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- A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical Sunday in the Park with George Putting It Together chronicles the two-year odyssey of creating the iconic Broadway musical Sunday in the Park with George. In 1982, James Lapine, at the beginning of his career as a playwright and director, met Stephen Sondheim, nineteen years his senior and already a legendary Broadway composer and lyricist. Shortly thereafter, the two decided to write a musical inspired by Georges Seurat’s nineteenth-century painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Through conversations between Lapine and Sondheim, as well as most of the production team, and with a treasure trove of personal photographs, sketches, script notes, and sheet music, the two Broadway icons lift the curtain on their beloved musical. Putting It Together is a deeply personal remembrance of their collaboration and friend - ship and the highs and lows of that journey, one that resulted in the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning classic.Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created "Sunday in the Park with George"NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communities and weakening the American social fabric. Americans of good will on both the left and the right are secretly asking themselves the same question: how has the conversation on race in America gone so crazy? We’re told to read books and listen to music by people of color but that wearing certain clothes is “appropriation.” We hear that being white automatically gives you privilege and that being Black makes you a victim. We want to speak up but fear we’ll be seen as unwoke, or worse, labeled a racist. According to John McWhorter, the problem is that a well-meaning but pernicious form of antiracism has become, not a progressive ideology, but a religion—and one that’s illogical, unreachable, and unintentionally neoracist. In Woke Racism, McWhorter reveals the workings of this new religion, from the original sin of “white privilege” and the weaponization of cancel culture to ban heretics, to the evangelical fervor of the “woke mob.” He shows how this religion that claims to “dismantle racist structures” is actually harming his fellow Black Americans by infantilizing Black people, setting Black students up for failure, and passing policies that disproportionately damage Black communities. The new religion might be called “antiracism,” but it features a racial essentialism that’s barely distinguishable from racist arguments of the past. Fortunately for Black America, and for all of us, it’s not too late to push back against woke racism. McWhorter shares scripts and encouragement with those trying to deprogram friends and family. And most importantly, he offers a roadmap to justice that actually will help, not hurt, Black America.Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black AmericaNEW YORK TIMES • 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2021 New York Times • Times Critics Top Books of 2021 New York Times Bestseller Best Books of the Year • Washington Post, TIME, NPR, Oprah Daily, Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Kansas City Independent, Los Angeles Public Library, Washington Independent Review of Books, Spy, Audile, Biblioracle, AbeBooks The essential, sweeping story of Juneteenth’s integral importance to American history, as told by a Pulitzer Prize–winning historian and Texas native. Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s On Juneteenth provides a historian’s view of the country’s long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous hardships that African-Americans have endured in the century since, from Reconstruction through Jim Crow and beyond. All too aware of the stories of cowboys, ranchers, and oilmen that have long dominated the lore of the Lone Star State, Gordon-Reed―herself a Texas native and the descendant of enslaved people brought to Texas as early as the 1820s―forges a new and profoundly truthful narrative of her home state, with implications for us all. Combining personal anecdotes with poignant facts gleaned from the annals of American history, Gordon-Reed shows how, from the earliest presence of Black people in Texas to the day in Galveston on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger announced the end of legalized slavery in the state, African-Americans played an integral role in the Texas story. Reworking the traditional “Alamo” framework, she powerfully demonstrates, among other things, that the slave- and race-based economy not only defined the fractious era of Texas independence but precipitated the Mexican-American War and, indeed, the Civil War itself. In its concision, eloquence, and clear presentation of history, On Juneteenth vitally revises conventional renderings of Texas and national history. As our nation verges on recognizing June 19 as a national holiday, On Juneteenth is both an essential account and a stark reminder that the fight for equality is exigent and ongoing. 2 black-and-white illustrationsOn Juneteenth★入圍美國國家圖書獎(National Book Award)決選名單(Finalists) ★「讓這本書把魔法帶給我們吧!讓我們回想起那些最勇敢和真誠的自己。」——《紐約時報》書評 ★出版立刻登上紐約時報暢銷書、一砲而紅且報導量爆量的《先知》,被《娛樂週報》(Entertainment Weekly)評為「全新表現型態的史詩」、「偉大突破」、「似托妮.莫里森魔幻寫實」,但是「其針對社會動盪的討論更是獨樹一格」。 ★美籍越南裔詩人王鷗行(Ocean Vuong)、2015年曼布克獎牙買家作者馬龍.詹姆斯(Marlon James)都力推這本小說 ★美國歌手瑪麗亞·凱莉將這本小說列為2021年聖誕節必讀小說 南北戰爭之前密西西比州,美國南部穀倉裡兩位年輕黑人奴隸相依為命、愛不顧身,他們是彼此的避難所,然而他們卻被其它農奴背叛出賣….. 以賽亞(Isaiah)是撒母耳(Samuel)的摯愛,撒母耳也是以賽亞的摯愛,自始自終都是如此,未曾改變。他們在穀倉裡餵養動物也餵養彼此的靈魂,把那空蕩蕩的穀倉轉變成兩人的庇護所。在惡毒主人壓榨統治的世界裡仍找到一絲親密感與希望。然而當穀倉裡另一位年長黑奴為了討好主人歡心在莊園宣導主人的福音,他向主人告密以賽亞與撒母耳禁忌的同性之戀。以賽亞和撒母耳的愛情原本是如此的單純,成了莊園裡不可饒恕的罪惡並且威脅莊園的和諧。 小羅伯特瓊斯(Robert Jones, Jr. )的文字讓人聯想起托妮.莫里森(Toni Morrison)作品裡的詩意,他重現了主人與奴隸的聲音,以賽亞、撒母耳以及充滿心機精打細算的主人栩栩如生躍於紙上,我們也看到莊園裡扛起重擔的黑人女性,他們肩上的棉花象徵著整個美國南方莊園的靈魂。《先知》這本小說把世襲的痛楚與苦難表達在字裡行間,但同時也描繪愛情具有的英勇力量,看見希望與真理。 小羅伯特瓊斯(Robert Jones, Jr. )在大學期間讀到包德溫的 1985 年文章「當龍的時代」(Here Be Dragons),深受感召,對於自身性向探索的掙扎找到解脫。《先知》這本小說不僅是向包德溫致敬,更是細膩呈現出真愛的意義。 