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In the delivery room of the hospital, my mother-in-law, who had just given birth to my brother-in-law, threw three gold-gilt receipts in my face. "Shen Yu, this is my prenatal check-up fee, top-notch confinement nanny's nutrition fee and the horoscope fee calculated by a master. It's a total of 1.08 Million. Just give me one million." Before I had time to react, my husband next to me pushed a cup of bird's nest in front of my mother-in-law. "Mom, you have worked hard. Shen Yu deserves to pay this money." I looked at the mother and son in amazement. As they sang and harmonized, the mother-in-law got even more addicted to drama, and her eyes turned red on the spot: "Xiaoyu, you can't be heartless! If you hadn't refused to give me a big fat grandson, would I still be alive at this age?" "It's fine now, you don't need to have the child anymore, you and Ayi can just raise him as your own!" I looked at the mother and son singing the double act, and suddenly smiled. I slowly took out another document from the Hermès bag, gently placed it on the table and pushed it over. "Mom, what a coincidence, I just came back from the hospital." I held my chin, admiring the sudden change in their expressions, and added word by word: "The B-ultrasound showed that the twins are both daughters."

After my live broadcast became successful, the town asked me to come home to help get rid of poverty. I have been live broadcasting in the mountains to help farmers for three years. I have given millions of dollars in donations, but I haven't taken any of it. But what did I get in exchange? It's the suspicion and hostility of the whole village! Just because I charge five yuan, sell it for five yuan, and use the fifty cents to subsidize logistics and packaging. They were jealous that I had made a lot of money, so they started blocking my road, puncturing my tires, and flooding the screen with abuse in my live broadcast room. If you feed the dog with sincerity, your good intentions will be trampled on. When the invitation letter from the next county was handed to me, I looked at the folks in front of me who I once wanted to protect but now suppressed me everywhere, and finally made up my mind. I called Director Wang from the next county, and before I could say anything, "Our folks here have been waiting for you for a long time!"

War correspondent is a brave profession, a profession that represents glory, a profession that embodies the pride of human nature, and a profession that is not afraid of life and death. Cruel wars happen all the time, and war reporters are everywhere. Because of their fearlessness and dedication, they resolutely went to the front line of the war and accepted the baptism of blood and fire, life and death. There must be many heart-wrenching, touching and touching stories. This book introduces the extraordinary experiences of famous contemporary war correspondents. Their fearless spirit and outstanding contributions have had a huge repercussions in society. This book comprehensively presents such a group of special characters with authenticity, novelty, grandeur, readability and fluency.

I was shocked when the hospital called me for the third time to demand payment for the surgery fee. The five hundred thousand life-saving money prepared for my father has disappeared from the joint account of my husband and me. After repeated questioning by me, Lu Zhe finally confessed that he transferred the money to his sister Lu Wei. Lu Wei used the money to make up for the shortfall of her so-called "couture" clothing brand. I looked at the man in front of me with "I'm right" written all over his face, and a cold arc appeared at the corner of my mouth. "If you want to transfer, just transfer. Xiaowei's career is important, and dad's surgery can be postponed."

The fictional character has walked through the real history of war and peace, and only he dares to write the cruel truth on the battlefield. From the 1910s to the 1920s, Russia experienced World War I, the February Revolution, and the October Revolution, leading to social turmoil and dramatic changes. The young Grigory has the character of Meng Lang, who is naive and straightforward. He just wants to live a comfortable and self-sufficient life, but he eventually becomes a Cossack militia like his father and brother. Even though Gregory was unruly by nature, traditional family values ​​and the numerous factions in society did not allow him to do as he pleased: his wife and lover wanted him to make a choice, and the Red Army and the White Army wanted him to be loyal... He was brave and upright, but he was always motivated and jumped repeatedly, and ultimately lost both sides. He fought tirelessly for freedom in confusion, but could only move towards despair step by step. The novel tells the tragedy of an authentic and innocent person being crushed step by step in a troubled world full of contradictions and opposition.

"The Holy City Trilogy (Volume 2): The City of Blades" is the second volume of the "Holy City" trilogy created by Robb Jackson Bennett. This book continues the tense atmosphere and complex plot of the previous work, centering around Turine Mulaghesh, a general in the Sepur army, who is involved in a life-and-death adventure. The book not only explores the themes of power, betrayal and sacrifice, but also profoundly reveals the light and darkness in human nature. Mulaghesh not only has to fight against external enemies, but also faces inner struggles. She gradually realizes that the real enemy may not come from the outside world, but from her own understanding of war and peace. "Holy City Trilogy (Volume 2): City of Swords" presents readers with a magnificent historical picture with its gripping plot, rich characterization and profound philosophical thinking. This book is not only an exploration of personal destiny, but also a reflection on the entire social structure and values.

