有些书，是为国计民生操劳的人非读不可的；关心国计民生的人又能饶有兴味地去读的；作为一个历史阶段的产物，后人又不得不参考的，那么，这种书的选题就非常成功了。《广州城市发展史》（陈代光教授著，暨南大学出版社，1996年）就是这样的一种著作。要将广州建设成为现代化 Some books are for people who work for the national economy and people’s livelihood. Non-reading can not be read. Those who care about the national economy and the people’s livelihood can also read with great interest. As a product of a historical stage, the descendants have to refer to it. The question is very successful. The History of Urban Development in Guangzhou (edited by Professor Chen Daiguang, Jinan University Press, 1996) is one such book. Guangzhou will be built into a modern