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Echoes of the Abyss: a Forensic Psychiatrist's Notes on the Work

(new Zealand) Gwen Asshed (united States) Erin Horn

242K0

Dr. Gwen has been dealing with criminals for thirty years. This book is her work diary, which carefully records eleven true human stories. These criminals are both prisoners and patients. Like a detective, Dr. Gwen carefully sneaks into the inner world as dark as an abyss to find out the key behind the horrific crimes they committed, and tries to awaken the long-lost kindness and vulnerability deep in the heart. These stories may seem horrifying, but they reflect our lives again and again, making us realize how similar human beings are and how much potential for good and evil they have beyond imagination.

I Have to Have Half a Day's Leisure Again

Feng Zikai

134K0

This book selects 64 classic essays by Mr. Feng Zikai and compiles them into a "bedside book" to show the life interests of Feng Zikai, a generation of life master. Mr. Feng's prose is full of human touch. He has his own unique aesthetic thoughts and unique insights into literature and art. At the same time, he integrated his own aesthetic thoughts into his prose creation, making his prose works have both substantial theoretical basis and profound social connotation. In the process of experiencing life, Mr. Feng discovered the beauty of life and realized the beauty of life. He paid attention to the truth, goodness and beauty in the world with his broad love, which contained strong humanistic feelings. Through ordinary and trivial things, he wrote a profound philosophy of life. Life is full of seas and hustle and bustle in the world. I just wish I could have a half-day of leisure and live a life without being pampered or frightened.

Alhambra Palace

Alhambra Palace

Literature

(us) Washington Irving

201K0

The precipitous and desolate wilderness, the elegant gardens with a southern style, the simple and generous Spanish people, the unique and romantic customs, the myths and legends about the Moors... "The Alhambra" is an essay with both literary value, historical value and collection value. Owen lived here for three months and had in-depth contact with the local residents before writing this masterpiece. This is also the only remaining work on the history and legends of the Moors, and is known as the Spanish version of "The Arabian Nights." If you can only see one attraction in Spain, make it the Alhambra; if you can only bring one book, bring "The Alhambra".

Think Tank: Selection of Vernacular Chinese

(ming) Feng Menglong

124K01

This book is a vernacular selection of "The Think Tank". "Think Tank" is another masterpiece of Feng Menglong besides "Three Words". The book collects more than a thousand wisdom stories from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, ranging from the outlines of the classics to the wisdom of ordinary people. All parts are divided into categories, and each article has comments. It can be called an encyclopedia of Chinese wisdom. "Wisdom Tank" became very popular and highly praised as soon as it came out, and has been a best-seller for four hundred years. In today's society with fierce competition and full of challenges, "Think Tank" is still of great reference significance. It can inspire us to get rid of the confusion, troubles and workplace difficulties in life, and make us enlightened and smile.

Water Flows to Higher Places

Hu Zhongyang Li Jianhui

86K0

The people of Hong Kong have suffered from drought and water shortage for a long time, especially the century-old drought in 1963. Hong Kong provided water to citizens every four days. The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong and Kowloon Federation of Trade Unions jointly requested help from the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. The Guangdong Provincial Government responded immediately by supplying 20,000 tons of tap water to Hong Kong for free every day. At the same time, the Guangdong Provincial Government reported the situation to the central government. At the end of 1963, in order to ensure the survival and development of Hong Kong compatriots, with the personal care of Premier Zhou Enlai, the mainland, which had not yet completely emerged from the three-year difficult period, started the construction of Shenzhen reservoirs and other facilities and then built the "Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Supply Project" (referred to as the "Dongshen Water Supply Project"). "") Plan, and has expanded and renovated the Dongshen Water Supply Project many times, and built supporting water quality assurance projects, etc., Thus completely solving the water shortage problem in Hong Kong and systematically improving water conditions for people's production and life in Dongguan, Shenzhen and other places along the project route.

