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Nianhua Aspires to Win the Title

Feng Qing

1.2M8.874

I am wandering around my homeland, looking across the road to the end of the world, wondering where my hometown is? Looking at the mountains and rivers with a smile, drunkenly drinking a thousand bells of wine, only leaving a long-lived reputation. King Xin Mu, who was ordered to go to Gwangju to suppress bandits, unexpectedly found Xie Wu, the British daughter-in-law who had been missing for many years and was also his fiancée who had been married to him. Eleven years after Xie Wu disappeared, Qin Mu had already married Xie Wan, the second daughter of the British princess. However, the marriage contract between Xie Wu and Qin Mu was given by the late emperor. The whole capital is eagerly waiting for the joke about two British ladies competing for their husbands. Little did he know that Feng returned to the imperial court this time in order to stir up trouble in the Huanghuang capital... Reading guide and demining: 1. There are few house fighting scenes, and it's not a story about a true concubine who slaps her scumbag father in the face and tortures her stepmother. 2. The female protagonist is a time traveler and has a low sense of morality, and the characters in the novel are generally of low quality. 3. There are few emotional scenes, and there are many male characters appearing. The first one to appear may not necessarily be the male protagonist. 4. Slightly slow-moving, no-brainer, the heroine looks awesome, but her IQ cannot be higher than the author's. 5. The update has been stopped for too long. Rehabilitation is newly started to find the status. The long and short outcome is unknown.

The Beggar Husband of Huang Fei in Linglan

Mo Linyuan

7K0

Wings fly together in the sky, and they become a couple underground. She was originally the biological sister of Huangdi Xuanyuan, the Luohe Water God envied by everyone in heaven, but because of a mistake in saving the demon king, she was demoted to the mortal world and suffered the pain of reincarnation in the three realms. As a law enforcer in the heaven, he should have cut off all ties, but because he accidentally learned Luo Shen's last words before he died, he was willing to give up all his magic power and vowed to find the legacy of his relatives who were living in the world of mortals. The stars move, and the human world sees strange phenomena. He had witnessed her birth, but because of the forbidden area of ​​an imperial city that everyone was afraid of, he could never see his relatives in person. Unexpectedly, due to fate, she accidentally broke into the forbidden area when she was eight years old. She hated him for taking away all the favor from her father, but he complained that she was ignorant of human affairs. After several love and hatred, he whipped the princess and raped his sister in anger. One hundred thousand cavalry could not stop him, and three thousand secret agents could not find his trace. He said to Yi'er: The redness on your arm is the eternal pain in my heart, and your mother-like face is a hurdle I will never be able to overcome. Zuo Hongchen laughed and shed tears. She said that you are an immortal, an immortal more noble than the gods. You can turn your hands into clouds and turn your hands into rain. But I don't know that the favor you gave me is the calamity that the world has planned for my death...

Ark of the Past: Dark Historical Survival Game

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[Dark Historical World] + [Demonized Famous Generals] + [National Style] + [Original Copy] + [Cultivation of Heroic Spirits] + [Survival for All] -- History is shattered. Falling into the deep sea of ​​the past. As a result, the old world of darkness and darkness was born, surrounded by countless evil gods. This place is full of twisted and crazy terrifying monsters. Countless historical heroes who have shone in the annals of history have sunk into the deep sea and been demonized into indescribable taboo existences. Their obsession has given birth to nightmare copies. Distortion of time. Reality completely collapsed. When the catastrophe of destruction swept across the world, tens of millions of arks descended, and a magnificent and great voyage began. Salvage history. Cleanse history. Collect historical heroes. Build the strongest old ark! This is a salvation game in which everyone participates! Xiao Yu awakened his only talent "rebirth" and returned to the eve with decades of memories. He directly captured the epic heroic spirit "Soldier Sun Wu" at the beginning. From then on, he counterattacked all the way, swept away the evil gods of the deep sea, and reshaped eternal history! -- PS: The author has several excellent completed books, and the quality is guaranteed, so you can read them with confidence.

Holy City Trilogy (volume 2): City of Blades

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"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.

