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Weekly Picks (2026-10-21)

The mindful qualitative researcher
Author: Lemon, Laura L.
Subject: Psychology AND Methodology
Publication Info: SAGE, 2025
ISBN: 9781071879139
Library Holding: 4/F A1 Business Administration, H 62 Lem 2025
This book brings mindfulness into qualitative research, offering a practical way to strengthen reflexivity, awareness, and attentiveness throughout the research process. Designed especially for novice and graduate researchers, each chapter pairs a qualitative method with a mindfulness practice inspired by Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, alongside reflective “Mindful Memos.” From considering researcher subjectivity to conducting interviews and approaching academic writing, it encourages thoughtful and intentional inquiry. Highly recommended for qualitative researchers seeking greater self-awareness, methodological sensitivity, and confidence in fieldwork and analysis.
The professional : a playbook to unleash your potential and futureproof your success
Author: Frost, Tony
Subject: Career development AND Success
Publication Info: John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2025
ISBN: 9781394331161
Library Holding: G/F B3 New Arrivals, HF 5381 Fro 2025
This book offers a practical roadmap for building a meaningful and resilient career in a rapidly changing workplace. Drawing on extensive experience in law, accounting, coaching, and leadership, the author explores purpose, lifelong learning, personal branding, mentorship, feedback, emotional intelligence, and well-being. Particular attention is given to developing distinctly human capabilities that remain valuable in the age of AI. Highly recommended for students, early-career professionals, and anyone seeking to strengthen their reputation, future-proof their skills, and achieve sustainable career growth.
A world made of knowledge : pathways into the knowledge society
Author: Nico Stehr
Subject: Knowledge AND Sociology
Publication Info: World Scientific, 2025
ISBN: 1800616120
Library Holding: 2/F A3 Education & Arts, BD 175 Wor 2025
This book explores how knowledge has become a defining force in contemporary society. Bringing together Nico Stehr’s influential writings, it examines scientific knowledge, universities, markets, globalization, democracy, power, and social inequality while extending the discussion to digital technologies, AI, and knowledge capitalism. Moving from foundational theory to empirical applications and future challenges, it reveals both the power and limits of knowledge. Highly recommended for students and researchers seeking a deeper understanding of how knowledge shapes institutions, opportunities, and social change.
Literature and primary sources : the perfect pairing for student learning
Author: Bober, Tom
Subject: Literature AND Learning strategies
Publication Info: Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, 2024
ISBN: 9781440880414
Library Holding: 2/F A3 Education & Arts, LB 1066 Bob 2024
This book shows how pairing literature with primary sources can transform student learning. Designed for teachers and school librarians, it offers practical strategies for connecting historical documents, photographs, and other original materials with fiction, poetry, and graphic novels. These pairings help students understand historical context while encouraging deeper interpretation, questioning, and evidence-based thinking. Highly recommended for educators working from kindergarten through high school, it provides an approachable and adaptable framework for making literature more engaging and primary-source learning more meaningful.
A transcultural history of art : on images and their doubles
Author: Li, Jun
Subject: Art AND History
Publication Info: Springer , 2025
ISBN: 9789819645800
Library Holding: 2/F A3 Education & Arts, N 5300 Li 2025
This book reimagines art history through the movement of images, ideas, and forms across China, Persia, and Italy. Through richly illustrated case studies, it explores a “Transcultural Renaissance on the Silk Road,” connecting painting, architecture, cartography, philosophy, poetry, and literature. It also investigates exchanges between different media and proposes a “visible history of art” embodied through exhibitions. Highly recommended for readers interested in art history, Silk Road studies, and comparative culture, it reveals how artistic traditions transform through intercultural encounters.
How to kill a language : power, resistance, and the race to save our words
Author: Smith Galer, Sophia
Subject: Language obsolescence AND Endangered languages
Publication Info: Crown, 2026
ISBN: 9788217086970
Library Holding: G/F C1 Circulation Counter (Borrowing Desk) : Items on Reserve, P 40.5 L33 Smi 2026
What disappears when a language falls silent? This book travels across continents to explore how war, nationalism, migration, climate pressures, and social stigma contribute to language loss. Combining journalism, personal memory, and cultural analysis, it reveals how languages carry identity, knowledge, history, and belonging. Yet it also highlights communities working to reclaim and revitalize threatened languages. Highly recommended for readers interested in linguistics, cultural studies, migration, and identity, it offers an urgent and hopeful case for protecting linguistic diversity.
粤语辞源 = [The Etymology of Cantonese]
Author: 谭步云
Subject: Cantonese dialects AND Phonology
Publication Info: 广东人民出版社, 2025
ISBN: 9787218189499
Library Holding: G/F B3 New Arrivals, PL 1739 Tan 2025
This book traces the origins and historical development of more than 3,900 Cantonese words, examining their written forms, pronunciation, meanings, literary sources, and usage. Drawing on dictionaries, historical works, local gazetteers, letters, and modern newspapers, it reveals the deep connections between Cantonese and earlier forms of Chinese while highlighting the language’s diversity and adaptability. Highly recommended for linguists, cultural researchers, and Cantonese enthusiasts, it is an invaluable reference for exploring Cantonese etymology and the linguistic heritage of Lingnan.
