Book Recommendations
撰稿人:圖書館義工 林語凝 (筆名)
節日連假時,總會想藉此為家人烹調各式美味,即使是平日有為家中長幼掌廚,當每天要準備數餐時,也難免出現“沒煮意”的時候。不妨讓英倫烘焙女王瑪莉·貝利(Mary Berry)傳授100道簡易聖誕大餐的實用心法。
瑪莉·貝利是英國知名美食作家、廚師、烘焙師和電視節目主持人。她早年在大學修讀餐飲相關專業,並赴法國藍帶廚藝學校進修,隨後展開其烹飪專業的生涯。即使已年逾九旬,還是活躍於電視烹飪節目之中,深受觀眾喜愛。
翻開這本收錄100道聖誕料理的食譜,由前菜小食、主菜至甜點,熱葷素餐,或各式民族與傳統聖誕料理皆一應俱全,書中亦分享採買和菜單設計的貼心建議,像長輩在旁提醒,不要因為當聖誕伙頭大將而感到壓力,跟著她設計的步驟,邊做菜邊紓壓,專心製作出一道道節日裏的舒心食物。
撰稿人:圖書館義工 Ria (筆名)
One of the last books written by author Dr. Seuss, this seemingly simple children’s story will take you through life’s journey and all the adventures and challenges you might run into on the way. Suitable for children and parents just starting out or adults just needing a push, this is a book full of nuggets of wisdom that readers of all ages can relate to. A reminder that life has its ups and downs, that it is alright to lose your way sometimes, and that no matter what, you’ll go places and you will succeed, “98 and ¾ percent guaranteed”!
撰稿人:圖書館義工 琉璃 (筆名)
一本書,兩個故事,以中葡雙語書寫,背景巧妙搭配澳門的街景,以繪本故事呈現大眾的集體經歷。
茱莉亞從那天早上起來後,日常的生活節奏便被打亂了。一種奇怪的病毒在全世界蔓延,爸爸告知除了出門購買基本生活用品外,都不能出門了,所有的商店、公園和餐廳,甚至學校都不能去,同時又擔心在葡萄牙的爺爺是否安全。當後來能回到學校後,又要經歷同學的離開等事情。
小寶在疾病肆虐的期間,在家裏學會了很多新的名詞及規矩,更讓他掛心的是他的老朋友,和在檢測站做義工的媽媽;在家中,看到人群在街上排隊做檢測,以及儲備的一大堆生活用品,那都是為長期留在家中作準備的回憶。
Football shirts have always been of paramount importance to the game, creating a unique visual identity for each national and club team. Open this book and you’ll travel around the world and through time in 1000 shirts, from Arsenal to Zenit, finding the most loved, most beautiful and most off-the-wall shirts along the way.
A selection of about 100 particularly remarkable works was assembled from the library holdings of botanical books and herbals; this famous and, over the centuries, most widely consulted remedy books. These fascinating botanical illustrations enchant our eyes today exactly as they did centuries before.
