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在推出上一本廣受讚譽的自傳《成為這樣的我》後，世界旋即掉入充滿不確定性的裂縫中。面對日日夜夜的驚惶與不安，蜜雪兒·歐巴馬在撫慰人心的新作中，一則則溫暖的故事與附有洞見的人生建議互相印襯，讓我們發現人生這條路徑上，自己就是那道光。Practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world—from the #1 bestselling author of Becoming and former First Lady Michelle ObamaThere may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much?Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and po

* COMING IN NOVEMBER AS A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES--from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti * Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris, and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure's reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum's most

★繼廣受好評回憶錄《成為這樣的我》，蜜雪兒‧歐巴馬又一鼓舞人心之作，這次，她要帶每位讀者「成為自己」★黑暗中，我們可以成為自己和別人的光——蜜雪兒獻給當今動盪時代之書，找到生活中每一份安定的力量。這三年來，大家過得都不容易——疫情來襲重創經濟、政爭戰禍打亂生活、族群偏執撕裂社會——「變動」和「不確定」成為人人的心頭重擔和憂慮。不只是平凡的你我遭遇挑戰，前第一夫人蜜雪兒‧歐巴馬亦是如此。一樣想辦法在疫情的挑戰中前行，一樣得應付動盪不安，一樣在擔心不確定的未來，也天天問「什麼時候才會到頭？」，一切努力都顯得十分渺小……然而，生活中的重大挑戰可能沒有簡單解方或簡潔答案，蜜雪兒轉而開始思索，如何在挑戰和變動中保持屹立——蜜雪兒相信，我們都可以點亮一道光，依靠一套工具，助我們更能駕馭變化，並在變局中保持穩定。在《我們身上有光》中，她坦誠吐露，與讀者一起思考許多人都努力解決的問題：我們如何建立持久和誠實的關係；如何在彼此的差異中找到力量和社會支持；要用什麼工具來解決自我懷疑或無助感；當一切開始難以承受時，又該怎麼辦……在本書的第一部，蜜雪兒訴說如何挖掘內心的力量與光，第二部則思索我們與其他人的關係以及我們對家的觀念，第三部旨在開啟討論，談談如何更好地擁有、保護、增強身上的光，尤其在艱難的時代。以身為母親、女兒、配偶、朋友和第一夫人的親身經歷，提供讀者一系列關於變革、挑戰和權力的深刻反省。蜜雪兒分享了她的習慣和原則，能適應變化和克服種種障礙；從自己做起、到找好隊友，再到應對整個社群，這些方法，你我也都做得到： 【爭取一次小小的勝利】小小的行動有助於守護幸福感，讓我們免於被各種巨大目標和無力感吞噬。一件簡單的事，也許是出門散散步、一場大汗淋漓的健身、整理床鋪……很多時候，一次開懷大笑就能重新調整心情。 【解碼恐懼】害怕出糗、害怕被拒絕、害怕事情出錯……我們需要仔細判斷我們的憂慮並學會消化恐懼的原因。具備與危險共存的能力，在危險面前依然能夠維持平衡和清晰思考。 【摯友是你的啦啦隊】孤單的人的大腦會對各種社會威脅過度敏感，導致其更加孤立。當身邊有相互照應的摯友，能使彼此的人生道路更平順一些。摯友之間互遞的訊息始終是「我了解。我會陪在妳身邊」。 【找到彼此尊重的另一半】找另一半應是找一位與妳一同奮鬥的人……如果某人只想要扮演一種角色，

The powerful, insightful follow-up to the critically acclaimed, multi-million #1 bestselling memoir BecomingIn her inspiring follow-up to Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world.In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much? Michelle Obama believes that we can all lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux.The Light We Carry offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new

"Engrossing, beautiful, and deeply imaginative" (Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing), this epic novel about the explorer David Livingstone and the extraordinary group of Africans who carry his body across impossible terrain "illuminates the agonies of colonialism and blind loyalty" (O, The Oprah Magazine)."This is how we carried out of Africa the poor broken body of...David Livingstone, so that he could be borne across the sea and buried in his own land. "So begins Petina Gappah's "searing...poignant" ( Star Tribune, Minneapolis) novel of exploration and adventure in 19th-century Africa--the captivating story of the African men and women who carried explorer and missionary Dr. Livingstone's body, papers, and maps, fifteen hundred miles across the continent of Africa, so his remains could be returned home to England and his work preserved there. Narrated by Halima, the doctor's sharp-tongued cook, and Jacob Wainwright, his rigidly pious secretary, this is a "powerful novel, beautifully told

Former Google advertising strategist, now Oxford-trained philosopher James Williams launches a plea to society and to the tech industry to help ensure that the technology we all carry with us every day does not distract us from pursuing our true goals in life. As information becomes ever more plentiful, the resource that is becoming more scarce is our attention. In this 'attention economy', we need to recognise the fundamental impacts of our new information environment on our lives in order to take back control. Drawing on insights ranging from Diogenes to contemporary tech leaders, Williams's thoughtful and impassioned analysis is sure to provoke discussion and debate. Williams is the inaugural winner of the Nine Dots Prize, a new Prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary social issues. This title is also available as Open Access.

Former Google advertising strategist, now Oxford-trained philosopher James Williams launches a plea to society and to the tech industry to help ensure that the technology we all carry with us every day does not distract us from pursuing our true goals in life. As information becomes ever more plentiful, the resource that is becoming more scarce is our attention. In this 'attention economy', we need to recognise the fundamental impacts of our new information environment on our lives in order to take back control. Drawing on insights ranging from Diogenes to contemporary tech leaders, Williams's thoughtful and impassioned analysis is sure to provoke discussion and debate. Williams is the inaugural winner of the Nine Dots Prize, a new Prize for creative thinking that tackles contemporary social issues. This title is also available as Open Access.