Rule the World: Emperors in World History

(uk) Dominic Lifen

354K0

Professor Dominic Liffin's new book explores the qualities required of monarchs across many dynasties throughout history. A monarch needs qualities such as tenacity, abundant energy, accurate judgment and moderate self-confidence. Of course, he also needs qualities such as ambition, courage and kindness. These qualities are partly innate, but they are also created by education and experience. Marriage strategies and inheritance systems also had a significant impact on dynasties and their rulers. The author traces the changes in these elements through different historical periods. Although the imperial system has basically died out today, this does not mean that it has no relevance to today's world. The author's discussion shows us how people today live with its political and cultural heritage.

Nightmare Bazaar

Nightmare Bazaar

General Fiction

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336K0

97.2% Of readers had nightmares for three days in a row after reading it. New edition of Stephen King's short story collection, author of "The Shawshank Redemption"! The new chapter "Biscuit Cone" is introduced for the first time in the Chinese world! This book contains 21 selected short stories by Stephen King. The evil supernatural forces and terrifying moments that penetrate into daily life will together provide you with nightmare material for a month. If you write obituaries for living people, you can kill them without leaving any trace; if Kindle allows you to read classics written by literary masters in parallel worlds; if the handsome boys and girls who tempt you are actually the God of Death; if the cookie tube left by your grandfather can lead to another world; if the car that breaks down on the roadside is a man-eating monster waiting for you to take the bait...

Vibrant Little Projects: the Works of Jane Jacobs

(add) Jane Jacobs

228K0

"Vibrant Little Plans" is an important collection of works by the famous writer and activist Jane Jacobs. It contains 37 of her wonderful articles from the 1930s to the early 21st century. They are organized according to time and theme, and cover a wide range of fields such as urban planning, economics, politics, ethics, etc. It comprehensively presents the development and evolution of this legendary woman's ideas throughout her career. It is an ideological biography of this visionary urbanist. Today, as urban life flourishes and people from around the world continue to migrate to cities, Jane Jacobs's voice and her vision have never been more relevant. The book's ideas about urban vitality continue to inspire planners, designers and everyone who cares about the future development of cities, reminding them not to forget the importance of small-scale diversity and to jointly create and realize people-centered urban visions.

The Adventures of A. G. Pym (complete Novels by Edgar Allan Poe)

(us) Edgar Allan Poe

112K0

An unknown accident occurred on the way to the southern hemisphere waters of the "Orca". The protagonist Pim was trapped in the bottom cabin. He was tortured by lack of water, hunger, and darkness. When he finally escaped from the current predicament, new dangers followed one after another...

Montaigne's Essays (classic Translation)

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The chapters in "Montaigne's Essays" vary in length and have a clear and natural structure. With his special keen perception, Montaigne recorded his intellectual and spiritual development, leaving extremely precious spiritual wealth for future generations. For more than four hundred years, history has proven that Montaigne is an immortal figure like Bacon, Shakespeare and other great writers. His works are an analysis of various ideological trends and knowledge in the sixteenth century. They are known as the "philosophy of life". They occupy an important position in the history of French prose and are the first of essay-type works.

Clarkson's Farm 4: Reap Your Own Fruit

(uk) Jeremy Clarkson

44K0

Welcome back to Clarkson's Farm. The spring barley harvest failed, and the oats turned from green to yellow-and died-during Clarkson's trip to the bar. Slaughterhouses are closed. There is no place to raise pigs but no place to kill them. Costs have soared. The cows and sheep were still running around all day long, and he was so angry that he almost wanted to raise ostriches! Don't worry, at Clarkson's Farm, ideas come as fast as beer. In the new year, the "British Idea King" will use wood to make cricket bats and walking sticks, and he is planning to enter the wood processing industry. He was brave enough to have a lot of money, and even when more than a thousand bars closed down every year, he bought one to satisfy himself. Milk and beef are unprofitable, so how about using healing as a gimmick and setting up a fee-based program for city dwellers to embrace cows? ... "The first year I farmed, I made 114 pounds. When I came up with this year's numbers, 114 looked like a dream." Faced with land that is dryer than granite, outrageous new regulations that only care about zero-emission targets regardless of farmers' lives, and bastards who secretly dump mountains of garbage into the fields at night, Clarkson complained with all his strength while swearing and persisting in farming. After all, no man can resist the temptation of a tractor, let alone a Lamborghini!