Leisurely and Distant, from Strong to Light

Anzhi

51K0

This book is a personal travelogue written by a petite but mentally strong middle-aged woman. She not only has 10 years of experience in parades, but also covers unexplored routes at home and abroad. She and her team members conducted many inspections and trips to Tibet, Gansu, Xinjiang, and Taiwan, and formed some unique and worth-sharing experiences, which can be used as highlights of this travelogue. In particular, the descriptions of climbing Mount Everest and adapting to training at the base camp are very realistic and immersive. Adapting to nature and meeting challenges has never been a new proposition for mankind, but when it is practiced by an ordinary person, one can feel different colors between the lines. It is understood that the peak climbing period in 2022 has become accessible by car to the base camp. More and more readers and tourists no longer feel the sacredness of completing individual extreme challenges through rigorous hiking training, which can also be regarded as another important social value.

Living in Shenzhen

Yin Weiying

149K0

This book is a collection of essays written by Yin Weiying, a senior media person in Shenzhen, from 2016 to 2021. The content is about "notes of exhibitions in six years", "private perspective of spiritual life" (covering dramas, concerts, movies, books, etc.), "Travel and walking", "growing up with my daughter", "thoughts about life", and the "Living Beautiful" series of interviews with working women (non-dialogue).

Talking About Hometown to Everyone Everywhere

Xu Shilin

92K0

This book is the third part of Xu Shilin's "Hometown Trilogy". It collects Xu Shilin's prose in recent years and is divided into four major themes: "Looking Back at My Hometown for a Long Pavilion", "What Happened to the Visitor's Heart?" "A Wanderer Folds Willows in Spring" and "A Cup of Dirty Wine and a Home A Thousand Miles Away". Its content covers the art culture, customs and etiquette, local language, social commentary, etc. Of northern Shaanxi. It introduces readers to China's traditional etiquette governance system and the good customs passed down from ancient times, and provides suggestions on how to carry forward traditional culture in modern and contemporary society. The prose starts from the small things in daily life, quotes classics, and uses the wisdom of the ancients to look at the stories of today's people. The language is sharp but humorous.

A Drop of Dare to Repay Jiang Haixin

Huang Qijian

259K0

This book is a prose essay. The author is based on more than 30 years of life and work experience in Shenzhen, combined with his own life experience and random notes. The whole book is roughly composed of four main lines: people, events, objects, and memories. The author records all kinds of people and their experiences who have become connected through life and work; records the natural scenery he has walked and seen; records the difficulties and interesting things encountered in work and life; records memories of the past and prospects for the future. By reading the whole book, you can have a more comprehensive understanding of Guangdong customs and more intuitively understand the author's life insights. The title of the book is also full of profound meaning: Although I have been away from my hometown for a long time, I am still a "drop of water" in my hometown. When I drink water, I remember the source and never forget my roots.

Speeches by Tsinghua Garden Eminent Persons: Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Zhu Ziqing

Editor-in-chief Li Shoukui

138K0

This book is a compilation of the lecture notes of the "Series of Academic Lectures in Commemoration of the 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Mr. Zhu Ziqing" held by the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University from September to November 2018. It contains a total of 8 lecture transcripts by 8 teachers including Wang Hui, Huang Dekuan, Ke Lisi, Jiang Shaoyu, and Ge Xiaoyin, covering many aspects such as history, language, literature, and art.

A Gentleman's Mind, an Elder's Demeanor: a Collection of Essays in Memory of Mr. Cao Xianzhuo

Cao Xianzhuo

162K0

Mr. Cao Xianzhuo has devoted his life to the study of language and characters. He has conducted extensive research on the shape, sound and meaning of Chinese characters and achieved fruitful results. He has made outstanding achievements in the theory and practice of dictionary compilation. He once served as a special researcher at the Dictionary Research Center of the Commercial Press, and was extremely concerned and supportive of our library's dictionary publishing work. He has successively presided over the compilation and revision of many key dictionaries such as our Xinhua Dictionary and Xinhua Multifunctional Dictionary. He has taught and answered questions for our editors many times, and has established deep feelings and friendships with his colleagues in the library. Mr. Cao passed away in Beijing due to illness on November 7, 2018, at the age of 86. In order to commemorate Mr. Cao and express our grief, the Commercial Press decided to publish "A Gentleman's Mind, the Style of an Elder - A Collected Works in Commemoration of Mr. Cao Xianzhuo". "Collected Works" contains more than 60 commemorative articles and more than 30 photos written by Mr. Cao Xianzhuo's relatives, friends and students. From different aspects, they reflect Mr. Cao's demeanor as a person and teacher, as well as his achievements in language research, especially in the theory and practice of dictionary compilation.

