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家庭百科
(agent : Nicole)
樂活除菌主義
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作者：
佐光紀子
現今 . 地球資源不斷被任意使用 , 全球暖化日益嚴重 , 需要四分之一的地球資源 , 才能彌補能源危機 , 但我們要去那找這 4 分之一的資源 ? 唯有注意日常生活裏的習慣 . 家事中使用的消毒 . 用最天然簡單的方室除菌 . 消滅頑強細菌 . 輕鬆成為樂活除菌高手 . 不再使用過化學用品 . 多一份用心 . 就是多愛地球一分 .
Summary
小蘇打超強除濕力 , 放在容易長黴處或濕氣較重等容易潮濕的地方 , 幫助吸收惡臭與濕氣後 . 成為協助殺菌的好幫手 .
多數細菌只要持續淋上達到某一個溫度 80 度以上的熱水 , 即可被消滅 .
醋液加上鹽巴後 , 不但能菌 , 其殺菌效果也立刻提升 .
作者 About the Author
領悟到使用天然素材做家事的訣竅，著手撰寫《天然洗淨》（青銅新社）。
同時，還架設有以「使用天然素材輕鬆做家事」為出發點的「 Katoko ' s Natural Life 」網站（ www.katoko.com/ ），以及販售時髦個人雜貨商品與小蘇打的 7 網路商店－「竹輪本鋪」（ www.chikuwa.com ）等網站。主要著作為《天然洗淨》、《 70 種天然生活的方法》（以上為青銅新社出版），《佐光的自我生活之道大解析》（輪世社）。翻譯著作則有《運用小蘇打的天然生活》（青銅新社）等。
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宗教的生活體驗記
(agent : Sherry)
KUUNERUSUWARU EIHEIJI SHUKYOUKI
吃飯睡覺打坐 永平寺修行記
新潮文庫 ISBN4-10-123131-1( 2001/8/1 出版 )
首次發行 1996/12
作者： 野野村馨（ Kaoru NONOMURA ）
某天，我出家了，拋棄了女朋友跟這個社會 … 。道元師父創立的曹洞宗的總寺院，永平寺。進入寺門後，看見的是跟紅塵不同的另一個世界。無論是上廁所或是吃飯，都有嚴格的規定作法。新手被老僧侶訓斥，並徹底將規矩變成習慣。而天天熱衷坐禪的結果， 30 歲的作者理解了些什麼嗎？ 描寫行腳僧的一年體驗的記實文學。
Summary
永平寺，是 1244 年由道元禪師建立的曹洞宗的總寺院。據說院內約 10 萬坪（ 33 平方公尺 ），由被認為樹齡約 700 年的老杉和七堂伽藍為中心，並列著 70 間以上的殿堂閣樓。
在這個永平寺，只需花日幣 9000 元即可體驗四天三夜的體驗修行。據簡介說，該體驗修行是在早晨三點半起床，晚上九點就寢。「 3 ： 30 」與其說是早晨，不如說是半夜三更吧？！因為簡介上提到，不希望興趣本位或是抱著遊覽心情的民眾來參加，所以想必是相當嚴格的體驗修行。正因為這是日本有名的禪寺之一，對於其嚴格度也稍微有所聽聞，但看了本書似乎更瞭解一層。
據說上述的 3 ： 30 起床，如果加上大家都開始分擔工作的話，好像得再提早兩個鐘頭起床。吃東西、吃東西、走路、睡覺甚至所有的作法都已經定下規矩，連上廁所時，將擦手布放在哪隻手上、在哪裡脫去袈裟、以怎樣的姿勢、念怎樣的佛經 … 等等事情的細節都被一一立下規定了。
從境內的打掃以及食物的配給，念經時的順序到艱難的單字以及職務名，只是聽前輩說一次就得全部背下來。什麼彩排都沒有就得正式上場。如果搞錯了，就得接受前輩的嚴厲教育。據說全部的行動都是修行，這是源自道元禪師的教導。
喔 … 真是可怕。但是經過連續的緊張和每天同樣反覆的修行，作者似乎獲得了些什麼？讀完這本書，似乎對做這樣體驗的作者稍微的羨慕以及覺得佩服。
作者
About the Author
野野村馨（ Kaoru NONOMURA ）
1959 年生於神奈川縣。學生時代就曾去中國及西藏旅行。 畢業後，任職於設計事務所，三十歲時出家，在永平寺以行腳僧的身份修行一年。之後，再次任職於設計事務所，本書是作者利用上下班途中寫作完成的。
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THE WALL: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
牆壁：鐵幕之後的成長
-作 者：Peter Sis
這是一個真實故事，敘述冷戰時期一名熱愛繪畫的捷克兒童在共產國度的經歷。他曾經勇敢的站在史達林銅像前，胸前掛著紅星，捍衛他所知的信仰。叛逆的青少年時期，他窺見了西方物質文明，沈醉於嘻皮文化，雖然蘇聯入侵讓這股短暫的自由之風嘎然而止，希望的火花卻沒有消滅，創造力固然受到壓迫，卻沒有輕易消逝。
作者運用他著名的繪畫風格，以及他的日記，勾勒出捷克的日常生活。本書是他生平最個人的一部作品。他擁有廣大的讀者群，曾獲得凱迪克獎、麥克阿瑟獎，以及各種國際大獎，包括波隆納 Ragazzi 獎。
Summary
Long hair is a sing of Western decadence. Police have orders to cut it.
