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馬文海Wenhai Ma 美籍華裔舞臺設計家，插圖畫家，美國伊利諾大學香檳院University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign戲劇系終身教授。 畢業於中國中央戲劇學院及美國Carnegie Mellon University，曾任教於美國杜克大學Duke University，內布拉斯加林肯大學University of Nebraska-Lincoln，普度大學Purdue University，香港演藝學院，中國中央戲劇學院及新加坡南洋藝術學院。著有Scene Design Rendering and Media（Focus Publishing, USA）及為多冊兒童繪本繪製插畫，包括Swan’s Gift, The Painted Fan, Younger Brother, Older Brother, Red Means Good Fortune以及Monkey King系列（美國、英國及加拿大出版），並在美國、中國大陸、香港、新加坡、臺灣、印尼等地為多種戲劇、歌劇、音樂劇設計布景及服裝。其散文曾多次在《中央日報》副刊以筆名「小木」發表。

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It is impossible to reflect on 2020 without discussing Covid-19. The term, literally meaning corona- (CO) virus (VI) disease (D) of 2019, has become synonymous with “the virus”, “corona” and “the pandemic”. The impact of the virus on our lives is unprecedented in modern human history, in terms of scale, depth and resilience. When compared to other epidemics that have plagued the world in recent decades, Covid-19 is often referred to as being much more “deadly” and is associated with advances in technology which scientists have described as “revolutionary”. From politics to economics, spanning families and continents, Covid-19 has unsettled norms: cultural clashes are intensified, politics are even more polarized, and regional tensions and conflicts are on the rise. Global trade patterns and supply chains are increasingly being questioned and redrawn. The world is being atomized, and individuals are forced to accept the “new normal” in their routines. In an attempt to combat the virus

～西方的身心修煉之道～ 西洋神祕學核心，闡述以生命之樹示現的十個「神之名」， 描述創造性進化過程背後的詳細藍圖。 ★二十世紀奧祕思想上最具見識的重要人物——荻恩．佛瓊親著 ★出版近80年，西方世界提供給世人最具吸引力的靈修傳統 ★一個台灣巫師的影子書 版主 丹德萊恩 推薦序 ★愛智者書窩版主、諮商心理師 鐘穎 導讀 【本書特色】 ◎卡巴拉經典著作，以清晰的筆觸將屬於猶太傳統思想的眾多元素，連結東、西兩方世界的哲學及後來的基督信仰洞見。 ◎突破《聖經》的英文欽定本眾多神之名一律譯成「神」的重大侷限，一一闡述以生命之樹的圖示現的十個「神之名」。 ◎十輝耀（Sephiroth）描述人類的進化活動背後的主要原型，對心理方面的運作深入探討，同時是具超越性質的形上學。 ◎納入佛瓊女士親筆寫就的額外章節、編輯為當代讀者製作的資料更新，以及能夠幫助內文理解的生命之樹插圖。 希伯來人的古老祕法傳統有三部經典。 其一，《律法與先知之書》，也就是我們所知道的《舊約聖經》； 其二，《塔木德經》，也就是對於律法書的學術評註； 其三，《卡巴拉》，也就是律法書在祕法層面的解釋。 古時候的拉比曾經說過， 第一本是傳統的身體，第二本是傳統的理性精神，而第三本則是傳統的永恆靈魂。 若要有所獲益，無知的人也許要閱讀第一本、博學的人則是研究第二本， 而智者則以第三本進行冥想。 荻恩．佛瓊是當時首次將這個「神祕傳統」向大眾廣傳的幾位大師之一。 她的《祕法卡巴拉》堪稱經典之作， 內文以清晰的筆觸，將屬於猶太傳統思想的眾多元素， 連結東、西兩方世界的哲學及後來的基督信仰洞見。 之前的幾位大師的闡釋通常晦澀到把原本的奧祕變得更加難懂， 然而荻恩．佛瓊的解釋既簡單、清楚，而且讓人容易領會。 卡巴拉可以視為是猶太人對於「多與一」（the Many and the One）矛盾論點的祕傳解釋， 即單一神性整體裡面所具有的複雜性與多樣性。 當《舊約》描述出某個人民緊密相繫的「揀選之民」文化在社會與心理層面的發展過程時，與之相輔的卡巴拉，則提供那藏在創造性進化過程背後的基礎構造之詳細藍圖。 《聖經》的英文欽定本有個重大的侷限，就是將希伯來文的眾多神之名一律譯成「神」。 而《祕法卡巴拉》則是一一闡述那以生命之樹的圖示現的十個「神之名」、 相應的性質或「輝耀」（Sephiroth）， 而它們代表人類的進化活動背後的主

Empowered by Ancestors: Controversy over the Imperial Temple in Song China (960–1279) examines the enduring tension between cultural authority and political power in imperial China by inquiring into Song ritual debates over the Imperial Temple. During these debates, Song-educated elites utilized various discourses to rectify temple rituals in their own ways. In this process, political interests were less emphasized and even detached from ritual discussions. Meanwhile, Song scholars of particular schools developed various ritual theories that were used to reshape society in later periods. Hence, the Song ritual debates exemplified the great transmission of ancestral ritual norms from the top stratum of imperial court downward to society. In this book, the author attempts to provide a lens through which historians, anthropologists, experts in Chinese Classics, and scholars from other disciplines can explore Chinese ritual in its intellectual, social, and political forms.

