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Do you know why a chef's hat has 100 pleats? Or how many ways there are to tie a tie?Packed full of whacky facts and stunning clothes from designers and cultures around the world, this book is a must-

One of the nation’s leading psychologists asks whether today’s corporate leaders really do embrace new and creative approaches--and finds some surprising conclusions. ? All corporate CEOs, top executi

This book will literally change the way you think about your next meal. Food psychologist Brian Wansink revolutionizes our awareness of how much, what, and why we’re eating—often without realizing it.

When Zoe Boehm agrees to track down some robbers, she’s just looking for cash to pay off the taxman; she’s not expecting to wind up in a coffin. But death, like taxes, can’t be avoided forever.

"I have learned why cats are so special, that you have to earn their trust and love. I have found the beauty and character that cats possess." When photographer Kim Levin created the magic duet of wor

Meet the recyclers, the miners, the movers and shakers who make our soil just right for everything to grow.Worms are so much more than wiggly minibeasts. This bold, bright and brilliant book delves underground, discovering what worms do all day (and night), exploring a wonderful world of microbes, plant roots and creepy crawlies, and revealing the crucial role they all play in making soil just right for plants to grow.

Thomas Merton is one of the most important spiritual voices of the last century. He has never been more relevant as new generations look to him for guidance in addressing some of life's biggest questi

Internationally renowned, award-winning theoretical physicist, New York Times bestselling author of A Universe from Nothing, and passionate advocate for reason, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic stor

“The Knowledge Illusion is filled with insights on how we should deal with our individual ignorance and collective wisdom.” —Steven PinkerThe key to human intelligence lies in the fascinating ways we

Powerful, timely messages collected in one convenient boxed set, an illuminating must-read from three of the leading business minds of our time and renowned TED speakers—Dan Ariely, Margaret Heffernan

Bagels, deli sandwiches and gefilte fish are only a few of the Jewish foods to have crossed into American culture and onto American plates.Rhapsody in Schmaltz traces the history and social impact of

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mastermind, a compelling investigation into the minds, motives, and methods of con artists—and the people who fall for their cons over and over againWhile

A lively and important argument from an award-winning journalist proving that the key to reversing America’s health crisis lies in the overlooked link between nutrition and flavor.In The Dorito Effect

An English professor begins training in the sport of mixed martial arts and explores the science and history behind the violence of menWhen a mixed martial arts (MMA) gym moves in across the street fr

Our idea of the craftsman as an independent, creative individual dates back to William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Romantic as that im

A high-ranking general’s gripping insider account of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how it all went wrong Over a thirty-five-year career, Daniel Bolger rose through the army infantry to be

"The "Fresh Air" book critic investigates the enduring power of The Great Gatsby -- "The Great American Novel we all think we've read, but really haven't." Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who

A retired Supreme Court Justice who served more than 30 years describes how the U.S. Constitution needs to be amended, detailing six specific changes that will protect democracy and ensure the safety

In an era of brash, expensive, provocative new buildings, a prominent critic argues that emotions—such as hope, power, sex, and our changing relationship to the idea of home—are the most powerful forc

Denominations, although often maligned, are important for the continued health and vitality of the church. Contributors from a variety of evangelical traditions share their personal stories for the sa

Over the past 150 years scientists have discovered evidence that at least twenty-seven species of humans evolved on planet Earth. These weren't simply variations on apes, but upright-walking humans wh

Bestselling author Jill Kelly emboldens readers to embrace all of life's experiences as the precious gifts of a loving and transforming God. Every Christian parent today wrestles with the challenge of

Technology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends and confusing tweets and wall posts wi

How can some animals change color, when we can't? How can they grow new limbs when one gets broken? How can they hear sounds we can't hear, or predict a storm long before we can? If you want to know t

President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters—presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial respons

"As president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister was known for being a straight shooter, willing to challenge his peers throughout the industry. Now, he's a man on a mission, the founder of Citizens for Af

Are you being misled? Rumor propagators are attempting to derail political candidates, injure companies and reputations, even damage democratic governance. And in the era of the Internet, they know a

We live in a society governed by Fear. Packets of peanuts 'may contain nuts', our children are locked away safe indoors, and we are encouraged to fear risks that previous generations took for granted.