He join a rock group and painted music.
There are no records, no instruments, no stylish clothes. We have to make and invent everything. We all want to be Beatles.
We make our own shoes, shades, electric guitars …
Rock music is against the principles of Socialist art.
作者 About the Author
Peter Sis was born in Brno , Czechoslovakia , and grew up in Prague . He has been drawing ever since he can remember. He and his sister were Young Pioneers during the Cold War. An ardent rock ‘n' roll enthusiast, he was an emcee and a D.J. with his own radio show. He studied painting and filmmaking at Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and the Royal College of Art in London before coming to the United States in 1984, leaving the Iron Curtain behind.
His many distinguished books include Starry Messenger: Calileo Galilei , Tibet Through the Red Box, Madlenka , and The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin . He now lives in New York 's Hudson Valley with his wife and children.
已授出版權：捷克、法國、德國
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青少年小說 (agent : Cynthia)
MAIN STREET (Book 1) – Welcome to Camden Falls
MAIN STREET (Book 2) – Needle and Thread
大街系列 1 – 坎頓瀑布（ 2007.5 月出版）
大街系列 2 – 針與線（ 2007.8 月出版）
-作 者：
Ann M. Martin
本系列預計出版七本，一、二兩集於今年出版。
當芙羅拉和露比姊妹搬到坎頓瀑布時，情況真是糟糕無比：她們的雙親亡故，兩人的生活有了重大轉變。她們搬來和祖母同住，學習適應這棟新居。這棟房子位於大街，和其他七棟房屋緊密相連。坎頓瀑布是個小城，居民從小就彼此相識，這種親暱的氣氛使兩姊妹倍覺親切。芙羅拉和露比很快就與隔壁的奧麗薇亞結為好朋友，但是即使是在這麼親切的小城，仍舊潛藏著許多秘密。當兩姊妹開始入學唸書，更加融入坎頓瀑布後，發現大街從頭到尾的每一個人之間，其實交織著複雜而脆弱的關係。
另一個叫作妮琪的女孩一點都不喜歡這對新來的姊妹，跟她們十分疏遠，也許因為她有一個不願為人知的秘密？
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When Flora was a very little girl visiting Camden Falls with her parents, she used to like to stand across the street from the Row Houses, squint her eyes, and pretend that instead of eight houses they were really one huge house, a giant's house an entire block long, and enormous granite mansion. Flora remembered this now as Min's car turned onto Aiken Avenue, remembered, too, that there had been a time when she wasn't sure which front door was Min's unless she counted One – the Morrises', two – the Willets', three – the Malcones', then Min's – that was number four, then Olivia's – five. Mr. Pennington's was six, the Edwardses' was seven, and number eight belonged to the Fongs. Eight Doors. All eight houses all in a row, attached, identical in size, similar in layout, but otherwise nothing alike.