This book is a popular compilation of Sartre's philosophy and life. The entire book is made up of selected excerpts from Sartre's large number of philosophical works, plays, essays, essays, and biographies. It embodies the essence of existential philosophy and highlights Sartre's humanitarian feelings and high attitude towards life: to fight against any external force that may suppress our life itself, to realize our free choices and commitments. While retaining the profound thoughts of the original work, this book strives to be easy-to-understand and closely related to readers' real life.

The "Love Bible" in the hearts of many travel friends and literary and artistic young people! This is a little love book that even internet venomous tongue-in-cheeks and science geeks such as He Caitou and Ji Shisan were moved to recommend! In 2003, when 21-year-old Fu Zhen met 25-year-old Ming Ji, she was a senior girl who was about to study in England, and he was a silent and reserved boy from Hong Kong. They coincidentally came to Tibet during the SARS period with a "Tibetan Oxhide Book" and their luggage. Their admiration for each other is clean and transparent, but their futures clearly lead in different directions. However, young love has its own power due to its simplicity and persistence. After they separated in Lhasa, they overcame many obstacles and fell in love with Dali. Finally, they flew across the world and got married in London a year later. This story, regarded as a "love book" by many netizens on the Internet, shows a more colorful ending than a fairy tale. Ten years have passed, and they are still walking side by side to the end of the world, seeing all the flowers in Chang'an.

This is a sincere writing. The author wrote this autobiographical novel based on his personal experience, revealing in detail the growth and love experience of a person who is incompatible with the normal world, as well as their life situation. Any reader who has been hurt by being different while growing up can relate. Hall was the first British writer to dare to write about the lives of sexual minorities, something no one had done before her. This book caused huge controversy in Britain and the United States as soon as it was published, and first-class novelists such as Eliot, Forster, and Woolf unanimously supported it. Its social significance far exceeds the significance of the work itself, and it is regarded as a must-read classic of gay literature. The work's exploration of love itself, questioning of the world, and doubts about self-existence are worthy of our reflection and doubt on the world we are accustomed to. Is tradition correct? Doesn't it exist if you haven't seen it?

Rumiko, a housewife, was so shocked by her son's unexpected death that she gave up on life and ignored her husband and three daughters. One day, a seemingly abandoned little boy appeared at the door, and his name had the same sound as his son. Was he sent by God to fill her wounds? Rumiko took in the little boy against all objections, but a few days later, Yamaguchi Hazuki, a suspicious woman wearing a white dress and heavy makeup, appeared. She claimed to be the boy's mother and was homeless due to domestic violence. The two began to "stay" in this home. After Ye Yue came to this home, everything seemed to be back on track, and everyone tasted the warmth of "home" that they had not seen for a long time. However, behind this warmth and sweetness, there is a cold and unknown secret...

When we were young, we all had a demon in our hearts. The word "youth" is covered with the upper part, leaving the sun and moon, which are bright. As long as there is youth, there is light. But on the other side behind the light projection, everyone will reflect on their own shadow. Maori Leopard, who is sensitive, suspicious and has strong self-esteem, has been living with his mother since he was a child. After being admitted to the famous Osaka No. 3 High School, he lived a dissolute life, experienced a youthful and ambiguous first love, and finally dropped out of school due to his rebellious self-esteem. Bao Yi, who has entered the adult world, has experienced various encounters in the workplace. During an interview mission, he unexpectedly fell in love with a scandal-ridden female star. However, he lacked confidence in love and was gradually disturbed by his inner demons.

In 1934, the United States was mired in the Great Depression. In the darkness, a pair of greedy and desperate mandarin ducks plotted to carry out an elaborate kidnapping plan in New Orleans. Since the age of nine, the protagonist of the story, Curtis, has gradually discovered that he has a special ability to listen to the hearts of others. At this moment, how he wished he had a listener. So, in a unique way, he told his experience to another person - a ten-year-old girl who also had this special ability... However, one day, he suddenly received a distress signal from the girl, and he stepped step by step into the dangerous world where demons lurk.

This mystery novel is amazing! Recommended by Shoji Shimada, Akiko Utano's masterpiece has won all major mystery awards! The golden age of man is always hidden in the future. Naruse, who works in a detective agency, is commissioned to investigate the truth of a car accident, but is involved in an insurance murder case. During this period, Naruse met Sakura who attempted suicide, and the two began a wonderful love affair. As the investigation deepens, the truth gradually emerges...

