拂了一身還滿
缺月掛疏桐，漏斷人初靜。時見幽人獨往來，縹緲孤鴻影。驚起卻回頭，有恨無人省。揀盡寒枝不肯棲，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...[閱讀全文]
(2019-10-28 11:28:05)
Maggie’sFailuretoFightAgainstHerFate
BookReviewofMaggie,aGirloftheStreet
MaggieistheprotagonistinStephenCrane’sbookMaggie,AGirloftheStreets.Asthetitlesuggests,MaggieistheproductofherbrutalchildhoodinthestreetsofsouthernManhattan,victimtoherparents’alcoholismandlocalenvironment.Growingupasabeautiful,soft-heartedandromanticyoungwoman,sheissuccessivelyseduced,thrownoutbyhe...[閱讀全文]
(2019-10-28 11:24:09)
ThinkingLikeanEconomist:AGuidetoRationalDecisionMaking
BookReview
ThinkingLikeanEconomist:AGuidetoRationalDecisionMakingisonourMay2018bookclubreadinglist.Whileitmightnotbesoplausibletoalwaysthinklikeaneconomist,knowingthetoolstobeabletothinklikeoneisobviouslybothinterestingandbeneficial.RandallBartlettisaprofessorofeconomics.Hisbookeasilyteacheslaypersonthemainprinciplesandconceptsessent...[閱讀全文]
(2019-10-28 11:21:56)
Abundance,theFutureisBetterthanyouThink
BookReview
Abundance,theFutureisBetterthanyouThink,isapositive,lengthybookbyPeterDiamandisandStevenKotler.Itcarriesaverysimplemessage:thepotentialforexponentialtechnologyisbringingunprecedenthopetothefutureofmankindwithinthenext25years,andeveryoneisbothabeneficiaryofsuchfreedomandapotentialcontributortomaketheworldabetterplaceforeveryone.
Theboo...[閱讀全文]
(2019-10-28 11:19:21)
GeographyandIdeology,Wearewhatwebelieve
PrisonersofGeographyBookReview
IhavealwaysknownthatthegeographythatIhadlearnedinmiddleschoolwasdeficient.However,untilIreadPrisonersofGeography,IneverrealizedthatwhatIlearnedthenweremerelymanypagesofflashcardsthatImanagedtomemorize,listingcertainfactsandelementsinfragments,likescatteredpuzzlepieceslackinganactualpicture.
TimMarshallhasonecentert...[閱讀全文]
(2019-10-28 11:16:11)
HillbillyElegyBookReview
ThefirstthingIdidafterbeingassignedthebookHillbillyElegyistocheckthedictionaryforbothwordsinthetitle.Well,HillbillymeanstheBillylivingnearthehillwhoseancestorshadbeenfeedingthecowsforcenturies.Elegymeansthepoeticsongsforthedeceasedlivesandexperiences.
Thebookhasadulltheme,theclichestoryofhowthecarphasleapedthroughthedragon’sgate.UsuallyIdon’tenjoyread...[閱讀全文]
(2019-10-28 11:14:36)
TheCrowd,AStudyofthePopularMind
BookReview
TheCrowd,AStudyofthePopularMindisagreatbookwrittenbyGustaveLeBon.Myfirstinstinctisthatthisisthekindofbookthatshouldbeincludedasmandatoryoratleastselectedreadingsinliberalartuniversities,likePKU.However,onsecondthought,Iseethefutilityinit.Themomentareaderputsthiskindofgreatbooksdown,majoritiesofthesparklesandenlightenmentthisbrilliantbookbringfor...[閱讀全文]
(2019-10-28 11:12:58)
WhenBreathBecomesAir
BookReview
HowdoesitfeeltohaveanimmigrantIndianmotherwho,aftersobbingaloneatnight,tookituponherselftogiveherchildrenabetterfuture？ShetransformedtheKingmanschoolsystem,demandingmoreAPclasses.Shemadeherson,attenyearsold,read1984.HowdoesitfeeltohaveaChristianfatherwhoelopedwithaHindu,dragginghisfamilytothedesertsofArizonasothathecandedicatehislifetoservehispatients,alm...[閱讀全文]
(2019-10-28 11:10:13)
視覺語言的藝術講座
女書的故事
加入了探賦讀書會之後，可以參加的活動就多了起來。得知在舊金山圖書館的中國中心有視覺語言的藝術講座，昨天出發之時卻已經有點晚了。地鐵到了，不想盯著穀歌地圖顛三倒四地走，直接衝最近的出口出來抓住一個象愛書的女子問圖書館在哪裏，她抱歉地說不知道。一旁一個穿著橙色製服的清潔工人聽到了，主動高聲告訴我如何[閱讀全文]
(2019-10-28 11:07:33)
AdAstra觀後感
昨天有個喜歡喝點小酒，還想著請個假浪跡天涯的朋友，有閑暇和我一起去看了場電影。Livermore的小劇場，拉了半天門才找到一扇開的，看了半天才找到賣票的。影院在二樓，走廊很長，陰森森的，燈黑黑的。劇場的座位深陷下去，還可以放倒，完全看不見人。整場竟然隻有我們兩個人，有點說不出來的尷尬。
看的是AdAstra，布拉德皮特演的。氣氛從頭到尾[閱讀全文]
