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A masterpiece by Western historian Auman, it provides an overview of the rise and decline of the Dream Empire in 1300. From the establishment of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) in 395 to the capture of the city of Constantinople (formerly known as Byzantium) by the Turks in 1453, the Byzantine Empire lasted for more than 1,000 years and was the longest-lasting empire among the ancient Western feudal dynasties. Its architecture, art and culture can be called miracles of mankind, and Christianity has developed rapidly in this country and reached its peak. British historian Sir Charles Ohman completely narrates the reasons for the birth of the Byzantine state, the hardships of its founding, the contributions and mistakes of monarchs in various historical periods, and the details of the wars of conquest and conquest. He explains thoroughly and vividly presents the image of an ancient empire to readers. This also makes this book an authoritative book in the field of Byzantine history research.

In early June 1942, the Japanese army, which was eager to win, suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Midway, and its desire for a quick victory was completely shattered. The Pacific War has since turned into a protracted war of attrition. After the Allied forces sounded the clarion call for counterattack, the beautiful Pacific islands, from the Solomon Islands, the Gilbert Islands to the Marshall Islands, all turned into blood-filled Shura fields. In order to seize these strategic locations, the Allied forces launched a large-scale amphibious landing battle unprecedented in history. In "Rage of Conquest", Ian Toll pointedly pointed out that the United States gradually gained an overwhelming advantage at this stage by virtue of its strong and stable resource supply, military output and logistical support, and by the end of the war it was a sure win. However, Japan's domestic and military forces continue to promote and beautify "Jade Sui", requiring troops and even civilians to fight to the end and die when there is no hope of victory. The result of this is that 1.5 Million Japanese soldiers and civilians will die before the Japanese rulers lose their fighting spirit...

Eastern Europe, from the Danube River Basin to the steppes north of the Black Sea, is the westernmost point reached by the horsewhip of nomadic civilization, and it is the heartland that changed the direction of European history. From 1500 to 1800, Eastern Europe ushered in new changes. Millions of pioneers reclaimed grasslands into cultivated land in blood and tears. It was no longer horses but artillery that determined the outcome of the war. The force that formed the country changed from marauders on horseback to civil servants writing pens. The three major powers, the Ottomans, Habsburgs, and Russia, Hungary, Wallachia, and Moldova caught in the middle, and the spoilers, the Tatars and Cossacks... The borders of modern Eastern Europe were quietly delineated amidst the intrigues and conflicts of the various powers. This book describes the historical process of the transformation of the "steppe frontier" into a modern country, and writes about the three hundred years of chaos and chaos in Eastern Europe. How the Russian Empire rose, how Eastern Europe was formed in modern times, and even the situation in Eastern Europe from the 19th century to the present may be inspired by this book.

Based on the 50,000-year history of human development in the East and the West, the author of this book, Ian Morris, points out that the dominance of the West was neither destined from ancient times nor a short-term accident. Neither of these views can explain why, despite falling behind, the modern West caught up with or even surpassed the East. Morris believes geography is key. It is geographical factors that have led Eastern and Western societies to embark on completely different development trajectories, and social development has in turn changed the meaning of geography. This two-way force has created the world structure from ancient times to the present, and has gradually shaped the historical pattern of the rise and fall of the East and the West. The author connects outstanding discoveries in various disciplines and combines it with his original "Social Development Index" to intuitively present the development of Eastern and Western societies in different time and space in the form of scores, revealing how wealth and power were transferred from the East to the West, thus establishing the West's dominance for hundreds of years. At the same time, the book doesn't stop there. By sorting out a series of details such as war, climate change, and energy evolution, the author not only traces the historical roots of the West's dominance of the world, but also boldly predicts the drastic changes that will occur in the world in the next hundred years.

This book tells the story of how merchants and adventurers from Elizabethan England crossed the Atlantic and settled in the New World. In 1584, a voyage organized by Walter Raleigh arrived at Roanoke Island. In order to establish a settlement here, they made many attempts and explorations over the next 20 years and invested a lot of money, manpower and materials. Their experiences ranged from funny to tragic, and the whereabouts of some remain a mystery to this day. With the efforts of generations of adventurers, Jamestown was finally built in 1611. This was the first permanent colony established by the English on the far side of the Atlantic Ocean. Based on a large number of diaries and manuscripts, the author tells readers this ups and downs, exciting, mysterious and vivid story, and leads readers on an adventure journey to America.

