類別： 青少年文學 (agent : Sherryole)

SPOTLIGHT WO BOKURA NI
聚光燈正照著我們

作者-- 文：ASANO Atsuko （淺野敦子） ＆ 繪：狩野富貴子（ KARINO Fukiko ）

出版社：國土社（ 1998/10 ）
ISBN-10: 4337208062
ISBN-13: 978-4337208063

不想成為寂寞的大人，美玲這麼說。
不想成為愚蠢的大人，達彥這麼說著。

「那麼，我們想成為怎麼樣的大人呢？」就像是理所當然的事似的，阿樹並沒有提出確切地回答。

在地方都市小鎮的中學就讀的三人青梅竹馬。一邊看著大人社會的污濁，自己卻也一邊漸漸的走向大人的世界。

愛、生活以及人生，都是不停地探詢自我的旅程。

Summary

這是一個發生在三個青梅竹馬 - 達彥、阿樹以及美玲在中學二年級春天的故事。三人正面臨高中聯考以及就職的抉擇，思考著將來要成為怎樣的大人的問題。

阿樹的爸爸在地方都市以經營風化業賺錢，雇用了一個來自菲律賓的舞者 --Nancy 。舞者 Nancy 常跟阿樹聊到故鄉小島的故事，阿樹也就漸漸不把她視為是爸爸店裡的「商品」。但是，某天，爸爸的助手園田告訴阿樹，這位菲律賓舞者 Nancy 告訴她所有關於故鄉的事，都是謊話。原本難以置信的阿樹，卻漸漸地懷疑起 Nancy 說過的話 … 。阿樹邊意識到「人不再像人」這樣的骯髒現實，一邊找尋著自己，他天真的心也一邊搖晃著。


這個故事要傳達的不是指有 100 ％的光明面，其中也包含著實際存在著的污濁與黑暗面。例如在十分裡，雖然九分是黑暗的，但只要有一分是光明，就讓人有堅強活下去的念頭。雖然在書中找不到確切的答案，卻讓人有正向未來的想法。

作者 About the Author

  ASANO Atsuko （淺野敦子）
1954 年生於岡山縣。畢業於青山學院大學文學部。日本文學者協會會員。全國兒童文學同人誌聯絡會「季節風」同人。 1997 年以「 battery 」（教育畫劇）獲得野間兒童文藝賞。另外著有「螢火蟲館物語」（新日本出版社）等作品。

狩野富貴子（ KARINO Fukiko ）
1945 年生於高知縣。從事過廣告業後進入兒童書的世界。作品有，繪本「 OKAASAN NO HIGASA 」 (PHP 研究所 ) ，「 NINGYO 」（佼成出版社），插圖作品「 DOKIDOKI IE DE TOMODACHI DOKI 」等。

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類別： 紀實、生活體驗記（幽默） (agent : Mickey Tsen)


KIRA KIRA KENSHUI
明日看我 — 菜鳥醫生

作者：   織田宇佐子 ( 中譯暫定 )(Orita Usako)

誰說醫界物語的內容得是緊張的救命過程，生離死別的哀淒故事，或是醫界中的角力鬥爭黑暗面。

想不想來點不一樣的醫院物語呢？ 作者於本書描繪她在醫院的兩年實習生活的點滴，除了幽默、爆笑、輕鬆的對話外，還附上可愛有趣的插圖， 增添你閱讀時的想像空間。

內容：

生著一副娃娃臉，加上傻大姐個性的小兔，在原本應該是緊張萬分的實習醫生的生活中，卻遭遇到各種「怪腳」 … 無厘頭的指導醫師、才貌雙全卻說話刻薄的學姊、常被視為可疑人物的大嘴醫生。

還有千奇百怪的病人 …

有了這些怪腳的存在，讓小兔過著充實愉快 ( ？ )--- 哭笑不得的日子。

想知道男生當婦產科醫生的理由？還有他當了婦產科醫生後的下場嗎？
想知道無厘頭醫師得憂鬱症的原因嗎？
想知道大嘴醫生有什麼關西人的特性嗎？

此作品便是 TBS 於 2007 年 1 月 11 日 開始每週四晚上 10 點播出連續劇『 KIRA KIRA KENSHUI 』之原著。 該 TBS 電視台曾播出『冷暖人間』、『流星花園』、『華麗一族』等大受歡迎的連續劇。