Adaptive reuse refers to reusing an old building for a purpose other than which it was originally built or designed. This conservation approach has become increasingly popular around the world. However, there are few publications that focus on its application in Asia. This book fills this gap by looking at both unique and shared aspects of adaptive reuse in three Asian urban centers: Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore. Building on government policy documents and extensive field work, this book contextualizes adaptive reuse in each city and reveals the impetus behind a wide range of projects from revitalization in Hong Kong, commercial development in Shanghai, to community building in Singapore. The introductory chapter sets adaptive reuse within an international perspective, noting salient differences and similarities between Asia and other parts of the world. It also anchors the discussion within a regional perspective, focusing on the similarities and differences between Hong Kong,

Young People and the Belt and Road is a joint effort by over 40 young people across 20 countries to tell their stories about the future of Central and Eastern Europe, China, and the Belt and Road Initiative. In 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative, which envisions a world with better development, better connectivity, and better cooperation was launched in Kazakhstan,. As a global, multi-generational vision, the Belt and Road Initiative will primarily benefit the young people of the world today. To ensure the success of the Initiative, their voices need to be heard. This is particularly urgent as little systematic work has been done to encourage the participation of young people. This publication places the focus on young people and asks them the question: what should the Belt and Road Initiative look like for you? In this book, young authors from 16 Central and Eastern European nations share insights about their countries. For the Belt and Road Initiative, Central and Eastern Europe p

桑梓蘭 國立台灣大學外文系學士，美國加州大學柏克萊分校比較文學博士。曾任教於奧勒岡大學和史丹佛大學，現任密西根州立大學語言系教授。研究專長為現代中文文學，華語電影，性別研究，台灣研究。主要學術專著有 The Emerging Lesbian: Female Same-Sex Desire in Modern China (芝加哥大學出版社，2003；中文版《浮現中的女同性戀：現代中國的女同性愛欲》，台大出版中心，2014)，Documenting Taiwan on Film: Issues and Methods in New Documentaries (Routledge, 2012) 等。研究之餘，亦從事翻譯和創作。

王家豪 國際關係學者，專研俄中關係和俄羅斯亞太政策。莫斯科國立國際關係學院碩士，主修歐亞政治及經濟。曾於俄羅斯國際事務委員會和俄羅斯高等經濟學院出任實習研究員，亦曾赴俄羅斯遠東聯邦大學進行學術訪問。 羅金義 香港教育大學大中華研究中心聯席總監、社會科學系副教授，《香港社會科學學報》總編輯。近年有關亞洲研究的編著包括《老撾的地緣政治學：扈從還是避險？》、《盛世邊緣：東亞少數者的政治社會學》、《放寬一帶一路的視界：困難與考驗》、Nations, National Narratives and Communities in the Asia-Pacific等等。

Developmental social work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaborations and believes it can accurately respond to the issues and the needs of our society. Therefore, more and more non-profit organizations are involved in this field. In Taiwan, the recent social issues, such as the poverty of young adults and the Long-term Care, all indicate a need for fresh thoughts and working methods. Responding to this need, “social innovation” has been seen as a way of developmental social work practice. Since 2015, Eden Social Welfare Foundation has collaborated with the Department of Social Work of National Taiwan University to hold three international conferences regarding developmental social work. We published two conference proceedings Developmental Social Work: Theory and Practice and Developmental Social Work: Advancing Policy and Practice. This book focuses on the theme of “social innovation” and contains various innovative ongoing cases of developmental social work. It also compiles lectu

Testimony to the emotional truth of their life together even in these increasingly trying times. The memoir Ordinary Days by the scholar and critic Leo Ou-fan Lee and his wife Esther Yuk-ying Lee brings to this Hong Kong series an intensely personal touch, consciously echoing the great sentimental memoir of 18th-century China, Shen Fu’s Six Chapters of a Floating Life. With disarming candour, Leo and Esther lay bare their hearts so unreservedly, to share with us their story of love and suffering, charting in a series of memorable chapters their shared spiritual quest. This is a brave book. It lays bare in a most unusual way the heart and soul of a charming and highly cultivated Chinese couple, the scholar and critic Leo Ou-fan Lee and his wife Esther Lee Yuk-ying. It charts the love story of two individuals who are no longer young, and it also boldly breaks the taboo surrounding the twin topics of depression and suicide. Set partly against the recent backdrop of some of Hong Kong’s m

