2010年8月31日 星期二

Dwellings A Spiritual History of the Living World


DwellingsAn Excerpt from Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World by Linda Hogan

Linda Hogan writes poetic prose about what she has learned from nature. In this passage, she finds hope in an unlikely place.

"There are so many beginnings. In Japan, I recall, there were wildflowers that grew in the far, cool region of mountains. The bricks of Hiroshima, down below, were formed of clay from these mountains, and so the walls of houses and shops held the dormant trumpet flower seeds. But after one group of humans killed another with the explosive power of life's smallest elements split wide apart, the mountain flowers began to grow. Out of the crumbled, burned buildings they sprouted. Out of destruction and bomb heat and the falling of walls, the seeds opened up and grew. What a horrible beauty, the world going its own way, growing without us. But, perhaps this, too, speaks of survival, of hope beyond our time."

Book Review

By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat


Dwellings
A Spiritual History of the Living World
Linda Hogan
Touchstone 09/96 Hardcover $12.00
ISBN: 0684830337


Chickasaw poet, novelist, and essayist Linda Hogan brings together 16 pieces growing out of her readings of the natural world, plants, animals, and Native American rituals. In beautiful prose that will send shivers up and down your spine, she articulates the mystical connections between Earth's relations. Hogan reflects poetically upon the language of corn and sunflowers; the fears and misapprehensions we bring to encounters with snakes, bats, and wolves; and the yearnings we all have for communication with other species.

In one of the best essays, the author writes about a sweat lodge ceremony as a ritual of healing designed to re-connect humans with "our broken-off pieces of self and world." Dwellings is contemporary wisdom literature at its capacious best — full of both soul and spirit.

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At Bookstore, Even Those Not Buying Regret Its End







On Monday afternoon, Jai Cha walked out of the Barnes & Noble at 66th Street and Broadway in Manhattan as he does nearly every week — without a book.

Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

The 66th Street Barnes & Noble store, by Lincoln Center, has hosted readings and events focused on the performing arts.

Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

The Barnes & Noble on 66th Street in Manhattan is closing next year.

“I’m just killing time,” said Mr. Cha, a 30-year-old lawyer, his hands stuffed deep in his pockets. “I’ve been coming here to read Bill Simmons’s ‘Book of Basketball,’ about a chapter at a time.”

He might have to hurry. Barnes & Noble announced on Monday that at the end of January it would close the store, a four-story space across the street from Lincoln Center that has been a neighborhood landmark since it opened nearly 15 years ago.

“We recognize that this store has been an important part of the fabric of the Upper West Side community since we opened our doors on Oct. 20, 1995,” Mary Ellen Keating, a company spokeswoman, said in a statement. “However, the current lease is at its end of term, and the increased rent that would be required to stay in the location makes it economically impossible for us to extend the lease.”

It has been a bumpy year for Barnes & Noble, the country’s largest book chain, with 720 stores. Sales and store traffic have suffered as the book business has shifted online;Amazon has held its early lead in the e-reader war; and early this month, Barnes & Noble put itself up for sale and is now in the midst of a battle for control of the company with Ronald W. Burkle, the billionaire investor.

People browsing at the Lincoln Center store on Monday lamented the loss of one of the city’s largest and most prominent bookstores, a sprawling space with a cafe on the fourth floor and an enormous music selection. For devoted theatergoers, it was a reliable site for readings and events that focused on the performing arts. (Still on the fall schedule are appearances by Patti LuPone and Elaine Paige.)

But many of those same people conceded that they have not bought as many books there as they did in the past. Some said they were more likely to browse the shelves, then head home and make purchases online. Others said they prized the store most for its sunny cafe or its magazines and other nonbook items.

“Oh, I really am sad,” said Lillian Kelly, a 70-year-old retiree, upon hearing the news that the store would close. “I love buying my greeting cards here.”

Ms. Kelly said she visited the store at least twice a week, usually heading upstairs to read magazines and to pick up a sandwich and cup of Starbucks coffee.

“They’re getting business out of me, I suppose,” she said. “Even though I’m sitting there reading magazines for free.”

Roger Hawkins, a former television news producer who was busy e-mailing on his laptop in the cafe, said he had been a Barnes & Noble member, giving him additional discounts on purchases, but let his membership lapse after he started buying audiobooks online instead. “There are other reasons that people come to this bookstore,” Mr. Hawkins said. “You don’t have park benches on the street anymore. It’s hard to find a place where you can sit down and have a cup of coffee.”

At the store’s entrance on Broadway, a steady stream of customers pushed through the revolving doors. A teenager in a turquoise T-shirt walked out, scarfing down a scone, but with no books in his hand. A couple from Tennessee paused outside the store, but decided to wander down the block to the Lincoln Square movie theater instead.