The fourth part of "This Was the Han Dynasty" begins with Huo Guang gaining power and selecting Liu He, the new emperor of the Han Dynasty, and ends with the two relatives of the Han Dynasty, the Wang family and the Fu family, competing for favor and profit. After Huo Guang overthrew Shangguan Jie and others, he consolidated power and selected Liu He to be the emperor of the Han Dynasty. However, after Liu He ascended the throne, Huo Guang had no choice but to abolish him because of his immature political thinking and misbehavior. Unexpectedly, the poor boy Liu Bingjin ushered in the spring of his life, was welcomed into the palace, became the throne, and ruled the world. However, after Huo Guang died of illness, Liu Bing, instead of being grateful for Huo's support, instead hung a sharp sword and suddenly pushed the Huo family's life and death to the forefront.

The discovery of a passage around the Horn of Africa to India was a great breakthrough in the history of navigation, but it also heralded a complete disruption of the world order. Over the next century, no European empire was more ambitious than Portugal, and no monarch was more predatory than the Portuguese kings. In the process, they created the first long-range seafaring empire, unleashing the globalizing forces that now shape our world. Through Crowley's pen, the full story of the Portuguese Empire and the human cost of its ambitions is finally told.

This book is a classic work about the three thousand years of history of nomadic peoples in Eurasia. How did Temujin, who lost his father at a young age, lead the weak nomads to defeat all the heroes and unify Mongolia? How did he and his successors continue their western expeditions to create the largest land empire in history? In this work, the author uses the rise and development of the nation as a clue to outline the history of the Mongolian army led by Genghis Khan in the vast Eurasian continent. In addition to the history of the Mongolian conquests throughout the book, the book also contains the intertwined human nature of cunning and helplessness, cruelty and coldness, friendship and betrayal, presenting readers with a thrilling and gripping historical picture.

"Five Thousand Years of the World" is a popular history book without the scholarly atmosphere of a serious historical work, and it got rid of the intolerance of nationalism and even Eurocentrism earlier than many works of that era. The book focuses on the heritage of human culture, including ideas, culture, religion and other heritages, which are truly valuable things in the course of human civilization. This book discusses the history of the world spanning five continents from the formation of the earth, the origin of living things and human beings to the modern day World War I. Wells summarized the purpose of this book as "to show in a straightforward manner to men of average intelligence the inevitable development of political, social, and economic organization into a world federation if civilization is to continue."

When the Age of Discovery had just begun, Matteo Ricci tried to use mnemonics to open the door to China and change this unfamiliar culture. The Chinese followed him through the halls, admiring the pictures, stepping into the depths of the memory palace, toward the theological symbol represented by the symbol of the cross. Eight memory fragments of Matteo Ricci miraculously survived to this day, four Chinese characters and four paintings of biblical stories. It is through these accidental remains that Shi Jingqian cleverly built a complete picture of the intersection of two great civilizations. We can also enter the memory palace created by Matteo Ricci and watch him sometimes be determined and sometimes confused in the unknown world.

He is an extremely mediocre warrior; she is an extremely intelligent woman. He only knows how to go into battle to kill the enemy and gain fame; she helps him move around and turn danger into safety. At every crossroads of fate, the couple worked together to overcome the troubled times, build the Tosa Ichi Domain's foundation for more than 200 years, and achieve great success. In the twelfth year of Eiroku (1569), when Oda Nobunaga was at the height of his power, a little-known general, Kinoshita Tokichiro, gradually emerged. At the suggestion of his wife Chiyo, Yamauchi Kazutoyo, who was originally Nobunaga's valet, turned to join the military general. He did not expect that this unpopular move would be the key to his life or death thirteen years later! Late at night on July 23rd of the fifth year of Keicho (1600), Chiyo sent an urgent messenger to secretly deliver a document box from Osaka. Yamauchi Kazutoyo handed it to Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was struggling to prepare for the war. This laid the foundation for the victory of the Battle of Sekigahara and the foreshadowing of the future expansion of the Yamauchi family's territory... A concubine should be like pampas grass, and a king should be like a rock. I am willing to devote my whole life to protecting the knot!