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About
the Author
Ann's THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB has sold more than 176 million copies. She was born on August 12, 1955 . She grew up in Princeton , NJ , with her parents, her younger sister, Jane, and a lot of pets. Aside from being big cat lovers, Ann and her family also had hamsters, mice, turtles, guinea pigs and fish at different times throughout the years. After graduating from Smith College , Ann became a teacher and then an editor of children's books. She's now a full-time writer. Ann gets the ideas for her books from many different places. Some are based on personal experiences, while others are based on childhood memories and feelings. Many are written about contemporary problems or events. All of Ann's characters, even the members of the Baby-sitters Club, are made up. But many of her characters are based on real people.
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生活風格 / 飲食生活 / 美食 / 烹飪 / 百科
(agent: Mingming)
1. THE CHEESE LOVER'S COMPANION:
The Ultimate A-to-Z Cheese Guide by Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst
2. CHEESE: A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Best 1
1. 起司賞味指南
2. 世界起司鑑賞百科 ( 圖文書 )
Format:
THE CHEESE LOVER'S COMPANION / 平 裝 , 576 頁 , 2007 年 7 月出版
CHEESE: A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Best / 全彩精裝 , 204 頁 , 2005 年 8 月
Summary
近日陸續引進國內的眾精品超市，起司可算是重要品項。 對於起司， 除了做乳酪蛋糕的 Cream Cheese, 提拉米蘇的原料 mascarpone, 夾三明治的 cheddar cheese. 面對琳瑯滿目的起司，要如何選擇及品嚐享用，其中的學問就讓這兩本書告訴您。
THE CHEESE LOVER'S COMPANION: The Ultimate A-to-Z Cheese Guide
本書由暢銷作家及美食權威 Tyler Herbst 和 Ron Herbst 撰寫， 內容涵蓋超過５００種起司指南。
這本隨身指南提供所有起司愛好者所需的資訊， 從全世界 , 包括法國、義大利、西班牙、英國、希臘 , 和墨西哥各國的的起司。 除超過 500 個起司品名，從 Appenzeller 到 Zamorano 。 本書亦解釋各專有名詞。起司的做法，購買，存放等細節。起司和葡萄酒及啤酒配對指南。
本書提供了起司發音指南，並以國家 , 型式（包括新鮮 , 自然外皮 , 軟硬 , 藍起司等） , 以及原料種類（牛奶， 山羊 , 綿羊和水牛）等索引分類方便起司愛好者查詢。
CHEESE: A Connoisseur's Guide to the World's Best
本書作者Ｍａｘ ＭｃＣａｌｍａｎ為美國首屈一指的的起司鑑賞家， 身為紐約 Picholine 餐廳（美國第一家提供完整起司食譜的餐廳）的起司製造及挑選者， 在本書中提供了起司鑑賞不可或缺的資訊 , 是探索起司世界的地圖 . 作者 選擇 , 品嘗 , 和研賞上百種起司 , 並提供給饕客品嚐。 本書為作者心血結晶 , 介紹世界上兩百種起司 - 只有頂尖的起司 - 並涵蓋所有實用資訊。
當然 , 酒是起司的最佳伴侶 , 因此作者測試了數以萬計酒和起司的組合 , 史無前例的提供起司與酒的完整搭配指南 .
本書以全彩銅版紙精印 , 以圖配文的方式帶領讀者進入起司的迷人世界 .
作者 About the Author
THE CHEESE LOVER'S COMPANION
Sharon Tyler Herbst and Ron Herbst are the authors ot THE ULTIMATE A-TO-Z BAR GUIDE, THE NEW WINE LOVER'S COMPANION, and the fourth edition of THE NEW FOOD LOVER'S COMPANION, which currently has more than one million copies in print. The award-winning author of 16 books, Sharon is the foremost writer of user-friendly food and drink reference works. She has appeared on radio and television shows nationwide, including Good Morning America and the Today show. Ron is an author, consultant, and freelance wine and travel writer who also makes guest appearances on radio shows.
CHEESE: A Connoisseur's Guide To The World's Best
Max McCalman is the unofficial spokesperson for fine cheese in the United States , featured in everything from the New York Times and Food & Wine to Queer Eye for the Straight Guy . He is the maitre fromager of the Artisanal Restaurant Group: Terrance Brennan's three-star restaurant Picholine, Artisanal Brasserie & Fromagerie, and the Artisanal Cheese Center in New York City . McCalman is also Dean of Curriculum at the Artisanal Cheese Center and has taught at many venues, including the Culinary Institute of America, the Institute for Culinary Education, and the New School . He lives in New York City with his daughter, Scarlett.
