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May to June 2022

English New Books Highlights

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Why Didn't I Think of That?

 

By Anthony Rubino, Jr.

 

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

 

ISBN: 9781440500107

 

Call Number: 600 RUB

 

Why Didn't I Think of That? proves not all successful inventions are the greatest thing since sliced bread (not even sliced bread, which is literally just a precut loaf for lazy loaves). This humorous guide to “mind-blowing” inventions deconstructs just how complex these can't-live-without necessities really are while providing some insightful(ly funny) lessons to future inventors, such as Yo-yos: Deadly weapons do make great kids' toys. Soccer: Boredom is the stepmother of the invention. Bottled water: There is no such thing as a stupid idea. Complete with useful trivia--like the fact that 100 trillion paperclips have been sold--readers will be able to impress their friends by hardly trying.


 

Hawkeye: Kate Bishop Vol. 2 – Masks

 

By Kelly Thompson

 

Publisher: Marvel Comics

 

ISBN: 9781302905156

 

Call Number: 741.5 THO

 

Hawkeye finally gets a lead on the top-secret case that brought her out to Los Angeles in the first place -and it might be more than she bargained for... In order to solve this mystery, Kate will have to take a good hard look and who she is and where she came from. But is she really ready to face the ghosts of her past?

 

 



 

Marvel's SPIDER-MAN: Hostile Takeover

 

By David Liss

 

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

 

ISBN: 9781785659751

 

Call Number: SF LIS

 

 

 

 

 

Wilson Fisk-the so-called Kingpin of Crime-has returned to New York, establishing himself publicly as an altruistic entrepreneur and philanthropist. Spider-Man knows better, but he can't uncover Fisk's scheme that, if executed, will make the crime lord "too big to fail."

When a new threat-a deadly doppelganger with Spider-Man's suit and abilities-wreaks havoc in the streets, can the real wall-crawler prove his innocence? With the clock ticking and lives on the line, can Spider-Man stop the brutal rampage of the Blood Spider? Will Spider-Man fall to his fears and foes, or will he rise and be greater?


 

Arsene Lupin,

Gentleman-Thief

 

By Maurice Leblanc

 

Publisher: Penguin UK

 

ISBN: 9780143104865

 

Call Number: SF LEB

 

A selection of the very best adventures of Arsene Lupin, France's most famous gentleman thief.

The poor and the innocent have nothing to fear from suave trickster and master of disguise Lupin; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and those who try to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of Lupin's mischief. With plans that frequently evolve into elaborate plots, Lupin is the most entertaining criminal genius in literature.

 


 

The Hate U Give

 

By Angie Thomas

 

Publisher: Walker books

 

ISBN: 9781406372151

 

Call Number: SF THO

 

Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed.



 

Cantonese dictionary & phrasebook

 

By Hippocrene Books

 

Publisher: Hippocrene Books

 

ISBN: 9780781812795

 

Call Number: 495.17 CAN

 

Cantonese is an official language of Hong Kong and Macau, and the dominant dialect of Chinese spoken in the province of Guangdong. This title contains 4,000 dictionary entries, and each entry includes Cantonese characters and intuitive phonetics. It provides grammar and pronunciation sections.



 

Star Wars: Thrawn

 

By Timothy Zahn

 

Publisher: Cornerstone

 

ISBN: 9781784752958

 

Call Number: SF ZAH

 

In this definitive novel, readers will follow Thrawn's rise to power-uncovering the events that created one of the most iconic villains in Star Wars history.



 

Frozen Junior Novelization

 

By Sarah Nathan and Sela Roman

 

Publisher: RH/Disney

 

ISBN: 9780736431187

 

Call Number: SF NAT

 

Teaming up with an adventurer named Kristoff and his reindeer, Sven, Princess Anna searches for her sister, Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

 

May to June 2022
2nd/3rd Language New Books Highlights

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鑑古尋根:
香港歷史與古蹟尋蹤

 

作者:蕭國健著.