Selected from the collection of Sherlock Holmes detective stories, including "The Case of the Beryl Crown", "The Case of the Speckled Belt", "The Five Orange Cores" and many other popular short stories. The novel has a rigorous structure and a bizarre and fascinating plot. With the ups and downs of the plot, rigorous logical reasoning, and detailed psychological analysis, it presents readers with a cool, wise and courageous detective Sherlock Holmes.

Selected from the collection of Sherlock Holmes detective stories, including "The Creeper", "The Red-Headed Club", "The Sapphire Case" and many other popular short stories. The novel has a rigorous structure and a bizarre and fascinating plot. The literary image created by the author has a distinctive personality, and he integrates pathology, psychology, etc. Into the detective art in his writing, forming a unique style of detective novels.

The contents of this book include Mr. Sherlock Holmes, deduction method, Lauriston massacre, policeman Lance's narrative, advertising attracts uninvited guests, Grayson shows his skills, a ray of light, travelers in the desert, etc.

A must-read for Japanese Chinese studies and the political history and institutional history of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties. The political process and social evolution of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties are revealed through the specific "Nine Ranks Zhongsheng System", which strongly supports Naito Honan's theory of era division, and has deservedly become an academic milestone of the Kyoto School.

Washington Irving (1783-1859) went to Europe three times in his life and spent 17 years in Britain, France, Germany, Spain and other countries. During this period, he visited places of interest, learned about the local customs, collected folklore, and accumulated rich creative materials. From 1819 onwards, he published many essays, essays and stories. In 1820, he compiled "Notes on His Experience" and published it in England, which caused a sensation and spread widely, making him the first American writer to gain international reputation. The artistic level of Owen's "Notes" exceeds any other of his works. With superb artistic skills, it combines romantic fantasy with realistic descriptions of daily life scenes, humor and lyricism. This is a collection of stories and essays, among which "The Author's Narrative", "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" have become famous works in world literature.

This book consists of two works by the author. In the first "Journey to the American Prairies", after readers follow Irving into the American West, they are greeted by its unique primitive and wild beauty. In addition to the beautiful scenery, there are many stories, which is another aspect of the book that is full of interest. In the work, we also see the simple and interesting life of hunters. The second volume, "American Chronicles and Others," is a collection of stories, legends, and essays by the author. The style and approach are similar to "Notes on Experience," but the content is different. These chapters were written in the author's later years and published four years before his death in 1859. Many of them describe the customs and customs of the United States, but at the same time they are not limited to writing about the United States, but also describe the situation in other European countries, especially Spain. In this work, we are once again delighted to read beautiful chapters that are similar to and no less inferior to "Notes of My Experience", such as "Sleepy Valley Revisited" and "Spring Bird". The author's literary talent once again fully shines through these chapters.

"The Conquest of Granada" is an important work by Washington Irving, the father of American literature. From the word "conquer", it is not difficult for readers to know that this is a historical story about war. This war cannot and should not be forgotten. Like other major wars in the world, it has greatly affected the development process of mankind. Understanding them will inevitably have a beneficial effect on our development today and in the future. This is the positive significance of history. Of course, this significance requires us to summarize and analyze it. The history of the war written by Owen is conveyed to readers through storytelling, which makes the work more vivid and reaches a wider audience - thus making the history of this war familiar to more people. In addition, Owen is a famous novelist and a good storyteller, so "The Conquest of Granada" shows the brilliance and charm of literature.

"A Foreign History of New York" is the first full-length work of Washington Irving, the father of American literature. This is a humorous work with a unique style, which fully reveals Irving's humorous talent. "Reflect the tradition of our city in a funny way; explain the temperament, customs and characteristics of the local people; give local scenery, places and familiar characters a layer of whimsical associations that arouse the imagination." The book satirizes the Dutch colonial rule in New York and refutes the absurd arguments made by the colonialists for enslaving and massacring the Indians. Before the publication of this work, although the United States had gained independence for more than thirty years, it had never been able to break away from the shackles of Britain in literature and create works that were representative of this emerging bourgeois republic. It can be seen that "New York Foreign History", a work with national characteristics, is of great significance in promoting the development of American national literature.