David Gibbons, a freelance writer, was coauthor with Max McCalman of The Cheese Plate , which was nominated for both James Beard and IACP awards, and was also the writer for Overstreet's New Wine Guide and Colin Cowie's Dinner After Dark . He lives in New York City .
Review
CHEESE: A Connoisseur's Guide To The World's Best
“The best cheese lover's guide . . . by the most passionate and knowledgeable cheese master in America .” —Eric Ripert, executive chef/co-owner, Le Bernardin
“This is a terrific guide to understanding the world's finest cheese.” —Robert M. Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate
“As a child in France , I watched my father savor a small piece of fine Roquefort every day. When I first met Max at Picholine restaurant, I recognized his great passion for cheese at once. He has combined this passion with a serious and extraordinary sense of the ceremony of cheese, and in doing so has taken cheese to another dimension for New York diners and now for his readers.” —Alain Sailhac, executive vice president and senior dean of studies, The French Culinary Institute
“This long-awaited book is a welcome addition to the cheese lover's library. Filled with essential information, Cheese is a must have.” —Ihsan Gurdal, Formaggio Kitchen
“How truly delicious to have finally arrived at a time when the great pleasures of cheese are accessible to so many Americans. This enticing, refreshingly clear, and insightful book is a gem and a must-read for both the knowledge-thirsty amateur and the true connoisseur.” —Karen Waltuck, owner, and Adrian Murcia, fromager, Chanterelle restaurant
“This is definitely a book that anyone with a serious interest in cheese—both professionals and consumers—will want to own. Cheese has a wealth of helpful guidelines about how to buy, taste, and store cheese, as well as descriptions and background on the great cheeses of the world, some classics, some little known outside their own neighborhoods.” —Ari Weinzweig, author of Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating and co-founder of Zingerman's Community of Businesses
THE CHEESE LOVER'S COMPANION
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人文科學、社會學、文化研究、當代藝術
(agent : Joanne)
Trash
不只是垃圾
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John Knechtel
Format: 精裝 , 224 頁 , 2006 年 9 月出版
垃圾的定義是什麼 ? 不外乎是倒掉、用過、壞掉、過時的廢棄物吧。在 ” 不只是垃圾 ” 一 書中，作家、藝術家和導演們用不同的角度去探討垃圾，結果發現藉著觀察人們丟了什麼垃圾，能夠讓我們了解他們是怎麼樣的人。 ” 不只是垃圾 ” 勘測範圍從最微小的地方 ( 掉在地上的毛屑 ) 到最廣大的區域 ( 垃圾填埋設計和都市廢棄物集中地的研究 ) ，它調查垃圾背後的邏輯與意義，因為從個人製造的垃圾能貼身的觀察到他 / 她的生活，也把我們從墨西哥 Juarez 被拐騙的女孩帶到中國的垃圾回收社區。
參與本書挖掘垃圾計畫的作者們成績斐然，包括 : 收集 Montreal 與各大城市街上紙飛機的 Susan Coolen ；藝術家 Kristan Horton 蒐集了各式垃圾來重現名導演 Kubrick Dr. Strangelove 電影中的經典畫面；詩人 Priscilla Uppal 以她常在鄰人垃圾箱中尋寶的伯父 " Dr. Garbage”” Fernando 作為主角發表詩作； Rachel Cassells 到美墨邊境的 Juarez 拍攝被棄屍的年輕女孩們的母親，與傾聽她們心碎的控訴。
“ 不只是垃圾 ” 探索垃圾之道德與心理層面的意涵，以及垃圾如何反射當代工業社會。調查範圍之廣可說從異想天開、不切實際，到令人不忍與痛心 , 也提供各種各樣的方法讓我們以全新的角度去反思與發現那些被我們不經意丟棄的事物。
Summary
目錄 :
Introduction
More Fluff
Karilee Fuglem”s photographs reveal complex worlds within dust bunnies.
Streets of Trash
Toronto trash Flaneur Lisa Rochon wanders the streets, shooting as she goes.
Uncle Fernando”s Garbage Triptych
Priscila Uppal”s poems portray her uncle, known in Brasilia as "Dr. Garbage."