Collected Works of Chen Guyuan (volume 4): Collected Works of Chen Guyuan

Chen Guyuan

156K0

In 1975, on the occasion of Mr. Chen Guyuan's 80th birthday (age 79), friends and disciples jointly launched a birthday celebration event and compiled "Selected Legal Articles of Shuangqingshi" (a total of three volumes) to commemorate it. Mr. Chen himself also wrote "Looking Back and Looking Ahead - Reflections on Eighty Years" as a preface. This volume is the third in his anthology. This volume is basically the essays written by Mr. Chen Guyuan for "Construction Magazine", with a total of 54 articles. This book was originally called "The Grocery Store" and covers philosophy, law, history, aesthetics, and current affairs. Each article is a mixture of solemnity and humor, containing more than subtle elements. There is truth in the humor, and the whole story of life.

Ae

Ae

Literature

H

55K0

André Gide (1869-1951) was a famous French writer in the 20th century. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947. The prose "Grain of the Earth" is an important work by Gide. After expert evaluation, it was selected into the third series of the "Chinese Translation of World Literature Masterpieces Series". The work tells a series of poetic thoughts written by the author in a lyrical way, combining traditional short poems, odes, melody and other forms after traveling to North Africa and Italy. He senses the flowers and fruits of life with his fiery soul, and turns this sincere love into carols and poetry. This book can be described as Gide's most passionate spiritual monologue, and is regarded as "the Bible of a restless generation." The book consists of eight volumes, one ode, and one message, totaling about 100,000 words.

While You Are Young, Open a Small Cafe

Ma Chao

86K0

This book "Open a Small Cafe While You're Young" is the author's experience after running a cafe. Zhang Yang, the owner of the "Good Time" cafe, traveled from Changchun to Tangshan to pursue his beloved girl, and also opened a cafe from Changchun to Tangshan. Beautiful writer Ma Chao became Zhang Yang's partner and ran the cafe with him. A group of lively young people gathered in a cafe called "Good Times" to hold book clubs, open a charity library, hold movie salons, and folk tours... Ma Chao condensed these beautiful moments into words.

On Contemporary Chinese Root-seeking Literary Trends

Xiong Xiuyu

266K0

"On Contemporary Chinese Root-seeking Literary Trends of Thought" is a comprehensive and systematic review and analysis of the contemporary Chinese root-seeking literary trends that occurred in the mid-1980s. It mainly explores the background and reasons for the emergence of the root-seeking literary trend, the process of the root-seeking literary movement, and the cultural strategies of root-seeking writers; it deeply analyzes the aesthetic characteristics, value orientation, and spiritual appeal of root-seeking literature; it discusses in detail the pursuit of modernization and nationalization of root-seeking literature, as well as the contribution and significance of this pursuit to contemporary Chinese literature; it also summarizes and analyzes the criticism of root-seeking literature to a certain extent. This book has a broad research vision and rigorous logic. It has both theoretical perspective and textual analysis. It has a research perspective on literary history, as well as problem awareness and personal originality. It is suitable for reference and reference by researchers and lovers of contemporary Chinese literature.

Life-oriented Criticism of Ancient Chinese Literary Theory

Yuan Wenli

170K0

On the basis of reference and reference, this book is based on the perspective of comparison between ancient and modern China and the West. It attempts to start from the basic texts of ancient literary theory, adopt the method of interdisciplinary comprehensive research and the panoramic description method of cultural interpretation, sort out the life-oriented criticism of ancient literary theory, and thus gain a glimpse of the core characteristics of ancient literary theory.

Poetry Talk Poetry Talk

Tang Fuhua

63K0

This book has five chapters in total, including poetry and poetics, romantic pathos and poetics, realism criticism and poetics, symbolism "response" and poetics, poetry translation and poetics.