Summary

描述實習醫生在實習過程的點點滴滴，有令人莞然一笑的失敗經驗談， 也有醫院裡所發生的珍奇事件，以及每個醫生的千奇百怪之處。

內容有笑、有淚、有感動、卻沒戀愛故事 (?!) 附有豐富插圖的爆笑小品集。

另還收錄有部落格中所沒有記載的趣聞軼事。

作者 About the Author
織田宇佐子（中譯名暫定）

性別：女性
生日： 9 月 31 日

實習女醫生。個子嬌小並有張娃娃臉，外型實在很難令人相信她是個醫生。
未來的夢想是希望透過部落格傳送愛與歡笑到世界各地。
著有『 KIRA KIRA KENSHUI 』系列作品

作者部落格連結 http://ameblo.jp/oda-miffy/

其他

此作品是 TBS 於 2007 年 1 月 11 日 開始，每週四晚上 10 點播出的連續劇 『 KIRA KIRA KENSHUI 』之原著。 該 TBS 電視台曾播出『冷暖人間』、『流星花園』、『華麗一族』等大受歡迎的連續劇。

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類別： 青少年小說(agent : Cynthia)

 
YOUNG FU OF THE UPPER YANGTZE
揚子江上游的小傅

作 者： Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
繪 者： William Low

1920 年代，生長在鄉野農村的小傅和母親抵達生氣蓬勃的重慶。之前，他對忙亂的都市生活一無所悉。這座充滿新奇刺激而又危機四伏的大城市，令十三歲的男孩大為著迷，決心把握機會，竭力求取一席之地。

小傅必須在銅匠阿唐的手下當七年學徒，一方面忍受其他學徒的奚落，磨練自己的智慧，應付街頭各種挑戰，以免給士兵射殺，一方面還要避免被滿街的乞丐扒竊。不過所有的危險都抵不過繁華大城市的歡樂。他一步一步融入城市生活，經歷一次又一次冒險，樂於助人和勇敢的性格，為他贏得許多友誼，以及意想不到的好運。

本書於 1932 年初版，是最早期的紐伯瑞得獎小說。中國在這數十年間雖然脫胎換骨，小傅的經歷卻是超越時間的，他交友、犯錯，在一個全新的世界掙扎求生，終於出人頭地。

Summary

Young Fu stood on the narrow curbing before Dai's two-storied tenement in Chair-Makers' Way, Chungking , and stared about him. In the doorway, Fu Be Be, his mother, directed load-coolies in placing the household goods which she had brought from home, and anxiously examined each article as it passed before her. A day of clattering over country roads, followed by two on the crowded freight boat, had been difficult indeed for her, but the furniture looked no worse for wear than did her son. For him the hours had flowed into the past as swiftly as the current of the river. He had been fascinated by shifting scenes and strange faces; the constant menace of bandits with which all travel was shadowed, had added its own flavor to the experience, and when at last Chungking 's great walls had loomed above them, it had seemed the fulfillment of all his dreams.

作者 About the Author

Elizabeth Foreman Lewis went to China in 1917 where she studied the Chinese language and history, and held teaching posts in Shanghia, Chungking, and Nanking . In 1921 she married John A. Lewis, a Nanking School Principal. Six years after her return to the United States , Mrs. Lewis wrote Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze , her first book.

William Low was born and raised in New York City . He is a lover of trains and New York architecture. Mr. Low is the author and illustrator of Chinatown and a four-time Silver Medal winner at the Society of Illustrators. Currently, he teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York .