Irving was a master of prose and one of the founding fathers of American literature. His literary talents are concentrated in the book "Notes on What He Sees and Hear", which is a work that coexists truth and fiction and reflects the old and new worlds with superb skills and rich imagination. In this book, the author extracts various anecdotes he heard and saw while traveling in the United States and Europe, and recounts them one by one with the technique of a novelist and the calm thinking of a philosopher. The author uses comic strips to outline the characters. The lazy Rip, the romantic ghost groom and the greedy country teacher Crane have become classic images in the treasure house of world literature. The author's strong humanistic thoughts run through the documentary and travel notes in this book. The famous English essay translator Mr. Gao Jian has dedicated his life to the research and translation of English essays. He is an accomplished selector and translator of English and American essays in China. He is especially famous for his translation style. His translations are exquisite, thoughtful, elegant, pure and sophisticated. There are many scholars who have written papers on Gao Jian's translation theory and style. "Notes on What I See and Hear" is Mr. Gao Jian's representative work in prose translation.

This book includes two classic one-act plays by Anton Chekhov, titled "The Bear" and "The Tragedian". The former is a comedy with three main characters, an unexpected dramatic plot and a romantic ending. The latter has two main characters. Although the plot is not as twists and turns as the former, it poses a higher test of acting skills and emotional communication to the actors. It can be regarded as a satire or comedy.

In the early 1930s, the American "Miller Selection" ranked the five most famous writers in the Chinese literary world at that time, and Yu Dafu was among them. He is an excellent writer and an excellent publisher. Together with Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, etc., He played an active role in the "May Fourth" New Literature Movement and made great contributions to the development of modern Chinese literature and publishing.

"China at Your Fingertips: An Acquaintance with Landscapes and Old Cities" recalls the representative buildings and scenic spots in cities such as Beijing's courtyard houses and alleys, Shanghai's Shili Foreign Market, Hangzhou's West Lake and Lingyin Temple, etc. We have to lament that the cities of the Republic of China had their own unique charm and atmosphere, especially in the vicissitudes of history. Every historical city has performed wonderful stories and left countless moving legends.

This book is one of the trilogy by the famous French science fiction novelist Jules Verne, the other two being "Captain Grant's Children" and "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". The book tells the story of five northerners who were trapped in the southern army during the American Civil War. They were waiting for an opportunity to escape by balloon. They encountered a storm on the way and were thrown to an island in the South Pacific. Relying on their own wisdom and extraordinary perseverance, these castaways overcame various difficulties and not only survived tenaciously, but also built the island into a prosperous paradise. The plot of the whole novel is ups and downs, full of descriptions of the strange and colorful nature, and it integrates various knowledge into the thrilling story. Therefore, even though it has been published for more than a hundred years, it is still highly praised and loved by readers all over the world.

"Captain Grant's Children" is the first part of the trilogy by French writer Jules Verne, written in 1868. The novel tells a tortuous and passionate story. By chance, Sir Glenarvan got a drifting bottle and got Captain Grant's letter of distress from the bottle. The enthusiastic Sir decided to form his own traveling team and took Captain Grant's children with him on the "Duncan" to find Captain Grant. There were many dangers along the way, but they were not afraid and finally found Captain Grant on a desert island in the Pacific.

This book celebrates the Greek national heroes in the War of Independence through the love story of the joys and sorrows between the Greek girl Harjoona and the French officer Henri Dabale who supported the Greek volunteers, whips the scum who betrayed the motherland, and condemns Turkey's aggression. At the same time, it reflects the author's support for justice and criticism of evil forces.

This book is a classic work by Jules Verne, the father of science fiction. A few years ago, an unprecedented scientific experiment shocked the world. After the American Civil War, artillerymen established the "Cannon Club" in Baltimore. Its members suddenly thought of establishing contact with the moon and fired a cannonball to the moon. The work is about the various adventures in space after the "cannonball carriage" was launched. The language of the novel is vivid and humorous, and the plot is fantastic and thrilling. It is full of the scientific assumptions of the author Jules Verne, and these assumptions have been verified and realized almost one after another in the future. It can be said that the story is beautiful and attractive, and it is a classic that Verne fans cannot miss.

This collection of masterpieces by the literary genius Nick Hornby, who won the E. M. Forster Award, the W. H. Smith Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, provides an overview of contemporary British literature. He is approachable and to the point, calmly showing you the indescribable and trivial things in life, and restoring all lofty, moral, ideal, and lies to their original appearance, preventing them from being pursued or trampled upon. "Fanatical" and "Not About the Boy" have all been adapted into movies of the same name, starring Hugh Grant, Colin Firth and other big-name movie stars. "Nick Hornby Collection" collects six of the most important works in the creative career of British writer Nick Hornby, including his debut and famous work "Broken Love List", his representative works "What to Do" and "Suicide Club", the urban male version of "BJ Diary", "Not About the Boy", and the first novel for teenagers "Bang!" " And the diary autobiography of an Arsenal super fan, "Extreme Fever."