Swan Geese Flying over the Caribbean: Chronicles of Letters from Overseas Chinese in Cuba

Huang Zhuocai

179K0

The basic historical material of this book is the author's collection of more than 40 letters from his father from 1952 to 1975. The book is arranged in chronological order, closely following the contents of family letters, and using emotional literary style and concise language to narrate the century-old reproduction and development of several generations of an overseas Chinese family, bringing to life a particularly true private life history.

Walking in the Dark: Women's Liberation and Literary Spirit from the Late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China

Bi Xinwei

176K0

This book combines the women's liberation movement with the spirit of literature, trying to be as close to the historical reality as possible and explore the difficult path that Chinese women have traveled. The book has eight chapters in total, combing through traditional Chinese ethics and culture over a long period of time, analyzing the living conditions of traditional Chinese women and their emotional forms, and revealing the ideological origin of their suppressed living conditions.

Sauvignon Blanc: a Literary Conversation Across Time and Space

Xie Xiaoling

106K0

This book is a collection of appreciation of ancient literary works, including articles such as "Mythical Things about Human Childhood", "Words Written in the Book of Songs in the Morning of Humanity", "People Here Love to Sing", etc.

Overseas Chinese and New China

Editor-in-chief Zhang Yinglong

299K0

This book focuses on the overseas Chinese who are in a foreign country but remain attached to their homeland, repaying the country in various forms and making great contributions to New China. The book consists of six parts, each describing the outstanding contributions made by overseas Chinese in the fields of scientific and technological construction, economic construction, and sports in New China.

The Soul of Wabi-sabi

Maritime

91K0

This book is a collection of ideological essays self-selected by Hai, with a total of 21 articles, including: "Analysis of "Rumors" and "Lies"", "Pilgrimage to the Sun God", "The Expressive Ink Art", "The Vast Humanity - A Word on Art", "A Brief Discussion on the Cultural Connotation of "Ink"", "Poetry Tells the Truth of Destiny", "Who Caught My Trance", "New Derivative Schools in Modern Chinese Poetry", etc.

Research on the Myth of "zhuangzi" from a Comparative Perspective

Sun Xuexia

158K0

This book consists of five chapters, including the background of the creation of the myth of "Zhuangzi", the existence of the myth of "Zhuangzi", the images presented by the myth of "Zhuangzi", thoughts and opinions on the myth of "Zhuangzi", and the revaluation of the value of the myth of "Zhuangzi".

World Chinese Literature Review (volume 2)

China World Chinese Literature Society

175K0

The book is divided into seven sections, including articles such as "The Creation and Localization of Classical Poetry - A Preliminary Exploration of Early Chinese Literature in Canada", "The "Second Reading Space" of Zhang Ling's Novels", "The Spread and Influence of Chinese Literature in Vietnam", "The Significance of Kaohsiung to Yu Guangzhong", "A Fascinating and "Dangerous" Task - A Review of Huang Wanhua's Research on Taiwanese Literary History".

Don't Regret Walking Around This World: Dedicated to Those Who Grew up in Suffering

Lin Hongqian

93K0

This book is a personal growth narrative work by Lin Hongqian. It narrates personal growth experiences, including birth, family, college, work, marriage, children, retirement life, etc.

Literary Garden

Literary Garden

Literature

Zhang Rongchu

146K0

This book is a collection of essays, including works that praise advanced figures and social righteousness, as well as criticize bad people, bad things, and unhealthy tendencies. The whole book denounces hypocrisy, ugliness and evil, praises truth, goodness and beauty, and expresses the author's unique life insights.

The Theory and Practice of Poetry Research

Zhang Deming

189K0

This book analyzes and explains some theoretical issues and poets' works in the century-old new poetry. The included articles include "Close Reading Issues in the Appreciation and Interpretation of Chinese New Poetry", "Pastoral Nostalgia in New Century Poetry", "Internet Poetry and the Cultivation of People-oriented Awareness", etc.

Old Time Star

Old Time Star

Literature

Compiled By Liu Keding

114K0

The content of this book is divided into three parts: "Fleeting Meteors", "Planet Out of Orbit" and "Two Principles of Management and Criticism". It examines and selects the life experiences and works of Su Manshu and Zhang Ziping, trying to reproduce the history of that era with literary touches.