We must find freedom among the shackles and perfection among the imperfections. Under the framework of illness and death, the meaning and tenacity of life are revealed. Neurologist Oliver Sacks, the best storyteller, uses his professional knowledge background, documentary literature, and humanistic care to write 24 touching clinical cases of patients with cranial nerves into 24 touching diagnosis and treatment stories, which perfectly combine science and humanity. Under the framework of illness and death, the meaning and tenacity of life are revealed. The patients in the 24 stories all have neurological diseases that have their lives severely affected; but along with this disability, they all also have some kind of talent. With their remaining abilities and talents, they tenaciously broke through the limitations caused by the disease and lived a wonderful and even glorious life. Their personalities shine through. What this means to us ordinary people is that life is always in chains, but we can always find our own way out. Cai Shushan, professor of the Department of Psychology at Tsinghua University, and Ji Shisan, founder of Guoke. Com, wrote prefaces and recommended it.

Pindar (approximately 518 BC - 438 BC), the greatest lyric poet in ancient Greece, is known as the "head of lyric poets". A total of 17 volumes of Pindar's poems have been published in the world, but only 4 volumes of triumphal songs have been preserved largely intact. These four volumes celebrate those who triumphed in the Panhellenic Games. The Olympian Games are the most prestigious, but the Pitto Games has even more special meaning to the Greeks because the Games were held in Delphi, the so-called center of the earth by the Greeks, and the Oracle of Delphi was the most important guideline for the Greeks in city building, religion, politics and other aspects. This book was born out of Professor Burton's lecture notes. It interprets Pindar's "Pytotheca" piece by piece. It is a highly cited monograph on Pindar's interpretation. The author understands the poem itself from the context and text of the poem, and explains some grammar and translation issues when necessary. The language is fluent and highly readable. The author analyzes the structure and content of each triumphal song in detail, which is immersed in his deep understanding of Greek poetry and Greek traditional spirit. It not only conveys the poetic beauty of Greek poetry itself, but also reveals the educational role of poetry in traditional Greek society.

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This is a collection of short stories about "lust". It is a fairy tale written for adults by the famous children's literature writer Roald Dahl. Here, you will read: the priest who fantasizes about being eaten, the potion that makes people crazy, the husband who tricks his wife, the playboy's trip to the desert, the ugly scene of meeting his first love many years later, the man who severely punishes his girlfriend for listening to rumors, the tricks of the rat catcher, the secret of controlling the gender of cows... Ten fairy tales, revealing the "lust" impulse in human hearts at once: the more people want to control lust, the easier it is to be manipulated by lust.

"Zhou Keqin's Collection of Short Stories and Novels" includes "Xiu Yun and the Branch Secretary", "On the Well Platform", "Early Traveler", "Li Xiuman", "Brothers and Sisters of the Shi Family", "Hope", "Youth No. 1", "After the Disaster", "Two Sisters-in-law", "Forget-Me-Nots", etc.

Regarding Shakespeare, Burgess wrote two works. In addition to the biography "Shakespeare", it is "Not Like the Sun", a fictional account of Shakespeare's love life. The title of the book is taken from Shakespeare's Sonnet 130: "My lover's eyes are not like the sun." Unlike "Shakespeare", which reproduces the writer's life completely fictitiously, "Not Like the Sun" is Burgess's attempt to enter the inner sanctum of Shakespeare's inner life. The dazzling language style makes it seem as if Shakespeare himself has merged into Burgess's body, creating in a unified way. The author uses his profound attainments in Shakespeare and classical literature, coupled with the novelist's unparalleled talent and imagination, to create a personal history of Shakespeare full of desire, betrayal, and spiritual and physical struggle, and from it reveals the true meaning of artistic creation. This book was selected into the "Western Canon" and Harold Bloom, the leading scholar of Shakespeare, praised it as "the most wonderful and powerful literary biography of Shakespeare".

Loved, separated, life goes on. This life is inherently a drama, and anyone can find a place as long as they are willing to put down their body. No one's departure disappears forever. Every experience will leave traces on life, leaving a deep or shallow imprint on our body and mind, making us the ultimate self. 15 Stories, 15 encounters and partings, silence or joy. Maybe this is what the so-called heaven is like, with traumas, flaws, regrets, but no perfection. What we can't get and what we have lost are all we have. How can we understand if we have never loved? After understanding, we are glad that we still have the rest of our lives to remember.

