In 2021, although the world is full of too many uncertainties, there are many certainties that give us the strength to move forward. Those untouched worlds, those fascinating starry skies of thought, the warm smell of those seasons, still linger. Fortunately, no matter what the objective world looks like, our subjective world can still be poetic.
Xiaoxiang Morning News Weekend Edition is a team of 9 people, we have very different personalities, diverse hobbies, but we all love to read, which makes us unite and cherish each other. We often share the books we have read, and this year, we want to share the reading list of 2021 with you, hoping that these books that have once illuminated our hearts can also become a glimmer in your lives. Hopefully, these books won't disappoint you.
"Return to Hometown"
Author: [French] Didier Eripong, Wang Xian translation publishing house: Shanghai Culture Publishing House
Recommended reason: How to achieve a class jump, and what happens when the class jump is achieved? The author comes from a working family, and his hometown is a negative teaching material for him. He was determined to return to his birthplace to reflect on his growth trajectory. In fact, it takes courage to return to your hometown. Anyone with a hometown is worth reading this book.
"China Scenery", "Scenery That Li Bai Has Never Seen"
Author: Shan Zhiqi Publishing House: Kyushu Publishing House
Reason for recommendation: Rarely follow the column, and the column of Shan Zhiqing, editor-in-chief of China National Geographic, is an exception. Both books are a collection of the author's prefaces to China National Geographic. At present, there is a trend of fragmentation in many disciplines in China, ignoring overall and macro research. Shan Zhiqi has been working hard to construct a macroscopic picture of China's geography, and there are many views worth pondering.
"Monson's History of The Illuminati"
Author: Monson Publishing House: Unity Press
Recommended reason: The Ming Dynasty shaped the multiple personalities of the Chinese, and if you understand the Ming Dynasty, you can understand China. Ming Shi lecture notes, written by Meng Sen in peking university lectures, are written in chinese and somewhat difficult to read. Although this handout was written 90 years ago, it still has a lot of insight when I read it today. At that time, there was no unified textbook, and the teaching materials were all written by the lecturers, without rules and regulations, with the distinct marks of the lecturers, and it was easy to read.
The Lost Satellite: A Journey Deep into Central Asia
Author: Liu Zichao Publishing House: Wenhui Publishing House
Reason for recommendation: This is not an astronomical work, but a travel literature. Central Asia has been a hot spot in recent years, but most Chinese can't tell the difference between a few "stans", although they are neighbors with us. Liu Zichao took us through Central Asia in a cursory way, satisfying our curiosity about what life was like for locals in the post-Soviet era, which was presented through the author's perspective. This book will pique our interest in further exploring Central Asia.
Handbook of The Cloud Collector
Author: [English] Gavin Prett-Pinney Wang Yanping Zhang Chao Translation Publishing House: Yilin Publishing House
Why: The Handbook of Cloud Collectors by Author Gavin Prett-Pinney introduces 46 clouds and atmospheric optical phenomena and includes more than 100 photographs taken by cloud lovers around the world.
Clouds are like the expression of the sky, and if you want to recognize it, this manual must read.
The Secret Life of Color
Author: [English] Cassia St. Clair by Li Yingchun Translation Publishing House: Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House
Reason for recommendation: This is not an all-encompassing history of color, but a middle ground between a brief history and a sketch of personality, and it is valuable that the author presents 75 attractive colors in the book, some of which come from dyes, and some of which are closer to ideas or socio-cultural products.
"Keeping the Craft"
Author: [Japanese] Yonematsu Shiono by Yingke Translation Press: Guangxi Normal University Press
Reason for recommendation: This book tells the story of 16 Japanese traditional craftsmen who may be the last of Japan's traditional craftsmen, who and their ancestors have taken nature for thousands of years, using bark, rattan, bamboo and other weaving cloth, building tools, and maintaining life, due to the impact of industrialization and globalization, these exquisite handicrafts are on the verge of extinction. If you pay attention to old craftsmanship, this book can be carefully tasted.
The Omnivores Dilemma
Author: [United States] Michael Pollan by Deng Zizhen Translation Publishing House: CITIC Publishing House
Reason for recommendation: If you don't know what to eat for dinner, read it. The author allows us to see a vast tabletop, the table of this dining table extends from food to the world chain enterprises, political systems, historical customs and other broader dimensions, expanding the table of several people into the context of the entire human race, from the sociological and philosophical perspectives let us understand: from the "eating" point of view, we can see the picture is so rich.