It represents one of the finest traditions in Chinese culture: the tradition of creativity, of the freedom of thought, freedom of spirit and freedom of the imagination. These are the characteristics of Hong Kong literature. The Best China, an expression traditionally used to refer to the finest crockery brought out when one is entertaining special guests, has been adapted here to mean the best chinese tradition of free-thinking discursive prose. This anthology of essays from Hong Kong and the diaspora, ranging across the past hundred and seventy years, records the intellectual ferment that has characterized the city since its founding in 1842, sometimes restless and questioning, sometimes meditative and lyrical, buoyed by an all-pervasive and indomitable spirit of freedom.

Guide for Design, Installation, and Assessment of Post-installed Reinforcements sets out the installation, design, and assessment guidelines for post-installed reinforcements and fills a much-needed gap in the literature. The technology of post-installed reinforcement is growing increasingly important since reinforcing bars are being used frequently in horizontal, vertical, and overhead applications on the rehabilitation and strengthening of existing structures. Post-installed reinforcements are also used in specific situations in new construction to simplify construction procedures and provide flexibility in design and construction. This book has its main focus on Hong Kong but sets a standard that could be followed both in the Mainland and beyond.

Advances in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (New Series) is an annual publication designed to disseminate developments in the area of investment analysis and portfolio management. The publication is a forum for statistical and quantitative analyses of issues in security analysis, portfolio management, options, futures, and other related issues. The objective is to promote interaction between academic research in finance, economics, and accounting and applied research in the financial community.

From the accomplished psychological professional and expert of social etiquette, celebrated blogger and social influencer, counselor and mentor, author and essayist Virginia Leung: [An Original Work] of the most captivating, awe-inspiring writing. Did you know that personality and attitude are the two deciding aspects of your fate? Be crowned with a halo now as I share my top tips for improving your mentality, analytical skills, perspective, mindset, communication, Adversity Quotient, social etiquette- and putting them all into practice! Epigraph For the state of things to change for the better, You must first change yourself for the better; For the state of things to improve even more, You must always be improving yourself even more! Preface Blind spots in our thinking, a lack of emotional intelligence or poor social skills- various problems, like these, admittedly drive away many opportunities. At times, one wonders whether these are foregone conclusions- or are they a result o

內容簡介： 1644年，南京一位名叫曹君義的出版商，印製了一幅獨特的世界地圖，他稱之為「天下全圖」。其雖沿襲了某些可上溯宋元時期的中國慣例，卻也借鑒了一幅由奧特柳斯（Ortelius）設計、耶穌會傳教士利瑪竇在南京印製的歐洲版世界地圖。現今在兩個國家圖書館中仍保存了曹君義版地圖：其一在北京，另一在倫敦。本書的兩個章節，原是發表在中央研究院郭廷以學術講座的講稿，每章即是以這兩本曹君義地圖中的一本作為出發點，去重建一段世界地圖的歷史，以此回顧早期的中國和歐洲在繪製世界地圖上的嘗試，並展望中國的世界地圖（如曹君義的版本）對歐洲地圖學的影響。這段歷史表明了：歐洲人仰賴中國人對亞洲的知識，並不亞於中國人倚賴歐洲人對世界的認識。今日我們所知道的世界地圖，正是在這種相互作用下，於焉誕生。 Completing the Map of the World: Cartographic Interaction between China and Europe In 1644, a Nanjing publisher named Cao Junyi printed a unique world map that he called “a complete map of all under Heaven.” He followed certain Chinese conventions going back to the Song and Yuan dynasties, but he also drew on a European map of the world designed by Ortelius and printed in Nanjing by the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci. Copies of this map survive today in two national libraries, one in Beijing and the other in London. The two chapters of this book, originally delivered as the Kuo Ting-yee Memorial Lectures at Academic Sinica, each take one of these

In the West, love occupies center stage in the modern age, whether in art, intellectual life, or the economic life. We may observe a similar development in China, on its own impetus, which has resulted in this characteristic of modernity—this feature of modern life has been securely and unambiguously established, not the least facilitated by the thriving of literature about qing, whether in traditional or modern forms. Qiancheng Li concentrates on the nuances of a similar trend manifested in the Chinese context. The emphasis is on critical readings of the texts that have shaped this trend, including important Ming- and Qing-dynasty works of drama, Buddhist texts and other religious/philosophical works, in all their subtlety and evocative power. -------------- The power of qing or strong emotion is a major theme in late imperial Chinese literature—some writers asserting that it can transcend even life itself. Qiancheng Li surveys a number of seventeenth-century philosophical, religio