This book tells the story of how Britain re-emerged through step-by-step reform, development and expansion from 1784 to 1939 after the defeat in the North American War of Independence and the disintegration of the First Empire. Domestically, in the face of population growth and the polarization between rich and poor brought about by the Industrial Revolution, Britain was not bewitched by abstract ideas. Instead, it used parliament as a reform mechanism and in a spirit of mutual accommodation, which prevented clusters of social conflicts from intensifying into large-scale violence. As far as the overseas empire is concerned, the failure of North America made British imperialism enter a new stage. It no longer carried out rigid control, but emphasized the value of freedom and the symbol of royal power as a bond, giving more autonomy to the colonies, which was also tested by the world war.

"Who speaks on behalf of Europe?" "Is the German problem coming again?" "What will Brexit bring?" "Will the EU collapse?" "Where will the United States go?" Under the guidance of such questions, historian Winkler takes readers back to the beginning of the European Union or the founding of the United States to find the source of each current problem buried in historical clues. The West is still a force that cannot be ignored on the world economic and political stage, and understanding Europe requires a deep understanding of its history and thought. Continuing his previous work "A General History of the West", in this book, Winkler profoundly describes the challenges and dilemmas that the West has encountered in recent years, focusing on various major events that have occurred in the West in the past decade. However, his vision is not limited to this. Instead, he combines the trends in Western history that he has studied throughout his life with the ongoing history, finds answers to each question, and makes his own analysis and predictions.

Contemporary poetry was born and developed under the direct call to express new life and new characters. Poetry seeks its own immediate territory, which is people's emotional world. In the new era, poetry expresses new emotions and practices new ways of expressing emotions.

The final work of Marquez's novel! To celebrate his ninetieth birthday, an old reporter called the madam of a brothel and asked for a virgin to spend the night. He vowed to relive the passion of the past, but for some reason he remained indifferent when faced with the girl's body. What's even more ridiculous is that he fell madly in love with her. In front of this sleeping beauty, he recalled all the romance and absurdity in his life, the vivid path of lust and chaotic love, and the jigsaw puzzle became his depraved and lonely life.

One morning, the middle-aged Busmakov was preparing to elope to Cyprus with his young lover. In just a few hours, the absurd life of the past twenty years flashed before his eyes. During these years, he wandered around various lovers and planned to escape several times; at the same time, he experienced blind migration and drift, from party and government agencies to scientific research institutes, from doing business in the sea to working as a parking lot gatekeeper, and finally changed his job to a bank, thereby escaping the turbulent social reality. Just when he had to make a choice between his wife and his lover, he seemed to have remembered something, and was ready to re-determine his fate... In this absurd novel, Polyakov vividly depicts a typical image of "Eskepal" (escaper), who is stuck in the quagmire of life, confused in his heart, his soul is floating, and he is always in a state of nothingness. After Onegin, Pycholin, and Oblomov, he is another new type of Russian superfluous person. The story unfolds against the background of the last years of the Soviet Union and the disintegration of the country. It also outlines all living beings in the period of social transformation, showing the embarrassment of survival, the paradox of human nature, and the changes in social landscape.

When my body decays like a broken piano, I will still remember the many gifts of life. I was born into a declining rural family in Ireland. His father was violent and alcoholic, while his mother was patient and tenacious - like most women of that era. As a child, I loved writing outdoors and escaping with words. Later, I was sent to a monastery, but I longed for a more "sinful" life. After running away from Dublin and moving to London with my husband, I finally found the freedom to write. But my literary ambitions were thwarted by him and not forgiven by my mother. My books were burned, the phantom of love was shattered, my marriage collapsed, I fought for custody, and became a single mother... Along the way, I also met Samuel Beckett, Jacqueline... The world was vast, and I found my voice. This life is full of extreme joy and sorrow, success and failure, fame and killing. I know that this is the secret of writing: it comes from suffering, from times that are torn apart, moments when the heart is cut open. I know that the joy of life is always short. We are all on the road, going somewhere else, spiraling up, up.

"Eight Years Old" is a collection of short stories written by Deng Yiguang in his later period. The author's later short stories shifted the setting to coastal cities such as Shenzhen. His creative techniques became increasingly mature and varied, and his characters were created with a strong sense of the times. However, his eyes were downward, reflecting the unchanged feelings of people and things at the bottom, and they have a strong sense of reality.

Includes articles such as "Heavy Rain", "Is there Wang Yuanmu in the Crowd", "Gunshots in a Certain Year", "Fountain", "Transparency", "Drunken Madman", "What I Saw When I Squat", "Yoga", "Crying River", "The Night Sky is Clear", "Pawn Curiosities", etc. This book is close to reality, rich in subject matter, diverse in style, and deft in conception. It represents an important gain in the creation of contemporary Chinese short stories.

