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  1. A Brief History of Information James GleickHistorical444k Wordscompleted Human beings have a long history of encountering information. James Gleick's history unexpectedly begins with the African drum language (Chapter 1). Native African tribes used drums with only two notes, high and low, to convey complex messages, but how did they do it? Subsequent chapters go on to describe several far-reaching key events in this history, including the invention of writing (Chapter 2), Robert Cowdery's English Dictionary (Chapter 3), Charles Babbage's Difference Engine and Ada Byr 75Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  2. Unsolved Mysteries of World Military Affairs Zhang LijieHistorical121k Wordscompleted This book includes more than 60 military mysteries that have great influence and attracted attention in human history. It studies and explores military mysteries from a new perspective. Based on a large number of military documents and declassified materials, and combined with the latest research results, the editor has revealed the truth and inside stories of many legendary and mysterious military mysteries, as well as some that are at a critical juncture in historical evolution. At the same ti 68Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  3. The Bourne Supremacy: 57 Thrilling and Gripping Spy Mysteries RemoteHistorical136k Wordscompleted Broadly speaking, a spy is a person who engages in covert detective work, spying on confidential information from an enemy or competitor or performing sabotage activities to benefit the party he or she works for. Also known as agents and secret agents. One of the main tasks of spies is to steal intelligence by illegal or legal means, secretly or openly, and also carry out covert acts such as subversion, assassination, kidnapping, explosions, psychological warfare, and sabotage; they are sent or 68Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  4. History of Social Life in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties (History of Social Life in Ancient China) Zhu DaweiHistorical384k Wordscompleted The Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties were a historical period that was far more divided than unified. The cultures of the north and the south developed along different trajectories; but at the same time, it was a period of fierce collision between the cultures of the north and the south. From the development and collision, a new peak of prosperity was born in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Cao Pi once said: "The elders of the third generation know how to dress, and the elders of the fifth 67Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  5. Unsolved Mysteries of World History Li SuoqingHistorical121k Wordscompleted The editor of this book studies and explores history from a new perspective. Based on a large number of historical documents, archaeological data, and the latest research results, the editor reveals the truth and inside stories of many legendary and mysterious historical mysteries that are at a critical juncture in historical evolution. This book strives to reveal a large number of little-known historical details and reproduce the richness and changes of history through the combination of concis 67Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  6. Know All the Secrets of the Harem Edited by Yase, Lin MoxuHistorical360k Wordscompleted The emperor's harem has always been a place of right and wrong, a bloody battlefield shrouded in rouge and gouache. The group of flowery women in the harem may have prominent family backgrounds, or may have beautiful faces, or clever wisdom. In order to compete for love, glory, wealth, and a man who may not be worthy of love, they scheming and intrigues, wasting their youth and beauty in this endless struggle. Power and love, power and emotion, power and sex, power and money, power and law, powe 62Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  7. China Has Five Thousand Years and the World Has Five Thousand Years Wen RuoyuHistorical574k Wordscompleted The book is divided into two parts. The first part covers the five thousand years of China, and the second part covers the five thousand years of the world. In chronological order, it selects major events, influential figures, brilliant achievements, splendid culture, etc. In the history of China and the world. On the basis of ensuring the integrity and continuation of their respective histories, it briefly outlines the basic context of historical evolution, vividly reproduces the grandeur of hu 61Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  8. Kuomintang Generals Killed in the Anti-Japanese War Wang XiaomingHistorical319k Wordscompleted This book contains the deeds of many generals and martyrs of the navy and air force who sacrificed their lives for the Anti-Japanese War. From them, we can see the patriotic spirit of the millions of heroic sons and daughters of our country who sacrificed their lives for the Anti-Japanese War. 58Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  9. Tianhuang Guizhou: a History of the Song Dynasty Clan [US] Written by Jia Zhiyang, Translated by Zhao DongmeiHistorical289k Wordscompleted In 1127, the Jin army captured Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Dynasty, and plundered the two emperors of Huiqin and more than 3,000 clan members. Huizong's son Zhao Gou reestablished the Song Dynasty in Hangzhou. After his death, the throne returned to the hands of Kuangyin's descendants. The clans living in the south continued to receive privileges and care from the government, but they gained the freedom to be elected and serve as officials, and gradually integrated into the scholar-bureaucr 55Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  