Maid to Queer is the first book about Asian female migrant workers who develop same-sex relationships in a host city. Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews with Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong, the book explores the meanings of same-sex relationships to these migrant women. Instead of searching for reasons to explain why they engage in a same-sex relationship, this book provides an ethnographic perspective by addressing their Sunday activities and considering how migration policies and the practices of Hong Kong people unintentionally produce alternative sexuality and desires for them. The author contrasts the migrant experiences of same-sex relationships with the Western discourse that individuals carry a strong sense of sexual identification prior to migration; same-sex desires among Indonesian domestic workers are often not realized until they leave home. Addressing the changes from maid to queer, this book documents the intersections of domestic work, la

◎內容包含365 祕訣、圖樣和字樣範例三個單元，內容簡單易懂、輕鬆學習。 ◎全書中、英對照，並附60幅作者親手繪製的插圖，實用中又帶點童趣。 ◎附常用英文單子索引，搭配365 祕訣，一天一則，強化職場銷售技巧。 ★超級講師、加盟事業團隊負責人徐錦坤完整公開的致富祕密！ 一個希望，一個追尋，一個執著，成就了明天的你。 本書包含500則祕訣，將改變你的一生，讓你更成功！ One hope, one pursuit, a persistent, you who made tomorrow. 500 secret of this book will change your life, and let you more successful! 人因感動而偉大，人因有愛而偉大，人因有夢想而偉大， 現在，你只要花3秒锺拿起這本書，你的工作、事業、人生將改變並有重大戯劇性的變化。 People are great because they are moved, people are great because they have love, people are great because they have dreams. Now, you only need 3 seconds to pick up this book, it will change your work, career, life, and get major dramatic changes. ★★★ 本書特色 ★★★ ■潛能開發與人際關係訓練 Potential development and interpersonal relationship training ■推銷技巧與行銷開發訓練 Marketing skills and marketing development training ■市場開發與經營策略分析訓練 Market development and business strategy analysis training ■溝通技巧與團隊合作訓練 Communication skills and teamwork training ■產品技術與全球資訊分析訓練 Product technology and global information analysis training ■兒

This book, written by an internationally acknowledged pioneer in endocrine surgery, is intended as advice for aspiring medical professionals, in particular for young people from around the world who are hoping to attend one of the great medical schools in the US or the UK, such as Harvard or Oxford. In clear, concise language, Dimitrios Linos explains the steps one needs to take to get into a top medical school, succeed as a resident, and become a board certified doctor. Drawing on his many years of experience, Linos discusses the career paths for practicing physicians, how to avoid burnout, and the importance of finding a work-life balance. This is an honest, engaging and thoughtful book, written in an encouraging manner from someone who knows personally the struggles and triumphs of being a doctor and who wants to help others become "the best physician in the world." --------------- Professor Linos has eloquently delivered his advice for aspiring physicians. To Dr. Linos’ exhortat

Focusing on the latest management trends, Transformational HRM Practices for Hong Kong provides HR professionals with a comprehensive and accessible guide to human resource management in Hong Kong. Written by a leading team of HR professionals, psychologists, legal experts, and academics, the book provides up-to-date coverage of current practices, laws and procedures, as well as guidance on the professional skills required to operate successfully in the region. Suitable for practitioners and students alike, the book contains authentic case studies in local context and sets out the latest strategies for talent acquisition and assessment as well as performance and rewards management. It provides essential coverage of organizational change management, recent technological advancements in the field, and outlines the development of Hong Kong’s employment laws and their likely implications for professionals. In one volume, this book provides the key information, guidance, and context HR pro

The Authorship of Place is the first monograph dedicated to the study of the politics, history, aesthetics, and practices of location shooting for Taiwanese, Mainland Chinese, and coproduced art cinemas shot in rural communities since the late 1970s. Dennis Lo argues that rural location shooting, beyond serving aesthetic and technical needs, constitutes practices of cultural survival in a region beset with disruptive and disorienting social changes, including rapid urbanization, geopolitical shifts, and ecological crises. In response to these social changes, auteurs like Hou Xiaoxian, Jia Zhangke, Chen Kaige, and Li Xing engaged in location shooting to transform sites of film production into symbolically meaningful places of collective memories and aspirations. These production practices ultimately enabled auteurs to experiment with imagining Taiwanese, Mainland Chinese, and cross-strait communities in novel and contentious ways. Deftly guiding readers on a cross-strait tour of promin