"Farming Poem" describes the miserable conditions of the soldiers and the people during the great defeat of the French army in the spring of 1940, the tragedy that occurred to an aristocratic family during the French Revolution in 1789, and the feelings of a young American who participated in the Battle of Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. The closely intertwined themes of war and revolution make the novel rich in epic color. The novel is named after the ancient Roman poet Virgil's long poem "Farming Poem" because the protagonist of the novel never forgets his homeland, spring sowing, summer working, autumn harvesting and winter, no matter in the stormy waves of the Great Revolution or the artillery fire and gunpowder smoke in the north-south war. Tibetan farming also embodies the philosophy contained in Virgil's poems; things in the world are complex and ever-changing, and as long as the four seasons are constantly changing and orderly, people can only enjoy fun in pastoral farming and gain peace and comfort in nature.

A book highly recommended by former U. S. President Obama, a winner of the National Book Award, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and a touching letter to his son. It writes about the love between father and son, reveals racial discrimination, and understands the American dream. This is a candid letter written by black writer Thanasis Coates as a father to his son. Through beautiful words, he describes the endless fear he felt as a boy in a seemingly peaceful country. With its sharp writing style, mixed writing style, and philosophical and poetic language, this book reveals the harsh reality of racial discrimination in today's American society. It has had a huge impact and won the 2015 National Book Award for Best Nonfiction. The author starts from the harm of racial discrimination to black bodies (lives), describes the personal experience of being a black man, and emphasizes that racial discrimination in the United States has a long history, is deeply rooted, and will continue to persist. The work's incisive analysis of this social phenomenon made it a blockbuster work on the topic of race in the United States in a short period of time. This book is also an analysis of the grand issues in the country's history, pointing out to readers that "the American dream is the enemy of all art, brave thinking, and honest writing."

"Animals" is a wonderful collection of micro-novels by Areola. In the book, Areola describes twenty-three animals in prose and poetic language. Areola is writing about animals on the surface, but what is reflected in the article is his views on people. Each story is very short, but Areola is always able to express rich and profound meanings in just a few strokes. Areola's metaphors are direct, straightforward, without any hesitation, and sometimes even defining. The extremely dense metaphors are intertwined into the solid outlines of animals, as sure as the illustrations made by silver needle pens. Therefore, we can feel the more profound and decisive correspondence between the ontology and the metaphor.

The Bible says that people have seven deadly sins: pride, jealousy, anger, neglect, greed, gluttony, and lust. When these sins are covered up by this impetuous city, people live in impetuousness and sin. A group of little-known evil beasts living in the city appeared like messengers from hell. They are no longer myths or ghosts, but are living around us. Abandoned old houses, dilapidated buildings, damp sewers, and dark subway tunnels are their habitats.

Dao Baifeng and "Meng Gu" who meet their lovers in "Arabian Nights"; Xiang Wentian who borrows d'Artagnan's "living shield"; the old woman Ullija and Li Mochou who sing in the fire; the "Three Dukes" of Dali and "The Case of Di"; "The Two Heroes of Piano and Sword" and " "Jing Rong's Two Heroes"... This book selects from a large number of Chinese and foreign famous works, looking for examples from ancient and modern Chinese and foreign works that Jin Yong's works have borrowed and absorbed, revealing the source of Jin Yong's novel materials, and presenting them in vivid and interesting articles.

"Collection of Short Stories by Luo Ye" includes the author's "Love in Wartime", "Amazing Youth", "Ambush", "You Are Also Searching", "Red Snow", "Meiqing", "Slums in Paradise", " The author uses unique processing techniques, wonderful stories, and delicate descriptions to show the joys and sorrows of Chinese people in different periods. Some of the novels in the book are about family, some about emotions, some about revolution, and some about life. All kinds of life are displayed in them. The characters are rich and attractive, which embodies the author's literary creation.

The characteristic of Jin Shengtan's anthology lies not only in the selection, but also in the evaluation, paying more attention to comments and appreciation. Jin Shengtan selected nearly 600 seven-character verses from the early Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties for detailed commentary, focusing on trying to figure out the various layouts, inheritance, and transition patterns of the seven-character verses in the Tang Dynasty. He either made insights or borrowed topics, which is of great reference value for appreciating and studying Tang poetry. Jin Shengtan pioneered the "seven-law decomposition method" to comment on Tang poetry. He divided Tang poetry into "pre-interpretation" and "post-interpretation", and analyzed the ups and downs hidden behind the poems, "which may enable future generations to see not only the words of Tang poetry, but also the poetry of Tang poetry." "The Biography of Seven Hundred Famous People in the Qing Dynasty: The Biography of Jin Renrui" says of him: "His criticisms are as bright as fire and as pungent as those of an old official. His writings dance with his sentences, and those who see him sigh for a moment that he is the reincarnation of a spirit ghost."

