2006-08-05新到書目

日文書

類別：小說 (agent : Sherry)

SEIJI

作者：十內智貴 [Tsujiuchi Tomoki]


書店店員也感動的流下眼淚！！ 充滿奇蹟與感動的故事。
當重要的人感到痛苦時，自己可以為他們做些什麼呢？

本書入圍太宰治賞，內容收入有「SEIJI」及「龍二」兩篇作品。

Summary

周遭的人、親近的人被悲傷打垮，感到痛苦的時候，自己該怎麼做才好呢？無論是身處其地的擔心到感到無力或是認定為是別人的事而不插手，最後一定有解決的辦法。在這本小說中，或許有些部分有不同的評斷，但看別人的痛苦，若能感同身受，相信一定會被那不靈巧及專心的部分所感動。

人生，無論遭遇到什麼樣的過程，最後大家都是平等的面臨死往的來到。所以，一生遭遇過的功過名譽，或許到最後，一切都沒有太大的意義。但是，如果有「想要改變」的想法時，就好好的把握現在。

作者 About the Author
十內智貴 [Tsujiuchi Tomoki]
1956年生於福岡縣飯塚市。77年畢業於東京設計學院商業設計系。78年起以Victor Record的簽約歌手身份於歌壇闖蕩三年。之後，離開唱片公司成立樂團活躍於live house等演唱地點。99年，以「SEIJI」入選太宰治賞。2000年以「多輝子」獲得第十六屆太宰治賞。

*本書入圍99年太宰治賞。

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類別：懸疑推理小說 (agent : Nicole)

臨場


作者: 橫山秀夫

白皙的脖子掛著繩索, 女人的身體軟綿綿地直不起來. 男人環抱在她腰部的手臂只 要稍微一鬆, 她立即就會從三格置物櫃上癱落地板. 男人腳尖對準三格櫃一踢. 頓時放開女人的 身體.

男人轉身, 橫切過房間. 戴著手套的指尖按下牆上開關. 一場偽裝自殺現場的殺人 事件即將登場.



Summary

臨場，在日本警察組織中，是指「親臨事件現場，擔任初步偵查」之意。
書中主角倉石義男，刑事鑑定專家，打從心底熱愛屍體。具備尖銳鋒利的眼光、卻 無視於威權體制 ，擁有發掘事實的想像力、又有面對真相的勇氣；揭發每個事件後人性陰鬱幽黯的 一面…… 解開8個不同犯罪現場.




作者 About the Author
橫山秀夫被喻為松本清張接班人，以其記者豐碩、敏銳的觀察經驗，善用犀利手法 勾勒出警察司法制度中的組織正義與弊病、人性中的自我矛盾與相互對立. 成為日本警察小說的翹楚. 堅持「一筆入魂」的社會派作家，本書是繼暢銷長篇小說《半自白》之後，又一強 烈心理懸疑風格的推理短篇連作。

其得獎作品:
1991年 《魯邦的消息》獲得日本山多利推理大賞佳作。
1998年 《影子的季節》入選第5屆松本清張文學賞。
2000年 《動機》入選第53屆日本推理作家協會賞（短篇）。
2002年 《半自白》榮獲《週刊文春》評選為「2002年Best 10」第一名《這本推理了不起！》評選為「2003年Best 5」第一名





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類別：兒童繪本 (agent : Cynthia)

Landed
落地


原著作者：Milly Lee
繪者：Yangsook Choi

這是一個真實故事，鮮活的反映出早年華人移民美國的艱辛過程。如同他的幾個哥哥，十二歲的小陽即將移民到美國，那是一個叫做金山的城市。可是爸爸警告他，這條路並不好走。因為一八八二年的排華條款，像小陽這樣的新移民要先在天使島停留，接受嚴格的測驗，才能夠進入美國本土。於是小陽研究了他的村落的地圖，記住他的家和家人的所有細節。可是愈接近考期，小陽愈感覺到地圖在他的腦海裡打轉，他深怕失去方向感，不得進入美國。而爸爸告訴他，只要答錯一個答案，你就可能被送回中國…

Summary
The big day arrived, After breakfast, the entire family, including the servants and Mr. Chan, lined up in front of the house to bid farewell to Sun and his father. Two sedan chairs and porters had been hired to take them and their luggage to the train station in Chanton for the six-hour trip to Hong Kong.