Prized by Chinese and foreign merchants as an essential commodity along a vast trade network, silk served multiple roles throughout the ancient world: as fabric for garments, as a form of currency and method of tax payment, and as a medium and subject matter for professional artists and the literati class. Over the centuries, silk fabrics have remained synonymous with beauty and are entwined throughout Chinese art and literature. Extending from the Qing dynasty to the mid-20th century, UMAG’s silk textile collection encompasses a diverse range of subjects and formats that include hanging scrolls, framed panels, banners and robes. Each artwork exemplifies the sophisticated craftsmanship of the artisans and the collective stories of the Qing dynasty’s textile industry. 絲綢在龐大的貿易網絡中，一直是備受中外商旅追捧的商品。它在古代世界所扮演的角色極為豐富──絲綢既是一種紡織原料，亦是一種貨幣和用以賦稅之物，更是藝術家和文人的創作媒介和題材。多個世紀以來，絲綢是美的象徵，它與中國藝術和文學緊密交織。香港大學美術博物館所藏清代至二十世紀中葉的中國絲織物，題材豐富，形式多樣，包括立軸、掛屏、幡及龍袍等。每件織物既展現出工匠的鬼斧神工，亦訴說着清代紡織業的種種故事。

Translated from the original French publication, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of twentieth-century Chinese literature and examines the relationship between Chinese literary theory and modernity. Jin Siyan surveys the work of leading writers including Zhang Ailing, Bei Dao, and Mu Dan. She seeks to answer some fundamental questions in the study of Chinese literary history, such as: How does contemporary Chinese literature go from historical narrative to the narrative of the I, where rhythm and epic merge into writing, and where the instinctive load of the rhythm substantiates the epic? What are the steps and the forms of mediation that allow such a transition? Is the subject the only agent of the transition? What is its status? What is the role of poetic language that led to the birth of the subject and which separates it from empiricism? What are the difficulties faced by Chinese writers today? Young Chinese writers set off in search of a totally new writing to rediscove

2012年諾貝爾文學獎得主——莫言，獲獎後首部作品 從人的故事出發，莫言探討「人性」的最新代表作 「莫言將夢幻寫實主義與民間故事、歷史和當代社會合而為一。」──諾貝爾獎委員會 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012 was awarded to Mo Yan "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary”. 許多年後，當我成為一個小說家，當年的許多幻想，都被我寫進了小說。 自己的故事總是有限的，講完了自己的故事，就必須講他人的故事。於是，我的親人們的故事，我的村人們的故事，以及我從老人們口中聽到過的祖先們的故事，就像聽到集合令的士兵一樣，從我的記憶深處湧出來。他們用期盼的目光看著我，等待著我去寫他們。 ——莫言「諾貝爾文學獎演講」 這部小說，我是作為一個寫作者，同時也是作為作品裡的一個人物，深度地介入到這部書裡。 《晚熟的人》裡面一系列故事，這些人物，有的是我的朋友，有的甚至跟我像孿生兄弟一樣的彼此地知己。這七、八年來確實有很多很多的感受，彷彿只能通過這樣的一個角度才能把自己的這些豐富感受用文學的方式表現出來。 我想我能否超越自己，能否打破諾獎這個「魔咒」，現在不好判斷，但是我一直在努力，差不多十年來，儘管我發表的作品不多，但是還是一直在寫作，一直在做準備，也就是說我花費在案頭上的準備工作遠比我寫這本新書的時間要多。 ——2020.8莫言媒體訪談 ／ 《晚熟的人》是莫言得獎後首部結集出版的短篇小說集 十二篇作品可以一窺莫言八年間的變與不變 「晚熟」既可能是大器晚成、後勁十足，也可能是後知後覺、恍然大悟，甚至不計一切，後發制人。從「晚」與「熟」意義各種可能的排列組合裡，莫言觀察當代中國形形色色的現象，也思索後社會主義本身是否也是晚熟症候群的一端。 晚熟是時間的考驗，經過大風大浪，作家看盡一切。傳奇不奇，他要書寫平常裡的不堪，也要記錄那屈辱裡的高潔。晚熟的作家冷眼觀世，心照不宣，但更可以自行其是，笑罵由人。在這一轉折點上，莫言開始實驗他的「晚期風格」。 ——王德威（美國哈佛大學Edward C. Henderson講座教授） 《晚熟的人》基本圍繞兩類題材展開：一類關於莫言近年返鄉、重新認識當年人事風貌；一類

Fragmented Memories and Screening Nostalgia for the Cultural Revolution argues that films and TV dramas about the Cultural Revolution made after China’s accession to the WTO in 2001 tend to represent personal memories in a markedly sentimental, nostalgic, and fragmented manner. This new trend is a significant departure from earlier films about the subject, which are generally interpreted as national allegories, not private expressions of grief, regret or other personal feelings. With China entering a postsocialist era, the ideological conflation of socialism and global capitalism has generated enough cultural ambiguity to allow a space for the expression of personalized reminiscences of the past. By presenting these personal memories—in effect alternative narratives to official history—on screen, individuals now seem to have some agency in narrating and constructing history. At the same time such autonomy can be easily undermined since the promotion of the sentiment of nostalgia is of