This set of books includes "Agnes Grey, Volume 3" and "The Tenant of Wildfield Manor, Volume 6", a total of 9 volumes. Agnes Gray is the debut novel of English author Anne Bront & euml; (writing under the pen name of Acton Bell), first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. Scholarship and comments by Anne's sister Charlotte Bront & euml; suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Bront & euml; euml's own experiences as a governess for five years. Agnes, her sister Mary, and their mother all try to keep expenses low and bring in extra money, but Agnes is frustrated that treats her like a child. To prove herself and to earn money, she is determined to get a position as a governess. Eventually, she obtains a recommendation from a well-placed acquaintance, is offered a position, and secures her parents'permission. With some misgivings, she travels to Wellwood house to work for the Bloomfield family. The choice of central character allows Anne to deal with issues of oppression and abuse of women and governesses, isolation and ideas of empathy. An additional theme is the fair treatment of animals. Agnes Gray also mimics some of the stylistic approaches of bildungsromans, employing ideas of personal growth and coming to age, but representing a character who in fact does not gain in virtue.

During the Battle of Xiangjiang during the Red Army's Long March, the Red Army sacrificed 30,000 people and captured 6,000 people. The Eighth Red Army, the 18th Regiment of the Sixth Division of the Third Red Army, and the 34th Division of the Fifth Red Army were almost completely wiped out. The total strength of the Central Red Army was sharply reduced to 30,000. "Battle of Xiangjiang" takes the most tragic Battle of Xiangjiang during the Long March as the main line, truly reproducing the military and political reality since the Central Red Army broke through. It not only truly reproduces the historical situation at that time, but also reflects on the status and role of war decision-making in history from the perspective of historical development and historical thinking.

The global capital market has brought changes, opportunities, innovation, and hope to Delhi, but it has also brought about a real estate market and medical system dominated by money, endless violent crimes, abuse of nature and the environment, a dysfunctional administrative system and corruption, coupled with the racial problems that have existed since the partition of India and Pakistan. Delhi residents in the 21st century are facing increasingly severe challenges. No matter the rich, the middle class, scavengers, or criminals, no one is immune to this contradiction between destruction and creation. As a second-generation immigrant from India to the UK, Dasgupta returned to the land of his ancestors with a feeling of both intimacy and curiosity. Through his own observations and interviews with residents of Delhi, he intertwined the history of Delhi with the present with a novelist's vivid writing, leaving an objective record of the alienation and cruelty under the tide of urban development. Today, when capitalism and globalization are sweeping the world, Delhi, which is flooded with money capital, is both the common past and the inevitable future of many cities.

Every morning, the antelope knows that it must run faster than the fastest lion; the lion knows that it must run faster than the slowest antelope. Whether it is a lion or an antelope, when the sun rises, it must start running. All other mammals on earth are running free, are humans the only exception? Mexico's Copper Canyon is home to the Tarahumara, the strongest long-distance running group in history. They survived because their fathers could outrun a deer, and their fathers survived because their grandfather could outrun an Apache war horse. They never know how fast or how long they will have to run in pursuit of their prey. Only by adjusting posture, direction and speed at any time, and jumping nimbly between rocks and ravines, can one run through intricate mountain roads, climb steep rock walls, and return home. The Tarahumara run not so much to be faster as to be closer to each other and infinitely closer to nature. It turns out that people are born to run!

This book was first published in 1960 and was written by Eleanor Roosevelt in the last years of her life. This is an inspiring handbook about personal exploration and life change. It is also a book that tells us the wisdom of life from an experienced grandmother, giving people confidence, strength and courage. The greatest experience in life, at the age of seventy-six, she said, is "experiencing life to its limits." This book gives us a lot of specific suggestions, such as how to use time, how to overcome fear, how to make ourselves useful to others, how to adjust ourselves, how to be an independent individual, how to let others show their best side when interacting with others, how to be responsible, how to participate in society and make changes, so that ourselves and others can live a better life, etc. "What have you learned in life to help you solve various problems?" The real first lady in the eyes of Americans gives the answer in this book.

