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Weekly Picks (2026-05-06)

對望的恆星 = Stellar concerto
Author: 劉慈欣
Subject: Science fiction, Chinese--21st century AND Science fiction, Russian--21st century--Translations into Chinese
Publication Info: 香港中和出版, 2025
ISBN: 9789888938926
Library Holding: G/F B3 New Arrivals, PN 6120.15 Liu 2025
Stellar concerto brings together eighteen masterworks from three global science fiction leaders: Robert J. Sawyer, Liu Cixin, and Sergey Lukyanenko. These stories explore humanity's eternal quest within generation ships, the collision between Earth and alien civilizations, and profound reflections on human existence across cosmic scales. Through diverse narrative styles, the collection showcases the brilliant convergence of Western and Eastern science fiction aesthetics. Readers journey through imaginative universes while discovering timeless truths about survival, connection, and our place in the cosmos.
中國巨變 : 地球上最偉大的變革= China’s Change: The Greatest Show on Earth
Author: Peyman, Hugh
Subject: China--Economic policy--2000- AND Social change--China.
Publication Info: 三聯書店 (香港) , 2025
ISBN: 9789620456459
Library Holding: G/F B3 New Arrivals, HC 427.95 Pey 2025
This remarkable work explores China's remarkable economic transformation over four decades. Written by Hugh Peyman, a seasoned British China expert with 40 years of experience living in China, the book reveals the cultural roots underlying China's meteoric rise by studying classical Chinese philosophy including Confucianism and Daoism. Through comprehensive analysis of history, philosophy, strategy and governance, the author demonstrates how China achieved economic miracles and became a global superpower. The book challenges Western misconceptions about China and highlights how Eastern wisdom offers solutions to contemporary global challenges.
反思无人机 = Théorie du drone
Author: Chamayou, Grégoire
Subject: Drone aircraft--Moral and ethical aspects
Publication Info: 商务印书馆, 2024
ISBN: 9787100245449
Library Holding: G/F B3 New Arrivals, UG 479 Cha 2024
This groundbreaking work by French philosopher Grégoire Chamayou offers a comprehensive reflection on unmanned aerial vehicles. Drawing on military theory and battlefield experience, the author examines drones from multiple perspectives—technological, psychological, legal, and ethical. He explores how drone warfare fundamentally transforms the conduct and logic of conflict, challenging traditional laws of war and raising profound moral questions. The book ventures beyond tactics to investigate the far-reaching implications for humanity's future and political systems, serving as an essential philosophical guide for understanding technology's role in reshaping power and morality.
“更好”有多好？ : 理解人类增强计划 = Better humans? : understanding the enhancement project
Author: Hauskeller, Michael
Subject: Bioethics AND Biotechnology--Moral and ethical aspects
Publication Info: 商务印书馆, 2025
ISBN: 9787100249829
Library Holding: G/F B3 New Arrivals, QH 332 Hau 2025
"Better humans? : understanding the enhancement project ": Understanding Human Enhancement Plans presents a critical philosophical examination of transhumanism. Michael Hauskeller meticulously dissects enhancement ideologies, questioning their fundamental assumptions about human improvement and the concept of "being human." Through systematic analysis of cognitive, moral, and physical enhancement proposals, the author reveals problematic contradictions within transhumanist visions. This thought-provoking work challenges the blind pursuit of technological progress and explores whether true wellbeing genuinely lies in endless self-modification. Essential reading for anyone concerned with technological ethics and humanity's future.
权力的图像 : 近代的中国海图与交流= [Images of Power: Nautical Charts and Exchanges in Modern China]
Author: 郭亮
Subject: Nautical charts--China--History AND Cartography--China--History
Publication Info: 商務印書館, 2024
ISBN: 9787100202671
Library Holding: 3/F C2 History & Geography, GA 1121 Kuo 2024
Presenting a visual history of Ming and Qing maritime maps, this richly illustrated work examines how European cartographic knowledge transformed Chinese mapmaking. Through over 100 precious maps, the author reveals how China's official maritime charts evolved from traditional constraints to unprecedented scientific sophistication. These maps functioned as instruments of statecraft, scientific progress, and cultural exchange, reflecting the subtle shifts in global power dynamics and geopolitical strategies. By combining art history with scientific perspectives, the author reconstructs a dynamic era of cultural encounter and hidden currents of power.