From early times, Daoist writers claimed to receive scriptures via revelation from heavenly beings. In numerous cases, these writings were composed over the course of many nights and by different mediums. New revelations were often hastily appended, and the resulting unevenness gave rise to the impression that Daoist texts often appear slapdash and contain contradictions. A Library of Clouds focuses on the rewriting of Daoist scriptures in the Upper Clarity (Shangqing) lineage in fourth- and fifth-century China. Scholarship on Upper Clarity Daoism has been dominated by attempts to uncover “original” or “authentic” texts, which has resulted in the neglect of later scriptures— including the work fully translated and annotated here, the Scripture of the Immaculate Numen, one of the Three Wonders (sanqi) and among the most prized Daoist texts in medieval China. The scripture’s lack of a coherent structure and its different authorial voices have led many to see it not as a unified work but

Comfort Women Activism follows the movement championed by pioneer activists in Japan to demonstrate how their activism has kept a critical interpretation of the atrocities against women committed before and during World War II alive. The book shows how the challenges faced by the activists have evolved from the beginning of their uphill battles all the way to contemporary times. They were able to change social attitudes and get their message across. Yet the ambiguous position of post–World War II Japan’s government—which has consistently rejected any sign of guilt over its imperialist past—has kept the activists on their toes. Pivotal and serendipitous turning points have also played a crucial role. In particular, in the early 1990s, the post-Soviet world order assisted in creating the appropriate conditions for the movement to gather transnational support. These conditions have eroded over time; yet due to the activists’ fidelity to survivors, the movement has persisted to this day.

This is a most unusual book. For several decades Xi Xi has been widely known for her award-winning poetry and fiction. This time, she has chosen to write about the teddy bears she began making in 2005, after treatment for cancer, in order to improve the mobility of her right hand. She made the bears herself from scratch, choosing some of her favourite characters from history and legend such as the Taoist philosopher Master Zhuang, the Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, and Beauty and the Beast. She also created exquisite items of clothing for them and wove a series of delightfully witty essays around them, giving her readers fascinating insights into Chinese culture, and into the ways in which Chinese clothing and fashion have evolved through the ages. This is a book for all who love literature and teddy bears.

The Drunkard is one of the first full-length stream-of-consciousness novels written in Chinese. It has been called the Hong Kong Novel, and was first published in 1962 as a serial in a Hong Kong evening paper. As the unnamed Narrator, a writer at odds with a philistine world, sinks to his drunken nadir, his plight can be seen to represent that of a whole intelligentsia, a whole culture, degraded by the brutal forces of history: the Second Sino-Japanese War and the rampant capitalism of post-war Hong Kong. The often surrealistic description of the Narrator’s inexorable descent through the seedy bars and night-clubs of Hong Kong, of his numerous encounters with dance-girls and his ever more desperate bouts of drinking, is counterpointed by a series of wide-ranging literary essays, analysing the Chinese classical tradition, the popular culture of China and the West, and the modernist movement in Western and Chinese literature. The ambiance of Hong Kong in the early 1960s is graphically

Leung Ping Kwan brought as much talent and inspiration to the writing of his short stories as he did to his poems. ‘I have drawn on magical realism to explore the absurdity of Hong Kong,’ he wrote of the story ‘See Mun and the Dragon’ (1975) in which we find him using a simple, clipped style. The later story ‘Drowned Souls’ (2007) was written in a more symbolic, lyrical and more complex manner. Although the two stories are separated by over thirty years, and are in many ways so very different, dragons play a prominent part in both. The dragon has always been a fascinating creature, a complex embodiment of the timeless soul of China, symbol of the universal power of the imagination, of the creative energy and transformative possibilities of the Tao. Both of these enchanting stories are anchored in the author’s idea of freedom and liberation.

Leung Ping Kwan is one of Hong Kong’s most acclaimed poets. His poems display a unique blend of the literary and the down-to-earth, of the modern and the traditional, of the serious and the humorous, of the local and the universal. In his own words, ‘I want my poems about things to be a dialogue with the world, to learn and be inspired by the shapes, smells and colours of things….’ This collection has been carefully curated, and is arranged under ten thematic sections: Lotus Leaves, Hong Kong, Macao, Foodscape, After the Book of Songs, Strange Tales: After Pu Songling, Clothink, Museum Pieces, Places and Friends, and Bitter-Melon and Others. These translated poems, and the delight they bring, are a celebration of the continuing legacy of a remarkable Hong Kong poet.