Ding Wei, a well-known researcher on the Korean War and a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, spent several years sifting through millions of words of precious information to explore the hidden truth behind history. This book uses calm and objective writing and a high-level perspective to panoramically reproduce the entire process of the Korean War. From the origin, development, climax to the end of the war, from strategic decision-making, command and deployment to battle scenes of major battles, from the world situation, the game of great powers to the application of tactics, from the big background to the small details, everything is included and exciting. "Korean War: Sixty Years of Dust" is based on official declassified files on the Korean War at home and abroad, revealing a large number of little-known true inside stories. What was the real reason why the war broke out? Why did the Soviet Union, which was adjacent to North Korea, stand still? Why did the United States intervene under the banner of the United Nations military? Why did China's top leaders decide to resist U. S. Aggression and aid Korea despite all the opposition? With such a disparity in strength, how did the Volunteer Army defeat the US military? ...

Shi Shuqing's novels, whether short or full-length, always have an unconscious consciousness of the lower class. He writes almost all of the lowest-class little people, the simplest characters close to the earth. Many characters in "Negatives" are mutilated, either by body or fate... Through the fate of these characters, readers will feel more deeply about life and lament life. "Negatives" is published by Sunshine Publishing House.

They met on a narrow road amid gunfire and bullets in Uganda, and depended on each other in a refugee camp in Kenya. During his many years as an undercover agent, he suffered betrayal, lost loved ones, had his ideals shattered, and denied everything. What he was sure of was that she was the only one in the world who was always good. Because he had kissed her softest lips, seen her warmest smile, and knew that she was still living in a certain corner of this world, he had the courage to fight against the harshness of the world and survive until now. Her confusion followed him like a shadow. When he disappeared again, she decided to make a deal with Satan...

This is a book that truly empowers women. Real strength is not about becoming tough, but about becoming gentle. All our external strength and roughness are manifestations of our inner fragility, while our inner strength and calmness manifest outwardly as gentleness and grace. There are people we don't like in life, but there is no one who is lower than us and unworthy of us. Those who are willing to be kind to the world in front of them will definitely be treated gently by the world. May we be strong in our hearts to think like men, but always insist on living like women. May we be gentle on the outside but wild on the inside, and live in the depths of happiness with restraint.

This translation is based on the version published by Keio University Press. This version was compiled by Marion Saucier and Shunsaku Nishikawa based on the final version of "The Complete Works of Fukuzawa" written by Yukichi Fukuzawa during his lifetime, and with reference to various versions such as the reprint of "State of the West (Part 1)", the first edition of "The State of the West Part 2", and the first edition of "The State of the West Part 2". The first chapter first introduces the customs, social structure and technology of Western countries, such as politics, taxation laws, national debts, banknotes, merchant associations, foreign diplomacy, military systems, literature and technology, schools, newsprint, libraries, hospitals, poor homes, dumb homes, blind homes, lunatic homes, orphan homes, museums, exhibitions, steam engines, steam ships, steam trains, telephones, and gas lamps. The outer chapter and the second chapter provide a detailed and easy-to-understand summary of the history, politics, technology, military, economy, education, social systems, etc. Of Western countries. This knowledge was refreshing to the Japanese at that time. What is even more worth mentioning is that in the process of translating and introducing foreign books, Fukuzawa Yukichi painstakingly created many "Japanese Chinese characters". For example, he translated the word "Freedom" in the American Declaration of Independence as "freedom" and annotated it as "autonomous and arbitrary", which was his first creation.

The famous Japanese writer Tokutomi Ashika lived in seclusion in a mountain village and recorded his beautiful natural life of "working on his own food, farming in fair weather and reading in rainy weather". The book is divided into four parts: "Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter". The author uses beautiful writing to delicately describe the natural scenery of Japan throughout the year - the colorful Fuji dawn, the vast Sagami Beach sunset, the strange and changeable flying clouds over Fragrant Mountain, the misty and confusing Hanazuki Autumn Eve... These natural scenes, once touched by the author's wonderful writing, are all full of interest and fascinating.

