Scan the QR code and use the "Nandu Book List" mini program to learn about the latest good books recommended by Nandu.
This issue of "Nandu Booklist" focuses on recommending a sociological masterpiece "Social Change of American Healthcare". Since its publication, the book has won several awards such as the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction, the Bancroft Prize for the Study of American History, and the Wright Mills Prize for the Study of American Sociology. The author is fluent in language and rigorous in logic, and although it is a monograph on the history of medicine, it is easy to understand and engaging, and it is very readable.
"Nandu Book List" is a selection of recent good books for readers by Southern Metropolis Daily, divided into four categories: "literature and art", "social science", "practical" and "children's books", which are launched every Sunday.
Literary
"Chekhov's Biography"
(Russian) Boris Zaitsev, Guangxi Normal University Press, August 2023, 60.00 yuan.
Chekhov was a world-class novelist and an important playwright in the history of theater. As one of Chekhov's coffin bearers, Zaitsev had been associated with him since his youth. In this "Biography of Chekhov", Zaitsev uses literary brushwork and poetic style to show Chekhov's era background, family life, emotions and creative process. Compared with other Chekhov biographies, Zaitsev's book is based on the author's personal observations, which is closer to the author and better conveys Chekhov's complexity and multifacetedness.
"The Donner Brothers and Sisters"
(Switzerland) by Robert Walzer, Shanghai Translation Publishing House, August 2023, 69.00 yuan.
The Donner Brothers and Sisters is the prologue to Robert Walzer's trilogy of autobiographical Berlin novels. The protagonist, Simon Donner, wanders constantly, encountering and separating from his siblings. He was always full of utopian fantasies about life. He constantly changes careers, trying to break free from the shackles of the outside world on human behavior and consciousness. He can only seek self-salvation in dreams. In this novel, the writer focuses on the pure, transcendent inner world through seemingly trivial and trivial fragments of life.
social science
Social Change in American Healthcare
By Paul Starr, Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House, August 2023 edition, 128.00 yuan.
The history of medicine is an epic of progress, but also a story of social and economic conflicts that revolve around new hierarchies of power and authority, new markets, and new conditions of faith and experience. In this book, Princeton professor Paul Starr traces the origins of current institutions and policies in health care in the United States and asks about the fate of those that died or were blocked. His in-depth analysis helps to understand the current predicament of the U.S. healthcare system, as well as the healthcare dilemma in general.
"Hu Shi's Unpublished Diary Notes"
Fu Xiangxi, Guangdong People's Publishing House, August 2023 edition, 78.00 yuan.
This book is a work of sorting out and annotating Hu Shi's unpublished diary, and collects "Hu Shi Chengxin School Diary", "Hu Shi's Unpublished Diary in His Early Years", "Hu Shi's Scattered Omission Diary", and "Hu Shi's Unpublished Calendar Diary in His Later Years". "Hu Shi's Early Unpublished Diary" collects and annotates the unpublished early diaries of Hu Shi's Study Abroad Diary based on Hu Shi's manuscripts disclosed in recent years; "Hu Shi's Unpublished Calendar Diary in His Later Years" is based on the manuscripts in the Hu Shi Memorial Museum in Taipei, which for the first time reveals Hu Shi's unpublished diary in his later years, and the documentary value is very high.
utility
How to Find What You Want to Do
(Japanese) by Hitohei Yagi, China Machinery Industry Press, August 2023 edition, 59.00 yuan.
Confused young people and middle-aged people who are bottlenecked in development often feel that they can't find their direction in life, and they have heard many theories about "how to determine what they want to do", such as that what they want to do is something that they can always be passionate about. But in the opinion of the author Hitsui Yagi, this is not the case. This book is a simple and effective guide to self-knowledge, which can help readers use the "three rules and five steps of self-knowledge" to quickly establish their life goals and find their passion for full-time employment.
"Stationery of the Heart"
(Japanese) Edited by the Editorial Department of Life Illustrated Guide, CITIC Publishing House, August 2023 edition, 65.00 yuan.
Stationery is a practical item. Although there is a view that stationery can be used as long as it works, if you dig deeper, you will find a profound and interesting world. The book begins by sharing how 16 connoisseurs enjoyed the joy of stationery; The second is the basic knowledge of stationery, including pigments, inks, erasers, various pens, paper, printing process methods, etc.; Then, with function as the classification standard, about 100 kinds of trendy stationery were introduced. It's a heartwarming world of stationery.
Children's books
《Elementary School Student Social Business Cartoon》
Illustrated by Crooked Rabbit Children's Library, Dolphin Publishing House, August 2023 edition, 100.00 yuan.
The schoolboy Hu Chongchong, the mischievous Duan Xiaoyu, the quiet but powerful Niannian in his heart, and the optimistic and honest Lu Xiaoyou are classmates in elementary school. They have very different personalities, and like every elementary school student, they will encounter all kinds of small troubles in life and study, but they will use the newly learned methods to solve them in time. The book provides 60 ways to develop children's social skills and improve emotional intelligence, processed into 60 comics that elementary school students are familiar with, with clear explanations, easy to read, and examples close to life.
"Tuk Tuk Tuk"
By Lucy Cazens, August 2023 edition of Beijing United Publishing Company, 49.80 yuan.
This is a stoic picture book about "Baby Woodpeckers Learn to Peck Holes", suitable for preschoolers. A little woodpecker, led by his father, began to learn to peck tree holes. Tuk, tuk, tuk, peck at the trunk! It also pecked at hats, pecked cushions, pecked tennis rackets, pecked soap, pecked sinks, and left a nest on the urinal... It can't stop as soon as it pecks. The book has a childish beauty. The story is relaxed, the background color is calm and calm, and the text rhymes smoothly.