一本獻給所有女人的勇敢之書！ 「希望透過這個埋藏我心中許久的故事， 說說女人在事業、愛情與家庭， 所面對的困境與追求。」──小劉醫師 「闖入這龍蟠虎踞的白色巨塔，她就像一條變異神經， 不知道何時，命運的紅線會把她牽向何處……」 緹娜、之之、小莎，三個性格、外貌截然不同的女孩， 不約而同闖入以男性為大宗的醫學系白袍叢林， 卻沒想到身處萬綠叢中，女醫學生竟一點都不受歡迎，聯誼處處碰壁！ 只能哀怨的洗整個暑假的大體（！），與寄生蟲當好朋友（！！）…… 不知把教授氣暈幾百回後，終於成為醫院的最大「路障」醫生。 深入白袍叢林，一路更是關卡重重！ 她們不只要應付世人對女醫師的諸多偏見， 之之面對情緒勒索的偏執狂母親，幾乎要犧牲自己的一切； 小莎一改女王風範，被劈腿成性的醫師渣男迷得團團轉； 緹娜對未來的科別志向感到茫然，更哀嘆月老不眷顧…… 所幸，她們仍有彼此， 在友情、愛情與事業上，一起哭、一起笑──也一起愛， 這是花樣女醫的生存奮鬥史，也是獻給所有女人的勇敢之書！ 飛吧！ 狼母樂隊（Wolfmother） https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ndE__G64uQ 隱隱寂寞 辛曉琪．〈隱隱寂寞〉 https://youtu.be/PrnploVsjBI 無與倫比的美麗 蘇打綠．〈無與倫比的美麗〉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA4otP-v6iI 震撼教育 喵電感應 https://youtu.be/daaAMSbibI4 命運的紅線牽向何方？ The Road Hammers．〈Mud〉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMQhoU-SL5w&list=RDMMfMQhoU-SL5w 我一定要掐死你 藥師寺寬邦．〈般若心經〉 https://youtu.be/958qchBNs60 鬼故事 Lana Del Rey．〈Young and Beautiful〉 https://youtu.be/o_1aF54DO60 史上最放浪形骸的白袍之夜 瑪丹娜（Madonna）．〈Don't Tell Me〉 https://youtu.be/FRLHro9EPD0 Miss Independent 尼歐（Ne-Yo）．〈Miss Independen

股神巴菲特、汽車巨人艾科卡一致推崇的成功學大師！ 著作長踞Amazon暢銷榜前20名！ 心理勵志書始祖‧人際關係學大師──卡內基讀物入門！ 專為商業人士打造的卡內基快速導讀 如果你聽過卡內基，卻還沒讀過他的書，本書是你最好的開始。 從如何贏得友誼、如何克服人前說話的恐懼、如何面對煩惱和壓力，到如何成為優秀的領導者，讓你1小時看懂人際關係學大師卡內基著作精髓。 卡內基訓練大中華區負責人 黑幼龍｜專文推薦 著作長銷80年，影響全球數億讀者。 不敗的經典，商業人士必備。 本書用最簡短的篇幅，整理出卡內基的重要立論：「改進溝通能力」、「如何獲得友誼」、「克服憂慮與壓力」，以及「提升領導能力」。不僅實用性高，從社會新鮮人到企業經營者皆終生受用。 〔本書特點〕 ◎嚴選一小時就能讀懂的關鍵重點； ◎透過圖解將情報全面性地輸入腦中； ◎將卡內基重要著作的精華要點凝聚為一冊： 第一章──介紹卡內基對人性的觀點，這也是卡內基全著作的基礎； 第二章──以卡內基的代表作《卡內基溝通與人際關係：如何贏取友誼與影響他人》（How to Win Friends and Influence People）為中心，具體說明「推動他人行動的方法」； 第三章──介紹《成功有效的團體溝通》（The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking）一書中的「觸動人心的說話術」； 第四章──以深受許多經營者愛戴的著作《如何停止憂慮‧開創人生》（How to Stop Worrying and Start Living）為中心，解說「面對並處理煩惱的方法」； 第五章──整理卡內基在許多著作中提到的「領導論」。

自古以來，辭賦出盛世。辭賦所描繪的多為盛世的氣象，也寫個人的 心態，寫個人的不得志，或哀歎祖國被欺淩。賦宜頌，作為中國古代 文學中的四大文體之一，具有很高的文學價值和歷史地位。2012年 11月16—18日，在新加坡召開首届「國際辭賦學研究會學術論壇」，以 辭賦理論、語言修辭與文類研究為主題，參會學者來自新加坡、美國、中 國、香港、台灣、日本、韓國等地，會後正式成立「國際辭賦研究會」。本 書收錄了該次學術論壇上的報告及論文，凡十九篇。(The conference is supported by the National University of Singapore R-102-000-074-112 Conference on the Fu (Rhapsody): Theories and Genre Studies.)

