拂了一身还满
缺月挂疏桐，漏断人初静。时见幽人独往来，缥缈孤鸿影。惊起却回头，有恨无人省。拣尽寒枝不肯栖，寂寞沙洲冷。
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(2019-10-28 11:29:31)
LilyBart’sSelf-Redemption
TheHouseofMirthBookReview
TheHouseofMirth,byEdithWharton,isatouchingstorythatendsinthedeathoftheprotagonist,LilyBart.Borntoanupper-classfamilythatgraduallylosesitsmoney,Bartbarelyescapesbecomingatrophywifemanytimestopeoplegrosslyinferiortoherinmultipleways.HerrealdilemmabeginswhenshemeetsSeldon,anattorneybothherintellectualandspiritualequal.InspiredbySeldo...[阅读全文]
(2019-10-28 11:28:05)
Maggie’sFailuretoFightAgainstHerFate
BookReviewofMaggie,aGirloftheStreet
MaggieistheprotagonistinStephenCrane’sbookMaggie,AGirloftheStreets.Asthetitlesuggests,MaggieistheproductofherbrutalchildhoodinthestreetsofsouthernManhattan,victimtoherparents’alcoholismandlocalenvironment.Growingupasabeautiful,soft-heartedandromanticyoungwoman,sheissuccessivelyseduced,thrownoutbyhe...[阅读全文]
(2019-10-28 11:24:09)
ThinkingLikeanEconomist:AGuidetoRationalDecisionMaking
BookReview
ThinkingLikeanEconomist:AGuidetoRationalDecisionMakingisonourMay2018bookclubreadinglist.Whileitmightnotbesoplausibletoalwaysthinklikeaneconomist,knowingthetoolstobeabletothinklikeoneisobviouslybothinterestingandbeneficial.RandallBartlettisaprofessorofeconomics.Hisbookeasilyteacheslaypersonthemainprinciplesandconceptsessent...[阅读全文]
(2019-10-28 11:21:56)
Abundance,theFutureisBetterthanyouThink
BookReview
Abundance,theFutureisBetterthanyouThink,isapositive,lengthybookbyPeterDiamandisandStevenKotler.Itcarriesaverysimplemessage:thepotentialforexponentialtechnologyisbringingunprecedenthopetothefutureofmankindwithinthenext25years,andeveryoneisbothabeneficiaryofsuchfreedomandapotentialcontributortomaketheworldabetterplaceforeveryone.
Theboo...[阅读全文]
(2019-10-28 11:19:21)
GeographyandIdeology,Wearewhatwebelieve
PrisonersofGeographyBookReview
IhavealwaysknownthatthegeographythatIhadlearnedinmiddleschoolwasdeficient.However,untilIreadPrisonersofGeography,IneverrealizedthatwhatIlearnedthenweremerelymanypagesofflashcardsthatImanagedtomemorize,listingcertainfactsandelementsinfragments,likescatteredpuzzlepieceslackinganactualpicture.
TimMarshallhasonecentert...[阅读全文]
(2019-10-28 11:16:11)
HillbillyElegyBookReview
ThefirstthingIdidafterbeingassignedthebookHillbillyElegyistocheckthedictionaryforbothwordsinthetitle.Well,HillbillymeanstheBillylivingnearthehillwhoseancestorshadbeenfeedingthecowsforcenturies.Elegymeansthepoeticsongsforthedeceasedlivesandexperiences.
Thebookhasadulltheme,theclichestoryofhowthecarphasleapedthroughthedragon’sgate.UsuallyIdon’tenjoyread...[阅读全文]
(2019-10-28 11:14:36)
TheCrowd,AStudyofthePopularMind
BookReview
TheCrowd,AStudyofthePopularMindisagreatbookwrittenbyGustaveLeBon.Myfirstinstinctisthatthisisthekindofbookthatshouldbeincludedasmandatoryoratleastselectedreadingsinliberalartuniversities,likePKU.However,onsecondthought,Iseethefutilityinit.Themomentareaderputsthiskindofgreatbooksdown,majoritiesofthesparklesandenlightenmentthisbrilliantbookbringfor...[阅读全文]
(2019-10-28 11:12:58)
WhenBreathBecomesAir
BookReview
HowdoesitfeeltohaveanimmigrantIndianmotherwho,aftersobbingaloneatnight,tookituponherselftogiveherchildrenabetterfuture？ShetransformedtheKingmanschoolsystem,demandingmoreAPclasses.Shemadeherson,attenyearsold,read1984.HowdoesitfeeltohaveaChristianfatherwhoelopedwithaHindu,dragginghisfamilytothedesertsofArizonasothathecandedicatehislifetoservehispatients,alm...[阅读全文]
(2019-10-28 11:10:13)
视觉语言的艺术讲座
女书的故事
加入了探赋读书会之后，可以参加的活动就多了起来。得知在旧金山图书馆的中国中心有视觉语言的艺术讲座，昨天出发之时却已经有点晚了。地铁到了，不想盯着谷歌地图颠三倒四地走，直接冲最近的出口出来抓住一个象爱书的女子问图书馆在哪里，她抱歉地说不知道。一旁一个穿着橙色制服的清洁工人听到了，主动高声告诉我如何[阅读全文]
(2019-10-28 11:07:33)
AdAstra观后感
昨天有个喜欢喝点小酒，还想着请个假浪迹天涯的朋友，有闲暇和我一起去看了场电影。Livermore的小剧场，拉了半天门才找到一扇开的，看了半天才找到卖票的。影院在二楼，走廊很长，阴森森的，灯黑黑的。剧场的座位深陷下去，还可以放倒，完全看不见人。整场竟然只有我们两个人，有点说不出来的尴尬。
看的是AdAstra，布拉德皮特演的。气氛从头到尾[阅读全文]