Melissa Rosati, an adjunct professor of publishing at Pace University, said she bought nearly everything online but came to the store on Monday to spend a $25 gift card on “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell.

“It’s not like I’m going to miss it that much,” she said. “There’s another Barnes & Noble on 82nd and Broadway” (the one known for helping put the beloved independent bookstore across the street from it, Shakespeare & Company, out of business 14 years ago).

Ms. Keating, the Barnes & Noble spokeswoman, said a search was under way for a new location on the Upper West Side, but she declined to provide details.

Two other Barnes & Noble stores in Manhattan, one on Astor Place and one in Chelsea, have closed in the last three years. But Barnes & Noble still has the huge store at 82nd Street, and in July 2009, it opened a 50,000-square-foot superstore at 86th Street and Lexington Avenue.

One result of the book chain’s uncertain year may be that much of the old animosity toward Barnes & Noble, once seen by some residents as a corporate bully that helped squash small, independent bookstores, has lately been replaced with affection.

Monica Blum, the president of the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District, said she detected a change in the way people viewed big bookstores.

“It is a community gathering space,” Ms. Blum said. “I think the larger bookstores have worked hard to become those kinds of spaces.”

Dora Schulman, a shoe saleswoman who has lived in the neighborhood since the 1960s, left clutching a CD. “It’s a pity,” she said. “All the stores on my route are closing — first Tower Records, then Blockbuster, now this.”

歌德《颜色论》

歌德《颜色论》问世200周年

1810年,德国大文豪歌德发表了其新作《颜色论》,详细论述了颜色的构成及其对人体的影响。风景如画的韦茨拉尔市-也被人们称作"歌德城"。漫步在城中小巷,人们的思绪回到了歌德的年轻时代。

景色优美的韦茨拉尔市位于兰河岸边,年轻的沃尔夫冈·冯·歌德(Wolfgang von Goethe)按照父亲的心愿,在帝国高等法院实习。时间是1772年。那时的歌德根本无心钻研枯燥的法律学,而是坠入爱河,钟情于已经订婚的年轻姑娘夏绿蒂·布芙(Charlotte Buff)。这是一段充满痛苦的情感经历,但它却使歌德灵感勃发,两年后创作出版了举世名作《少年维特之烦恼》。从此以后,韦茨拉尔成为与法兰克福和魏玛齐名的第三大歌德城。

歌德的"颜色本质"

歌德“颜色论”问世200周年歌德“颜色论”问世200周年

近来,在德国田园般的古城韦茨拉尔,业余演员在具有历史意义的洛特庭院将歌德的另一部作品搬上了舞台。洛特庭是歌德与夏绿蒂相识的地方,这部作品堪称歌德最倾心之作,他对这部作品的投入程度几乎超出其所有文学作品。在罗马居住期间,歌德对颜色产生了浓厚的兴趣,那时他结识了许多画家朋友。光线和投影令他着迷。他曾迷惑地问画家,如何用画笔和颜色表现光的效果。由于无法得到满意的答复,歌德只好自己钻研起来。

1810年,歌德的著作《颜色论》正式出版发行。此书与《浮士德》类似,耗尽了歌德数十年的心血。 在知名的光学城韦茨拉尔,奥利弗·麦耶尔·艾伦特(Oliver Meyer-Ellendt)亲自担任导演,将歌德的《颜色论》以非常轻快消遣的方式搬上了戏剧舞台,并取名为"色彩本质"。

歌德反对牛顿的颜色理论

歌德反对牛顿的颜色理论歌德反对牛顿的颜色理论

"我们穿越韦茨拉尔老城,追随歌德和与其同代人的足迹,穿越歌德与色彩打交道的年代。 "

1798年5月17日,歌德通过借来的一个棱镜观察刚刚粉刷一新的白色墙体的变化,他原本以为墙上的白颜色会变为彩虹般的光谱。这一大胆设想是歌德从英国物理学家和数学家牛顿的学说中看到的。按照牛顿的理论,白光能分解为不同的颜色。

如果歌德没有从自己的小小实验中发现伟大的科学家牛顿的推论错误的话,就不是歌德了。在每次展示自己的新发现时,歌德总是非常自信地大声对在场的观众说:"看啊,牛顿完全弄错了: 纯粹的白光会形成光谱,分解为各种颜色?实在是太愚蠢了!这怎么可能呢,每一种颜色都比白光的颜色更深。"歌德对颜色本质的理解完全不同于牛顿。歌德认为,颜色是亮光与黑暗共同作用的结果。歌德在自己的著作里对这一论点进行了详细地阐述。