10. One Book Explains "Warring States Policy" Lu Siyuan28k Wordscompleted This book vividly reproduces the tactics and wisdom of the Warring States Period, and demonstrates the strategies and eloquence of the political strategists through the classic stories in "Warring States Policy". The book not only records the legendary deeds of strategists such as Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Fan Ju, etc., Interprets the Assassin's Creed of Yu Rang, Nie Zheng, and Jing Ke, demonstrates Zou Ji's persuasive skills in satirizing the King of Qi and accepting remonstrances, but also provides an 51Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  11. Tribute, War and Trade: the Ming Dynasty in the Age of Discovery Yuan CanxingHistorical301k Wordscompleted This book discusses the collision and competition between the Ming Dynasty's tribute system and global trade. It details the reasons and formation process of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty's tribute system, as well as the challenges this system encountered during its operation. It examines the historical details of the huge conflict between the Ming Dynasty and the world under the background of the Age of Discovery. The book comprehensively examines the process of the Ming Dynasty gradual 49Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  12. The History of the Song Dynasty That Cannot Bear to Be Read Carefully Black BambooHistorical210k Wordscompleted In history, there has never been a dynasty like the Song Dynasty. Under the weakness of force, literature developed rapidly and dominated the history of literature; in the cowardice and dream, it lost the territory of its homeland and surrendered under the iron heel of the Yi people. History has never lacked wonderful chapters. Under the "gentle" Song Dynasty, you can read about the graceful release of military power over a glass of wine, the determination of Xining's reform, the generous elegie 45Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  13. Night Boat Zhang DaiHistorical266k Wordscompleted "Night Sailing" is an encyclopedia book written by Zhang Dai, a writer and historian in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The book describes subject knowledge in 20 major categories and 125 sub-categories, from the three religions and nine streams to gods and ghosts, from political personnel to the evolution of laws and regulations. 38Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  14. Chinese History Lu SimianHistorical527k Wordscompleted This book was originally a history textbook written by Mr. Lu Simian for students of a good middle school. It is easy to understand and serves as "the door to the door and the ladder to the ladder" for learning Chinese history. The book starts from ancient times and ends with the year of the author's writing (1922). The book is divided into several parts: ancient history, medieval history, modern history, modern history, and modern history. It covers various eras such as Three Emperors and Five 37Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  15. Financial Management of the Yuan Dynasty Guo JianlongHistorical239k Wordscompleted Did the Yuan Dynasty die from inflation? From the rise of Genghis Khan to the decline and fall of the Yuan Dynasty, this is a history of the rise and decline of the Yuan Dynasty with finance as the line. Contradictory internal system? Financial revenue that cannot bear the heavy military pressure? The historical hidden danger of north-south imbalance? The wavering sinicization policy... Exploring the mystery of the short life of the Yuan Dynasty from multiple dimensions. A new work by the well-k 35Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  16. Diary of the Mission to Britain, France and Russia Zeng Jize432k Wordscompleted [Important diary works of Zeng Jize, minister to Britain and France and minister to Russia in the late Qing Dynasty] "Diary of the Envoy to Britain, France and Russia" is divided into nine parts according to year and month. It started in July of the fourth year of Guangxu and ended in November of the twelfth year of Guangxu. It mainly records daily life and routine affairs. In addition to envoys, it also pays attention to the "differences in political language and customs" of Western countries. 35Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  17. Kremlin Letters: Stalin's Wartime Correspondence with Churchill and Roosevelt [English] David Reynolds; [Russian] Written by Vladimir Pechatnov; Translated by Yun XiaoliHistorical584k Wordscompleted Drawing on the correspondence between Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill during World War II, "The Kremlin Letters" opens a window into the thoughts and personalities of the three leaders. They met only twice during World War II, and their relationship was largely established through letters, and their correspondence formed an important part of the strategic landscape of World War II. "The Kremlin Letters" provides a new perspective for the study of the history of World War II, and provides high-l 32Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  18. History of Traditional Chinese Medicine Li JingweiHistorical395k Wordscompleted This book is a general history of the development of traditional Chinese medicine. The author pays special attention to the study of the internal history of medicine, focusing on the inherited development in various historical periods, and pays special attention to the description of innovative inventions of traditional Chinese medicine. The book is generally written in the style of a general history, with chronological discussions, and its chapters are organized by specialties, diseases, people 32Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  19. The Complete Biography of Yue Fei (Complete Classic) Money Lottery553k Wordscompleted Taking the life of Yue Fei, a famous general who fought against the Jin Dynasty in the Southern Song Dynasty, as the main line, it describes the heroic epic of the Yue family's army who fought successively and served the country with loyalty. The book not only contains exciting classic scenes such as the tattooing of the mother-in-law and the riot in Zhuxian Town, but also profoundly records Yue Fei's eternal injustice in Fengbo Pavilion. With a strong patriotic tone, the work praises the awe-in 31Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  20. Ancient Tomb Castle Science Popularization GroupHistorical62k Wordscompleted The vast universe and the vast sea of ​​​​people are full of wonders and strange things happen one after another. There are many mysteries and technological wonders that are endless and mysterious, making it difficult for us to understand our own living environment. 28Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  21. The Complete Book of Chinese Language DongliziHistorical233k Wordscompleted This book records the characters, deeds, and remarks of the eight kingdoms of Zhou, Lu, Qi, Jin, Zheng, Chu, Wu, and Yue during the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC to 771 BC) and the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC to 476 BC). It is a miscellaneous history of different countries, also called the "Spring and Autumn" external biography, and is listed as a work explaining the "Spring and Autumn" together with the "Zuo Zhuan". 28Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  22. Old Beijing in Time Hu LipingHistorical201k Wordscompleted The book is divided into five parts: place name stories, landscape anecdotes, folk customs, characters and anecdotes, and past events. The main content includes: why Fengtai is called the "Hometown of Flowers", why Tongzhou became the "Eastern Gate" of Beijing, and how "Miyun" got its name, etc. 24Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  23. Biography of Zuo in the Spring and Autumn Period Spring and Autumnzuo QiumingHistorical252k Wordscompleted "The Chun Qiu Zuo Shi Zhuan" has a total of thirty-five volumes. It is one of the Confucian classics and the longest among the Thirteen Classics. It is listed as a classic in the Sikuquanshu. The description ranges from 722 BC [the first year of Lu Yin] to 454 BC [the 14th year of Lu Aigong]. 19Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  24. Huainanzi Liu AnHistorical157k Wordscompleted This work "Huainanzi" is written by Liu An 17Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  25. Beijing City Walls and Gates XirenlongHistorical106k Wordscompleted This book truly restores the remaining Beijing city walls and gates from the 1920s. Through field visits and investigations, the author was impressed by the magnificence of these magnificent monuments, and also sighed at their current state of decline. In addition to investing the romance and feelings of an art historian in his descriptions, Xi Renlong also adheres to rigorous research methods: digging out the complicated records of city walls and gates in Chinese historical documents, surveying 16Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  26. The Law of the Jungle for Survival Xiao FengHistorical62k Wordscompleted This book includes contents such as "Misfortune and fortune depend on each other", "Xiang Luo blocked the carriage", "Zi Chan talks about the country", "Bao Mu's wise argument", "One word to resolve danger", etc. 15Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  27. The Edge of China: Historical Memory and Ethnic Identity Wang MingkeHistorical323k Wordscompleted "The Edge of China" is a blockbuster study by the famous scholar Wang Mingke that discusses the ethnic identity and historical development of the Chinese nation. It provides a new way to answer "What is Chinese?" Wang Mingke believes that "when we draw a circle on a piece of paper, it is actually its 'edge' that makes it look like a circle." He regards "China" as the human ecology in long-term history, and the "edge of China" is not only an edge in time and geography, but also an edge in identit 15Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  28. Reform and Governing Officials: Influential Figures in History Zhang JunHistorical177k Wordscompleted The history discussed in this book spans more than two thousand years, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Republic of China, covering every era; the space covers politics, economics and military literature, and all important figures and major events in history, from emperors to common people, from honest officials to corrupt officials, from scribes to warriors, from major changes to minor plots, as long as they are beneficial to the present and can be used as a reference, are within the sc 14Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  29. Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period Zhu Liang535k Wordscompleted This book is a grand historical novel that shows the seven kingdoms' struggle for hegemony and the unification of history in the middle and late Warring States Period. The story focuses on the political, military, and diplomatic battles between the seven kingdoms of Qin, Chu, Qi, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Han. The book vividly reproduces major historical events such as Shang Yang's Reform, Hezonglianheng, the Battle of Changping, and Jingke's assassination of the King of Qin. It deeply depicts the cul 14Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  30. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Volume 9) JiebaofengHistorical49k Wordscompleted "The Book of Mountains and Seas" contains many aspects of ancient my country's geography, history, mythology, flora and fauna, etc. It is an important historical material for studying ancient my country's natural geography and human geography. It is called "a strange book for exploring ancestors and sources." 13Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  31. Xinmin Shuo·history of Mobil Oil Company Ada TarbellHistorical476k Wordscompleted In the form of investigative reporting, this book reveals the various methods and numerous misdeeds used by Rockefeller and Mobil Oil Company to establish an oil monopoly. Tarbell spent five years, through reading and analyzing a large number of documents and interviews with relevant personnel, to clearly expose the so-called "Mobil Oil Way" by which Rockefeller made his fortune through illegal profit-making. However, her writing style is not an indignant condemnation. She uses detailed data and 12Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  32. Celebrity Unsolved Mysteries (Full Color Illustrated Collector's Edition) Guo YingxiHistorical228k Wordscompleted Based on knowledge and interest, this book selects the unsolved mysteries of celebrities who have great influence, research value and widespread attention in human history. The content covers many fields such as politics, military, culture, art and so on. It strives to provide readers with authoritative, rich and comprehensive celebrity information so that readers can gain knowledge. 12Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  33. Heroes of the North and South: Feng Xiaolian Mei Yicompleted "Heroes of the North and South" is a set of historical novels about heroes and heroes during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. From the people of history to the history of people. In the mud before the prosperous age, it was all glitz and glamor, but killings soared into the sky and the ground was filled with blood. The six emperors of the Gao family had close relatives and sparse ancestry, the emperor's favored concubines, civil servants and military generals, monks and commoners.. 12Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  34. Lecture Notes on the History of the Ming Dynasty (For Everyone to Discuss) MonsonHistorical241k Wordscompleted The book is divided into two parts: the first part summarizes the status of Ming history in historiography and the style of Ming history; the second part is divided into seven parts: the founding of the country, Jingnan, seizing the door, discussing rites, the desolation of Wanli, Jiongjian of the chaos and fall of Tianchong and the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the ups and downs of the Southern Ming Dynasty. It reviews the historical facts of each period of the Ming Dynasty. The book is rich in co 11Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  35. Beijing Siheyuan Li ShanshanHistorical29k Wordscompleted The history of the courtyard house is as long as that of Beijing. As the main residential style in the political center of China at that time, the history of the courtyard house can be traced back to the Liao and Jin Dynasties. Beijing was called Jicheng at that time and was the capital of Youzhou. Due to the opening of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Jicheng became increasingly prosperous. The men of the Khitan people living in the upper reaches of the Xiliao River are all good at fighting, b 8Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  36. Great Fusion: One Hundred and Forty Years of the Northern Dynasties Zhang Weijiecompleted A brief history of the Northern Dynasties during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. This book mainly tells the history of the Northern Dynasty for about 140 years (439-581), and details the rise of the Northern Wei, its split (Eastern Wei, Western Wei), the demise of the Northern Wei (replaced by the Northern Qi and the Northern Zhou), and the process of Yang Jian becoming powerful in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and usurping the Zhou Dynasty to unify the world. This is a history of great ethnic 8Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  37. Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall Fang ShihuaHistorical52k Wordscompleted This book mainly includes: Anti-Japanese War Comprehensive Museum: the history and spirit that cannot be forgotten, the first shot of the Anti-Japanese War was fired here, the new Great Wall made of flesh and blood, the great victories of Pingxingguan and Taierzhuang, the Great Wall in the rear of the Anti-Japanese War, and the Chinese Expeditionary Force's conquest of Songshan; the Japanese Atrocities Hall: the blood-stained Nanjing of 300,000 compatriots, the dehumanizing Sanguang Policy, the 6Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  38. Golden Arms and Iron Horses: the Turbulent Era of the Southern and Northern Dynasties Zhang Chengcompleted A mysterious history, with turbulent wars, iron horses, and heroes; a romantic era with Wu's beautiful songs, elegant clothes, and lingering charm; a deep feeling, the tragic song of the North, the fierce wind, and the poetic sadness of the Northern and Southern Dynasties! 6Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  39. Wu Jian and Wu System Ling WenchaoHistorical241k Wordscompleted Changsha Zoumalou Three Kingdoms Wu Bamboo Slips are important historical materials discovered in recent years about the political, economic and social life of the Sun Wu period in the Three Kingdoms. Its main content is some administrative books of the Linxiang Marquis during the Jiahe period of Sun Wu. Most of the affairs involved were important affairs of the Linxiang Kingdom, which not only truly reflected the characteristics of the daily administration of Linxiang County Court, but also fai 5Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  40. The Power of Torture Instruments (Part 2) Li Cambridge, Jie BaofengHistorical48k Wordscompleted On the basis of absorbing the results of domestic historical research, this set of "Encyclopedia of Chinese History" integrates rich graphic and text materials accumulated from the long history of Chinese civilization to intuitively introduce the historical development process. With more than 2,000 precious pictures and more than 3 million words of text narrative, the book comprehensively introduces the basic knowledge of Chinese history, covering politics, military, economy, culture, diplomacy, 4Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  41. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Volume 8) JiebaofengHistorical41k Wordscompleted "The Book of Mountains and Seas" contains many aspects of ancient my country's geography, history, mythology, flora and fauna, etc. It is an important historical material for studying ancient my country's natural geography and human geography. It is called "a strange book for exploring ancestors and sources." 4Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  42. Empress Wu Zetian's Strategy of Iron-Blooded and Cruel Officials (Part 1) Yu LiwenHistorical488k Wordscompleted This book chooses the story of Empress Wu Zetian's wisdom and wisdom in knowing people well and working hard to govern. Wu Zetian was a native of Bingzhou Wenshui, which is now Wenshui County, Shanxi Province. She was the second daughter of the founding warrior Wu of the Tang Dynasty and the queen of Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi. After ruling Zuo for 30 years, she came to the throne in person, proclaimed herself the "Holy Emperor", and changed the country's name to Zhou, becoming the only female emper 3Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  43. Children War Wang YanHistorical78k Wordscompleted "History Can't Forget" is a themed series of books specially designed by China Democracy and Legal Publishing House for young readers. It aims to allow young people to fully understand the face of the Anti-Japanese War and inspire their patriotism. This book is a volume in the series. It mainly reflects the glorious images of the young heroes of the Anti-Japanese Children's League, the Chinese Boy Scouts, and the Children's Theater Troupe during the Anti-Japanese War. It also describes the warti 3Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  44. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Volume 3) JiebaofengHistorical37k Wordscompleted "The Book of Mountains and Seas" contains many aspects of ancient my country's geography, history, mythology, flora and fauna, etc. It is an important historical material for studying ancient my country's natural geography and human geography. It is called "a strange book for exploring ancestors and sources." 3Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  45. Illustration of a Hundred Years of the Three Kingdoms Zhuge WenHistorical169k Wordscompleted During the Three Kingdoms period, heroes competed with each other and wars broke out frequently. The charisma of the heroes is vivid and vivid. Military generals are good at conquering and fighting, and all of them are outstanding; counselors have unparalleled strategies and can calculate inexhaustible strategies. There are also heroes who are both civil and military. Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan were all heroes, capable of both literary and military skills. The Three Kingdoms was a fascinatin 2Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  46. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Volume 4) JiebaofengHistorical34k Wordscompleted "The Book of Mountains and Seas" contains many aspects of ancient my country's geography, history, mythology, flora and fauna, etc. It is an important historical material for studying ancient my country's natural geography and human geography. It is called "a strange book for exploring ancestors and sources." 2Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  47. History of Science and Technology in the Northern Dynasties Li Hai, Duan Hailongcompleted The Northern Dynasties (386-581 AD) is the general name for the five dynasties that existed in the north between the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Sui and Tang Dynasties in my country, including the Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi and Northern Zhou. The Eastern Wei and Western Wei were split from the Northern Wei. After the Eastern Wei, there was the Northern Qi, and after the Western Wei, there was the Northern Zhou. The Northern Wei's unification of the north ended nearly 150 2Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  48. A Fact Sheet of Chinese Studies-Zhuangzi Warring States Period·zhuang ZhouHistorical80k Wordscompleted "Zhuangzi" is the most literary and colorful philosophical work in the pre-Qin Dynasty. 1Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  49. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Volume 10) JiebaofengHistorical61k Wordscompleted "The Book of Mountains and Seas" contains many aspects of ancient my country's geography, history, mythology, flora and fauna, etc. It is an important historical material for studying ancient my country's natural geography and human geography. It is called "a strange book for exploring ancestors and sources." 1Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  50. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Volume 5) JiebaofengHistorical36k Wordscompleted "The Book of Mountains and Seas" contains many aspects of ancient my country's geography, history, mythology, flora and fauna, etc. It is an important historical material for studying ancient my country's natural geography and human geography. It is called "a strange book for exploring ancestors and sources." 1Reads8.3Score—Shelves