樂活知食:踢走都市病

顧小培著

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近年愈來愈多人追求樂活 (LOHAS - Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) 的生活態度,重視健康、關愛環保。而都市人卻因生活忙碌,往往忽略了身體發出的訊息,未能改善生活或飲食習慣,以致患上各式各樣的都市病。為了幫助大家做個健康都市人……

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瘟疫與人:傳染病對人類歷史的衝擊 Plagues and peoples

麥克尼爾(William H. McNeill)著;楊玉齡譯

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《瘟疫與人》雖然出版於1977年,當中提出「傳染病對人類歷史影響深遠」的理論貫穿人文歷史、宗教、醫學及地理等各項學術範疇,至今仍然充滿原創性及前瞻性。麥克尼爾是資深歷史學家,發現其他學者對於「傳染病」這項因素不是輕描淡寫就是無視……

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Bird pals

Pat Jacobs著

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“Can I touch it? Can it talk?” Kids always ask these kinds of questions when they find my Amazon parrot, who is sitting comfortably on my shoulder, accompanying me as I walk around. Dogs and cats are popular pets while birds as pets seems to be less common…

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Little kids first big book of pets

Catherine D. Hughes著

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“Little Kids First Big Book of Pets”, written by Catherine D. Hughes, is part of the popular collections of National Geographic’s “Little Kids First Big Book”. Being widely adored by kids and parents, the Big Book of Pets has been praised…

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Live well: 100 simple ways to live a long and healthy life

Trisha Macnair著

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"Live well: 100 simple ways to live a long and healthy life" is not a book simply written from a medical perspective. Instead, it looks at a long and healthy life from diversified perspectives like personal habits, personal mentality, social relationships, etc…

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