During the war, Yukiko went to Indochina in order to get rid of the emotional control of her relative Yiting. However, she met Tomioka, a married man in the densely forested southern country, and fell into another unethical love. After the war, Yukiko and Tomioka returned to Japan respectively, and the broken reality shattered all their dreams. Xuezi was confused and didn't know how to live in the world. She had seen through Tomioka's coldness and wanted to break up with him several times, but in the end it was difficult to break away... The more she struggled in the entanglements between reason and desire, the more she sank, and she fell into the quagmire of fate while she was awake. "Floating Cloud" is Hayashi Fumiko's last representative novel during her lifetime, and it is the culmination of her painstaking efforts in her literary career. More than forty years of life experience full of hardships have allowed Hayashi Fumiko's vision to touch the despicableness of people and pursue their goodness. Her cold and clear brushstrokes reveal her deep compassion for all living beings. Kawabata Yasunari commented on Fumiko Hayashi: "It is very rare for people to lament the sorrow of women like this." Legendary novelist and eternal literary girl, Fumiko Hayashi's charm swept across the literary and art world. With her autobiographical writing of female experiences, she has become a model of Japanese "girl literature", and her unique "romantic" style has expanded the territory of "private novels". She is the favorite writer of the film master Mikio Naruse. Her works have been adapted for the screen six times. Among them, the film "Floating Cloud" won numerous awards and ranked second on the list of the top 100 Japanese films of the 20th century.

Let's steal horses. That's what he said, standing at the door of the cabin when my father and I came here to spend the summer. That was one day in early July 1948. I'm 15 years old. "Going Out to Steal Horses" was written by the 67-year-old Chuande. This man who lost his love and lost interest in talking to others came to a forest cabin on the border of Norway alone with a dog. He plans to put the past far away and spend the rest of his life here peacefully. A chance encounter with a neighbor effortlessly reminded him of the summer he spent with his father in the mountains and forests when he was 15 years old. This is a memory Chuan De never wants to recall and face. In that summer, he forever lost his good friend John, who went on an adventure to steal horses with him, and never saw his father again, and the fate of the rest of his life was forever doomed. This moving story, full of silence and melancholy, not only conveys virtue, but also contains the taste that everyone must have experienced over the years. Life can hit you, fate can play tricks on you, but you can decide for yourself whether it hurts or not, and whether you want to get out of it.

A collection of short stories by Nobel and Pulitzer winner Hemingway. Includes 16 classic Hemingway short stories including "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Capital of the World", "The Great Two-Hearted River", "Natural History of Death", "Wyoming Wine", "Butterflies and Tanks". "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is one of his famous short stories, which contains a unique human power. His short stories have extraordinary achievements, unique perspectives, sharp and tense writing styles. This book is Hemingway in perfect condition: precise, restrained, mysterious, and melancholy. It is an excellent interpretation of minimalist writing style and iceberg theory, and is very representative. Hemingway stood on one foot and wrote, using concise words to express rich thoughts, with a degree of concealment, a combination of virtual and real, full words and infinite meaning, conveying infinite connotations in a limited space. The "iceberg theory" and minimalist writing style he pioneered deeply influenced the creative ideas of writers such as Marquez and Salinger.

The Japanese version of "Wuthering Heights" and "The Yomiuri Shimbun", a masterpiece of Meiji literature that whetted readers' appetites, was serialized for several years and became popular all over Japan. Once published, it ranked first on the bestseller list for many years. It was as famous as Natsume Soseki and was highly praised by Mishima Yukio, Tanizaki Junichiro, Mori Ogai, etc. Ozaki Momiji's novel I read it in one sitting. It is really a fun book. --Yukio Mishima. "Golden Yaksha" is a bold, great novel based on reality. Money and love are in stark contrast, but underlying this theme is something much deeper. Today, the source of love is gradually drying up in the face of material desire. It can be said that this is an era of deepened material desire. --Yukio Mishima. A pair of childhood sweethearts, one is a beautiful woman from a well-to-do family, but her love is turbulent because of her extravagant desire for wealth; the other is a motivated man who relies on others to study diligently, but fails to save their love, and then hates them because of love, and turns into a money-scrupulous devil. The gradual departure is accompanied by deception, escape, hatred, and anger... Can a woman live a comfortable and wealthy life as she wishes after getting married? Can the man return to peace while frantically grabbing other people's money? This is "Golden Yasha", Ozaki Momiji's masterpiece, which Yukio Mishima once read in one sitting and praised for its interestingness. It is not only Momiji's final work, but also a novel that caused a national sensation in the history of Japanese literature. It was serialized in the "Yomiuri Shimbun" from January 1, 1897 to April 1902, triggering nationwide reading. However, Momiji died of stomach cancer, and finally the hero came to a halt when he was about to make a decision when facing the female father-in-law's confession letter, adding unlimited imagination to future generations. This book contains the complete manuscript of Ozaki Momiji, as well as three renewals widely recognized by Japanese readers and academic circles, and the "Book with Momiji Santo" written by Momiji himself. The three renewals were all written by Oguri Fuye, a protégé who deeply understood the essence of Momiji's creation. They were also collected, published and conducted for academic research by later generations.