《故宫沧桑》介绍紫禁城的沧桑故事，从末代皇帝溥仪出宫，到一九二五年故宫博物院成立。之后经历了北洋政府时期、八年沦陷时期、抗战胜利以后国民政府行政院接管时期、北平解放后至院庆六十年时期。读者可以了解到故宫博物院在这六十多年中的历史，包括人物、事件以及成就和不足。

《清代宫廷生活》是第一本全面而彻底介绍宫廷生活的图书，内中收录大量至今尚未发表过的宫廷文物。清宫用品，奢极豪华，价值连城，其工艺也代表了当时的最高水平，堪足鉴赏。全书通过故宫博物院藏存的皇室大量生活用品、珍贵文物和历史文献，结合现存宫殿布置，对清宫生活中大至典礼、政务、武备、巡狩等政治活动，小至起居、服用、游乐等日常细节，甚至宫中的习俗信仰，均做了全面而彻底的介绍，使读者对中国最后一个皇朝的宫廷生活，进而对两千多年来中国传统帝制和皇室生活状况，有具体细微的认识。

In A History of the World in 100 Objects, Neal MacGregor, director of the British Museum, takes readers on a tour of the world by way of its material goods. From everyday items such as pots, utensils, and money to valuables such as art and jewelry, MacGregor shows that the things humans have left behind are often as rich and informative as written texts. Whether it's a strange and unique object like a throne made of rifles from Mozambique or a medieval German crystal, or a familiar one like a sculpture of the head of Augustus or Hokusai's painting The Great Wave, MacGregor skillfully weaves each one into the fabric of the society that it came from. In that sense, the book is much more than a museum catalog: it's a hundred keyhole views into a hundred different societies from around the world and throughout history.

這是董橋踏入「七○後」，最新寫成的「從文篇」。全書收文二十一篇，每篇不分段落作者有意行止隨心所欲。此去桑榆晚景，不生葵傾之心，寫散淡之文，寫者平緩，讀者平安。書名題為《一紙平安》，浮想聯翩，信箋印「平安」，辭書上說叫「平安字」、「平安信」、「平安紙」。宋詩輕嘆「細讀平安字，愁邊失歲華」。元代《桃花女》楔子說「想我河南人出外經商的可也不少，怎生平安字捎不得一箇回來」。清代李慈銘樂府外集《星秋夢》說「凴盈盈生長畫堂前，勞夢裏家園指點，恨不得倩寄平安紙一緘」。

《故宫日历》曾出版于一九三二至一九三六年间的故宫博物院。翻开日历，正面是年、月、周、日及每日相关之节日、节气等内容，每日一页，共三百六十五页，可供查阅；背面图集名家墨宝、金石珠玉等珍贵的宫廷古玩，可供欣赏。