Reviews：
“Told with quiet restraint. But the tension is always there, and Choi’s beautiful, full-page line-and-watercolor paintings, in sepia tones and shades of green, are quiet and packed with feeling.” ?-- Starred, Booklist

"Choi's soft illustrations. . . capture the spirit of the time with beautiful visual detail.  This is a significant book."? --School Library Journal

"This testament to the pull of "Gold Mountain" offers a bit of Chinese-American history in a handsome package."  --Kirkus Reviews

作者 About the Illustrator
生長於舊金山的中國城，擔任學校圖書管理員，直到退休，目前居住於加州聖塔羅莎市。

關於繪者Yangsook Choi：
生長於南韓，獲得紐約視覺藝術學院碩士學位，目前定居於紐約。曾有多本繪著，包括Pearh Heaven，The Name Jar。

作、繪者合作之其他繪本：NIM AND THE WAR EFFORT，EARTHQUAKE

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類別：青少年小說 (agent : Jochilee )

DEAR DUMB DIARY, Series
《親愛的蠢日記》系列 (目前系列共九本)

- by Jim Benton

親愛的蠢日記：

我的社會老師─煩多揶先生從來不笑。我知道這令人難以相信，每天總有些令人發噱的笑點，不是嗎？像是伊莎貝拉看到她弟弟闖禍時，她便開心地哈哈大笑；安潔莉想到她自己比什麼尼加拉瓜大瀑布、還是獨角獸之類的東西要長得漂亮時，嘴角便微微上揚。而我則是想到獨角獸一腳將安潔莉踹進尼加拉瓜大瀑布裡時，那畫面簡直讓我樂翻了！不過，煩多揶先生還是從來不笑。我常想，當一個人年紀漸長，他的幽默感是不是就日益缺乏？就像他的頭髮日漸脫落、穿衣品味也逐漸喪失一樣？

潔咪是個古靈精怪的中學女生，憑藉她慧詰、靈敏的觀察力，每天將她的所見所聞紀錄在《親愛的蠢日記》裡。機巧的文字內容，搭配作者Jim Benton滑稽的插畫，中學生的日常生活，就那麼活靈活現地出現在你面前。書評將這系列比喻為：「當《BJ單身日記》碰上《內褲超人》！」全系列目前已出版九本，已授權七國語言，美國發行量更超過一百萬冊！

Summary

Dear Dumb Diary features hilarious observations from middle school student Jamie Kelly. In the tradition of Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, this series is filled with relatable anecdotes for the 9-12 year old girl. Named as “the New ‘Tween Lit Hit” by the influential trends newsletter Big Blue Dot Trend Update, Dear Dumb Diary has already earned a cult following.

作者 About the Illustrator
Jim Benton has managed to make a living out of being funny.He is the creator of many licensed properties, some for big kids, some for little kids, and some for grown-ups who, frankly, are probably behaving like little kids.You may already know his properties: IT’S HAPPY BUNNY or JUST JIMMY, and you are about to get to know DEAR DUMB DIARY. He’s also created a kids’ TV series, designed clothing, and written books.

Jim Benton lives in Michigan with his spectacular wife and kids. They do not have a dog, and they especially do not have a vengeful beagle.?

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類別：非文學 歷史 時裝設計 (agent : Jianmei)

THE BEAUTIFUL FALL: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris
那年, Fashion 在巴黎 -- 70年代巴黎眾星拱月的拉格飛, 聖羅蘭與他們身邊的名流


- by Alicia Drake

Format: 精裝  464頁, 附有 16 張彩色和黑白圖片.  Little Brown 2006年 9月 出版

Summary

1970年代的巴黎, 是兩大時裝界巨人, Carl Lagerfeld 和 Yves Saint Laurent 較勁的時代, 也是成衣業即將登場全面取代訂製服飾的時代.  Andy Warhol, Paloma Picasso, Bianca Jagger, Jessica Lange  等藝術家, 演藝圈名人也都在這場盛宴中露臉.   作者生動的紀錄了這場時裝界的革命, 捕捉了一個時代炫目的高潮和令人心碎的時光.