 

出版社:三聯書店

 

ISBN:9789620448010

 

索書號:739.189 4462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGULAR CHINESE

 

知名歷史學者蕭國健多年間親身走訪考察香港各地,查閱大量地方誌乘、家族譜牒、碑銘文獻,將研究所得輯集成書,名為《鑑古尋根:香港歷史與古蹟尋蹤》。全書分為歷史篇、古蹟文物篇、名剎篇、湮沒古村落篇及人物篇,資料詳實,語言凝練,對讀者認識區內歷史古蹟大有助益。書中配有實地拍攝圖片數十、碑銘原文多處,亦可供相關領域研究者參考。


 


香港舊百業風貌
 

作者:蘇慶彬, 何淑珍合著

 

出版社:天地圖書

 

ISBN:9789888549702

 

索書號:783.91 4404

 

REGULAR CHINESE
 

面對着先夫慶彬「香港戰前街檔、行販各業的式微與發展」的諸篇遺稿,替「它」作文字補充與詳細敍述說明,篇幅中各資料的搜集、箇中的寫作技巧,實覺頗繁重而屢感不易寫。自感才疏學淺、學養之不足,千頭萬緒,力有不逮,難於書寫,無從下筆之際,心中倍覺忐忑不安而思放棄。可是,那是丈夫遺留下的心願,不可以啊!我一定要代他完成,那怎麼辦? 


睡不着,往往在夜闌人靜的夜半起來,斜靠在美璐母親節時送我印有父親肖像畫的睡枕旁,把寫後稿子逐一逐一仔細的再思索和更改,奇怪的,也是意料不到的事,文稿每經修改後,都變得通順了,文中的觸覺、字裏行間的筆法、文意描述得也細緻得多了。再三細看,有時,真懷疑這些文稿,是否真的是我寫?我怎會寫得那麼好?很神奇吧!冥冥中,許是丈夫暗中助我一把吧,是他把他想寫的都融入我思想裏,是他帶領着我每篇應如何地去描述,歷時兩載,在他的陪伴下,《香港舊百業風貌》這本圖文書──是丈夫生前極希望跟女兒合作的一本圖文書,現在,我終於替他全書補充整理完畢了,書中插圖更得女兒美璐親手繪畫。這是一件頗有意義的事,料想,丈夫的心意亦當是如是的想吧!



時代見證:隱藏城鄉的歷史建築
 

作者:陳天權

 

出版社:中華書局

 

ISBN:9789888759439 

 

索書號:923.391 7514

 

 

REGULAR CHINESE
 

以建築,見證時代

 

●介紹法定古蹟或評級建築,亦收錄不少未列入古蹟辦 名單的滄海遺珠; 

●挑選鮮為人熟知的歷史建築,部分屬私人物業,並不 開放; 

●圖文並茂,全書超過 300 幅精彩照片。
 

五大主題,展示多元香港──

市區村落:介紹九龍市區三條寮屋村

鄉村古蹟:包括鶴咀半島村落、粉嶺龍躍頭的崇謙堂村及馬灣舊村等

殖民建築:探訪九龍和新界多處具殖民時代特色的建築

民國大宅:尋找叱吒一時的軍閥在港居處

宗教建築:既有佛道和民間宗教的寺廟,也有基督宗教和少數族裔的聖堂

 



中国皇帝全传
 

作者:善从
 

出版社:中国计量出版社
 

ISBN:9787550247154
 

索書號:782 8060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIMPLIFIED CHINESE


《中国皇帝全传》为人物传记。汇集了历朝历代数百位皇帝的传记,上起始创「皇帝」名号的秦始皇,下迄清朝末代皇帝溥仪,按朝代先后顺序编排,对于其中一些著名的、在历史上有重大影响的皇帝,叙述较详,而一些如同傀儡的皇帝则以简笔勾勒,一些名不见经传的则未予列出。重点突出,全面兼顾。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Thor : Les origines


Publisher: Hachette Jeunesse

ISBN: 9782014640847

Call Number: 813.6 HAC French

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRENCH

 

Au royaume d’asgard, Thor est un guerrier aussi puissant Qu’arrogant, dont les actes téméraires déclenchent une guerre ancestrale.  Banni et envoyé sur terre, par son père odin, il est condamné à vivre parmi les humains, sans ses super pouvoirs...




Los Futbalísimos: El misterio del ojo de halcón

 

Author: Roberto Santiago


Illustrator: De Enrique Lorenzo


Publisher: fundación sm

ISBN: 9788467569766

 

Call Number: 863 SAN  Spanish

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPANISH
 

¿Te imaginas que en la vida real se pudiera rebobinar y ver lo que acabamos de hacer a cámara lenta? Pues algo así es lo que ocurre con el ojo de halcón, que se vuelven a ver las jugadas de un partido justo después de que acaban de ocurrir para ver si ha sido gol, falta o fuera de juego.Los Futbolísimos se enfrentan al reto de descubrir quién está llenando el pueblo de anónimos con secretos de su vida privada. Y además jugar un torneo de fútbol de Navidad con algunos de los mejores equipos del país, donde por primera vez se va a probar el ojo de halcón en el fútbol.


 

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