This is the first collection of essays in English, contributed by well-known experts of Chinese literature as well as scholars of a younger generation, dedicated to the poetry of Du Fu, commonly regarded as the greatest Chinese poet. These essays are engaged in historically nuanced close reading of Du Fu’s poems, both canonical and less known, from new angles and in various contexts, and discuss a series of critical issues, including the local and the imperial; the body politic and the individual body; poetry and geography; perspectives on the complicated relation of religion and literature; materiality and contemporary reception of Du Fu; poetry and visual art; and tradition and modernity. Many of the poems discussed in this book were written in the backwater town of Kuizhou, far from Du Fu’s earlier residence in the capital city Chang’an, at a time when the Tang dynasty was going through devastating social and political disturbances. The authors contend that Du Fu’s isolation from

聯名推薦 楊世瑞：新北市及人中學校長/北一女中前校長 馮 燕：台灣大學社會工作學系 專任教授 陳藹玲：富邦文教基金會 執行董事 專文推薦 公孫策：聯合報「去梯言」專欄作家 張明熙：成功大學醫學院 基礎醫學生化所教授 John Fleissner：A prominent member with 40 years experiences in environmental engineering industry. 乘了長風，也破了萬里浪／公孫策 美國人做美國夢理所當然，中國人做美國夢就沒那麼簡單。劉又華台大畢業隻身負笈美國，然後在美國成家立業，開花結果，她的經歷正是我們這一代留學生的成功典型。本書內容除了人事時地物清楚之外，對於創業經驗著墨甚多，有「禮賢能士，更上層樓」的成功原理，也有「倒戈總經理」的被突襲經驗，而「芳絲的Me Too訴訟」則是可能遇到的員工的(各種)問題的處理經驗，簡單說，創業的辛酸與顛簸都在裡頭，讀者閱讀時都能體會得到。 你所收成的 就是你所播種的／張明熙 這是一本適合所有年輕人閱讀的勵志書籍，更是給心想創業，尤其想要在美國創業的年輕人的指南和典範。美國是一個白人為主的社會，我看到了一個瘦小的又華，不畏艱難，勇往直前，憑藉著她的堅強意志，聰明智慧，高瞻遠矚，在異鄉闖出了一片亮麗天空，創造了奇蹟，她是一個巨人，我強力推薦這本書給每一個人。 A heartfelt story／John Fleissner To paraphrase from Teddy Roosevelt's famous 1910 speech in Paris on citizenship, Terry was the woman in the arena, striving valiantly, daring greatly, and doing the hard work it takes to know the triumph of high achievement. She tells her story now to you with hope that you will find inspiration and courage in her words. 不安現狀，嚮往冒險… 能在30年之後，退休前，把公司帶到有四百多名員工與上億美元的年營業額的規模：靠的

Promoting All-Round Education for Girls presents the history of Heep Yunn School, one of the oldest girls’ schools in Hong Kong. Amalgamated from two British mission schools founded in the 1880s for destitute girls and daughters of Christian parents, and renamed Heep Yunn School in 1936, the institution has witnessed and responded to the dramatic changes of Hong Kong over the years. By the time of the outbreak of the Second World War, Heep Yunn had expanded to offer a full Chinese middle school course for girls based upon Christian principles of all-round education. The school expanded rapidly after the war and became a bilingual institution to meet the demand for English language education. Eventually English would become the primary medium of instruction soon after the introduction of nine-year universal education in 1978. Heep Yunn strives to provide a full-fledged all-round education in the midst of political and education reforms. The school opted to switch its status from a gove

讀歷史書、欣賞老照片，不如親身走進歷史現場，從真實感受、點點痕跡，去搜尋各種歷史細節。 本地歷史掌故專家鄭寶鴻，自行開發出多條九龍區歷史考察路線，每一條路線作者都多次帶隊導覽，行程豐富，包含大量有趣香港歷史資料，參加人士無不滿載而歸。 書中刊載了二百多幅歷史圖片，讀者按圖索驥，走遍尖沙咀、油麻地、旺角、九龍塘、九龍城、深水埗、九龍灣、觀塘以至將軍澳等區域，沿途比對地區新顏舊貌，來一趟趣味盎然的香港歷史散步。 Still reading historical titles or seeing old photos? Why not visit the historical sites by yourself, and trace every bit of Hong Kong history in the real environment? Hong Kong history expert, Mr. Cheng Po Hung, has himself designed a number of historical guided tours for the Kowloon Peninsula. He has led tours to walk through every route. With rich itinerary that contains numerous interesting historical details of Kowloon Peninsula, the guided tours were highly praised. This book includes more than 200 historical pictures of the Kowloon Peninsula. Readers can travel through Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon Bay, Kwun Tong, as far as Tseung Kwan O districts, comparing the old and the new appearances of these areas.

This book presents a rational, research-based critique of the C. Y. Leung Administration that governed in Hong Kong from 2012 to 2017. It is a sweeping and original publication that covers various aspects of governance, including politics, economics, healthcare, human rights, civil service, housing, urban planning, youth, and legislative council elections as well as Hong Kong’s relationship with Taiwan, Mainland China, and Western countries.