颜色和人的感知

感受颜色取决于人的主观因素感受颜色取决于人的主观因素

歌德颜色论一书的另一部份基于其在实践中的仔细观察,具体说就是不同的颜色对人的不同影响。歌德将两者概括总结为"颜色的感性和道德影响"。即便在此议题上,歌德的观点也与牛顿大相径庭。牛顿认为,感受颜色纯粹是人的主观因素。而歌德则有意强调人的主观因素的重要性。在有名的洛特庭院里,演员们自由朗诵着歌德的创作:"在寒冷阴沉的冬日,通过黄色的玻璃看世界,你会觉得眼前一亮,人也会变得豁然开朗-如果在绿色的光线中看世界,眼睛会觉得非常舒服,人也能感受到某种平静。"

光学城韦茨拉尔计划举办展览

韦茨拉尔的兰河大桥韦茨拉尔的兰河大桥

严格地说,歌德和牛顿对光的理解如今都已过时。根据量子物理学的原理,光并非由粒子组成,而是一个整体。自19世纪以来,德国诸多大型光学企业就在韦茨拉尔扎根,如同莱兹(Leitz)和亨索尔特(Hensoldt)一样。韦茨拉尔计划在歌德《颜色论》诞生200周年之际,于11月份举办展览,为观众介绍歌德的颜色理论以及与此有关的不同见解和辩论等。展会的名字叫"伊利丝和颜色的发明"。届时,人们将亲眼目睹难得一见的历史真迹和展品。该展览的策展人埃西勒尔 (Anja Eichler)博士介绍展出方案时表示:"我们将展出许多当年的印刷品和图书。也就是所谓的颜色书籍,书中详细描述了颜色的化学和自然组成,比例关系等等,并记录了各种色调和准确的名称。"

韦茨拉尔上演的"颜色本质"持续至今年8月底。有导游解说的环城游想必也不会让游人感到无聊。无论如何,韦茨拉尔歌德城的确值得一游。

2010年8月30日 星期一

Oxford English Dictionary

Internet wiping out printed Oxford Dictionary

LONDON — The publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary says waning demand for printed versions means that the authoritative guide to the English language may only live online in the future.

The Oxford University Press says Sunday because of the increasing market for the dictionary's online version, the latest edition of the dictionary will only go to print if there is enough demand for the printed volume when it becomes ready.

A team of 80 lexicographers are preparing the third edition of the dictionary. The current edition of the dictionary — 20 volumes costing 750 pounds ($1,165) — was printed in 1989 and has sold about 30,000 sets.

The publisher says that 2 million entries from the online dictionary are viewed each month.

東方台湾語辞典 / 村上嘉英編著


牽手拜託日本人學生,返去日本時,替伊買一本村上嘉英教授新版《東方台湾語辞典》,村上教授1981年6月出版《現代閩南語辞典》,意見很多,其中「閩南」是問題所在,台湾與閩南分處兩個不同國度,更重要是其百年來近代史的發展相異,台湾在1895年成為日本神聖不可分割的一部分。台湾與閩南分處兩個不同國度,其語言的發展在這樣的脈絡下,已經十分不同,硬是要掛那可怕的招牌「閩南」,當然穿不上不合身的衣服。

此次,村上嘉英教授接受朋友建議,包括廖修廣(2007-10-20自由時報「廖修廣鑽研台語56年執筆編撰辭典」),將書名修改,避免不必要的麻煩。此書由廖修廣、黄霊芝(正岡子規国際俳句賞)、翁修恭(台灣基督長老教會聖經公會董事長)校閱,王順隆校閱校..

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書名東方台湾語辞典 / 村上嘉英編著
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"Value Above Cost

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2010年8月29日 星期日

critical evaluations in business and management


  1. John P. Kotter

    Edited by John C. Wood

    John P. Kotter (b. 1947), a leading authority on business leadership and change, is the subject of this new collection from Routledge’s acclaimed Critical Evaluations in Business and Management series. It brings together in two volumes the best critical evaluations of his work. The collection is...

    December 2010 | 978-0-415-32575-2 | Hardback (Routledge)

  2. Michael Porter

    Edited by John Wood, Mike Wood

    Michael Porter (b. 1947) has been described by The Economist as ‘the doyen of living management gurus’. Boldly introducing the language and concepts of economics into management theory, his work has focused on how a firm (or a region) can build a competitive advantage and develop a competitive...

    September 2009 | 978-0-415-32584-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

  3. Chris Argyris

    Edited by John C. Wood, Michael Wood

    Chris Argyris (b. 1923) was one of the key figures in the Human Relations Movement in the 1960s and 1970s; he is widely regarded as the founding father of the learning organization. His work has made substantial contributions to the understanding of organizational behaviour, organizational learning...

