Not sure if decade, as I don't have good memory for such stuff (sorry!), but certainly at least for last year, the following book that had a really huge impact on me: Gai-Jin by James Clavell It showed me how different cultures can have very different "codes", how they can see others as "barbarians" purely based on that; more specifically, helped me look more critically on…
Clavell 的整部“亚洲史诗系列”（Shogun、Tai-Pan、Gai-Jin、King Rat、Noble House 和 Whirlwind）都很神。我最喜欢的是《Tai-Pan》（大班）——这本书对我触动极大，我觉得每个真正的创业者都会被它打动。其底层主题是……
Clavell's whole Asian Saga (Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, King Rat, Noble House, and Whirlwind) is amazing. My favorite is Tai-Pan - the book had a tremendous impact on me, and I'd imagine it would appeal to every real entrepreneur. The underlying themes are…
《Shogun》（幕府将军）非常值得一读。它直接带我入坑了整个历史小说门类。Clavell 的亚洲史诗系列里其余几本也挺不错的，除了可能《Gai-jin》差点意思。我还很喜欢 Gore Vidal“帝国叙事”系列里的《Lincoln》和《Burr》——趣味性十足，而且绝不是那种千篇一律的传记刻画。
Shogun is a great read. It got me started on the whole historical fiction genre. The rest of the books in Clavell's Asian Saga are pretty good too except for maybe Gai-jin. I also enjoyed reading Gore Vidal's Lincoln and Burr from his Narratives of the Empire series - very entertaining and definitely not run-of-the-mill biographic portrayals.
Shogun, after having watched the show. I also read the other books in Clavell's series, I thought Tai Pan and Gai Jin were interesting but not as much as Shogun. Gai Jin in particular felt like it had lots of filler.
Put not your trust in bloody princes, they can plead expedience. -- James Clavell, Gai-Jin If I had an internal report on my network's vulnerabilities a senator would be one of the last people I'd voluntarily share it with.
记不清算不算这十年了，因为我对这类事情记性不太好（抱歉！），但至少在过去这一年里，下面这本书确实对我产生了巨大的影响：James Clavell 的《Gai-Jin》（外人）。它让我看到不同的文化之间可以存在截然不同的“行为准则”，它们又是如何单凭这点就将对方视为“野蛮人”的；更具体地说，它帮我更具批判性地看待……
Not sure if decade, as I don't have good memory for such stuff (sorry!), but certainly at least for last year, the following book that had a really huge impact on me: Gai-Jin by James Clavell It showed me how different cultures can have very different "codes", how they can see others as "barbarians" purely based on that; more specifically, helped me look more critically on…
Clavell 的整部“亚洲史诗系列”（Shogun、Tai-Pan、Gai-Jin、King Rat、Noble House 和 Whirlwind）都很神。我最喜欢的是《Tai-Pan》（大班）——这本书对我触动极大，我觉得每个真正的创业者都会被它打动。其底层主题是……
Clavell's whole Asian Saga (Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin, King Rat, Noble House, and Whirlwind) is amazing. My favorite is Tai-Pan - the book had a tremendous impact on me, and I'd imagine it would appeal to every real entrepreneur. The underlying themes are…
《Shogun》（幕府将军）非常值得一读。它直接带我入坑了整个历史小说门类。Clavell 的亚洲史诗系列里其余几本也挺不错的，除了可能《Gai-jin》差点意思。我还很喜欢 Gore Vidal“帝国叙事”系列里的《Lincoln》和《Burr》——趣味性十足，而且绝不是那种千篇一律的传记刻画。
Shogun is a great read. It got me started on the whole historical fiction genre. The rest of the books in Clavell's Asian Saga are pretty good too except for maybe Gai-jin. I also enjoyed reading Gore Vidal's Lincoln and Burr from his Narratives of the Empire series - very entertaining and definitely not run-of-the-mill biographic portrayals.
看完了剧之后去读了《Shogun》。我还读了 Clavell 这个系列的其他几本书，我觉得《Tai Pan》和《Gai Jin》挺有意思，但没有《Shogun》那么惊艳。尤其是《Gai Jin》，感觉注水内容很多。
Shogun, after having watched the show. I also read the other books in Clavell's series, I thought Tai Pan and Gai Jin were interesting but not as much as Shogun. Gai Jin in particular felt like it had lots of filler.
“切莫信赖当权之王侯，他们总能为权宜之计找借口。”——James Clavell，《Gai-Jin》。如果我手里有一份关于自己网络漏洞的内部报告，参议员绝对是我最不可能主动拿去分享的对象之一。
Put not your trust in bloody princes, they can plead expedience. -- James Clavell, Gai-Jin If I had an internal report on my network's vulnerabilities a senator would be one of the last people I'd voluntarily share it with.