芬蘭，高掛北方「天涯」；台灣，孤懸東南「海角」。

2005年「海角」危機四伏，政治的懸宕，經濟的空轉，黑金貪污的陰影，全球化的挑戰，中國崛起的壓力……。有形的內憂加無形的外患，讓這個生活在美麗之島上的人們不禁憂心自問：「台灣往何處去？」「新世紀全球版圖重整，台灣的定位何在？我們的識別、創意又是什麼？」

昔日拒絕聯考、衝撞體制的小子吳祥輝，如今從「`海角」走向「天涯」，希望走出台灣的一面鏡子，一種可能。

在地圖上距離台灣海程最遠的國家芬蘭，自2002年至2005年連續三年被評比為全球「成長競爭力」第一名，這樣的數字勾起作者的好奇，他想探究原本默默無聞的北歐小國，群體如何建立「芬蘭識別」？個體生命追求的「芬蘭價值典範」又是什麼？除了Nokia 和 Linux，我們還能自這個非常遠異常寒的地方，從政治、教育、道德觀等等得到何種的衝擊和啟發？

視野寬廣、多智易感的吳祥輝，用另外一個國家的故事和啟示來寫自己一生最關心的事，創出本地回憶錄之新型式新方向！在21世紀初啟之時，他願將這書贈給所有關心台灣未來的朋友；也藉由本書，他在台灣社會再度清晰建立了「吳祥輝識別」。

全書彩色印刷，視覺效果絢美豐富，芬蘭風土人情盡顯於63張攝影作品內；其中包括該國攝影名家 Pekka Luukkola 精心傑作18張，芬蘭天成美景壯麗多姿，值得仔細欣賞。

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尤卡·尤基莱托所著的《建筑保护史》是当之无愧的关于建筑保护发展历史的经典著作。作者尤卡·尤基莱托教授是当今世界最著名的文化遗产保护史学家和哲学家之一，他很早就投身建筑规划和保护行业，因通晓多种语言，如英语、法语、德语、意大利语、瑞典语、芬兰语等，故而在建筑保护领域具有难 以比拟的优势。《建筑保护史》是他二十多年的经验与思索的总结，对世界主要是西方建筑保护的发展历程做出了全面介绍，并指出这种发展如何影响了国际文化遗产保护活动。书中包含大量的保护案例和系统丰富的史料，这些资料即便是专业人士都很难积累获得，遑论一般读者，因此可作为所有希望更好地了解建筑历史的人士的必读著作。

This is the only book to chart the history and development of modern probability theory. It shows how in the first thirty years of this century probability theory became a mathematical science. The author also traces the development of probabilistic concepts and theories in statistical and quantum physics. There are chapters dealing with chance phenomena, as well as the main mathematical theories of today, together with their foundational and philosophical problems. Among the theorists whose work is treated at some length are Kolmogorov, von Mises and de Finetti. The principal audience for the book comprises philosophers and historians of science, mathematicians concerned with probability and statistics, and physicists. The book will also interest anyone fascinated by twentieth-century scientific developments because the birth of modern probability is closely tied to the change from a determinist to an indeterminist world-view.

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The whole world wants to learn the secrets of Nordic exceptionalism: why are the Danes the happiest people in the world, despite having the highest taxes? If the Finns really have the best education system, how come they still think all Swedish men are gay? Are the Icelanders really feral? How are the Norwegians spending their fantastical oil wealth? And why do all of them hate the Swedes?
Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians, on and off, for over ten years, perplexed by their many strange paradoxes and character traits and equally bemused by the unquestioning enthusiasm for all things Nordic that has engulfed the rest of the world, whether it be for their food, television, social systems or chunky knitwear.
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 each other. Along the way a more nuanced, often darker picture emerges of a region plagued by taboos, characterised 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.

This is the story of Linus Torvalds, the maverick Finnish computer genius who invented the powerful LINUX operating system. As well as being free, LINUX is more powerful and stable than anything that Microsoft can offer, thus making Torvalds Bill Gates' number one enemy. Today, LINUX is exploding on to the market, and its creator is household. Linus Torvalds is already a folk hero within the technolgy world, often mobbed at trade shows and forever asked to give interviews by the media. But Torvalds is a most unlikely celebrity: a family man, he lives in a cramped house in Santa Clara with his wife, Tove, a Finnish karate champion, and their two daughters. He claims to this day that he invented LINUX "just for fun". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.