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類別： 青少年小說 (agent : Cynthia)

 

Hero 英雄

-作 者：Perry Moore

阿湯表面上是個典型的青少年、籃球明星，但是心裡並不這麼想；他習慣獨來獨往，同學們都和他保持距離。他們覺得阿湯有點不一樣。其實他是躲不過父親海爾的陰影。海爾曾經是當代最偉大、最受熱愛的超級英雄，卻因為一場可怕的災難而潰不成人形，從此無法振作，阿湯的母親也跟著失蹤多年。

阿湯不希望增添父親的痛苦，因此總是把秘密藏在心底。比方說，他具有特異功能，超級聯盟邀請他加入，這個超級英雄組成的聯盟當年曾將海爾除名。阿湯是展開了雙重生活：白天當一個好兒子，晚上接受超級英雄的訓練。不過這件事並非阿湯唯一的秘密。他還有一樣最大的痛苦和秘密，既無法面對自己，也不能向任何人坦白。更糟糕的是，他知道有人在跟蹤他，一個完全知情的人。

Summary

I never thought I'd have a story worth telling, at least not one about me. I always knew I was different, but until I discovered I had my own story, I never thought I was anything special. My destiny began to unfurl during my very last game at school. What started with an accident on the court ended with the single most devastating look I ever got from my father. And it made me want to die.

作者 About the Author
作者 Perry Moore 是電影『納尼亞』的執行製片，他的作品《獅子、女巫、魔衣櫥之拍攝過程》，曾獲得紐約時報暢銷書。 Moore 的父親是越戰退伍軍人，海爾就是根據其父所創造的角色。《英雄》是 Perry 的第一本小說，將於 2007 年 8 月在美國初版。

已授出版權：英國

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類別： 生活風格 / 自然 / 環保 (agent: Mingming)



THE GREEN BOOK: A Guide for Rethinking What You Do and Why It Matters to the Planet
你也是 ” 綠 ” 巨人

-作 者： Elizabeth Rogers & Thomas K. Kostigen (with a foreword by Cameron Diaz & William McDonough)




Format: 平裝 , 224 頁 , 2007 年 7 月出版

Summary



一本環保議題的書為何受到如此重視 , 好萊塢女星 Cameron Diaz 為它寫序 , 美國名嘴 Oprah 邀請作者上節目訪談 , 書尚未出版已登上雅瑪遜書店 "Movers & Shakers" list 榜首 .

我能為環保盡棉薄之力嗎 ? 你是誠實盡責的地球公民嗎 ? 你努力做回收 , 離開房間時記得關燈 , 重覆使用購物袋 . 但你還是擔心所做的這一切是否對環境保護有幫助 .

THE GREEN BOOK 大聲的回答 ” 是的 ”

•  不要索取 ATM 提款機的收據 . 如全美國人皆如此作 , 將省下足以環繞赤道 15 次的紙張 .

•  刷牙時關掉水籠頭 . 你一天將省下五加崙的水 .

•  在冬天時將暖氣調降一度 . 紐約在一整個冬天所省下的能源 , 足以供應一州一年所需 .

•  本書將提供全面性的資訊幫助讀者成為環境保護的積極份子 , 以有趣 , 明確的指南告訴讀者一個人只要改變行為就能幫助地球環境 . 舉手之勞所造成的結果令每人都躍躍欲試 .

作者 About the Author
Elizabeth Rogers recently completed production on the eco-friendly MTV show Trippin', which she created with her partner Cameron Diaz.    She was a consultant to the National Resource Defense Council, helping to bridge the gap between artists in the entertainment community and environmental causes.  She was also Senior VP of Global Communications at Calvin Klein and worked on special projects with the Clinton Administration.

Thomas Kostigen writes the popular Ethics Monitor column for Dow Jones Marketwatch. He is the author of WHAT MONEY REALLY MEANS (Allworth), and contributing author of MONEY SAVVY (Rodale).  A former Bloomberg News editor, Kostigen's work has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines, including The Washington Post, Financial Times, Variety, and Worth, among many others. His cover story on the grassroots financial guru William J.O'Neil appeared March 5 th in the LA Times Magazine (re-titled West).