Pliez
Susan Coolen collects paper airplanes from the streets of Montreal and other cities.
Sad Chairs
Gay Hawkins wonders what happens when wasted things hang around, refusing to go away. Photos by Bill Keaggy.
Trashed Space
Nina-Marie Lister photographs urban waste spaces and makes the case for their reinvention.
In | Out
Braden King, Garine Torossian, and Tigran Xmalian sort junk in post-Soviet Armenia
The Harbingers
In Nyla Matuk”s fiction the year is 2029 and something is awry in China ”s zero-waste cities. Drawings by Derek Sullivan
Recycling
Edward Burtynsky photographs recycling facilities in China and Ontario .
Message in a Bottle
Mass-scale trash is the outcome of our economic system, argues Heather Rogers.
Airspace
A photographic report by Pierre Belanger describes the ecologies and economies of landfilling in Michigan
Media in the Dump
Jennifer Gabrys reports on the residues from our digital devices.
Dr. Strangelove Dr. Strangelove
Kristan Horton recreates--in tiny trash assemblages--frames from the Kubrick classic.
The Ethical Artifact: On Trash
Trash marks the limits of knowledge, argues Barry Allen.
Prototypes
Brain Jungen dissects and reassembles consumer products in order to simulate more ancient forms.
Utopia Gleaners
Gleaners help us find the utopian energies of what has been cast aside, says Tina Kendall.
Sound Suits
Nick Cave”s wearable artworks are built from found materials and make sounds when animated by the wearer.
Refuse/Refused
In Priya Sarukkai Chabria”s poems the discarded--a worm, an old woman, a shard of mirror--speak.
The Missing Daughters of Juarez
Rachel Cassells travels to Juarez to photograph the mothers of murdered Mexican girls. Interviews and translations by Esteban Sheridan.
Plastikos
Susana Reisman photographs the vacuum-formed packaging used to display consumer goods.
Slough
A poem by Mani Rao explores this corporeal premise: "The new skins you grow are slough."
Contributors
作者 About the Author
John Knechtel is Director of Alphabet City Media in Toronto . He is the editor of SUSPECT and FOOD.
*本書 2006 年 9 月 出版，有樣書可提供審閱。
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類別： 歷史紀實 (agent : Yu-Shiuan)
Sands of Death: An Epic Tale of Massacre and Survival in the Sahara
死亡之沙：深入撒哈拉沙漠，一段背叛、殺戮、生還的史詩故事
- by Michael Asher
想像你迷失在沙漠中，身邊雖然有十九個人、兩百八十隻駱駝同行，但是沒有水，而且你的導遊可能欺騙你。你的家遠在 1,500 公里以外，距離你原先計畫的目地地只剩下 200 公里。這就是這本紀實故事的開場，也是十九世紀末法國殖民探險家 Paul Flatters 身陷進退兩難的窘境。 Flatters 企圖成為穿過非洲阿爾及利亞 Hoggar 山區 （一座矗立在 撒哈拉 沙漠邊緣的山脈 , 山頂的終年風雪和山腳的酷暑形成巨大的對比）到達 Timbuktu 的第一人 (Timbuktu 位在撒哈拉沙漠的，集文化財富於一身，是當時歐洲人常常描寫的一個神話城市 ) ，他的另一項任務探索出一條第一條可以穿越撒哈拉沙漠的鐵路。在這敘述形式近乎史詩性質的紀實故事裡，擅長描述記錄沙漠探險紀實的作，同時也是著名阿拉伯的勞倫斯傳記執筆者， Michael Asher ，鉅細靡遺同時妙筆生花地紀錄這則十九世紀非洲殖民期，法國人這項企圖，伴隨著人性的貪婪自私從一開始即注定要失敗的故事。
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In December 1880 a French expedition attempted to map a route for a railway that would stretch from their colony in Algeria right across the Sahara desert to reach their territories in West Africa . ' Paris to Timbuctoo in Six Days' was the slogan. It would do for the French colonies what the American railways were doing in the western states at the same time. No native opposition was expected. As one of the expedition's organizers said, 'A hundred uncivilized tribesmen armed with old-fashioned spears: what is that against the might of France ?' Four months later, a handful of emaciated survivors staggered into a remote outpost on the edge of the desert. Although armed with modern rifles, the column had been lured to destruction by the self-styled 'lords of the desert', the Tuareg. At this, the highpoint of European colonialism in Africa , this story of treachery, massacre, torture and even cannibalism made headlines around the world. Attacked by the Tuareg in their remote heartland, the survivors had been pursued for weeks on end, driven into the waterless desert to die. The desperate lengths they resorted to shocked Victorian sensibilities. They do not make easy reading now. This grisly story, told by our greatest living desert explorer reveals what happened when the conceit of western colonialism met the equally arrogant Tuareg, who had dominated this remote region, and anyone trying to cross it, for a thousand years.
