「在漫長的一天過後,使我們振作起來的那張專輯;那本從書櫃中抽出送給朋友、書頁都捲起的平裝書;讓我們以全新的方式思考、感受的那部電影......是這些作品構成了生活的樣態。」
自2015年起,美國前總統歐巴馬(Barack Obama)每年都會公布當年度最喜愛的藝文作品,在他離開白宮後也依然維持這項傳統。隨著2019年進入尾聲,歐巴馬也照例在社群媒體分享「使他的這一年更加明亮」、主題涵蓋注意力經濟(attention economy)、監控資本主義(surveillance capitalism)的19本書籍,「這些書籍大多在今年問世,希望您和我一樣喜愛閱讀它們。」
歐巴馬2019年最愛書單一覽:
《監控資本主義時代:新權力邊界的人類未來之戰》(暫譯,The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power)
《無政府狀態:東印度公司的無情崛起》(暫譯,The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company)
The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company – review https://t.co/cEYHY2N2yh
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 23, 2019《憤怒時刻:謀殺、詐騙,與哈波.李的最終試煉》(暫譯,Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee)
《女孩、女人和其他》(暫譯,Girl, Woman, Other)
【延伸閱讀】打破規則!2019年曼布克獎再現雙得主:加拿大國寶級作家愛特伍《聖約》、英國作家艾瓦里斯托《女孩、女人和其他》
《傷膝谷的心跳:1890年至今的美國原住民》(暫譯,The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present)
《如何無所作為:反抗注意力經濟》(暫譯,How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy)
An 'oxymoronic' tweet! 1of19 books Obama read n got better in 2019 seems! Briefly considered, but decided o/w based on rvws. Probly the most imp mindfulness practice nwdys is which digibaits u click!?
— Santhana (@kris_rs) December 30, 2019
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy https://t.co/fkBn4BYSxW《失蹤兒童檔案》(暫譯,Lost Children Archive)
《命運:短篇故事集》(暫譯,Lot: Stories)
《正常人》(暫譯,Normal People)
We've got an early Christmas present for you... more pictures from Normal People. You're welcome. pic.twitter.com/ErquZtHQky
— Normal People (@NormalPeopleBBC) December 20, 2019《沒有名字的人》(The Orphan Master's Son)
《黃屋》(暫譯,The Yellow House)
《什麼都不說:一個關於北愛爾蘭謀殺與記憶的真實故事》(暫譯,Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland)
《單獨監禁》(暫譯,Solitary)
How Albert Woodfox Survived Solitary https://t.co/2uZtvUczmW #solitary
— Kate Disoza (@KateDisoza) December 25, 2019《托皮卡高中》(暫譯,The Topeka School)
《欺瞞之鏡:自我欺騙的反思》(暫譯,Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-delusion)
《信任練習》(暫譯,Trust Exercise)
《我們住在水中》(We Live in Water: Stories)
為運動迷推薦:
《另一種贏球方式:丹﹒魯尼從超級盃到魯尼定律的故事》(暫譯,A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule)
Jim Rooney's book "A Different Way To Win" takes a look at the career of his father & longtime Steelers owner, the late Dan Rooney.
— NFL (@NFL) November 14, 2019
Watch Jim Rooney on NFL GameDay Kickoff (6pm ET on @nflnetwork) & read an excerpt from @ADiffWay2Win here: https://t.co/zzOBnWcQbc #Differentiation pic.twitter.com/Dgp7jNxF8m《第六人:傳記》(暫譯,The Sixth Man: A Memoir)
FWIW: This one made Barack Obama's 2019 list... https://t.co/QXaiwS2JLq
— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) December 29, 2019