Hornby's classic masterpiece, the urban male version of "BJ's Diary", Hugh Grant performs "the most important British comedy" on the screen. "The Boy" is Hornby's most important masterpiece. It tells the growth and maturity of two characters with typical British humor - one is a twelve-year-old boy who has no childhood and is "the oldest in the world", and the other is a thirty-six-year-old man who "refuses to grow up" and is least willing to mature. The background is our noisy post-industrial era. The story contains love, rock and roll, lies, and true laughter. It is called the urban male version of "BJ Diary". The film of the same name starring Hugh Grant has been hailed as "the most important British comedy".

The British version of "Desperate Housewives" accurately depicts the verbal quarrels between husband and wife, and uses spicy British humor to present the inconveniences of middle-class life. It was shortlisted for the 2001 British Booker Prize and was named the most popular novel by readers in the W. H. Smith Book Award. The heroine Katie has been married for twenty years. She is increasingly tired of her partner due to daily trivial matters, and her marriage is on the verge of breaking up. At this moment, her husband David, who was originally an "angry youth" columnist, was determined to change the way he looked at the world after a spiritual healer miraculously cured his back pain. He began to focus on charity and became gentle and considerate towards his family. Katie's life has undergone earth-shaking changes, but all kinds of strange feelings have also followed. She began to rethink life, what exactly is "charity" and how to be a good person.

"What to Do (Revised Translation)" is one of the most important masterpieces by Nick Hornby, one of the most popular writers in Britain and even the world today. Kate is a doctor, a good person, has a son and a daughter, and lives a happy middle-class life. However, after many years of marriage, the days were a bit dull and boring, without any warning, and even beyond Kate's own expectations. When she was greeting her family in a routine, she blurted out that she wanted a divorce. The balance of life tilts, and Kate falls into endless troubles... "What to Do (Revised Translation)" uses comedy to delve into the ups and downs of today's urban life, revealing the deep-seated human heart and the truth about human nature, making readers laugh and think seriously about what to do.

Is this the story of a loli wolf who looks old-fashioned but is unrestrained at heart, trying to conquer a shrewd and sinister ascetic beauty professor, but ends up being eaten up? An Xin, a freshman, has set her sights on associate professor Jian Ning when she first entered the school - she is twenty-eight years old, has a good figure, good looks, and good academic qualifications. Her temperament can be strong or soft, and her appearance can be masculine or feminine. She is a natural model of both attack and defense! The only drawback is that the professor is straight! Matching the evil and sick beauty Gu Linglan? --The niece Xia Chen held a golden needle and said coldly: Auntie, this is my man. With a sinister and fake innocent Xu Yi? --The senior sister gently turned the scalpel and smiled: Dear dear, leave some thoughts for my sister. With Song Qian, the arrogant and noble young master? Or is it a cute teacher-student relationship? Well, finally no woman came to rob him. The little nephew Xia Li looked sad: Auntie, take him away quickly! I don't want it! What about my professor? Jian Ning chuckled: "Aren't you also a man?" Xinye V5. PS: "Bamboo Horse" and "Honey Wife" series of articles, the CP is very cute. Ling Lan sells her beauty, Dr. Xu sells her cuteness, Professor Jian... Is forced to sell...? An Jian CP "Just to carry on the family line is not good, pure love is true love!" Master Mengxin taught with righteous words. Professor Jian slightly raised the corners of his lips and held the drunken kitten's paws waving wildly: "Wouldn't it be better if it could continue the family line and it was true love?" "Ah?" An Xin looked confused and dumbfounded: "Can men have children?" Medical science is actually so advanced? "Yes." Jian Ning said with a straight face, "Do you want to give it a try?" Don't all men with no problem have fertility? Song Xia CP "Brother Qian," Xia Li raised his face, took a deep breath, and mustered up his courage: "Why am I so... Am I sick?" Brother Qian hurt his self-esteem. What? Song Qian was confused, and then his eyes followed Xia Li's line of sight. Xia Li pulled down his loose sweatpants. Master Qian was killed instantly. Wen Yi CP Wen Wen was so busy that she was sweating profusely: "Teacher Xu, why don't you send me to the health department for an internship..." Although it's a flaw that I don't dare to operate on a living body, I can't just help you beat your legs and rub your shoulders as an intern. "Am I not sacrificing myself as a test subject to keep you healthy?" Dr. Xu looked innocent: "Is it possible that you are not satisfied with these parts?" The honest intern looked at the sky and was speechless. Lingchen CP "How far are you and Xia Chen?" Jian Ning stirred the cold coffee and broke the silence. "Huh?" The sickly beauty Gu Linglan almost choked on her tea. She was stunned for a moment, and a suspicious red color flew up to her ears: "... Xia Chen, you're still young..." Jian Ning sighed, her eyes falling on the two beautiful figures outside the window: "An Xin is three months younger than Xia Chen..." The two uncles of the 20s, 28s and 90s share the same problem and feel sad for each other silently.