作者 About the Author
作者長居巴黎並以巴黎為工作據點.  經常為各國際媒體如國際論壇報, 英國版 Vogue, 旅遊與休閒雜誌撰稿, 並為 W Magazine 的撰稿編輯

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類別： 社會科學，時事議題 (agent : Yu-Shiuan)

The Issues of Our Time Series (10 titles in total, 4 titles available)
1. Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers
2. Preemption: A Knife That Cuts Both Ways
3. Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny
4. Modern Liberty: And the Limits of Government

關於我們這個時代的議題 (系列，目前已經推出四本書)
1. 世界大同主義: 在外來移民世界裡的倫理
2. 先發制人的策略：雙刃刀
3. 階級與暴力： 王朝幻影
4. 現代自由： 及政府的限制

- by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Series editor)，Kwame Anthony Appiah; Alan M. Dershowitz; Amartya Sen; Charles Fried. (For detailed authors list, please see followings)

以專門出版知識性及批判性強，高品質書籍著稱的W.W. Norton公司，繼前兩年成功推出兩個系列後-- The Great Discoveries (「重大發現」系列)、 The Enterprise series (「企業經營」系列) (兩個系列的簡、繁體皆已授權)，2006年再度以類似的企劃概念推出新系列—The Issues of Our Time (「我們的時代議題」系列)。在出版緣由裡，系列主編強調我們生活在知識、訊息唾手可得的時代，這是前人從未享有過的「特權」，這些知識訊息的背後都由特定的概念延伸而來，這些概念包括法律、正義、認知、道德、自由等等，塑造了同時也一再重新塑造定義我們今日的世界。這些概念看似抽象卻又深切影響我們的生活，而我們對這些概念的解讀又界定我們如何定義自己，如何自我期許，如何規範社會，如何影響人類歷史時事的發展。這個系列邀集各領域的專家、學者或意見領袖，針對某一個特定的概念，先簡介概念形成的時空背景，陳述其概念隨人類歷史演進過程，接著進入最主要的議題探討，邀請讀者站在今日世界的觀點，重新審視這些由來已久的概念，和專家一同探討掌握這些概念對時事脈動的影響。本系列預計共出10本，以每年3到4本的進度完成。因為內容重點旨在讓一般讀者可以釐清這些時代議題對現代世界時事、趨勢的關聯和影響，所以強調深入淺出，每本介在220到250頁之間。目前已經出版三本，第四本也即將於今年11月出版。

Summary

本系列前四本分別邀請普林斯頓大學哲學教授Kwame Anthony Appiah 探討今日外來移民，種族衝突相關概念的「世界大同主義」 (Cosmoplitanism)。哈佛大學教授，法學專家Alan M. Dershowitz 分析今日西方國家對待恐怖主義、以阿衝突的相關概念「搶得取得，先發制人」的策略(Preemption)。諾貝爾經濟學得主Amartya Sen探討今日世界動盪、基本教義與個人及某些團體對「認知和暴力」(Identity and Violence)的關係。哈佛憲法教授及麻州高等法院大法官Charles Fried在「現代自由和政府的限制」(Modern Liberty: And the Limits of Government)專述在人類對抗過馬克思、法西斯極權主義後，今日世界所謂的個人自由、言論、選擇工作是否真的有受到保障。詳述如下。

Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers
Kwame Anthony Appiah's landmark new work challenges the separatist doctrines espoused in books such as Samuel P. Huntington's The Clash of Civilizations. Reviving the ancient philosophy of "Cosmopolitanism," a school of thought that dates to the Cynics of the fourth century BCE, Appiah traces its influence on the ethical legacies of the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, Kant's dream of a "league of nations," and the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In doing so, Appiah shows how Western intellectuals and leaders, on both the left and the right, have wildly exaggerated the power of difference— and neglected the power of one. One world. One species. Challenging years of received wisdom, Cosmopolitanism is a resounding work of philosophy and global culture.

Preemption:? A Knife That Cuts Both Ways
Alan M. Dershowitz's provocative new work, Preemption, is just such a book, chronicling a paradigm shift in our approach to controlling destructive conduct. As he reveals, we are moving—whether in society's manner of fighting crime or in our response to terrorism—toward more preventive and proactive approaches and away from primary reliance on deterrent and reactive responses. Although the events of 9/11 have accelerated this revolutionary shift, Dershowitz compellingly documents that the seeds were planted much earlier. In this thought-provoking account, Dershowitz explores the historical origins of the change as well as its troubling implication for civil liberties, human rights, criminal justice, national security, and foreign policy.

Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny
Smashing such stereotypes as "the monolithic Middle East" or "the Western Mind," Amartya Sen examines the much-misunderstood concept of identity.? The world may be more riven by murderous violence than ever before; yet Amartya Sen, the galvanizing Nobel Laureate, proposes in this sweeping philosophical work that the brutalities are driven as much by confusion as by inescapable hatred. Conflict and violence are sustained by the illusion of a unique identity, overlooking the need for reason and choice in deciding on bonds of class, gender, profession, scientific interests, moral beliefs, and even our shared identity as human beings. Challenging the reductionist view that people of the world can be partitioned into little boxes in terms of civilizational categories, Sen draws on history, economics, science, literature, and his own memories of difficult as well as easy times on three continents to present an inspiring vision of a world that can be made to move toward peace as firmly as it has spiraled in recent years toward violence and war. (請參看博達網站2006-06-05新到書目)

Modern Liberty: And the Limits of Government
An impassioned defense of liberty from one of our most esteemed legal scholars.? How has the modern welfare state redefined our notion of individual liberty? Are we free to express ourselves in speech, at work, or through sex? Arguing that equality is often the most potent rival of liberty, Charles Fried demonstrates how the dense tangle of government regulations both supports and threatens our personal freedoms. Richly illustrated with examples from contemporary life, Modern Liberty is vividly relevant to the experiences and needs of everyday Americans. Armed with Fried’s insights, readers will be better able to defend themselves against those on both the left and the right who would limit their liberty to promote virtue, equality, or the greatness of the nation. Modern Liberty has profound implications for the societies in which we live now.

作者 About the Illustrator
Kwame Anthony Appiah, professor of philosophy at Princeton University, was raised in Ghana and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. His books include In My Father's House, Thinking It Through, and The Ethics of Identity. With Henry Louis Gates Jr. he is the editor of Africana.

Alan M. Dershowitz is the author of such critically acclaimed books as America on Trial and The Case for Israel. A professor at Harvard University, he lives in Massachusetts.

Amartya Sen has written several books including Development as Freedom and The Argumentative Indian. He won the 1998 Nobel Prize in economics. A professor at Harvard University, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Cambridge, England

Charles Fried teaches constitutional law at the Harvard Law School. He has served as Ronald Reagan’s solicitor general and as a justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

* *海外授權：系列授權包括 英國、義大利文、法文、印尼、希伯來文。多本授權包括德語、巴西、西班牙、印度、簡體中文、克羅埃西亞。

More….Cosmopolitanism
More….Preemption
More….Identity and Violence
More….Modern Liberty

類別： 輕鬆幽默、兩性關係、療傷抱抱系列 (agent : Flora Kuo)


IT'S NOT ME, IT'S YOU: The Ultimate Break Up Book
親愛的，讓我跟你說掰掰 –給天下無法手放開的男孩女孩

- by Anna Jane Grossman & Flint Wainess

你愛他，你好愛他，早上起床要看到他，中午午休要打電話給他，晚上睡覺前不跟他說晚安會睡不著，甚至連半夜起床上廁所都在想他在幹嘛。你的世界圍著他轉，喔，在往後的生活裡，怎能想像你的公主 / 王子不在你身邊。但他的態度有時候總讓你覺得心灰意冷，即使你千百個不願意，但兩個人的關係不知不覺，就這樣走到了終點。要不然就是在某一天，他像平常一樣看著你的眼睛 / 或者他好像沒事一般打了通電話給你 / 或者他從msn的對話框丟來一句話，告訴你結束了。
什麼??!!結束了??!!............. (#%$&^*_*_$^@$E$^%*_&&*%喔不不不不!!!)!!!!!
最後終於，在你身陷痛苦煎熬、不知所措的漩渦的時候，《親愛的，讓我跟你說掰掰》剛好出版，是你人生這段最脆弱時期的救星。此書不只幫你了解你正遇到的問題、曾犯的錯誤以及避免在下一次戀情中重演，還成為初嘗失戀滋味的你的指南，從一開始對你們戀情的理性分析，到分手的過程中會遇到的心理戰，以及分手後該如何瀟灑的手放開。
書內有許多實例的故事、各式分析圖與分析問題的Q&A，可以使讀者能好好的沉靜心情，審視這段戀情。不論這是你無奈的選擇，還是突然的被告知，此書都能告訴你分手的各個面像，甚至最重要的，在分手“結束”後該做什麼。(但其實它從不曾真正結束過)