Japanese Miscellaneous Notes

Zhan Bohui

107K0

This book is a compilation of various hand notes made by the author Zhan Bohui during his two years of lecturing in Japan. The book introduces Japan's history, politics, economy, culture, customs, etiquette, places of interest, and various interesting anecdotes.

A Self-selected Collection of Jiang Shui's Essays: It's Hard to Be True Even If You're Confused

River Water

168K0

This book includes literary works such as "A Year and a Lifetime", "Why Be Great", "What to Want in Life", "Traditional Chinese Medicine in Five Hundred Years", and "Reading Han Shanzi".

Wen Xin (third Series)

Editor-in-chief Luan Dong

225K0

This book includes articles such as "Time in Robbe-Grillet's Novels", "Kundera's Existential Coding", "Globalization and Cultural Identity Crisis", "The Philosophical Poetics of Derrida's Literary Deconstruction", "An Examination of Zhang Jiuling's Hometown", "Chinese Translation Strategies of Religious Classics", etc.

Road to the Distance

Qi

76K0

This book is divided into four volumes, including prose works such as "The Yushu That Year", "The Travel That Just Goes", "The Unbearable Lightness of Life", "Old Stories in Beiyuan Canal", and "Hometown in Dreams".

Square Inch of World

Zhu Dalu

102K0

This book is divided into three volumes, including prose works such as "Thoughts under the Lamp", "About the "Degenerate People"", "The Fourth Glass of Wine", "We Don't Meet Each Other in Life", and "The Width of Laughter".

Ukulele

Ukulele

Literature

Zhao Heng

121K0

The book is divided into four parts: "searching for the past", "visiting", "talking" and "talking about mountains". The content is mostly about what the author has seen, heard and felt over the years, including the grinding of painting work, the aftertaste of trivial matters in life, and the reflections on various aspects of life.

Talk Very Much

Talk Very Much

Literature

Gu Nong

118K0

The content of this book is divided into three parts: "Thinking deeply behind the scroll", "Deep in the literary heart" and "Singing while walking". The author slowly talks about his own gains and emotions from reading and traveling. There are both academic discussions, reading experiences, and travel experiences.

Salty Water: Zhongshan Poetry White Paper

Editor-in-chief Lee Yong-hwan

87K0

This book collects more than 300 poems by 84 poets. This collection of poems is colorful and compatible with different creative methods, artistic styles and aesthetic personalities. Tradition and avant-garde ideas coexist. They jointly express the love of life, love of nature, love of the times and cherishing the self.

Professor at That Time

Xie Yong

151K0

This book is an old work published by the author in 1998. It is mainly some literary and historical notes about professors in old Chinese universities. It is divided into characters, discussion and research.

Chaoshan New Literature Essay

Huang Jingzhong

161K0

This book contains articles such as "The Development Process and Artistic Characteristics of Chaoshan New Literature", "Stylistic Characteristics of Qin Mu's Prose", "On the Creation of Lei Duo's War Novels", "On Wang Xingyuan" and "Zhong Jingwen's Early Prose Creation".

Essence of Oriental Literature and Culture

Compiled By Chen Yihua And Wang Weijun

165K0

This book is divided into 12 chapters, including: ancient Egyptian literature, ancient Babylonian literature, ancient Indian literature, ancient Hebrew literature, medieval Indian literature, etc.

Stay Quiet

Stay Quiet

Literature

Cao Jianbo

56K0

This book is divided into six parts: Waiting for Youth, Waiting for Ignorance, Waiting for Nostalgia, Waiting for Sentiment, Waiting for Time, and Waiting for Peace. It includes essays such as "Remember Your Appearance", "That Year's Meteor Shower", "Sunshine on the Grassland", "Girl's Birthday", and "Late Autumn Sunshine".