羞耻 : 规训的情感 = [Shame: The Disciplining Emotion]
Author: Stearns, Peter N.
Subject: Shame
Publication Info: 上海光启书局, 2024
ISBN: 9787545220001
Library Holding: 2/F A3 Education & Arts, BF 575 S45 Ste 2024
Is shame merely a negative emotion, or does it also help societies regulate behavior? This book traces the cultural history of shame across different societies and historical periods, examining its roles in family life, education, punishment, politics, and identity. Drawing on history, psychology, and sociology, the author challenges simplistic distinctions between Western and Asian cultures and considers contemporary forms of public and online shaming. Highly recommended for readers interested in emotional history, psychology, and the complex relationship between individual feelings and social norms.
白晋 : 中西文化交流的使者 = [Joachim Bouvet: An Envoy of Sino-Western Cultural Exchange]
Author: 张西平
Subject: Missionaries AND China
Publication Info: 商务印书馆, 2026
ISBN: 9787100247344
Library Holding: G/F B3 New Arrivals, BV 3427 B68 Cha 2026
This book examines the remarkable role of French Jesuit Joachim Bouvet in cultural exchange between China and Europe. Drawing on his studies of the Yijing, French writings, and valuable manuscripts produced in China, it explores how Chinese thought was interpreted and transmitted to Europe while Western scientific knowledge entered Qing China. Through Bouvet’s cross-cultural journey, the book reveals a dynamic world of intellectual exchange in the eighteenth century. Highly recommended for readers interested in Sinology, intellectual history, Jesuit studies, and Sino-Western encounters.
华人庙宇与地方社会 = [Chinese Temples and Local Society]
Author: 黎志添
Subject: Temples AND Chinese
Publication Info: 香港中文大学出版社, 2025
ISBN: 9789882373341
Library Holding: 2/F A3 Education & Arts, BL 60 Li 2025
This book explores Chinese temples as vital institutions within local society across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. Bringing together thirteen interdisciplinary studies, it examines inscriptions, rituals, religious practices, community organizations, and colonial governance from historical and contemporary perspectives. The comparative approach reveals both shared traditions and distinctive regional developments in Chinese temple culture. Highly recommended for readers interested in Chinese religion, anthropology, folklore, and social history, it offers valuable insights into how temples connect belief, community life, and collective memory.
Exploring global trade and Singapore's place as a world connector
Author: Tan, Chong Meng
Subject: International trade AND Singapore
Publication Info: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2025
ISBN: 9789819806010
Library Holding: 4/F A1 Business Administration, HF 1379 Tan 2025
This book explores the past, present, and future of global trade while examining Singapore’s evolving role as a vital world connector. Drawing on extensive leadership experience in ports, supply chains, and energy, the author considers challenges including geopolitical tensions, decarbonisation, technological disruption, and supply chain resilience. Particular attention is given to maritime shipping and Singapore’s future as a global hub. Highly recommended for students, professionals, and readers interested in international trade, logistics, maritime affairs, and Singapore’s place in the global economy.
上帝之战 : 十字军新史 = God's war : a new history of the Crusades
Author: Tyerman, Christopher
Subject: Europe AND Crusades
Publication Info: 社会科学文献出版社, 2026
ISBN: 9787522858500
Library Holding: G/F B3 New Arrivals, D 157 Tye 2026
This book offers a sweeping reassessment of the Crusades from 1096 to 1500, extending its focus beyond Jerusalem to Iberia, the Baltic, and other regions. It explores how faith, warfare, politics, and society intersected to sustain centuries of crusading activity, while examining the creation of crusader states and the evolving idea of holy war. Rich in detail yet broad in scope, it is highly recommended for readers interested in medieval history, religious conflict, and cross-cultural encounters.
"更路簿"历史研究 = [A Historical Study of the Genglu Bu]
Author: 张朔人, 1966-
Subject: South China Sea AND Fisheries
Publication Info: 国家图书馆出版社, 2025
ISBN: 9787501378098
Library Holding: G/F B3 New Arrivals, HE 894 Cha 2025
This book explores the Genglu Bu, navigational manuscripts passed down among generations of Hainan fishermen sailing the South China Sea. Examining more than thirty surviving copies, it investigates their origins, routes, island names, maritime knowledge, shipbuilding traditions, and understanding of monsoons and tides. It also reconstructs fishing communities’ seasonal island life, religious practices, and changing economic relationships. Highly recommended for readers interested in maritime history, Hainan studies, navigation, and folk culture, it offers a distinctive perspective on China’s seafaring heritage.