Would you be surprised that road rage can be good for society? Or that most crashes happen on sunny, dry days? That our minds can trick us into thinking the next lane is moving faster? Or that you can

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.“Striking original . . . A historian whose arguments operate on the scale of millennia has managed to capture the zeitgeist perfectly.”—The Economist“This deeply important book comes at a critical time as we all think through the implications of AI and automated content production. . . . Masterful and provocative.”—Mustafa Suleyman, author of The Coming WaveFor the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive?Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider h

我們與博物館的距離，再進化！ 深具啟發性的殖民正義書寫，引領博物館走向未來 觀看權力 ＶＳ 典藏正義的思辨之旅 誰有權利持有文物，訴說它們的故事？ 羅浮宮、大英博物館……是記憶之所，還是記錯之所？ 澳洲女孩的「不舒服藝術導覽」 讓殖民史現形，還原帝國遺忘的人、事、物 揭發這段遮掩美化的黑歷史 ▌訴說頂尖博物館避而不談的掠奪故事 ▌ 更帶你認識為人類尊嚴、公平正義創作的當代重量級藝術家 Andrea Fraser｜Kara Walker｜Michael Parekowhai｜Daniel Boyd｜Micheal Rakowitz 這是一本關於同理心、理解、疤痕，以及如何學習與它們共處之書 ==看社群媒體如何改變了我們使用博物館的方式== 創造過去與未來的批判性對話， 讓未來博物館更具民主性、包容性和多音性 「你必須先挑戰你的歷史，才知道該如何挑戰它的遺產。…… 今日沒有任何一個人的存在不受到殖民主義和種族主義的形塑。…… 我們用故事定義自身，並為我們的努力播下未來如何被記憶的種子。」 ▌大英博物館根本一點都不英國？！？！！ 所有自稱為探險家的人，可能是某些人眼中的入侵者。大英博物館和羅浮宮有哪些掠奪而來的收藏？這些頂尖博物館有哪些避而不談的黑歷史、不可告人的驚悚故事？ ˙艾爾金伯爵「收購」巴特農和衛城神殿上的浮雕帶回英國，遭希臘抗議至今仍不願歸還。 ˙1772年大英博物館花了約今日的3600萬台幣，進行第一次古物收購，收藏全部來自英國駐那不勒斯大使漢米爾頓，他如何利用特權壟斷古物輸出，透過經銷滿足自己並貼補收入？他的收藏行動如何助長日後千百件南歐東歐文物被送往北歐的博物館？ ˙曾經熱門的埃及學，是否為建立在帝國主義和英法敵對脈絡下的產物，我們以為的探險英雄是否其實是美化的盜墓者，奉行「誰撿到就是誰的」考古學，把重要的文化遺產當紀念品強行帶走？ ˙東印度公司的商人皮特不擇手段得到的大鑽石，日後先後淪為路易十五和拿破崙的政權敘事，他因為在印度積聚的財富，讓家族順利進入國會官拜首相，但鑽石的故事今天卻被世人淡忘，成為羅浮宮沉默的歷史證物。 ˙發現澳洲的庫克船長，在他登陸250週年，澳洲政府依然大舉紀念。他是理性時代偉大開明的拓荒先驅，還是導致原住民種族滅絕的入侵者？ ˙麥伊是我們所知的第一位造訪英國的太平洋島民，但今日我們幾乎不記得他。為了遠大的科學目標，他成為踏上英國的

