圖書標籤: 社會 北歐 文化 非虛構
发表于2024-08-08
The Almost Nearly Perfect People pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
A WITTY, INFORMATIVE, AND POPULAR TRAVELOGUE ABOUT THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES AND HOW THEY MAY NOT BE AS HAPPY OR AS PERFECT AS WE ASSUME
Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than ten years, and he has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view of this part of the world offered up by the Western media. In this timely book he leaves his adopted home of Denmark and embarks on a journey through all five of the Nordic countries to discover who these curious tribes are, the secrets of their success, and, most intriguing of all, what they think of one another.
Why are the Danes so happy, despite having the highest taxes? Do the Finns really have the best education system? Are the Icelanders as feral as they sometimes appear? How are the Norwegians spending their fantastic oil wealth? And why do all of them hate the Swedes? In The Almost Nearly Perfect People Michael Booth explains who the Scandinavians are, how they differ and why, and what their quirks and foibles are, and he explores why these societies have become so successful and models for the world. Along the way a more nuanced, often darker picture emerges of a region plagued by taboos, characterized by suffocating parochialism, and populated by extremists of various shades. They may very well be almost nearly perfect, but it isn't easy being Scandinavian.
Michael Booth is the author of five works of non-fiction, including The Almost Nearly Perfect People. His writing appears regularly in The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, The Telegraph, and Condé Nast Traveler magazine, among many other publications globally. He is the Copenhagen correspondent for Monocle magazine and Monocle 24 radio, and travels regularly to give talks and lectures on the Nordic lands and their peculiar, nearly perfect people. He lives in Denmark with his wife and two sons.
the trip comes along with the reading
評分北歐五國一般西方人也不甚瞭解,如何解釋這片樂土富裕安閑的秘決並不容易。既不能太浮光掠影地寫成類似旅遊筆記,也不能寫成餘鞦雨的文化苦旅這種矯情的散文,當然更不能寫成嚴肅的政治經濟學論文。Michael Booth在有趣和深刻之間平衡得很好。
評分有點意思,但是太多雜亂的事實,太少凝練的觀點
評分有點意思,但是太多雜亂的事實,太少凝練的觀點
評分the trip comes along with the reading
北欧人是全世界最幸福的人,他们信任他人,生活成功,当我们面对他们,一种直觉的反应是想要挑刺,想用X射线透视他们的破绽。我在写作本书期间,也不能完全克制这种冲动。但是,北欧读者如果看到这本书,请你们原谅。就当我是嫉妒吧,如果这样可以让你们心里好受一点儿。
評分写得真好啊。 在阿猫阿狗都在公共场合发表虚无缥缈的言论或作品的今天,我险些忘记了严肃写作的魔力。当然把这本书称为严肃作品都有些委屈,那些毫不费力的机灵散落在全书各处,往往在我认真标记着数据、咀嚼着采访对象用词的下一秒,就为作者反政治正确的刻薄爆发出真实的大笑...
評分这本书挺有趣的,同样也是一本非虚构的书,讲述了北欧五国(丹麦、冰岛、挪威、芬兰、瑞典)的人文社科情况,以特有的英式口吻,向我们娓娓揭开神秘的福利国家的真面目。实在太有意思了,这篇文章就用来收录专属于各个国家的冷幽默吧。 丹麦 丹麦被称为是世界上最幸福的国家,...
評分生活在一个高寒、高税率、社会单调的地区,会有什么幸福感可言?但它偏偏被誉为“人间的乐土”,没错,我说的正是北欧。 作为一个英国人,记者迈克尔•布斯将他的第二祖国安在了丹麦,结果他发现北欧人竟然比英国人还内敛沉默。斯堪的纳维亚半岛输出了众多品牌和文化,它们相...
評分The Almost Nearly Perfect People pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024