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類別： 女性，旅遊文學 (agent : Yu-Shiuan)


Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey
土耳其閨房實錄：現代土耳其的外國女人

- 編者: Anastasia M. Ashman and Jennifer Eaton Goekmen

無論就地理、歷史而言，土耳其向來是東西文化的交界，充滿著衝突、矛盾與融合。本書蒐集來自不同國家二十九位女性，不同行業包括藝術家、企業家、和平工作者、考古學家、傳教士等，她們或許因為婚姻、工作、愛情甚至純粹好奇想一窺這個神秘國度面貌的遊客，來到這個國家，走入不同場合，包括婚禮、工作場所、漫步在拜占庭的碎石巷弄、絲路上喧鬧的市集，筆調或許批判或許幽默，觀點或許投入或許客觀冷靜，彷彿由二十九塊拼布織出外國女人眼中多采多姿的土耳其掛毯。挑戰西方對東方的刻板印象，卻更是這些主動跳脫西方環境的女人來到東方國家，重新定義自我及改變其世界觀的心路歷程。本書出版以來，獲得多家旅遊性雜誌及新聞媒體推薦，包括國家地理旅遊雜誌 ( National Geographic Traveler) 、 Daily Telegraph UK ，並被 Lonely Planet Turkey 選為 2007 適合度假時看的書籍。



Summary

This illuminating anthology provides a window into the country from the perspective of twenty-nine women who lived in Turkey over the past forty years. Poignant, humorous, and transcendent, the essays take readers to weddings and workplaces, down cobbled Byzantine streets, into boisterous bazaars along the Silk Road , and deep into the feminine stronghold of steamy Ottoman bathhouses. The outcome is a stunning collection of voices from women suspended between two homes as they redefine their identities and reshape their worldviews.

The Expat Harem women are on the brink of reclassifying themselves, challenged to redefine their lives, to rethink their definitions of spirituality, femininity, sensuality and self. Aligned in their ever-shifting contexts, both Turkey and the expatriate share a bond of constant metamorphosis. These are among the Tales from the Expat Harem . The titillating, anachronistic title acknowledges erroneous yet prevalent Western stereotypes about Asia Minor and the entire Muslim world, while also declaring that our storytellers share a common bond with the denizens of a traditional Turkish harem. Much like the imported brides of the Seraglio, Istanbul's 15th century palatial seat of the Ottoman sultanate, our writers are inextricably wedded to Turkish culture, embedded in it even, yet forever alien.

作者 About the Author
Leslie Goldman, M. P. H., is a women's health and medical writer for the American Medical Association. A regular contributor for the Chicago Tribune , she also writes for Marie Claire , Health , People , and Redbook . She lives in Chicago .

*亞馬遜網路書店讀者予以五顆星的評價

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類別： 健康、心理、節食 (agent : Annie)

Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever
嗨！我把自己縮小了 ( 暫譯 )

- by Roger Gould

半夜 12 點去買一堆鹽酥雞，你確定你是肚子餓？

你的空虛感也許不是來自胃，而是對自我、生活、感情、工作上的渴求。失戀就發胖是普遍的現象，對抗肥胖，除了意志力，還需要專家的指導。

Dr. Roger Gould 是一位公認的精神病學專家，在研究過兩萬名有 Emotional Eating ( 情緒性進食 ) 問題的個案，作者提出這套經多人驗證的療程，帶讀者對抗因恐懼、挫折感、焦慮等等心理因素造成的肥胖症。作者也創新提出肥胖問題的線上治療療程。請參考網站 www.shrinkyourself.com

Summary

Emotional eating is by far the most common cause of weight gain. As you'll learn in Shrink Yourself , all the diets, exercise regimens, and surgical procedures in the world will not free you from this vicious cycle. Why? Because they don't address your reasons for overeating.

Shrink Yourself , a supportive, unique, and ground-breaking guide written by a world-renowned therapist who has helped thousands of people lose weight and keep it off, gets to the heart of the problem. Shrink Yourself gives you the equivalent of eight expensive sessions with the best weight-loss therapist in the world for the price of a single book.

Yo-yo dieting is an endless cycle. You diet and lose weight. Then you eat "comfort food" - that piece of cake, huge bowl of ice cream, or enormous bag of potato chips you devour to smother your feelings of fear, anxiety, stress, anger, boredom, loneliness, frustration, or so many other feelings. The comfort doesn't last long. Soon you feel guilty for breaking your diet, so you displace the guilt with another helping. Before long, you're unpacking your fat clothes again and berating yourself for your lack of willpower. Then, warily, you contemplate the next diet.