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【人非聖賢，我們性格裡傲慢、貪吃、好色、懶惰、貪心、嫉妒、暴怒等小奸小惡從何而來？】 ★亞馬遜書店四點四顆星讀者好評推薦★英國廣播公司（BBC）、發現（Discovery）頻道知名科普節目主持人暨倫敦大學學院神經科學博士，揭露人性與腦科學奧祕之書專家學者．腦力全開推薦──國立成功大學醫學院神經學科教授、老年學研究所所長｜白明奇國立清華大學生命科學系助理教授、泛科學專欄作者｜黃貞祥&nb

Part of the experience of being alive in the twenty-first century is the feeling that your attention span is collapsing, along with those of everyone around you - including your children. Why have we lost our ability to focus? What are the causes? And - most importantly - how do we get it back? In Stolen Focus, internationally bestselling author Johann Hari sets out on a global investigative journey into our shortening attention spans. He tells us what he learned from spending three months off the internet, reveals the inside story of the war to grab our attention that is waged every day, and explores why those prescribing mood stimulants to 10% of children in schools are getting it so wrong.Drawing on more than two hundred interviews with the world's leading experts on attention problems, Stolen Focus moves beyond individual solutions towards a collective understanding of a problem facing us all. Only by first solving the attention crisis, Hari argues, can we turn to fixing the issues

Maths + history + jokes - boring bits = A Quick History of Maths. This book begins around 43,000 years ago with a notched baboon leg, the Lebombo bone (the very first mathematical object in the world) and rushes us past Hindu numerals and the invention of zero, via Pythagoras, Pascal and probability, right up to the present day, with big data and the maths that rules our digital lives. Geometri-coolYou will discover:How to count on your fingers (there are more ways than you might think )Why we have 60 seconds in a minute (hint: it's to do with the ancient Babylonians)How to count like an Egyptian (using hieroglyphs)Why it's hip to be square using square numbersA Pythagorean party trickThe naked truth of Archimedes' bath time mathematicsHow to do matha-magic with magic squares...and much more.In chronological order from pre-history to present day, this is the story of maths itself. It's 43,000 years of human mathematical endeavor squeezed into one book for your reading pleasure. Illustr

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted. Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it. So the phenomenon has not aroused much deliberate concern. We have no clear understanding of what bullshit is, why there is so much of it, or what functions it serves. And we lack a conscientiously developed appreciation of what it means to us. In other words, as Harry Frankfurt writes, we have no theory. Frankfurt, one of the world's most influential moral philosophers, attempts to build such a theory here. With his characteristic combination of philosophical acuity, psychological insight, and wry humor, Frankfurt proceeds by exploring how bullshit and the related concept of humbug are distinct from lying. He argues that bullshitters misrepresent themselves to their a

A deeply-reported examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives.You're tol

分心、遺忘、愛睏…… 不是我們的錯！傳統的苦讀方法之所以無效， 正是因為大腦根本不是這樣使用。本書作者根據「學習科學」，整理出符合多數人大腦的學習方法： ● 聽音樂讀書，比安安靜靜念書效果更好。● 固定時間、地點的讀書習慣，其實不利大腦儲存資訊。● 什麼都還沒念，就先來個考試，對學習幫助很大。● 考數學考試，要睡晚一點；考文科考試，要早睡早起。● 如何把令人討厭的「分心」，變成靈感大爆發的「醞釀期

How information can make us happy or miserable, and why we sometimes avoid it and sometimes seek it out.How much information is too much? Do we need to know how many calories are in the giant vat of p

This book explores how everyone can be good global citizens through case studies and practical suggestions. How can you be a good global citizen? By understanding the world we live in and how we can effect change. This book explores the issues of peace and conflict, including why peace is important and how we can keep the peace.It includes a profile of Leymah Gbowee and projects such as how to activate to draw a peace path and how to organise a day of peace. The I'm a Global Citizen series explores the concept of 'Global Citizenship': recognising that the world we live in is unfair and unequal, but promoting individual and collective action to challenge and change this. Each book has information, fun activities, challenges, case studies and ideas for group and individual action presented with fun illustrations.The books promote the idea that we have power as individuals: each of us can change things, and each of us has choices about how we behave. They encourage children aged 8+ to cou