Orange Bay Book List December 2025｜Novak Djokovic, I’ve been thinking, a brief history of intelligence, slow productivity, history of Chinese venture capital
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Orange Bay December 2025 Book List
Biography
“Novak Djokovic: At the Top of His Era”
“I’ve been thinking”
Science and Technology
“A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI and Breakthroughs of the Human Brain”
Economic management investment
“Slow Productivity”
“History of Venture Capital in China”
Biography
“Novak Djokovic: At the Top of His Era”
author:[英] Dominic Bliss
Original title:NOVAK DJOKOVIC: THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME
Publisher:Chongqing University Press, 2025-12
Translator:Lin Yue, Luan Ruoxi
About the author:[英] Dominic Bliss,Sports journalist who has been writing about tennis for the past 25 years. He was the editor of “Tennis” magazine and “Tennis UK” magazine, and also served as a tennis columnist for the “Financial Times”. He is the author of the book “Rafael Nadal” (the Chinese translation will be published by Chongqing University Press in October 2023).
Book introduction:“Novak Djokovic: At the Top of His Era” is an illustrated biography of Djokovic. Djokovic is the first male player to win a double Grand Slam in singles at the Tennis Open. He is also the first player in tennis history to defend four Grand Slam titles simultaneously on three different surfaces. This book uses an infographic to analyze Djokovic’s playing style and focuses on 10 key games. This wonderful biography not only allows readers to understand Djokovic’s extraordinary achievements: 24 Grand Slam men’s singles, 96 ATP singles, and rankings for more than 390 weeks, but also allows readers to appreciate the fighting spirit and determination of a great player.
Biography
“I’ve been thinking”
author:[美] Daniel C. Dennett
Original name:I’ve Been Thinking
Translator:Su Dechao/Leaf Green
Publisher:Zhejiang Science and Technology Press, 2025-10
About the author: [美] Daniel C. Dennett,World-renowned philosopher, cognitive scientist, academician of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and chair professor of Tufts University. In 2001, he won the Jean Nicot Prize, known as the “Nobel Prize for Philosophy of Mind”; in 2010, he was elected as the first most respected visiting scholar at the Santa Fe Institute – the Miller Scholar, conducting interdisciplinary research on cognitive science and evolutionary biology. He is the author of works such as “The Intuition Pump and Other Thinking Tools” and “From Germs to Bach and Back Again”, which are popular all over the world. Daniel DennettDied on April 19, 2024, at the age of 82.
Book introduction:Dennett is undoubtedly the greatest philosopher and thinker of our time. The author is like an old but clear-eyed friend, sitting next to us and telling us how he talks with the world, his thoughts, and himself throughout his life. He has spent his life studying the most difficult and fundamental mysteries of the mind, reshaping the discussion framework of mind and consciousness with a subversive naturalistic philosophy, profoundly shaping the philosophical thinking of this era, and influencing many fields such as cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and evolutionary biology. When the last page is turned, you will definitely sigh with Dennett sincerely: “Thank you for the wonderful things!”
Science and Technology
“A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI and Breakthroughs of the Human Brain”
author:[美] Max Bennett
Original name:A Brief History of Intelligence
Publisher:Chinese Translation Press, 2025-2
subtitle:Evolution, AI and breakthroughs in the human brain
Translator:Lin Qiaojin
About the author:[美] Max BennettHe is the co-founder and CEO of Alby, an AI company that is committed to helping companies integrate large language models into websites to create intelligent shopping guides and search experiences. Previously, Bennett was co-founder and chief product officer of Bluecore. As one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the United States, Bluecore provides AI technology services to many top companies around the world. The company has been repeatedly selected into Inc. magazine’s “Top 500 Fastest-Growing Companies in the United States” and its recent valuation has exceeded US$1 billion. Bennett holds multiple AI technology patents and has published many academic papers on evolutionary neuroscience and neocortex research in authoritative peer-reviewed journals. He has been included in Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list and Built In NYC’s “30 Technology Leaders Under 30” list.
Book introduction:In this book, Bennett builds a bridge between neuroscience and AI, telling the epic evolution of the brain and revealing how this process will shape the next generation of AI innovation. And he made a convincing conclusion: the answer lies deep in the billion-year history of human brain evolution, a journey filled with countless trials and errors, disasters, and subtle innovations. Our brains hold the evolutionary code to be deciphered—and the future of AI may lie in it.
Economic management investment
“Slow Productivity”
author:[美] Cal Newport
Original name:Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
Publisher:CITIC Publishing Group, 2025-7
Translator:Li Qian
About the author:[美] Cal NewportPhD in computer science from MIT, associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University, and best-selling author. He is the author of “Deep Work”, “Too Good to Be Ignored”, “How to Stand Out in College”, “How to Become an Effective Learning Master” and other works, which have sold millions of copies worldwide and are licensed in more than 40 languages.
Book introduction:This book is divided into two parts. Part One analyzes where we are at work today, identifies three key issues we face as we move beyond overload, and explains why “slow productivity” is the natural solution. The second part provides effective suggestions and specific methods to solve these difficult problems. From rethinking the way you manage energy, to introducing seasonal changes, to shifting performance goals toward high-quality results, this book provides a new work framework to escape burnout and overload, helping people pursue meaningful work results in a sustainable way.
Economic management investment
“History of Venture Capital in China”
author:Dong Lihan et al.
Publisher:CITIC Publishing Group, 2025-11
About the author:
Dong Lihan,A senior business content writer who has been focusing on the venture capital industry for twenty years, he is currently the editor-in-chief of China Venture Network.
Liu Yanqiu,Currently, he is the senior editor of China Investment Network.
Pu Fan, Zhang Nan, Cao Weiyu,Currently, he is deputy editor-in-chief of China Investment Network.
Yang Boyu,Graduated from the Chinese Department of Central China Normal University with a Bachelor of Arts.
Zhu Jingying,Chairman of Yibo Pet Products Co., Ltd., founder of Petrix smart pet products brand, and media personality.
Ono-chan (pseudonym)formerly known as Huang Liyuan, is a writer, financial author, and financial practitioner.
Book introduction:This is a book about the history of venture capital in China written in the form of a “biography”. The book takes the twenty years of venture capital development in China as the main context, starting from the development of venture capital capital, from germination, pioneering, to localization, professionalization, and then to popularization. It selects representative events and individuals, cuts through the details, and restores the whole process of capital localization and investor role changes in a panoramic manner, so that more readers can have a deeper understanding of this 20-year history.
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