Beluga (classic Translation)

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Captain Ahab is obsessed with hunting down Moby Dick, the white whale who bit off one of his legs. His paranoia is not only the epitome of human desire for conquest, but also a crazy allegory of industrial civilization's declaration of war on nature. From the ports of New England to the vast Pacific Ocean, the whaling ship "Pecod" has become a floating laboratory of civilization: the crew members with different skin colors, beliefs, and traumas collided in the closed cabin with the undercurrent of colonization, belief, and class. Whale oil, as the "black gold" of the industrial age, quietly connected human greed with ecological catastrophe. With a prophetic touch, Melville shaped the white whale into multiple metaphors - it is the divine incarnation of nature, the abyss projection of unknown destiny, and the ultimate mirror image of human arrogance. When Ahab and the white whale died together, this tragedy was not only the decline of individual destiny, but also foreshadowed the eternal dilemma of the relationship between modern civilization and nature.

The Brothers Karamazov (selected Collections of Dostoevsky)

(russia) Fyodor Dostoevsky

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"The Brothers Karamazov" is the last novel by the Russian literary giant Fyodor Dostoevsky, completed in 1880. The novel revolves around the old Karamazov and his three sons - Dmitry, Ivan, Alyosha, and the illegitimate son Smerdyakov. It tells a story about murder, faith, morality and the struggle of human nature. Through family conflicts and the mystery of patricide, Dostoevsky explores philosophical propositions such as the boundaries of human freedom and morality, and the conflict between reason and faith. Chapters such as "The Religious Grand Inquisitor" in the book have become classic fragments in literary history. The novel not only shows the complexity and contradictions of human nature, but also predicts the spiritual crisis of modern society, and is known as "the pinnacle of human thought".

Morning and Night (works by Jon Fother)

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A child is born. He will be named Johannes. He will become a fisherman. An old man passed away. His name is Johannes. He was a fisherman. Taking birth as morning and death as night, at the two ends of morning and night, the long life of the child\u002F old man Johannes is reduced to one day: it begins with the thoughts of little Johannes's father Ola when his wife gave birth, and finally old Johannes watches his coffin being slowly buried. Love, work, upbringing, the unfilled ashtray and coffee cup on the kitchen counter in the morning, all kinds of moments and everyday objects in mortal life are given solemn and shining meaning by "existence" at this moment. The sun and the moon come and go, everything changes, and life rotates. Eternity is like a day.

Quiet Don River

Quiet Don River

General Fiction

(soviet Union) Mikhail Sholokhov

1.1M0

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.

Rashomon (classic Translation)

(japan) Ryunosuke Akutagawa

123K0

A hundred people have a hundred different opinions about the same thing. Who should you believe? People are naturally self-interested and are used to saying things that are beneficial to themselves, which makes the truth often confusing and difficult to recognize. "Rashomon" contains nineteen stories by the "genius" novelist Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Each story is an ultimate description of a kind of human nature. Times are changing and people's hearts are unpredictable, but human nature remains unchanged. Understanding human nature is the only way to understand the world. Natsume Soseki commented on Akutagawa's works: "The brushwork is solemn, without gimmicks, simple and natural, humorous, and elegant. Moreover, the subject matter is novel, the concept is insightful, the structure is rigorous, and the writing is very essential, which is admirable."

Douluo: the Peerless Snow Emperor's Life Simulator

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[Peerless Tang Sect fan] [Female protagonist] [Reverse three] As the Lord of the Far North, the Snow Emperor was accidentally sealed during the process of transforming and rebuilding, but at this time he got a life simulator that could change his destiny...

Of Mice and Men Pearl (classic Translation)

(us) John Steinbeck

115K0

This book contains two representative novellas, "Of Mice and Men" and "The Pearl" by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Although George and Lennie in "Of Mice and Men" make a living by doing odd jobs on the farm, they dream of one day owning a small piece of land of their own and no longer living on the road. This dream is as wonderful as heaven to them, and as far away as heaven. It's a pity that the light of fate failed to shine into the cruel reality at the bottom. "Pearl" is like a fable, exuding a sharp edge that penetrates reality. When the pearl diver Jino picked up the pearl that symbolized luck from the bottom of the sea, he also opened a dark door full of human greed and evil; the stars pointing to dreams eventually became the boulder that crushed fate.