在一場訪談中小羅伯特瓊斯(Robert Jones, Jr. )曾倡議說到:「你非得成為強壯且強勢的直男,才能是個堂堂正正的男人。若非如此,你是給了白人至上主義把柄,讓他們有名義拆散黑人家庭、奪去一個黑人的基本人權。」(出自《紐約時報》書評對本書的報導)先知★此書版權已授權荷蘭(Hollands Diep) ★作者特別錄製了一段影片介紹這本小說: https://share.weiyun.com/jL9KE5G0 十五歲的柯瑞(Corey)發現母親葛洛莉亞(Gloria)被診斷得了肌肉萎縮的漸凍人症(ALS),來日不多。從小父親雷納德(Leonard)對這個家庭不聞不問非常疏離,為了母親與自己,柯瑞決定要成為母親的英雄,提供她所需要的治療與關愛。 當父親雷納德重新回到這個家庭,柯瑞發現他所認知的榮譽與愛、義務與奉獻都因為父親濫用權利遭到極大的考驗。父親雷納德是個很有魅力的男子,社經地位可以呼風喚雨的人,然而他的道德品格讓人不敢恭維,雷納德非常野蠻的忽略他對妻子與兒子該盡的責任。當柯瑞慢慢認識這個陌生的父親後,科瑞才知道原來父親曾對母親施暴,程度讓人無法想像。故事中還有其它的角色,他們被捲入柯瑞與雷納德父子之間的戰爭。 小說的背景是設定在2000年初麻州靠近波士頓與劍橋的小鎮,工人階級與學術圈兩個世界的衝撞。小說想講述柯瑞如何跨越童年到成人的世界,為了保護母親葛洛莉亞,他得打破父親雷納德光鮮亮麗的神話、甚至毀了父親的前途。這是一本很感人也很具力量的小說。 為了母親葛洛莉亞而戰A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the widely acclaimed, bestselling author of American War—a beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic, and profoundly moving novel that looks at the global refugee crisis through the eyes of a child. More bodies have washed up on the shores of a small island. Another overfilled, ill-equipped, dilapidated ship has sunk under the weight of its too many passengers: Syrians, Ethiopians, Egyptians, Lebanese, Palestinians, all of them desperate to escape untenable lives back in their homelands. But miraculously, someone has survived the passage: nine-year-old Amir, a Syrian boy who is soon rescued by Vänna. Vänna is a teenage girl, who, despite being native to the island, experiences her own sense of homelessness in a place and among people she has come to disdain. And though Vänna and Amir are complete strangers, though they don’t speak a common language, Vänna is determined to do whatever it takes to save the boy. In alternating chapters, we learn about Amir’s life and how he came to be on the boat, and we follow him and the girl as they make their way toward safety. What Strange Paradise is the story of two children finding their way through a hostile world. But it is also a story of empathy and indifference, of hope and despair—and about the way each of those things can blind us to reality.What Strange Paradise: A novel★ 紐約時報暢銷書!美國今日秀「與珍娜共讀」#ReadwithJenna讀書俱樂部選書! ★ 出版第二天就衝上亞馬遜排行榜亞軍! 「這個被推入黑暗的家庭,他們的愛和堅韌感動了我…並為超越美國國界的現實,投下了曙光。」—2017年普立茲獎,《歸來》(The Return)作者希沙姆·馬塔爾(Hisham Matar) 在中國,她是教授的女兒,而在布魯克林,她們一家人是沒有身份的非法移民…… 作者王乾搬到「美好國度」——美國的時候才七歲。在那裡,她和她的父母才發現紐約市的道路才不是金子舖成的,而是令人窒息的恐懼和稀缺。 剛開始不會說英語的茱莉(Julie)學校裡,老師和同學迴避她,茱莉僅能與飢餓和孤獨奮鬥,她只好躲進圖書館,藉由閱讀漸漸學會英語,而童書的貝安斯坦熊(The Berenstain Bears)成了他來到美國後的第一個交的朋友。茱莉在生活中裡發現帶來快樂的小確幸:第一口美味油膩膩的比薩餅、一週一次的採買日、在布魯克林街邊的垃圾桶挖到寶藏、在洛克斐勒中心(Rockefeller Center)那場夢幻的耶誕之旅,讓她知道電影中的那個耀眼迷人的紐約市仍然存在著。 隨後,媽媽終究病倒了,作為沒有身份的移民,為了躲避審查和難以負擔的醫藥費用,選擇隱瞞病情。在這裡生活沒有任何驕矜,不管發生什麼,都告訴自己出生在這裡、一直住在這裡。 以細膩抒情的文筆,描繪著那些生命經歷,具有令人難以忘懷的力量,承載著童年的視角,作者王乾(Qian Julie Wang)寫下了一個美國故事,講述了一個家庭在隱形巨大的壓力下的碎裂、一個在陰影中成長的女孩,她從不停止追求燦爛光明。那美好國度啊!《紐約時報》精選100本值得關注的書!文學雜誌The Millions 、《圖書館期刊》(Library Journal)、Buzzfeed、《時代》雜誌、出版者周刊 (Publishers Weekly)評為2021年的最期待的新書之一!The Rumpus雜誌列入2021年必讀清單! 作者克林特·史密斯(Clint Smith)本身是作家兼詩人,在《黑奴未竟之旅》(How the Word is Passed)他從個人家族遭遇談起,從自己的家鄉新奧爾良作為起點,帶領讀者走讀一趟令人難忘的旅程,旅程經過新奧爾良的多座碑石、景點,這些遺物的存在誠實地展露過去,述說著一個世代相傳的故事,故事的主題——奴隸制,貫穿著黑人運命、潛移默化地留存在整個國家的血液裡。 