With Shrink Yourself , renowned psychiatrist and emotional eating expert Dr. Roger Gould offers the first step-by-step analysis of the connection between eating and emotion. Dr. Gould explains why the connection is so powerful and shows you how to break the emotional eating cycle, shed all your excess pounds, and keep them off for good. Based on Dr. Gould's unique method and his work involving more than twenty thousand people, this revolutionary eight-session program reveals that your uncontrollable hunger is connected to feelings of powerlessness in your life. You'll discover the five layers of powerlessness and you'll learn how to recognize and cope with each of them by:

•  Conquering the feeling phobia

•  Waking up from the food trance

•  Challenging your self-doubts

•  Defeating your defeatism

•  Creating real safety

•  Dealing positively with anger

•  And more

Food may be a relatively inexpensive "over-the-counter tranquilizer," but its side effects can be devastating. So before you rush to try the next fad diet or start binge eating after a stressful day, ask yourself, "Is this the way I want to live?" Then read Shrink Yourself and learn how to take control of your emotions to slim down permanently? without ever counting calories again. You can truly shrink yourself.

作者 About the Illustrator
Roger Gould , M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, author, and former head of Community Psychiatry and Outpatient Psychiatry at UCLA. Dr. Gould is one of the world's leading authorities on emotional eating and adult development. His work on the life cycle was used by Gail Sheehy in her #1 bestselling book, Passages, and in his own book Transformations. Dr. Gould has pioneered the use of online therapy sessions focusing on weight loss and other issues, and he has been acknowledged by the Smithsonian Institute as a pioneer in the innovative use of computers in psychiatry. His Web site on emotional eating is shrinkyourself.com.

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類別： 非小說 ,  百科類 (agent : Jianmei)


Smithsonian Q&A series: The Ultimate Question and Answer Book
Smithsonian 博物館問答小百科系列

這套書是美國  Smithsonian 博物館新推出的一套問答式小百科 .   參觀博物館的群眾總有問不完的問題 , 與其一一回答 , 不如將最常被問到的問題由專家學者整編出來 , 結集成書 .   這套書是採取問答的型式 ,  且因為提問題的都是一般觀眾 ,   故問題與答案都淺顯易懂 , 但旁徵博引 , 搭配 250 張彩色圖片 , 極富有趣味性 , 可讀性極高 . 

本系列將陸續推出自然及人文主題 , 繼鳥類與貓之後 , 可期待的新書有 :

-         Baseball

-         Penguins

-         The American Revolution

-         Presidential Families

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類別： 商業 / 職場心理 學 / 個人成長 (agent : Joanne)

THE POCKET PSYCHO
揪出辦公室怪獸 - 精簡版


- by John Clarke



Format: 平裝 , 154 頁 , 2007 年 2 月出版

隨著社會的演進，越來越多人必須投入職場。相信大家都常聽到一句話 --” 做事容易，做人難 ” ，但是萬一錯不在你，而是你的同事，並且他們的舉動已經嚴重影響到了你的情緒、健康、甚至是生命安全呢？

作者 Dr. John Clarke 專精犯罪與法庭心理學以及 連續殺人犯、一般罪犯的側寫 ，除了在大學教授相關科目之外，也協助澳洲新南威爾斯 (New South Wales) 警方辦案。 2005 年針對白領階級罪犯之敘述與提供讀者因應之道的 WORKING WITH MONSTERS ，獲得熱烈迴響後，因此在 2007 年將其精華濃縮成精簡版的 THE POCKET PSYCHO ，讓忙碌的現代讀者能夠更快地辨識，並且知道如何去處理這些 ” 辦公室怪獸 ” 。

根據作者的分析，有些 ” 怪獸 ” 明目張膽地打壓、欺負受害者；有些 ” 怪獸 ” 則以無害的外表偽裝，在暗地裡破壞、操控受害者。許多受害者因為缺乏了解，或不知道該如何去面對這些同事，獨自承受 ” 怪獸 ” 們的欺凌，不僅工作情緒受到波及，工作表現低落，也產生身心失調的症狀，甚至最後以尋死作為解脫。這樣的問題過去因缺乏足夠的知識，或是因為礙於情面、自尊而未獲得重視，可是對個人、公司組織都造成嚴重的負面影響，實應予以正視。