社會性死亡 : 面對抵制, 出征, 肉搜的私刑正義, 我們該如何自保? = Cancel culture curse : from rage to redemption in a world gone mad
Author: Nierman, Evan
Subject: Cancel culture--United States AND Political culture--United States
Publication Info: 商周出版, 2024
ISBN: 9786263900202
Library Holding: G/F B3 New Arrivals, HM 1176 Nie 2024
Jon Ronson's investigative account explores the phenomenon of "social death"—how one misstep can trigger collective online attacks, boycotts, and doxxing. Through real case studies, he reveals how internet justice becomes uncontrollable mob rule, examining conflicts between free speech and democracy. The book offers practical survival guides for those targeted by cancel culture while questioning whether contemporary accountability has crossed ethical boundaries. Thought-provoking and compassionate, it provokes essential reflection on justice, forgiveness, and redemption in the digital age.
寻找与隐匿 : 隐私权史的多重面向 = Seek and hide : the tangled history of the right to privacy
Author: Gajda, Amy
Subject: Privacy, Right of--United States
Publication Info: 东方出版中心, 2024
ISBN: 9787547323441
Library Holding: 4/F C1 Law & Public Administration, KF 1262 Gaj 2024
This New York Times 100 Best Books of 2022 selection traces America's evolving privacy rights through sweeping historical analysis. From Justice Brandeis's foundational privacy concept to the digital age's data challenges, the author examines conflicts between journalistic freedom and individual protection across diverse contexts: personal privacy, public figures, data protection, and political transparency. Through compelling case studies spanning publishing and internet eras, the book exposes persistent tensions between society's right to know and individuals' right to be forgotten, inviting readers to reconsider what dignity and democracy truly demand.
涼茶在民間 = [Herbal tea in folk tradition]
Author: 張展鴻
Subject: Herbal teas--Hong Kong AND Medicine, Chinese--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Publication Info: 三聯書店(香港), 2024
ISBN: 9789620454516
Library Holding: 3/F A2 Science & Medicine, RM 666 H33 Cha 2024
Herbal Tea in the People explores the heritage and transmission of herbal tea culture in the Lingnan region through fieldwork and oral histories. The book investigates how this traditional practice evolves across personal, community, and social contexts, examining the knowledge of herbalists and folk practitioners. By documenting the historical development and contemporary significance of herbal tea as intangible cultural heritage, this work preserves cultural memory while offering insights into how traditions sustain and transform in modern society.
因为性别 : 改变美国女性职场环境的十大案件 = Because of sex : one law, ten cases, and fifty years that changed American women's lives at work
Author: Thomas, Gillian
Subject: Sex discrimination in employment--Law and legislation--United States--Cases AND Sex discrimination against women--Law and legislation--United States--Cases
Publication Info: 译林出版社, 2024
ISBN: 9787544799478
Library Holding: 4/F C1 Law & Public Administration, KF 3467 Tho 2024
Written by Gillian Thomas, a senior attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, this compelling book chronicles ten landmark legal cases that transformed American women's workplace rights over nearly fifty years. From hiring discrimination to sexual harassment and pregnancy bias, each narrative reveals the courage of ordinary women who challenged systemic injustice. Thomas masterfully weaves complex legal principles with intimate human stories, demonstrating how individual perseverance catalyzed institutional change. The book illuminates discrimination's roots while celebrating the power of those who dared to fight, offering universal insights into gender equality's ongoing struggle.
中国思想史: 1895年以前中国的知识、思想与信仰 = Intellectual history of China
Author: 葛兆光, 1950-
Subject: Philosophy, Chinese--History
Publication Info: 商务印书馆, 2025
ISBN: 9787100239547
Library Holding: 2/F A3 Education & Arts, B 126 Ke 2025
This monumental three-volume work by Ge Zhaoguang reimagines Chinese intellectual history through innovative methodology. Rather than focusing solely on classical philosophy, it explores the broader landscape of knowledge, belief systems, and thought across Chinese civilization from antiquity to modernity. The author challenges conventional intellectual history by integrating everyday knowledge with elite ideas, examining how thoughts were actually formed and shaped. This groundbreaking work offers fresh perspectives on how Chinese civilization developed its distinctive intellectual traditions and remains a cornerstone contemporary resource.
The European press and news in the Mediterranean and India, c. 1650-1800 : global renaissance and enlightenment
Author: Zwierlein, Cornel
Subject: European newspapers--History--17th century AND European newspapers--History--18th century
Publication Info: Springer Nature, 2025
ISBN: 9783031872556
Library Holding: 2/F C2 Language & Literature, PN 5110 Zwi 2025
Cornel Zwierlein's groundbreaking work reconstructs the first systematic attempts to integrate Europe and Asia through newspaper distribution and news coverage during 1650-1800. The book examines handwritten and printed newspapers from Italy, Germany, France, and England, analyzing how they circulated across the Mediterranean and reached Indian merchants through trade networks. It reveals the emergence of an early global news infrastructure during the Age of Enlightenment, bridging Eastern and Western communication systems. This innovative study illuminates how information shaped cross-cultural understanding during early globalization.