Summary

Sick and tired of married people getting all the attention and the gifts while the brokenhearted are left with nothing but that hideous bridesmaid dress or, worse, that hideous bridesmaid? This indispensable guide to the modern breakup is for you! Engagements and weddings have their own elaborate etiquette, even lavish gift-giving rituals, but married people already have the thing they need more than that fondue set and trip to Aruba: They have each other. And what do people going through the breakup have at the moment when they’re most lacking attention, not to mention gifts and trips? Nada. Enter the anti-Cupids, Anna Jane Grossman and Flint Wainess, here to lend the breakup its ceremonial due, here to break down the breakup. Whether you’re thinking about dumping someone, suspect you’re about to be dumped yourself, or have recently been shown the proverbial door, Grossman and Wainess offer clear-eyed, commonsense advice to get you through this confusing period.
· Do you have a plan of attack (or defense) in mind?
· If you’ve just been sent packing, do you know the best way to get your stuff back?
· Do you understand the full range of options at your disposal for exorcising your ex from memory?
· Do you have the right vocabulary to make a clean breakup, or to explain your lust for revenge to your friends? Yes, It’s Not Me, It’s You tells you everything you need to know about the breakup: how to do it . . . where to do it . . . when to do it . . . whether to do it . . . whether you can have a friend do it for you. And perhaps most important: what to do after it’s over (hint-it’s never really over). Laugh-out-loud funny, It’s Not Me, It’s You reminds us all that just because your relationship was an unmitigated disaster, it doesn’t mean your breakup can’t be a smashing success.

作者 About the Author
Anna Jane Grossman:她目前是NEW YORK POST, NEW YORK OBSERVER與NEW YOUK TIMES的專欄記者，所負責的是結婚與訂婚的宣布(她驚呼:真是太恐怖了!)。目前住在紐約，單身。

Flint Wainess:電視劇與電視節目的作者，一個人住在洛杉磯，沒貓沒狗沒女朋友。每天過著自己賺的錢自己花的優閒日子。

他們同時聲明他們過去不是、現在不是，未來肯定也不會變成一對戀人，所以也就永遠不會分手拉~

**亞馬遜網站5顆星評鑑。

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類別：商業/女性 (agent : Annie)

amBITCHous: (def.) A Woman Who: 1. Makes more money 2. has more power 3. gets the recognition she deserves 4. has the determination to go after her dreams and (Hardcover)
成功女性新定義 (暫譯)

- by Debra Condren

有“野心”的女人，當我們使用這個字眼形容某位成功女性，多半強調她富侵略性、自私自利、心眼歹毒等負面的特質。”野心”一字這麼難以承當嗎？我們也許只是被一個沒有事實根據的觀點，影響了我們對野心v.s.女人的態度。
作者認為女性長久以來受體制潛移默化，壓抑自己的雄心壯志，對些微的回報與成功感到滿意，不會做出比照男同事相等回饋的非份要求，不該輕易冒險、接受挑戰，帶領企業成長達到更高的目標。作者分析女性身受8種”社會認可的自我破壞”之苦，說服女性擁抱傳統女性美德，實則將女性抽離職場的權利核心，女性因而習慣性地產生將功勞分享或歸功於他人，不懂得站出來為自己說話，為他人而犧牲自己的目標等等行為。
本書的論點是說明野心其實也是一種優點，激發自己展現最好的一面，不論是為自己或為貢獻社會，女人不該懼怕有野心。

Summary
Look at yourself in the mirror. Now say these words: I am successful. It feels good, doesn’t it? It makes you smile a little. Now say these words: I am ambitious. How does that feel? Did you cringe? Did you say it quietly, afraid someone would hear you? Admit it. When you think ambitious woman, you think bitch.

But ambition is not a dirty word. Ambition is a virtue. Ambition is the best of who you are.

Abandon your dreams and desires and you’ll be half the spouse, half the parent, and have half the career you deserve. Until women recover the ambitious goals they left behind, frustration and even resentment will rule the day, as well as self-sabotaging behavior that can wreck a woman's career trajectory. With exercises, stories, and 8 practical amBITCHous Rules, Dr. Condren will show you that it’s only by embracing ambition that women can be the best they can be.

You owe it to yourself and the world to make the contribution you were born to make.

作者 About the Author
DEBRA CONDREN, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist, is the founder and executive director of the Women’s Business Alliance, and the founder and president of Manhattan Business Coaching. She has been featured in several major media outlets, including The New York Times and NPR’s Morning Edition. She divides her time between New York City and San Francisco.

