《軟木傻瓜》（Cork Dork）

作者：比安卡?博斯克（Bianca Blsker）

記者比安卡?博斯克本是葡萄酒的外行，但擁有強迫性人格的她進行了一次瘋狂之旅。她耗費18個月時間，深入葡萄酒行業(yè)的酒鬼圈中，解決了休閑飲酒者的一個永恒的問題：葡萄酒究竟是怎么回事？從西部的納帕到東部的弗吉尼亞海灘，博斯克訪遍全球頂尖的鑒賞家、氣味科學家、葡萄酒經(jīng)濟學家、附庸風雅之徒和內(nèi)行。她對于這個話題有趣的闡述讓人大長見識，又令人陶醉不已?！浊袪?蘇格

買家請注意：專家表示，一瓶葡萄酒里面最多只有60美元關(guān)乎酒的品質(zhì)，剩下主要是品牌附加值。

《巨科技》（Megatech）

主編：丹尼爾?富蘭克林（Daniel Franklin）

《經(jīng)濟學人》的丹尼爾?富蘭克林主編的這本預(yù)測未來的文集令人賞心悅目。在其中，未來的科技顯得離我們?nèi)绱酥?。量子超級計算機？正在研發(fā)中?！芭C？”（Cowborgs）不，那叫半機械牛（cyborg cows）——也即將誕生。但是疑問也隨之而來：人類可能會沐浴在未來高科技的光輝之中，也可能會在一切失控的情況下覆滅。究竟是哪種還言之過早?！_伯特?哈克特（Robert Hackett）

評論：科技的最大威脅不在于人工智能的叛變，而在于核能的發(fā)展——想想“千噸級當量的自殺式炸彈”吧。

《選項B》（Option B）

作者：雪莉?桑德伯格、亞當?格蘭特（Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant）

盡管Facebook首席運營官雪莉?桑德伯格的最新作品是從自身的悲痛中獲得的靈感，但它在闡述如何應(yīng)對死亡的同時，也講述了怎樣更好地生活。這本《選項B》由她與沃頓商學院（Wharton）的教授亞當?格蘭特合著，一半是回憶錄，另一半則以研究為基礎(chǔ)，探索了人們?nèi)绾慰朔婢?。盡管主題很沉重，但本書卻出人意料的輕快，教育意義十足，適合各類讀者。——瓦倫蒂娜?札莉雅

評論：問候一個近來遭逢不幸的人，與其說：“你好嗎？”不如問：“你今天好嗎？”

《氣候的希望》（Climate of Hope）

作者：邁克爾?布隆伯格、卡爾?波普（Michael Bloomberg, Carl Pope）

邁克爾?布隆伯格和環(huán)境學家卡爾?波普合著的這本書提供了關(guān)于氣候變化的解決方案。全書開門見山，布隆伯格在前三句話中，就表達了對于鑰石（Keystone）輸油管道、水力壓裂技術(shù)和核能的喜愛【以及對勃肯鞋（Birkenstocks）的反感】。兩人從經(jīng)濟的角度，令人嘆服地解釋了城市和公司為什么理應(yīng)采取短期的零碎措施——同時也讓你對聯(lián)邦政府的舉措抱有期待?！材?范德梅伊（Anne Vander Mey）

反復(fù)試錯：面對墨西哥城防治霧霾的單雙號限行政策，司機的應(yīng)對手段是再買一輛車。（財富中文網(wǎng)）

作者：《財富》雜志編輯部

譯者：嚴匡正

Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker

Journalist, wine rube, and obsessive personality Bianca Bosker embarks on a madcap 18-month journey into the booze-soaked belly of the wine industry to uncover the answer to the casual drinker’s perennial question: What is the deal with wine? Bosker interviews some of the world’s finest top connoisseurs, scent scientists, wine economists, snobs, and anti-snobs from Napa to Virginia Beach. Her gleeful approach to the subject is as informative as it is, well, intoxicating. —Rachel Sugar

Buyers beware: A wine’s price matters for quality up to $60, one expert says. After that, it’s mostly branding.

Megatech edited by Daniel franklin

The technology of the future feels close in this shrewd and delightfully prognosticatory essay series, edited by The Economist’s Daniel Franklin. Quantum supercomputers?On the way.“Cowborgs”? That’s cyborg cows—comin’ right up. But doubts linger: Humanity could bask in the magnificence of its coming megatech, or it could be annihilated if everything spins out of control. Too soon to tell which.—Robert Hackett

Cocktail-party fodder: Tech’s biggest threat isn’t an AI uprising; it’s nuclear advances—think “suicide bombers with kiloton yields.”

Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

Though it’s inspired by grief, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s latest book is as much about living a better life as it is about dealing with death. Co-written with Wharton professor Adam Grant, Option B is part memoir and part research-based exploration of overcoming adversity. Despite its heavy subject matter, the book is surprisingly light, thoroughly educational, and a widely applicable read. —ValentinaZarya

What to say: Instead of asking someone who has just suffered a personal tragedy, “How are you?” try, “How are you today?”

Climate of Hope by Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope

This book of climate-change solutions from Mike Bloomberg and environmentalist Carl Pope is nothing if not blunt. In his first three sentences, Bloomberg comes out in favor of the Keystone pipeline, fracking, and nuclear power (but against Birkenstocks). The pair makes a compelling economic case for piecemeal short-term action from cities and companies—but it still leaves you wishing for federal action too. —Anne VanderMey

Trial and error: Drivers foiled Mexico City’s antismog plan to ban cars with odd-numbered plates certain days by just buying an extra car.