Summary

   From the bestselling author of WORKING WITH MONSTERS
Does the following person sound familiar?
* He/she works inside many of Australia ' s businesses and corporations.
* He/she intimidates fellow workers.
* He/she exhibits impulsive behaviour.
* He/she demonstrates a lack of remorse.
* He/she is glib and superficially charming.
Workplace psychopaths exist in a variety of workplaces. They are individuals who manipulate their way through life and leave an indelible mark on both their victims and society. They are destructive men and women - cunning, self-centered, ruthless and terrifying. They make working life a living hell for many of us. What motivates these individuals? How can you protect yourself from these ' monsters ' who hide behind a veneer of respectability?
With new case studies, "frequently asked questions" from victims and key tips on spotting/identifying the workplace psychopath, Dr John Clarke shows you how to recognise and manage a workplace psychopath within your midst.
Don ' t be a victim - be wise to their tricks!

Contents

Introduction

1. The facts

2. Defining the Monster

3. Specific Characteristics

4. Manipulating Organizations

5. Manipulating People

6. Effects on Victims

7. Protecting Yourself

8. Inoculating Employees

9. Good for Business?

10. Mistaken Identity?

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

作者 About the Author
Dr John Clarke graduated with a PhD in psychology from Sydney University in 2004. He has lectured to the New South Wales Police Service and the general public on serial sex crime, criminal psychology and white-collar pyschopaths. He consults to law enforcement agencies and members of the legal profession in the area of criminal profiling as well as corporations assessing psychopathy in the workplace. John was nominated for a Ned Kelly Award in 2002 for his first book TOUCHED BY THE DEVIL.

http://www.drjohnclarke.com/

*本書 2007 年 2 月   出版，有樣書可提供審閱。

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類別： 經濟學 (agent : Davide )

Economic Facts and Fallacies
經濟的真實與謬論

- by Thomas Sowell

經濟的政策往往乍看之下合情合理，但是透過 Thomas Sowell 的精闢分析，我們得以看見，在許多立意良好的政策後面，是不符合邏輯的謬論與判斷。

比方說第一個謬論是經濟學上零和謬論 (The Zero-Sum Fallacy) 。許多經濟學家、政治家、立法委員總認為一方的收益必然意味著另一方的損失，各方的收益和損失相加總和永遠為 “ 零 ” 。然而 Thomas Sowell 舉例埃及曾在 1960 年代推出租金控管，希望讓房客能夠承擔租金，政府原本是美意，只是犧牲極少數房東的收益來讓絕大數的房客都付的起房租。但是結果確是造成房市的大崩壞，資產階級不想投資房地產，反而造成更多房客沒有房子可以租，像這樣的經濟政策的錯誤就是沒有考慮到經濟學不只是零和，還有許多更複雜的層面需要我們去關注。

Summary
In his new book, Economic Facts and Fallacies best-selling author Thomas Sowell provides a solid, clear penetrating exploration of shoddy thinking across a wide range of contemporary issues in economics. Some specific topics include the power of fallacies as they appear in urban, male–female, academic, racial, and income economic issues. As Sowell always does, he provides a corrective explanation of why a laissez-faire approach is the solution to any problems brought about by these fallacies.

 作者 About the Author
Thomas Sowell 是芝加哥經濟學派 (Chicago School of Economics) 的成員之一，寫過數本分析經濟的書，如 Applied Economics ， Basic Economics ， 和 A Conflict of Visions 一書。 Sowell 現任史丹佛大學胡佛研究中心 (Hoover Institution) 公共政策方面的資深研究員 (Rose and Milton Friedman Senior Fellow). 他曾在美國著名大學教授經濟課程，並持續關注美國當地與海外的經濟政策。



*本書預計 2008 年 3 月出版， 目前已有 Sample Chapter 電子檔可以提供。


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