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About the Illustrator
Michael Asher served in the Parachute Regiment and SAS. A fluent Arab speaker, he has lived for years among the Bedouin peoples. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, his published books include SHOOT TO KILL (1990), THESIGER: A BIOGRAPHY (1994) and an acclaimed biography of Lawrence of Arabia. His THE REAL BRAVO TWO ZERO (2002) was a Sunday Times Top 10 best seller.
*本書甫於 2007 年二月出版，國外權利人尚未提供相關書評。
英國 Daily Mail 書評：
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/books/authors.html?in_page_id=1826&in_article_id=444695
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哲學普及 (agent : David)
Philosophy on the Go
馬桶上輕輕鬆鬆學哲學
-by Joey Green
覺得哲學很難學 ? 搞不清楚蘇格拉底、柏拉圖、亞里斯多德等哲學家到底誰是誰或說過了些什麼 ? 別擔心， Joey Green 試著用極為幽默的口吻勾勒歷史上重要哲學家的立論，讓你可以把哲學當廁所文學輕輕鬆鬆學起來。
書中除了按照時間順序介紹了不同的哲學家，也將這些哲學家發人深省的話以深入淺出的方式表達出來。此外書中也探討了人們可能都想過的無解問題，比方說神是不是可以創造出一個連他都搬不動的石頭。作者依據不同哲學家的立論，詼諧的寫出他們若活在今日會怎麼回答這個問題。比方說尼采會回答﹕「神早就死了，所以當然抬不了石頭」 … 等。
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We may be a society perpetually on-the-go, but we've still got a little downtime when we go. In just a few short sittings, The Bathroom Professor (TM) series helps make any reader a scintillating cocktail party guest, successful game show contestant, or basic, well-rounded person. This debut title, Philosophy on the Go , introduces all the great philosophers through the ages, from Socrates to Sartre. Wildly entertaining, the fun and informative lessons delve into the philosophies of ancient and moderns alike, and confirm once and for all that Kierkegaard is not a brand of deodorant. Always wanted to brush up your knowledge on life's biggest philosophical questions? You're just a few rest stops away from having all the answers.
作者 About the Author
Green 曾是《 國家諷刺娛樂週刊 》編輯，寫過四十本書，擅於書寫 天馬行空、荒誕離奇卻又富教育性的題材 ，畢業於康乃爾大學 (Cornell University) ，曾替漢堡王 (Burger King) 和迪士尼樂園 (Walt Disney World) 寫電視廣告劇本。他在蜜月時與老婆 Debbie 以 backpacker 方式遊走世界各地兩年，目前和家人定居於洛杉磯。
*此書預定 2007 年 4 月下旬出版，尚無海外授權資料
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非小說 , 音樂 , 傳記 , 社科文化 (agent : Jianmei)
1 VIOLIN DREAMS
by Arnold Steinhardt
Format : VIOLIN DREAMS: 精裝 , 255 pages, 美國 Houghton Mifflin 出版公司出版
2. THE VIOLIN MAKER: Finding a Centuries-old Tradition in a Brooklyn Workshop
by John Marchese
Format : THE VIOLIN MAKER: 精裝 , 240 pages, 美國 HarperCollins 出版公司出版
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VIOLIN DREAMS
喜歡音樂的讀者應該對 Arnold Steinhardt 並不陌生 , 世界級小提琴獨奏家同時也是 瓜奈里弦樂四重奏 (Guarneri String Quartet) 的第一小提琴手 , 娓娓道來他與這個樂器難分難捨的一生 . 本書除了有關作者的自傳部份 , 也對歷史上有名的小提琴家如海飛茲等 , 小提琴的結構 , 歷史上製造小提琴的名城 , 意大利的 Cremona, 以及他視為最大挑戰的 Bach 作品 夏康舞曲 (Chaconne) 等都有述及 . 大師筆下有溫情 , 精彩一生就由這一篇篇小故事串聯而成。
THE VIOLIN MAKER