When a man feels that you are stupid, silly, and need his care all the time, he has already fallen in love with you. Who would expect the romance in life to extend to the end of the world? Even though I am now very arrogant and dazzling, once I face Su Ge, I will immediately go back to those lost years and become that helpless little girl. This is a love novel that induces sharpness and deliberateness. Bad Blue uses her magic-soaked pen and ink to describe some undefined laws. Those calm and wise words are like blooming wisteria stamens, intertwined on the edge of happiness and decadence, love and temptation, memory and traces. From the crushing before falling apart to the affectionate dodge at that time, it records the forbearance of never forgetting or turning around in an instant. Bad Lanzhuo displays her own and unique concept. As long as her heart is not blinded and she is as beautiful as you want, she will be bright and seductive.

You will find someone who is just like you. You will find someone who has the same fingerprint as you. His left hand is your right hand. Trust your own shadow, don't trust any divination.

"The Boy and the Sea" is a novel about the ocean written by the British writer Rudyard Kipling during his creative prime. It tells the adventure story of a 15-year-old boy named Harvey Cheney. The young protagonist Harvey Cheyne is 15 years old. He is a pampered and spoiled boy with a good family environment. Unfortunately, he fell into the water while on a boat trip to Europe with his mother. He was rescued by a fisherman and put on a two-masted schooner called "We Are Here". The brave captain Disco is leading the sailors in fishing operations and will not be able to return to the dock until the fishing season is over. So little Harvey had to learn to adapt to life on the ship. From resistance to participation, Harvey's journey was as ups and downs and full of surprises as the ever-changing sea water, and an unexpected encounter began...

When "1984" meets "For Whom the Bell Tolls," George Orwell's adventures in the Spanish Civil War, which narrowly escaped death, were selected as one of the top ten documentary works of the 20th century by the National Review magazine. In December 1936, Orwell, with the enthusiasm to fight fascism, rushed to the Catalonia region of Spain to fight for the republican government, and was immediately sent to the Aragon front. In May 1937, Orwell was shot in the throat by a sniper of the Fascist army and his life hung on a thread. Fortunately, he survived the disaster and was forced to leave the front line and return to Barcelona to recuperate. However, what Orwell didn't know was that the rear at this time was actually more dangerous than the front line where bullets were raining, because on the seemingly peaceful streets of the capital, a life-and-death internal purge was brewing. Soon, Orwell will understand a truth that he will never forget: the greatest danger is not the enemy's bullets in front, but the muzzles of "one's own people" behind...

Why did I study the May Fourth Movement? This is indeed a question that needs to be asked. Although, as a person who studies history, or thinks about history, I don't have as many boundaries as people with a major. I often jump back and forth between the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, fishing here and there. If I have the conditions, I would dare to touch ancient history. A person like me who comes from a wild way has no family rules, so there are no restrictions, and I don't want to have restrictions. However, I have never been enthusiastic about the May Fourth Movement. I have read some relevant historical materials, but I just can't arouse my interest. To a large extent, this is because there is a stereotype that the May Fourth Movement was like the Taiping Rebellion. Too many people took action and the big fish were all gone.

