and social life. Among the decisive forces driving change were lawyers, who wielded the power of law to resolve competing conc

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Roger Casement was an internationally renowned figure at the beginning of the 20th century, famous for exposing the widespread atrocities against the indigenous people in King Leopold's Congo and

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For a thousand days in the early 1970s, Chileans experienced revolution not as a dream but as daily life. Alongside Salvador Allende’s attempt to democratically bring about a socialist regime, n

How society’s undervaluing of life puts all of us at risk—and the groundbreaking economic measure that can fix itLike it or not, sometimes we need to put a monetary value on people's lives. In the pas

Extending back to the first demonstrations of 2011, No Turning Back dissects the tangle of ideologies and allegiances that make up the Syrian conflict. As protests ignited in Daraa, some citizens were brimming with a sense of possibility. A privileged young man named Suleiman posted videos of the protests online, full of hope for justice and democracy. A father of two named Mohammad, secretly radicalized and newly released from prison, saw a darker opportunity in the unrest. When violence broke out in Homs, a poet named Abu Azzam became an unlikely commander in a Free Syrian Army militia. The regime's brutal response disrupted a family in Idlib province, where a nine-year-old girl opened the door to a military raid that caused her father to flee. As the bombings increased and roads grew more dangerous, these people's lives intertwined in unexpected ways.Rania Abouzeid brings readers deep inside Assad's prisons, to covert meetings where foreign states and organizations manipulated the r

In April 1859, at age fifty, Shinohara Chuemon left his old life behind. Chuemon, a well-off farmer in his home village, departed for the new port city of Yokohama, where he remained for the next four

What does it mean to be truly happy? In Philosophies of Happiness, Diana Lobel provides a rich spectrum of arguments for a theory of happiness as flourishing or well-being, offering a global, cross-cu

In Albino, photojournalist Ana Palacios takes us inside a shelter for people with albinism and reveals what daily life is like for those living with the genetic condition in Tanzania. As Palacios docu

The question of energy is among the most vital for the future of humanity and the flourishing of life on this planet. Yet, only very rarely (if at all) do we ask what energy is, what it means, what en

The description for this book, At Home in the World: Women Writers and Public Life, from Austen to the Present, will be forthcoming.

Casablanca is “not one movie,” Umberto Eco once quipped, “it is ‘movies.’ ” Released in 1942, it won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, and it featured unforgettable perfo

人最終的歸處是什麼樣子？在那裡的生活與現今是截然不同，還是有所延續？「我」將會有什麼改變？這些都是無法規避，卻難以回答的問題。本書作者藍迪‧愛爾康以長期對「天堂」的研究與探索，為我們展開一幅有關天堂，也是新地的絕妙想像。在末期，我們將與神同在，悠遊於新地……。藍迪不是憑空杜撰，而是根植於聖經的話語，因此，本書的編排也就以左頁為聖經經文，右頁為新地生活，來呈現有根有據的天堂畫像。本書是藍迪的經典巨作