「藝術的目的不在於呈現事物的外在表象，而是揭示它們的內在意義。」──亞里斯多德
★你可能對廣泛的「藝術」有興趣，但沒有到想深入研究的地步。
★或許你希望了解一些「經典畫作」，然而太多大師了，不知道如何開始。
★你只是一般人，只有上過水彩課，但也想要感受「美」是什麼……
受到各時期社會、政治、宗教和經濟環境的影響，藝術的目的不斷改變。它可以是裝飾性的、敘事性、哲學性、宗教性，或者只是娛樂性的；無論是為了享受、激發想像力、觸發情感，還是傳遞某種訊息，它們總是在記錄或反映它的時代。
即使是打破既定傳統的作品，所有藝術家都會反映自身在歷史中的時間和地點；因此，藝術會幫助我們認識人類如何看待自己。
幾乎所有社會都創造了某種形式的藝術。它不整齊、不有序；它重疊、變化、交叉影響。它從來都不是在真空中製造的，有時可能會讓人感到困惑。而這就是本書的功能：如果對藝術有興趣，你可以先知道這些就好！
▌探索藝術的第一步
主要關注西方藝術的發展，介紹了從史前到現今最重要的藝術運動、風格和發展。分析最具開創性藝術家創作的一些重要作品，並研究許多藝術家的主題、材料和方法。
▌簡單易懂的藝術指南
四個獨立部分：運動、作品、主題和技巧。每個部分都可以單獨閱讀，也可以與其他部分結合。本書的核心——作品／關鍵日期／關鍵發展／主題和技術的交叉引用／藝術家背景資訊／關鍵藝術家／藝術家的其他重要作品——收錄了著名藝術家的50件重要作品。
▌輕鬆穿梭藝術時代
每頁底部都有交叉引用，引導讀者從一個部分到另一個部分，而功能框則討論了關鍵發展和每位藝術家的背景。瞬間掌握各種藝術超連結，就像閱讀紙本的維基百科！
藝術如何、為何、何時變化？是誰引進了某些概念或技法，在何處被創作？以及這些藝術作品為何如此重要？
從史前時代壁畫到當代裝置藝術，探索50個重要的藝術作品，連結到各個藝術時期、主題以及技法。
無論你是對藝術充滿興趣的新手，還是渴望更深入了解的愛好者，本書都將帶給你啟發和樂趣。透過簡單明瞭的內容設計和豐富的圖示引導，你將輕鬆掌握藝術的基礎知識，並能在探索中體驗到藝術的無限魅力。
藝術就在我們身邊，等待你去發現、去感受。透過這本寫給一般人的藝術指南，激發你對藝術的熱愛，讓你在欣賞和理解藝術的過程中，找到屬於自己的那份感動與共鳴。
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寫給一般人的……藝術，先知道這些就好: : 50 50 Susie Hodge
作者: 蘇西．霍奇 | 譯者: 游絨絨
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蘇西．霍奇（Susie Hodge）
英國皇家文藝學會成員、作家和藝術家，為兒童和成人撰寫了一百多本書以及許多文章，涉及藝術史、實用藝術、設計和傳記等類型。
蘇西擁有倫敦大學伯克貝克分校的藝術史碩士學位。作為一名經驗豐富的教師和演講者，她曾在多個機構就古埃及藝術、現代藝術、印象派、英國風景藝術、時裝設計等不同主題發表演講。
譯者
游絨絨
自由譯者，淡江大學德國語文學系畢業。
翻譯猶如猜謎，譯者用自己的文字將謎底揭曉，在絞盡腦汁的過程中享受猜謎的樂趣。
蘇西．霍奇（Susie Hodge）
英國皇家文藝學會成員、作家和藝術家，為兒童和成人撰寫了一百多本書以及許多文章，涉及藝術史、實用藝術、設計和傳記等類型。
蘇西擁有倫敦大學伯克貝克分校的藝術史碩士學位。作為一名經驗豐富的教師和演講者，她曾在多個機構就古埃及藝術、現代藝術、印象派、英國風景藝術、時裝設計等不同主題發表演講。
譯者
游絨絨
自由譯者，淡江大學德國語文學系畢業。
翻譯猶如猜謎，譯者用自己的文字將謎底揭曉，在絞盡腦汁的過程中享受猜謎的樂趣。
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★★★★★ 5
A Powerful and Timely Book about Fairness and Equality in America
Format: Kindle
This book is beautifully written and deeply engaging. As a non-lawyer, I appreciated the author's ability to cut through legal abstraction to reveal what is truly at stake as the Supreme Court turns away from policies designed to expand opportunity. Driver writes, with clarity and conviction, that genuine equality demands more than the pretense that race no longer matters. The result is a powerful and thought-provoking work that reminds us the pursuit of fairness in America remains unfinished.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Awesome
Format: Kindle
Exactly what I needed to get started, and with a lot of useful tips on getting started. Highly recommend this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2024
★★★★★ 5
ADHD symptoms explain our behavior, BUT they do not EXCUSE it!
Format: Paperback
I read this to my 6 year old to help reinforce his own personal awareness with topics that he struggles with or to help prevent a struggle due to his ADHD. Being aware of what we need to work on is the first step to making changes and hopefully by doing this we can prevent our children from future frustrations and disappointments within themselves. It is easier to mold them into respectful, responsible children at a younger age than it will be to break bad habits later on in life. With that said this book is one of many that we read as our "self help" kinda books. Every night I choose 1 book to add to the mix of his own book choices, depending on what I am trying to make him aware of and teach him coping skills in regards to things he struggled with that day or week. I hope this list is helpful. I know I always LOVE finding someone’s review that lists more great books on these kind of topics as I am always looking for more resources!
