柯敏瑜老師推介�
《身體記憶52講》
作者:蔣勳
每個人的身體皆獨一無二,然而我們有好好對待和了解這位最為親近的「好朋友」嗎?作者在書中提到,我們通常只會在受了傷了或生病了才感覺到自己身體的存在,這是多麼諷刺的事情呢!我們常常為了追求世俗所謂的「美」而忽略了身體的感受:耗損它,傷害它,甚至試圖以違背自然的方式來改變它。可是,這就是「美」嗎?到底怎樣才能令身體變得更美?就讓我們隨着作者的指導,完成身體這門艱難的功課吧!
李偉瀚老師推介
《十萬個爲什麽—化學篇》
主編:楊德壬
這是一本既具學術性,又具趣味性的科普讀物。此書的特色是採用一問一答的方式編寫,能誘發讀者對化學的好奇心。書中的章節包括:「爲什麽鑽石特別堅硬?」、「地球上的氧氣會用完嗎?」等都是一些生活化且有趣的知識,適合熱愛化學,甚或沒有修讀化學的朋友去探知。
林美琴老師推介
《灌溉心靈的半杯水—沈祖堯最想分享的感恩故事》
沈校長以其自身經歷,述説感恩的緣起。在他年青求學期間,曾受到不友善、
不公平的對待,然而,他並不敵視那些人,反而從另一個角度看待,視作鞭策
自己的推動力,教我們「謝謝對你不友善的人」,這樣心存感激,反會提昇自
身的能力,使他知道如何做一位盡責的醫生,也不會做一個折騰學生的老師和
刻薄下屬的上司。
沈校長挑選出他最喜歡的,關於感恩的故事,當中有名人的經歷、有罪犯懺悔的感受、也有病患的生命恩典。沈祖堯校長希望藉著分享這些故事,教懂大家人生中最重要的一個課題。
“不抱怨命運,不慨嘆時勢,不仇視別人,自然就能快樂。”
本書敘述四十三個有關感恩的真人真事作為具體例子,分享感恩帶來的喜悅。書中共有四章,分別是「感恩緣起」、「生活滿載恩情」、「藉名人知感恩」和「恩典無處不在」。
「要感謝不善待你的人」這本書讓我明白到,我們很多時候也能從對自己不友善、甚至不公平的人學習到一生受用的道理。書中提及荷里活的導演,史泰龍。他擁有著在被拒絕方面的驚人紀錄,他拿著他的劇本到不同公司拜訪,但每次都失敗,經過一千八百四十九次的拒絕才成功。閱讀至此,我不禁深深佩服他過人的毅力,原來他的毅力源自感恩,他很感激那些拒絕,讓他堅定自己的想法。原來,感恩並不是一種主動採取的態度!本書提醒我們要時刻抱持樂觀的心態,這樣,便會發現到生命中應當感恩的事情是數之不盡的。
在「私放囚犯的獄卒」一篇中,老獄卒在雪崩前,不顧後果的釋放重囚們,即使要負上沉重代價,只因尊重任何一條生命,而最後囚犯們也不負他所望,回到獄中...可見生命影響生命。
Miss Chan Sing
To Cut a Long Story Short
Author: Jeffrey Archer
This collection of short stories could be a bit challenging in terms of language. The stories are short but there is no shortage of twists in these breath-taking tales. With truly memorable characters, the book is a pure page-turner.
Mr Ng Ka Yu
Name one fact you can be 100% sure about. Maybe you’d say—2+2=4. True, but how about facts outside logic and mathematics? Any fact that holds absolute certainty? Maybe you are thinking—I am a boy/girl. Are you sure this is 100% true? Perhaps you have been dreaming—your whole life—about you being as the opposite sex. How can you tell you are not dreaming? Now, back to the first question—what is that you cannot possibly doubt? This was a question asked by Rene Descartes back in 1600s. What is his answer? Find it out in the book yourself.
This book consists of descriptions of many philosophers, each occupying a few pages. A good way to learn philosophy is—start by reading an introductory book on philosophy, in either English or Chinese, then when you come across a philosopher you have an interest in, dig a bit deeper by reading, for example, the description of him/her in this book. It’s just a few pages. The words used in this book are challenging. See if you are up for it. After all, we should all aim high, and explore a bigger world. In philosophy, a world of unimaginable vastness awaits you.
The Story of Philosophy
Author: Bryan Magee
| The Chosen Author: Chaim Potok |
It is a book about a boy who is not so Jewish in practise but searches for his Jewish roots. |
| The Hunt For Red October Author: Tom Clancy |
This book is a thrilling story about secret agents and espionage all while being under a submarine. |
Mr Matthew