    April 2009 | 978-0-415-32560-8 | Hardback (Routledge)

  4. Alfred D. Chandler: Critical Evaluation

    Edited by John C Wood, Michael C Wood

    Alfred D. Chandler (1918–2007) was the founder of modern business history. He was a critical early influence on strategic management and is famous for the dictum that ‘structure follows strategy’. This two-volume collection, a new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Evaluations in...

    2007 | 978-0-415-45476-6 | Hardback (Routledge)

  5. H. Igor Ansoff Critical Evaluations in Business and Management 2 vol

    Edited by John C Wood, Michael C Wood

    The visionary theories of H. Igor Ansoff (1918–2002) on strategic business management have inspired worldwide acclaim. Called ‘the father of strategic management’ by Henry Mintzberg, he proposed that long-term profitability for a company results only from a commitment to understanding the political...

    2007 | 978-0-415-32557-8 | Hardback (Routledge)

  6. Herbert Simon (3 Volume set)

    Edited by JOHN CUNNINGHAM WOOD, MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM WOOD

    Herbert Simon (1916–2001) was a polymathic intellectual. A founding figure of the field of artificial intelligence, he gained renown in the 1950s (with Allen Newell) as the creator of the first ‘thinking machine’. Simon was also a central figure during the cognitive revolution in psychology in the...

    2007 | 978-0-415-32587-5 | Hardback (Routledge)

  7. Peter F. Drucker

    Edited by Michael C. Wood, John C. Wood

    A polymath and prolific writer, Peter F. Drucker has published influential books across seven decades. Taking a humanistic approach to management, he emphasises that it is people who create business, which in turn means that they have a crucial role in modern society. This collection gathers...

    2005 | 978-0-415-32566-0 | Hardback (Routledge)

  8. Joseph M. Juran

    Edited by John C. Wood, Michael C. Wood

    For more than seventy years, the teachings and writings of Joseph M. Juran have had a profound impact on the quality of the products we buy and use everyday. His pioneering work in 'quality' is heralded all around the world, and his ideas on total quality management centre upon the role of...

    2005 | 978-0-415-32571-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

  9. W.E. Deming: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

    Edited by John C. Wood, Michael C. Wood

    W. Edwards Deming's name is synonymous with Total Quality Management. His ideas were at first enthusiastically adopted by Japanese businesses. Deming is recognized as putting Japan on the road to leadership in international business and industry and was awarded the Second Order of the Sacred...

    2004 | 978-0-415-32386-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

  10. George Elton Mayo: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

    Edited by John Cunningham Wood, Michael C. Wood

    George Elton Mayo (1880-1949) is widely recognized as the progenitor of the human relations movement in management and his work laid the foundations for later management and organizational thinking.Mayo's work highlighted the importance of communication between management and workers and identified...

    2004 | 978-0-415-32390-1 | Hardback (Routledge)

    1. Alfred P. Sloan: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

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      Alfred P. Sloan is credited with the invention of the modern corporation. At the helm of General Motors from 1923 to 1946, he had a profound influence on management thinking in America and much of the Western world through his unique, ahead-of-its-time, management style.Sloan's leadership and the...

      2003 | 978-0-415-24832-7 | Hardback (Routledge)

    2. Frank and Lilian Gilbreth: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

      Edited by John Cunningham Wood, Michael C. Wood

      Husband and wife, Frank Gilbreth (1868-1924) and Lilian Gilbreth (1878-1972), are the figures most closely identified with time and motion studies. Pushing F.W. Taylor's ideas to the limit, they sought ways to determine 'the one best way to do work'. Their lasting influence is evident in the fact...

      2003 | 978-0-415-24828-0 | Hardback (Routledge)

    3. Henry Ford: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

      Edited by John Cunningham Wood, Michael C. Wood

      This collection includes evaluations of and responses to the contributions made by Henry Ford and the ways in which his influence helped shape the understanding of management practices.Henry Ford was an eccentric, and occasionally enlightened, thinker and remains a controversial figure today. He...

      2002 | 978-0-415-24827-3 | Hardback (Routledge)

    4. F. W. Taylor: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

      Edited by John Cunningham Wood, Michael C. Wood

      This collection focuses on Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915), the initiator of 'scientific management'. Taylor set out to transform what had previously been a crude art form into a firm body of knowledge. His work is synonymous with breaking down tasks into the smallest detail, diagnosing the...

      2002 | 978-0-415-24824-2 | Hardback (Routledge)

    5. Henri Fayol: Critical Evaluations in Business and Management

      Edited by John Cunningham Wood, Michael C. Wood

      Henri Fayol, (1841-1925) along with F. W. Taylor, is one of the founders of 'classical management'. Fayol's work was the first significant attempt to develop principles of top-level management and one of the first attempts to analyse the different activities that constitute management. Fayol viewed...

      2001 | 978-0-415-24820-4 | Hardback (Routledge)

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