This is a list of a few of my personal favorites age range about 4-8
Helping kids about making good choices:
• That Rule Doesn't Apply to Me! (Responsible Me!)
• But It's Not My Fault! (Responsible Me!)
• What Were You Thinking? Learning to Control Your Impulses (Executive Function)
• My Mouth Is a Volcano! (talking over/interrupting people)
• What If Everybody Did That? (environmental awareness)
• LarryBoy and the Foolish Fig from Faraway (making good choices when friends aren’t)
• The Berenstain Bears Show Some Respect (talking nice to others)
• The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores
• Squirmy Wormy: How I Learned to Help Myself (more autism focused)
• God, I Need to Talk to You about…. Series (very short and to the point! from child’s point of view)
Lying, Bad Manners, Whining, Laziness, Sharing, Stealing, My Bad Temper, Paying Attention, Hurting Others, Disrespect, Greed, vandalism, bad words, being a bad sport, video games, bullying, cheating, homework, healthy eating.
Helping kids handle their anger:
• Mad Isn't Bad: A Child's Book about Anger (Elf-Help Books for Kids)
• I Just Don't Like the Sound of No! My Story About Accepting No for an Answer and Disagreeing the Right Way! (Best Me I Can Be) (WE LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!)
• Angry Octopus: An Anger Management Story
Helping Kids keep themselves safe: In all reality we aren’t always around to keep our kids safe, but we can give them the tools they need to handle themselves if a situation arises.
• A Little Book About Safety (teaches kids exactly what to do in case they get lost) (WE LOVE THIS BOOK!! Perfect for 3-5yr olds, special needs children, ALL CHILDREN)
Please read these books before reading them to your child ensure they are age/maturity level appropriate. I chose just a few pages here or there when my son was 4 as a preventative measure.
• An Exceptional Children's Guide to Touch: Teaching Social and Physical Boundaries to Kids (Good book to help discuss a difficult topic! I have passed this book around to many friends! Awareness is key to Prevention)
• I Said No! A kid-to-kid guide to keeping your private parts private
• My Body Belongs to Me
Helping kids Learn about God and teaching good Morals to live by (VeggieTales)
• Every Day with God: 365 Daily Devos for Boys
• Growing Day by Day: 365 Daily Devos for Boys
Helping Kids learn responsibility with money:
• Junior's Adventures: the Boxed Set
• The Berenstain Bears' Dollars and Sense
• Financial Peace Junior
Parent books: I have read over 30 books and these are the ones I liked
• Raising Boys With ADHD: Secrets for Parenting Healthy, Happy Sons (LOVE this book, great resources. I have been using it for 3 years now. It is categorized by age and the challenges that come with that age)
• Parenting Children with ADHD: 10 Lessons That Medicine Cannot Teach (APA Lifetools)
• Smart Money Smart Kids: Raising the Next Generation to Win with Money
• Driven to distraction
• The strong willed child
• Parenting isn’t for cowards (I just started reading but seem good so far)
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Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2017
★★★★★ 5
Good Reminders to Parents & Kids, e.g., Identifying Something as "Funny" Does Not Make It Less Hurtful
Format: Paperback
What Were You Thinking? by Bryan Smith and illustrated by Lisa M. Griffin addresses common moments from a child’s life. As many parents and teachers can vouch, the answer to the title question is frequently that the child wasn’t thinking at all; they operated on impulse. Or, they were thinking but their behavior was highly unlikely to produce their expected result.
This book helps kids see that doing the first thing that comes to mind may not be their best choice. It might even accomplish the opposite of their intended goal. It also shows how kids sometimes expect something to be funny when it can actually cause others–classmates, teachers, coaches and parents– to be annoyed instead of entertained. Sometimes the “cost” of the laughter they seek, far exceeds the momentary rush of any attention.
The illustrations invite exploration of the book’s theme and make obvious that Braden’s idea of funny does not necessarily match his classmates” feelings. This can lead to conversations about the range of responses one can see within an entire classroom of kids.
What Were You Thinking? outlines a simple four step strategy which kids can practice to help them smooth out their responses and ensure that the result they get is the one which they want. A brief Tips for Parents and Educators is included which offers further information on how to guide children to develop better impulse control. Can also open conversation about intentions & how humor doesn’t lessen the pain of hurtful remarks/behavior.
AQ Lens: Kids who have experienced trauma, grief and or loss may have weak impulse control, high distractibility. Or they may have been taught negative and/or inadequate behavior strategies. In addition to learning better strategies, these kids may also have to unlearn negative strategies.
This book offers another tool for helping kids fine-tune their emotional literacy and expand their menu of choices. By exploring the gap between intended goal and actual results, families can teach kids to recognize and choose strategies that serves them better.
--Gayle H. Swift, ABC, Adoption & Me: A Multicultural Picture Book"
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Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2016
★★★★★ 5
Son's behavior changed immediately!
Format: Paperback
Our 4-yr-old son was not following directions at school. His teacher had come back from maternity leave and he had gotten into some bad habits while she was gone. After reading this book he memorized all the steps and repeats them multiple times a day. It's only been one week but he has been a different child entirely -- an angel!
We had been talking to him for 9 months about "making good choices" but had never qualified that a good choice was one that makes the situation better (and a bad choice one that makes the situation worse). Apparently that was key! I'm not surprised that this was written by an educator who probably saw a lot of success by clarifying this distinction with his students.
I'm sure my son's amazing behavior won't last forever, but it's great to simply know that he has it in him to control his impulses. We are going to make little print-outs of the 4 steps to let him have them at school and share these tips with his teacher so she can prompt him with the same language.
Great, great book!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2019