Day of All Souls (nootebohm Works)

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A plane crash killed Dutch documentary producer Artur's wife and children. After that, he turned into a traveler and stayed in several places. There is no "nest", only an intermediate station. He went to Berlin to wait for his next job. Berlin is covered with snow and surrounded by spirits. He wandered there, through the memories of coldness and fly ash, and with the eyes of a photographer, examined Berlin's scars inch by inch, just as his fingertips touched the outline of Eric's scar bit by bit. Pain is never easily forgiven by a person or a city. The destruction and reconstruction of famous history and the aphasic fate of nameless individuals constitute the past and present of Berlin in his eyes. "Through the prism of Berlin, the entire history of mankind can be seen." Following his footsteps, we met the philosopher Arnault, the sculptor Victor, the physicist and gallery owner Zenobia, got to know Erna over the phone, and met Eric by chance. Eric is the incarnation of the Siren. He was attracted to her, possessed, called to her. In order to escape, he went to Shikoku Island, but was unable to resist following her to Madrid until the end... Who are we? Bystander.

Conan: Starting from Picking up Belmode

Sister Bei Is The Best In The World

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Police officer Masakusa Taki picked up a foreign woman who had been shot several times while driving. Unexpectedly, a foreign woman was a suspect in a kidnapping case. The kidnapped little boy was named Edogawa Conan. Looking at the comparison of the DNA of Edogawa Conan and Kudo Shinichi with a 99.9% Overlap, Kuyama Taki couldn't help but fall into deep self-doubt. It was as if Ke Xue's famous reasoning rules, Ke Xue's protagonist halo rules, and Ke Xue's unscientific rules given to him by the system had become a joke in the face of the ability to rejuvenate people. Fortunately, he was very close to the foreign woman and soon understood the ins and outs of the whole matter. The foreign woman is a member of an organization called "The Winery", codenamed Belmode. The next day, the FBI and the police came to ask for help, and the famous detective who shrunk him also asked him to help investigate the organization that shrunk him. A new storm has emerged, and Kuyama Taki finds that he has become an important figure in the struggle between the red and black sides. But rather than intrigue, he wanted to beat the straight ball with a straight ball. However, that foreign woman had no martial ethics and not only relied on her superb disguise skills to sneak into the Metropolitan Police Department and become his subordinate. She even shamelessly moved into his house!

Martial Arts of All Heavens: My Father Bu Jingyun!

It's Hot And I Want To Eat Watermelon

746K7.514

In the beginning of time travel, Zhuo Tian (Zhuo Tian) thought that his family was very ordinary. His father was a taciturn fisherman, his mother was a blind girl, and he had a little sister named Xiaoting. The family's life was not to say rich, but they were happy. It wasn't until he dug out the long black sword buried deep in the ground that he was shocked to realize that everything was not that simple. A large group of people armed with swords rushed into his home, "Bu Jingyun, hand over your peerless sword!" At the time of crisis, the father, who had always been with the fishing nets, actually used his backhand palm to shake the sky and the earth with his cloud-dispelling palm, killing all the enemies who would come against him! At this moment, Bu Tian knew that his father was actually the famous "God of Death who doesn't cry" in the world! At this time, the mother was seriously injured, and the silent heaven travel system awakened! This is a story that occasionally takes Father Wang and conquers all realms!

The Whole School Travels Through the Original Rainforest to Survive

Dogs Won't Eat And Dogs Will Ignore You.

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Farming, hunting, survival, collecting, evolution, development This book is also called "My Holy Mother System Meets a Heart of Stone" Overnight, the entire university traveled to a primitive rainforest that is considered a forbidden area for humans. The entire campus was soaked by the lake water from the beginning. Piranha, electric eel, caiman, giant anaconda, poison dart frog, jaguar... The creatures here are all deadly beasts, and ordinary people cannot even survive here for more than 3 hours. On the first day alone, teachers and students in the school suffered heavy casualties, and everyone faced huge survival problems from the beginning. As people slowly adapted to the harsh ecological environment, they desperately discovered that this was just the beginning. On the fifteenth day, a small beast wave struck, and on the thirtieth day, a large beast wave swept through the whole school. Every month, they will travel to more dangerous areas again and face more severe tests. Fortunately, there is always a way, and there is a home system in this world. People can grow crops, mine minerals, build weapons, practice combat training, and even... Tame dragons in their bedrooms! In addition, Jiang Fan has awakened the unique [Gratitude System]. By helping others and gaining recognition, you can get gratitude points as rewards. You can use the gratitude points to draw various card rewards. While others were still busy trying to survive, Jiang Fan lived a luxurious life that outsiders could not imagine. When the beast tide struck and everyone fell into despair, Jiang Fan stepped on the dragon and flew up into the air. Everyone below him suddenly looked confused. "No, buddy, when did you become a dragon knight?"