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類別： 科學/ 科普 (agent : Mingming)

THE CANON : What Scientists Wish that Everybody Knew
科學智慧王: 寫給大家的科學達人書

- by Natalie Angier

Format: 精裝, 2007年5月出版,




Summary

普利茲得獎人和暢銷書”WOMEN絕妙好女子”的作者, 根據採訪各領域科學家的資料, 整理出現代人必備的科學常識, 使我們成為有素養的科學達人. 畢竟, 我們身處科學世代. 不論是幹細胞的研究 (美國總統布希最近首次動用否決權，駁回一項支援胚胎幹細胞研究的法案), 或智慧設計論, 科學已成為日常話題. 但同時, 我們對科學的所知又是少的可憐, 不足以應付談話所需. 本書以精粹及入門提供讀者易懂及有趣的內容, 讓仍視高中化學為畏途的讀者, 加入此世紀最有趣的科學辯論.

Natalie Angier 另一著作"THE BEAUTY OF THE BEASTLY"曾獲New York Times Notable Books
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0395718163/ref=ed_oe_h/104-0397711-5297501?ie=UTF8

作者 About the Author
Born in 1958, Natalie Angier grew up in the Bronx and in Michigan; she attended Barnard College, where she studied English literature, physics, and astronomy. She was a staff member at Discover magazine before joining The New York Times in 1990. In 1991 she won the Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting as a science writer. She lives in Takoma Park, Maryland, with her husband Rick Weiss, a science reporter for The Washington Post, and their daughter Katherine.

類別：科學、科技史、能源 (agent : Joanne)


CHILDREN OF THE SUN: A HISTORY OF HUMANITY’S UNAPPEASABLE APPETITE FOR ENERGY 
太陽的子民：人類無止盡的能源追尋史

- by Alfred W. Crosby

Format: 精裝, 208頁, 2006年1月出版

與其用國王、皇后、獨裁者和政治強權來拼湊出人類的歷史，環境史大師Alfred W. Crosby作者用了更聰明的方式來構築歷史--他藉由不同的能源例如：肌肉、馬匹、煤炭、石油等等來紀錄人類文明，為人類轉換太陽能的過去與未來提供了寶貴的背景。

我們大概很難認同簡單的烹調活動會為人類文化帶來革命化的改變。但是從舊石器時代某戶人家洞穴裡燃燒的那把火開始，人類擴展了食物的利用，連帶著展開了劃時代的巨大改變。您也許還是覺得烹調食物和鑽井取油似乎是兩碼子事, 但是從另一個角度來看，兩者都是人類將太陽能量由累積在有機物裡面取出來的創舉。

作者利用詼諧、有趣的手法來分析人類的成功為何取決於直接地對太陽能量作有效的運用，以及陳述人類如何滿足對能源的飢渴。可是日漸減少的自然資源，全球性暖化，和環境汙染全部映證我們仰賴礦物燃料的文明有其極限。作者雖樂觀的說，”至少我們尚未採取可行的對策--這對於人類這個懂得靈活變通的種族算是差可安慰的”，但該如何面對挑戰，尋找下一個新能源(小心，別找到摧毀特洛伊的木馬)，亟待我們去突破。

Summary

Crosby以他的幽默感和深厚的學術基礎，描述人類怎麼尋找規模更大和更複雜的方式來將太陽的能量提取出來，此舉影響了歷史的每個層面。書中每一章處理人類運用能源的不同時期：火與烹調、農業、煤炭與蒸氣、石油與內燃機、電力、分裂、融合。
本書綜合了其過去長篇著作的精華，簡潔地呈現大量的知識與科技觀念。提供我們機會成為成熟的能源消費者，希望讀者讀過之後能夠消化吸收，並且知道如何採取行動。

作者 About the Author
Alfred W. Crosby.教授是美國德州大學的歷史、地理和美國研究的榮譽退休教授。他的環境史和流行病史著作有《哥倫布的交流：1492年的生物和文化後果 THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492》(1972)、《生態帝國主義：900至1900年歐洲的生物擴散 ECOLOGICAL IMPERIALISM: The Biological Expansion of Europe, 900-1900 》(1986)、《細菌，種子和動物：生態歷史的研究 GERMS, SEEDS, AND ANIMALS: Studies in Ecological History 》(1994)和《現實的計量：西方社會的量化. THE MEASURE OF REALITY: Quantification and Western Society, 1250-1600 》(1997)。

**本書2006 年1月 出版，有樣書可提供審閱。

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