A Brief History of Chinese Architecture
Author: Liu Su Publishing House: China Architecture and Building Press
Recommended reason: Liu Su, a professor at the School of Architecture of Hunan University, finally finished writing the "Brief History of Chinese Architecture" that he had been thinking about for a long time in 2019. Professor Liu Su wrote a "brief history of architecture", but a brief history is not easy to write, because it must be simple and easy to understand, but also can not lose the essence of it. In particular, it is worth mentioning that the time series of architectural history in this book extends until after the founding of New China, which is a period of short time but has great architectural historical significance.
Offerings of Ancient Bricks and Flowers: Six Boats and 19th-Century Scholarship and Art
Author: Wang Yifeng Publishing House: Zhejiang People's Fine Arts Publishing House
Reason for recommendation: Liu Zhou, a super cute Qing Dynasty monk, as a Buddhist disciple, he does not seem to be obsessed with chanting. He regards art as his lifelong pursuit, calligraphy and painting, seal carving, brick making, bamboo carving, calligraphy and painting mounting, book binding can do everything, eight broken paintings, full-shaped extension and ancient brick flower offerings and other new art fields, is the new world of art he created. The convenient identity of the wandering monk made him immersed in the archaeology of the golden stone in the wild and unable to extricate himself.
Research on the Historical, Cultural and Geographical Geography of Hunan
Author: Zhang Weiran Publishing House: Zhejiang Ancient Books Publishing House
Reason for recommendation: What is Hunan? What are Hunan people? Why Hunan? Why Hunan people?
After reading this book, I roughly understood these four things. The author, Zhang Weiran, a professor at Fudan University, is a native of Anren, Hunan. This has made him always have a great passion for the geography and history of Hunan. In the book, he discusses the background of Hunan's cultural development and the impact of geographical environment, administrative structure and immigration factors. Among them, the analysis of the formation of the character of Hunan people since modern times is particularly wonderful.
Chinese Architecture and Landscape
Author: Ernst Bergerman Publishing House: Beijing Times Chinese Literature Bureau
Why: What was China like a hundred years ago? Without the invention of photography, perhaps those scenes would only exist in our imagination. From 1906 to 1909, the German architect Ernst Bershimann visited 12 provinces in China, took a large number of architectural pictures, and more importantly, he left us with precious historical scenes from a hundred years ago.
Stoner
Author: [United States] John Williams by Yang Xiangrong Translation Publishing House: Shanghai People's Publishing House
Reason for recommendation: The story of "Stoner" is about a brave man who has failed but is not frustrated: even if he can't have a perfect life, he fortunately pursues to achieve a complete self. The first time you read Stoner, you may see the story, the second time you read Stoner, you may feel the classic, the third eye you see life, the fourth eye you will find that what you see is not the other, it is yourself.
Clara and the Sun
Author: [English] Ishiguro Kazuo Song You Translation Publishing House: Shanghai Translation Publishing House
Reason for recommendation: Kazuo Ishiguro is another masterpiece after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature. Although the story is set in a future society with high technological development, it is essentially directed at the "human heart". Through the cold perspective of the robot, but with its consistently delicate and restrained brushstrokes, the author reveals the division and anxiety of modern people's values, as well as the significance of the entanglement between people on the issue of "why people are human".
"Reality is a Detour"
Author: Zou Bo Publishing House: Tianjin People's Publishing House
Recommended reason: Zou Bo's non-fiction writing collection, the author is a journalist and a poet, completely different from the interview, there is a lot of poetry and deep thinking. The article is arranged according to psychological changes, so the thinking occasionally jumps a little, but you calm down to taste fascinating, and the sense of substitution is very strong.
Naked-Eye Stargazing: A Guide to Zero-Obstacle Astronomical Observations
Author: Bob Jin, Qinmai Translation Publishing House: Beijing United Publishing Co., Ltd
Why: How long have you not looked up to observe the starry sky? Although we have entered the city and looked up and can no longer see the starry sky, as long as you have the heart, you will find that the suburbs of the city where the light pollution is not serious can see the starry sky, and the International Space Station skims from the sky every day... This book is an introductory guide to stargazing with the naked eye, and the graphics are informative, and you may look up at the stars again.