它是發生在維吉尼亞州的蒙蒂塞洛種植園的故事,當時奴役了400多人。它是惠特尼種植園的故事,該園區至今仍保留著當時的建築、展演著奴隸制的演進、執行。它是位於路易斯安那州的安哥拉監獄的故事,從安哥拉奴隸種植園的舊址上建造出一座美國安全等級最高的監獄,18000英畝的佔地裡頭囚禁著大量的黑人無償勞動。當然也是數以千計的邦聯軍長眠的彼得斯堡布蘭福德墓地(Blandford Cemetery)過去的風雨。 這是對奴隸制一場全面的探討,奴隸制的存在持續在美國社會留下一道道傷痕,那些真實存在在南方的種植園、監獄裡的事件,形塑成現代美國人的日常,例如紀念奴隸制結束的六月節、充滿黑人文化的曼哈頓下城區。在這些看似稀鬆平常的小事裡,隱藏著黑奴被作為物品交易、毫無自由與尊嚴的悲痛歷史,僅管奴隸制度已經廢除,但這些傷痛和陰影仍持續往下一個黑人世代烙印著…… 黑奴未竟之旅:美國奴隸制度的反思榮獲2021年美國國家書評人協會獎(National Book Critics Circle Awards)虛構類大獎! 名列歐普拉讀書俱樂部2021年推薦書單之一! 榮登紐約時報暢銷榜! 「它如同史詩般……我被這個現代非裔美國人家庭故事深深吸引……它全然是美國歷史和現代的結合。我從未讀過像它這樣的東西,真的太讓我陶醉了!」——歐普拉·溫芙蕾(Oprah Gail Winfrey) 2020年入圍國家圖書獎的詩人歐諾瑞・F・傑佛斯(Honorée Fanonne Jeffers)帶著這部充滿力量小說,驚艷文壇! 記錄了一個美國家庭的尋根旅程,從幾個世紀前的奴隸歷史到美國內戰、再到現今這個仍舊動盪的時代。 偉大的美國社會學家W·E·B·杜波依斯(W. E. B. Du Bois)曾探討美國種族議題,並提出一個著名概念:「雙重意識」(Double Consciousness)。「雙重意識」用作形容美國黑人的身份意識,即黑人與美國人兩種身份,這是所有非裔美國人為了生存而擁有的課題。艾莉・珍珠・加菲(Ailey Pearl Garfield)從小就體認到杜波依斯的這番說法,她的名字便是以知名非裔美國編舞家艾文·艾利(Alvin Ailey)和曾祖母珍珠(Pearl)而來,珍珠是喬治亞州的奴隸後代。而艾利的名字,正是肩負著W·E·B·杜波依斯的提問。 艾莉在城市北部長大,但夏天則在喬治亞州度過,這裏是他們的祖先從非洲被奴役過來後的落腳處。自小,艾莉就為自己的身份認同而掙扎。為了找尋答案,他展開了一段尋根之旅,揭開美國南方過去幾代原住民、黑人和白人祖先之間令人震驚的過去。 這趟旅程有迫害、抵抗,既充滿束縛和殘忍,但訴說的,就是美國的故事……W.E.B.杜波依斯的情歌
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- From Nobel Prize winner Syukuro Manabe and Anthony Broccoli, a definitive account of how we have come to understand the fundamental processes behind global warming Syukuro Manabe is perhaps the leading pioneer of modern climate modeling. Beyond Global Warming is his compelling firsthand account of how the scientific community came to understand the human causes of climate change, and how numerical models using the world’s most powerful computers have been instrumental to these vital discoveries. Joined by atmospheric scientist Anthony Broccoli, Manabe shows how climate models have been used as virtual laboratories for examining the complex planetary interactions of atmosphere, ocean, and land. Manabe and Broccoli use these studies as the basis for a broader discussion of human-induced global warming―and what the future may hold for a warming planet. They tell the stories of early trailblazers such as Svante Arrhenius, the legendary Swedish scientist who created the first climate model of Earth more than a century ago, and they provide rare insights into Manabe’s own groundbreaking work over the past five decades. Expertly walking readers through key breakthroughs, they explain why increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide has caused temperatures to rise in the troposphere yet fall in the stratosphere, why the warming of the planet’s surface differs by hemisphere, why drought is becoming more frequent in arid regions despite the global increase in precipitation, and much more. Authoritative and illuminating, Beyond Global Warming is an invaluable insider’s look at some of today’s most cutting-edge Earth science, and a rare window into a brilliant scientific mind.Beyond Global Warming: How Numerical Models Revealed the Secrets of Climate Change