本书作者为海峡导报资深记者，有着多年驻台经历，对台湾的人事和风物都有着独到而深刻的体会。本书是作者在历年的采访报道中写就的台湾形形色色的人物群像，既有政坛大佬和新秀，演艺圈、文学界风云人物，也有台湾重要政治事件的亲历者，更有普通的市井小民。
作者在书中力求以客观、务实的态度去看这些年她所认识的台湾人，努力寻找他们身上的时代印记，想用一个个活生生的台湾人，拼成对台湾最原始的印象。

目 录
宝岛的海海人生 ·························································· 1
第一章? 日据 50 年的印记
台教授陈鹏仁 ：“日据时代”的“皇民”被骂“三脚仔” ······· 3
日本怎样从精神上殖民“们”？ ····························· 8
“汉奸文化”可耻，台湾人不应姑息 ································10
日据后期台湾民众出现记忆断层 ····································18
第二章? “外省人”和“二二八”撕裂
忧伤的台湾老“荣民” ··················································27
陈肇家 ：“我父母曾住进集中营” ····································31
余玲雅 ：“余登发的孙女没有童年” ·································35
1997 年“3·10”劫机者刘善忠 ：我还欠大家一个道歉 ············41
日本才是“二二八事件”的元凶 ····································48
第三章? 红色祖国思潮
我和板桥林家 ····························································55
林孝信 ：41 年保钓路漫漫 ············································58
两岸联手保钓秘辛 ：曾用弹弓打日本直升机 ·····················68
台大教授张亚中 ：两岸可发布“保钓白皮书” ····················77
第四章? 我眼中的大人物
头发越来越少的 ················································85
星云法师说“习马会”：有情有义优选 ·····························90
一柱擎天 横空出世 ···················································93
“这一路走来的我”——李安谈成长史 ·····························96
庄奴老矣，尚能“词”！ ············································ 101
台湾著名诗人席慕蓉 ：羡慕舒婷有个美丽的家园 ············· 104
第五章? 时代中的小人物
带我尝遍台湾“古早味”的张泓光 ······························· 114
“台湾英雄”曾凤玉 ：台南辣妈撑起一片天 ····················· 121
洪都拉斯 ：从“路人甲”到红透半边天 ························· 127
金门“小胖”揭秘申请吉尼斯 100% 成功“秘籍” ············ 132
解密“星座小魔女”：星座预测与心理学相通 ·················· 137
陈淑容 ：“我其实是男孩性格的人” ······························· 146
包小柏 ：内心的柔软，它曾经路过 ······························· 154
开唐山书店的陈隆昊 ：台湾好看的风景是书店 ················ 162
六合夜市里摆摊的埃及帅哥 ········································ 166
转角遇到陈彦伯 ······················································· 168
台湾“运将”那些事 ················································· 171
台湾处处是“老乡” ··················································· 174
注意，附近有刘德华出没 ··········································· 177
台湾报业往事 ：报馆门口曾有“宪兵”把守 ··················· 180
台湾“”几时休 ················································· 182
吴子嘉 ：“台独”是民进党的负债 ································· 187
第六章? 台湾政坛那些夫妻和父子
伯公的背影 ····························································· 193
吴伯雄长子吴志扬谈父亲 ：“他很老练，我充满了理想性” · 196
连战和连胜文 ：公子的宿命是一样的 ···························· 201
台北市议员李庆元 ：“爱妻说”是为骗选票 ·········· 210
彭爱佳与林益世 ：“惊世夫妻”的起起落落 ····················· 215
女主播汪用和 ：当“立委”爱上女主播 ························· 218
第七章? 联结两岸的纽带
文官江丙坤 ：年少家贫 常扒火车上学 ························· 225
台湾“救难英雄”欧晋德 ：奔走在两岸的那些日子 ·········· 230
“老爷子”郁慕明 ······················································ 240
郁慕明 ：钓鱼岛危机应成两岸联手契机 ························· 247
王炳忠 ：亦庄亦谐“守夜人” ······································· 251
一群孤儿，一个“骑迹” ············································· 255