一塊簡單的木頭如何能成就為一把小提琴 , 所謂的樂器之王 ? 為了解開這個問題 , 本身是音樂家與作家的 John Marchese 走訪深居紐約布魯克林的小提琴製造師 Sam Zygmuntowicz. Sam 曾為幾位世界頂尖的音樂家 , 如 Isaac Stern, 製作小提琴 , 也被譽為目前最偉大且還有作品的 小提琴製造師之一 . 故事由 Sam 接下 Emerson String Quartet 第一小提琴手 Eugene Drucker 之委託為他製作一把琴開始 , Drucker 目前使用的是一把史特拉第瓦里小提琴 (Stradivari), 能夠製作出與歷史上第一名琴並駕齊驅的小提琴 , 成為 Sam 最大的挑戰 . 在 Sam 製作小提琴的同時 , 作者也訪問 Eugene Drucker, 紀錄下他在預演 , 錄音室和演出時的情形並遠渡重洋至史特拉第瓦里小提琴的誕生地 , 意大利的 Cremona. 作者為小提琴製作及兩位天才 , 演奏家與小提琴製造師間的互動與彼此激盪 , 寫下一個引人入勝的故事 .
作者
About the Author
Arnold Steinhardt：
瓜奈里弦樂四重奏 (Guarneri String Quartet) 第一小提琴手 經常於世界各國表演小提琴獨奏
John Marchese ：音樂家與作家
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Driving with Dead People
與死亡同行
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by Monica Holloway
每個人或許都曾經耽溺於死亡幻想。但是，樂於和死人作伴多過活人？以躺在喜歡的棺材裡當休閒娛樂？家庭因素使一個 8 歲小女孩對死亡的主題有異於常人的執著，她的人生與自我毀滅一定劃上等號？
Monica 的父親有個特殊嗜好，熱愛拍攝車禍現場及自然災害的景象，還會對孩子施暴，母親是極度自我中心的個性，四個兄弟姐妹時有爭執並不親密， Monica 最要好的是家裡開殯儀館的好朋友 Julie 。
雖然小鎮上處處是綠意盎然的大自然， Monica 和 Julie 寧可躲在殯儀館的陳列室，輪流躺在喜愛的棺材裡，或是接下開靈柩車到機場領屍體的工作。 Monica 的成長過程中，父母的不負責任造成她沒有安全感的問題並沒有改善，對 Monica 來說，與其相信一個不會到來的救贖，還不如體認到救贖根本不存在。
一個展現不凡勇氣與堅毅格性的傳記。
Summary
Small wonder that, at nine years old, Monica Holloway develops a fascination with the local funeral home. With a father who drives his Ford pickup with a Kodak movie camera sitting shotgun just in case he sees an accident, and whose home movies feature more footage of disasters than of his children, Monica is primed to become a morbid child.
Yet in spite of her father's bouts of violence and abuse, her mother's selfishness and prim denial, and her siblings' personal battles and betrayals, Monica never succumbs to despair. Instead, she forges her own way, thriving at school and becoming fast friends with Julie Kilner, whose father is the town mortician.
She and Julie prefer the casket showroom, where they take turns lying in their favorite coffins, to the parks and grassy backyards in her hometown of Elk Grove , Ohio . In time, Monica and Julie get a job driving the company hearse to pick up bodies at the airport, yet even Monica's growing independence can't protect her from her parents' irresponsibility, and from the feeling that she simply does not deserve to be safe. Little does she know, as she finally strikes out on her own, that her parents' biggest betrayal has yet to be revealed.
Throughout this remarkable memoir of her dysfunctional, eccentric, and wholly unforgettable family, Monica Holloway's prose shines with humor, clear-eyed grace, and an uncommon sense of resilience. Driving with Dead People is an extraordinary real-life tale with a wonderfully observant and resourceful heroine .
作者 About
the Author
Monica Holloway is an actress turned writer whose essay "Red Boots and Cole Haans" was described by Newsday as "brilliant, grimly hilarious." This is her first full-length book.
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