The Monocle Guide to Better Living

全球熱烈期盼，國際知名雜誌《Monocle》第一本美好生活指南隆重登場！

　　《Monocle》憑藉高質感的美學品味與高水準的編輯素養，在過去十年迅速躋身全球最受歡迎的雜誌之一，並維持宏觀的國際視野與寬廣的議題涉獵。雜誌的核心概念在於提供讀者觀察世界的窗口、認清自己在世界的座標，讓生活過得更好。因此，第一本出版的書《The Monocle Guide to Better Living》關注主題便是「美好生活」。

　　如同每期《Monocle》予人的豐富感受，這本由布面裝幀的書也帶給讀者幸福愉悅的閱讀體驗。多達400頁精心編排的圖文與插畫，推薦各地出產的優質生活用品、值得造訪的去處，以及讓生活更美好的提案。

　　書中討論主題橫跨城市生活、商業、教育、文化、時尚、幸福、健康、家、服務、旅遊等十個面向，內容不見虛華浮誇的奢侈品，只有經得起時間淬鍊的商品與創意。也有微小但切身的議題如「哪一家咖啡最好喝？」，到大哉問如「怎麼經營一座城市」、「哪些城市最適合居住？」、「如何打造一所學校？」穿插其間。(文/ 博客來編譯)

　　Monocle is one of the most successful magazines to be developed in the past decade. Armed with an unmistakable sense of aesthetics and journalistic tenacity, its team — led by editor in chief Tyler Brule — has created an intelligent publication that continually inspires a global readership who are interested in everything from diplomacy to design. For its first-ever book, the editorial team looks at one of their core themes: how to live well.

　　The result is The Monocle Guide to Better Living, an original, informative, and entertaining collection of writing, reports, and recommendations. This is not a book about glitz but rather an upbeat survey of products and ideas meant to be treasured and last.