A Narrative Study of George Eliot's "middlemarch

Zhu Taoxiang

154K0

This book has six chapters in total. The first chapter introduces the important position of George Eliot, a world cultural celebrity and a female writer in the Victorian era, in British literature and culture, the complex story clues of her masterpiece "Middlemarch" and the current research status at home and abroad, and reviews the history of foreign criticism of "Middlemarch" over more than 140 years. The second chapter examines Eliot's notes and sources before writing "Middlemarch" and the use of multiple narrative perspectives in the novel to explore the author's narrative The third chapter studies the constellation of paratexts surrounding "Middlemarch" and its construction function in the network narrative form based on the paratext theory; the fourth chapter studies the narrative construction function of the author's intervention in "Middlemarch" and the production process of the networked story based on the metanarrative theory; the fifth chapter explores the uniqueness of gender narrative strategies and female consciousness in "Middlemarch" based on female narratology; Chapter Six is the conclusion.

Commentary on Song Dynasty Collection of Sentences

Editor-in-chief Zhang Fuqing

115K0

This book is a collection of commentaries on collections of verses from the Song Dynasty. The book selects and comments on collected verses of poets from the Song Dynasty, mainly including those of Wang Anshi, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, He Zhu, Qin Guan, Zheng Shaowei, Zhao Yanduan, Zhu Xizhen, Chao Buzhi, Zhou Zizhi, Xiang Ziyi, Yang Guanqing, Cai Shen, Zhang Xiaoxiang, Xin Qiji, Yang Zemin, Hu Pingzhong, Shi Xiaoyou, Wang Yuanliang and others.

The Poetics of Exploration

Zhang Deming

179K0

Based on the contemporary poetry scene, this book provides timely analysis and interpretation of the more prominent poetry phenomena, individual poets, and poetry texts at the moment. It includes articles such as "The Beauty of New Poetry", "Psychological Phenomenon in Poetry Creation", and "Ecological Awareness of Contemporary Poets".

Whispers of Prospering Farms (third Edition)

Cai Mingze

114K0

This book is divided into eight volumes, including prose works such as "Three Concepts of Time", "Three Realms of Life", "When the Book Is Used, I Will Hate It", "Articles Are Made in Nature", and "Understanding the Way of Calligraphy through Changes".

Tang and Song Poetry Appreciation Series (color Picture Edition): Tang and Song Poems

Compiled By Liu Sifen And Liu Sihan

41K0

This book selects famous poems from the Tang and Song Dynasties for translation, appreciation and annotation, along with a brief introduction to the author.

The Most Beautiful Encounter

Zheng Hui

156K0

This book includes articles such as "Xiao Ai", "The Harvest of Spring Outing", "What Can I Use to Influence You - Me and an Autistic Child" and "Expectation is a Power".

Travel with a Poem

Dripping Water

10K0

This book uses poetry to recommend beautiful places. Each poem is accompanied by an illustration. Scan the illustration with your mobile phone to enter the extended world of the poem. The poems included include "Qinghai·Lake Heart", "Luding Tibetan Dance", "Bangda's Waiting", "Tent on the Beach", "Wandering Horse and Viewing Flowers", etc.

Meditation Set

Meditation Set

Literature

Be The First

44K0

This book is a collection of poems, including more than 100 poems such as "Making Tea When the Tea Is Out", "Looking for Bodhidharma", "Dragon Boat Festival and Retirement Poems", "Filling in Resume", "Collecting Poems in Huayang Wetland", etc. It not only looks at and interrogates the cruel reality, but also metaphysically questions and poetically presents the vulgar things in daily life.

Soul of Country

Soul of Country

Literature

Peng Miaoyan

225K0

This book is divided into five parts: Charm of the Ancient City, Ramblings of the Ancient Village, Miscellaneous Talks on Ancient Events, Brief Exploration of Antiquities, and Notes of the Ancients. It includes prose works such as "Characters of the Water City", "Reminiscences of Hongyang", "Sketch of the Ancient Village", "Stories of Idols", "Talk about Gods Outside the Door", and "The Bridge of My Hometown".

Metaphorical Flower

Yu Cong

25K0

This book is divided into two volumes, including poems such as "Together", "Night", "Nemesis", "Dark Night", "Prodigal Son" and "Wildflowers on the Hillside".

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