This book systematically describes the process by which the Kuomintang government relied on police force to achieve initial rule over Shanghai from 1927 to 1937, and clarifies many historical issues during this decade: such as the relationship between the central system and local forces; the role of secret organizations and criminal groups in corroding party and government agencies; The evolution of Shanghai's political organization under the pressure of invasion and occupation, etc... "Wilfield's Shanghai Trilogy: 1937-1941": This book vividly reproduces the political and social situation of Shanghai as an "isolated island" from the 1937 Songhu Battle to the outbreak of the "Pearl Harbor Incident" at the end of 1941. It involves the anti-Japanese activities of the Kuomintang's "Blue Clothes Society" in Shanghai, the assassinations of pro-Japanese elements by the "military reunification", the bloody revenge of the Japanese puppets, the reign of terror of the Wang puppet regime, the ugly social phenomena in the "bad soil" area in western Shanghai, etc... With a unique perspective and informative materials, the book reproduces the entangled struggles and bloody storms of various forces in Shanghai's "isolated island" period. "Wilfield's Shanghai Trilogy: 1942-1952": This book tells the story of the establishment of secret party branches and other underground activities carried out by the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai from the Japanese occupation of the Shanghai Concession in 1942 until the entire War of Liberation. As well as a series of transformation campaigns carried out by the people's power on Shanghai's municipal administration, police system and the entire society in the early days of Shanghai's liberation - such as closing the underground black market and cracking down on the opium trade; suppressing counterrevolutionaries, deporting refugees, reforming prostitutes, dancers and drug addicts, etc.

This book tells the story of the establishment of secret party branches and other underground activities carried out by the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai from the Japanese occupation of the Shanghai Concession in 1942 until the entire War of Liberation. As well as a series of transformation campaigns carried out by the people's power on Shanghai's municipal administration, police system and the entire society in the early days of Shanghai's liberation - such as closing down the underground black market, cracking down on the opium trade, suppressing counterrevolutionaries, deporting refugees, reforming prostitutes, dancers and drug addicts, etc. It was also the new regime's governance of big cities. Why did the Kuomintang fail but the Communist Party succeeded? The author gives his own unique analysis.

This book vividly reproduces the political and social situation of Shanghai as an "isolated island" from the 1937 Songhu Battle to the end of 1941 before the outbreak of the "Pearl Harbor Incident". It involves the anti-Japanese activities of the Kuomintang's "Blue Clothes Society" in Shanghai, the assassinations of pro-Japanese elements by the "military reunification", the bloody revenge of the Japanese puppets, the reign of terror of the Wang puppet regime, the ugly social phenomena in the "bad soil" area in western Shanghai, etc... With a unique perspective and informative materials, the book reproduces the entangled struggles and bloody storms of various forces in Shanghai's "isolated island" period.

The author of "Perfume" Juskind returns to innocence, writes about the sadness of ordinary life and the helplessness of saying goodbye to childhood, subverting the perception of serious literature; it is accompanied by classic illustrations by Sambé, the royal painter of "The New Yorker" and a French national treasure illustrator. "I" is an ordinary little boy who goes to school, climbs trees, rides bicycles, fantasizes about his hazy first love, is afraid of the strict piano teacher, and often feels that he can fly. "My" neighbor Mr. Xia is a "weird", silently leaning on a cane, carrying an empty bag, and running around without any destination. There were only a few contacts between us, but this sensitive, irritable, hurried figure who always seemed to be enduring pain formed a dark background in my childhood. One day, he walked to the center of the lake under the gaze of "I" and said goodbye to the world that had always frightened him, and I also said goodbye to my innocent childhood.

This book is a collection of short stories and short stories by Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk, winner of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Literature. The original Polish book is titled "The Sound of Drums". In 2002, it won Poland's highest literary award, the Nice Prize Readers' Choice Award. The collection of novels includes 19 works: a bored woman enters the detective novel she is reading; a man becomes obsessed with "the ugliest woman in the world" and follows her throughout his life; a British psychology professor is trapped in a foreign land for a week and encounters many dangers; a female dancer pays tribute to her long-lost father over and over again Writing letters that will never be mailed; foreigners entering a strange city and "changing" their identities inspired by the sound of drums on the street... Tokarczuk uses 19 elf-like stories to write about all kinds of loners in different senses, unfolding their unique adventures in the overlapping of the soul and the real world.

Skylar, a female college student, was brutally murdered on her way home after getting off work part-time. All evidence pointed to her colleague Andy in the bar. District Attorney Cohen is already preparing to win the case, and Andy's former defense lawyer is also uncertain about his life or death. Eddie, who left his home court in New York, faced the most difficult commission of his career. Deaths occur one after another, and a greater conspiracy is brewing under the darkness. In a week, the judge will pronounce the verdict, but will Eddie live to hear it?

