A Gentlemen in Moscow by Amor Towles

《莫斯科的紳士》，作者是 Amor Towles。

You know, A Gentleman in Moscow is just so clever.

這本書真是太天才了。

There's lot of allusions to Russian literature and history.

裡面寫到很多俄國文學、歷史的典故。

It's an amazing story because it manages to be a little bit of everything.

那是個很棒的故事，因為它設法融合了各式各樣的風格。

It's kind of a fantastical romance.

有點像奇幻浪漫文學。

But it's kind of the real world, too.

但同時它也沒有悖離現實。

Presidents of War by Michael Beschloss

《戰火下的總統》，作者是 Michael Beschloss

The public really does not want to go to war.

人們並不嚮往戰爭。

But then, are we willing to defend our honor?

不過就算如此，我們是否願意捍衛自己的榮譽？

It means that having a good president is very important.

這表示一位稱職的總統非常重要。

You better hope that you have some good leaders when you get into war.

一旦戰爭爆發，人們期望看見優秀的領導者。

The Future of Capitalism by Paul Collier

《資本主義的未來》，作者是 Paul Collier。

There's a crisis for capitalism.

資本主義正面臨危機。

Individualism has been taken too far.

個人主義發展太過頭。

He introduces this notion of an ethical family, an ethical company, and an ethical government.

Paul Collier 介紹了新觀念：道德取向的家庭、公司、政府。

We have to be loyal to something.

我們必須對某件事物展現忠誠。

We have to have a group thing where we're not just out for ourselves.

我們必須歸屬於一個團體，而非事事只為了自己。

Upheaval by Jared Diamond

《劇變》，作者是 Jared Diamond

He took examples of countries that actually had dealt with a problem and come out of it better off.

他舉了不同國家的例子，這些國家曾經面臨困境而後成功脫困。

He used kind of a psychological framework.

他採用的是類似心理學的架構。

It actually works pretty well.

成效相當不錯。

He doesn't force you to have a negative or a positive point of view.

作者並不會強迫你抱持反對或贊同的立場。

Will it work for what the U.S. is facing in terms of polarization?

這個辦法是否也能拯救越走越極端的美國社會呢？

And just even by raising the question, he at least admits the possibility that we'll solve these problems.

而單單只是提出這個問題，作者至少承認我們的確有機會解決這些難題。

Nine Pints by Rose George

《九品脫》，作者是 Rose George

She mostly wants to educate you about blood and what an important and interesting history there has been about it.

總歸來說，她想要教導你關於血液的知識，以及背後重要而有趣的歷史。

The history of the blood supply, the different ways of gathering blood.

供應血液的歷史、採集血液的不同方法。

Things like leeches where their ability to suck blood out is advantageous.

例如用水蛭，牠們吸取血液的能力格外出色。

I'm sure people will find that fascinating.

我相信大家會為此著迷。

Blood is so magical.

血液實在太神奇了。

It's an interesting thing to know about.

相關的知識都很有趣。

So whether you read just one of these, or you read them all, I hope you find something you really enjoy.

不管你要挑一本讀，還是讀完五本書，我希望你都能從中找到樂趣。