"That Night in August" is the sequel to the best-selling "Island". It is also a novel with rich emotions and ups and downs of plot, telling the tragedy and secrets of the Vandorakis family on the island of Crete. It begins after Maria's sister Anna marries Antonis in "The Island". Anna's marriage to her husband Andreas is bright on the surface, but in fact it has an undercurrent. Her secret love affair with her cousin Manolis and her fear of her sister Maria's return from the leprosy quarantine constitute an important conflict in the story. At a family celebration, Anna is murdered, and the murderer turns out to be her husband. The incident shocked the entire community and revealed long-hidden family secrets. The story uses a dual-line narrative. On one side, it tells how Anna's lover Manolis escaped from Crete after Anna was killed by her husband, spent a long time digesting his longing for Anna, and finally went to Australia. At the same time, it also tells how Anna's sister Maria slowly forgave her brother-in-law who killed Anna and insisted on visiting him in prison, so that the brother-in-law finally got the salvation of his soul and reconciled with his family. It expressed the need to use love and courage to overcome inner uneasiness and fear, and explored the themes of love, betrayal and redemption.

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Legend has it that there was an agency in the Ottoman Empire, founded by the ruling Sultan himself. It was in charge of sleep and dreams. It specifically collected people's dreams, classified, screened, analyzed, reviewed and processed them. Once any signs of a threat to the monarchy were found, all measures were immediately taken to suppress them. This institution is known as the "Dream Palace". The scary thing about the Dream Palace lies in its absurdity, its arbitrariness, the most blindness, and the most deadly. For the sake of power and domination, some dreams can even be created. The story begins when a young man from a prominent family, Mark Alem, enters the Dream Palace. His family has produced five Albanian prime ministers, as well as countless generals and important ministers. Because of the importance of the Dream Palace, he was assigned to work in the Dream Palace, and directly entered the important screening department, and was soon transferred to the analysis department. He had to deal with all kinds of dreams every day, and he actually read the same dream twice: in a wasteland beside the bridge, among the garbage and waste, there was a strange musical instrument playing automatically, and a bull, who was not sure if it was driven crazy by the music, stood beside the bridge and roared. As a result, his handling of this dream almost destroyed his family, but he was unexpectedly promoted and became the director of the Dream Palace.

Koizumi Yakumo is not only a novelist, who fictionalizes the strange Japanese stories he excavated and compiled; he is also a Japanese folklorist who is obsessed with studying and exploring the folk customs and spiritual culture of Japan and even Eastern China. This book selects 7 representative works by Koizumi Yakumo, the originator of modern Japanese ghost story literature. "Horai" fully reflects Koizumi Yakumo's yearning for China. "The Story of Aoyagi" also incorporates elements of "The Story of the Ryu Family" in Tang Dynasty legends, as well as famous works such as "The Story of Mu Er Yoshiichi" and "Snow Girl". The bizarre texts combined with exquisite and beautiful pictures make reading ghost stories even better.

An impossible crime happened in a special hotel, and the detective had to leave the hotel to solve the case immediately. In this hotel, the law is not the criterion. You can still be protected if you commit a crime, but you must abide by: ① Do not damage the hotel ② Do not harm anyone within the hotel. Once the above rules are violated, the hotel's exclusive detective will come out to investigate and get to the bottom of it. This book contains several incidents that took place in this hotel and shows how hotel detectives uncovered the real culprits from the best in the criminal field. Following "Visitor from the Lonely Island" and "Sweet Death for the Detective", this is a collection of short stories by the emerging novelist Takahiro Takahiro.

I woke up from a mental hospital with no memory. The only sounds in my ears were the roar of a strange woman and the sound of banging on the wall. Until a doctor told me: When I was 16 years old, my mother, who was dependent on me, was strangled to death by my side, but I was sleepwalking when the incident occurred. When I was 18 years old, my fiancée died naked in front of me, and after the incident, I was actually tracing the portrait of the corpse... Is what the doctor said true? Am I the real culprit in these two murder cases? The key to retrieving memories lies in the incomprehensible papers, strange suicide notes, and mysterious picture scrolls. After my memory awakens, is what awaits me a redemption or an even more unfathomable trap?