Hunger of Love (selected Collection of Yukio Mishima)

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Etsuko was tortured by her husband's incestuous relationship. After her husband died, she moved into her father-in-law Miyoshi's country villa. She was attracted by the young gardener Saburo, and gradually fell into the quagmire of love and jealousy.

The Magic Mountain (the Best Collection of Thomas Mann)

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Young Hans Castorp is about to become an engineer and start a new stage in his life. At this time, he was entrusted by his family to come to a nursing home in the mountains of Switzerland to visit his cousin who was recuperating here. His plan was to stay here for three weeks and then return to the plains to start a life of his own. However, once entering the "Magic Mountain", the time is unclear. Everyone here has a common obsession with disease, and they form a tight web with the environment, making it difficult for those in it to escape. Here Castorp sees a different world outside the secular world, feeling the other side of body, emotion, thought and death. Time stretched, and three weeks turned into seven years, until the idleness was awakened by war artillery fire...

A Daily Survival Routine That Starts with Insects

Cat Flavored Pepper

1.9M8.918

[Female protagonist, single, evolution, daily life, with space opera elements] Reborn as an insect, in a desperate situation, facing the threats of various magical creatures, Bai You's difficult survival begins. It was originally an inspirational survival story, but after meeting a weird pet and saving a human, the style of the painting became weird? Many years later... Xinghai Express - "The two major evil forces of civilization issued separate announcements. Is it a coincidence or the beginning of a new round of conspiracy?" Secret Word Sect: Follow God's will and look for the great being whose name is "White". Those who know the information can send a private message to the official website of the Secret Word Sect, and the sect will do its best to ensure your personal safety. Ethereal Empire: Ethereal's original ideological mentor is suspected to have appeared in Linhai at the edge. Anyone with knowledge can directly contact the assistant of Ethereal's leader. If the information is true, they will receive a bounty of 100 million Dalas. ... Bai You: "No, this is not me! I am not the villain leader! Don't talk nonsense!" This book is also called "It took 500 years to become a god from a worm" and "My Evil God Friend and Student of the Imperial Leader"

Isn't it a Car Manufacturer? Why Did You Change the Military Factory?

Yunqifenggui

995K7.9

After a laboratory explosion, Chen Ming, a top automotive engineer, opened his eyes and became a technician at a "car manufacturing plant". In front of me are drawings blackened by kerosene lamps, the roar of hand-operated machine tools, and a military order for a replica of a "GAZ 51" truck. Scarcity of supplies? Technical blockade? The future technology in his mind is the key to breaking the situation! He thought he would continue building cars, but the drawings given by the factory were no longer simple car drawings, which confused Chen Ming. "Aren't we a car manufacturer? Why does the drawing... Look like an armored vehicle chassis?!"

I Will Create a Blood-locking Line at the End of the World

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Our future lies in the destruction of our country and our family death, hunger, struggle, destruction Surviving the apocalypse... Has its price No! The world should not be like this! Humanity forced to a dead end by the doomsday, Zhang Qing Made the most determined choice in his life Go back in time and fight for the survival of mankind for the rest of your life! Respond to the country's call and become the organizer of plans to create a bloodline and reshape the future. Reorganize infrastructure and operate industry Let Cthulhu fully awaken Go deeper into scientific research and make superpowers another kind of technology Keep your feet on the ground and create a future where no one will despair anymore

Floating Life is Like a Dream, Clouds Are Awakened by Insects

Hao Yue Yu Returns Home

3.2M0

The structure and time span of the whole story are huge. It will take a long time to update daily. Please be patient. Within reincarnation and beyond reincarnation, innovation and conservatism, destiny and human power. Sakura should be free to bloom, and also free to wither. Throwing yourself into the fire or falling into the clouds should all come from the original heart of the cherry blossom.

Notes from the Underground (golden Classic of Russian Literature)

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"Notes from the Underground" was a turning point in Dostoevsky's creation. He penetrated and sublimated from his early immersion in the human compassion and psychological care of small people, and became a philosophical thinker who foresees human tragedy. Through this novella, he "seems" to tell us the most lacking thing at the time but the most precious thing in the world - personal character, and raised a long list of questions surrounding this central theme. The novel talks about the "individual" versus the group, and the process from the group's blind obedience to the laws of nature to the rebirth of belief in the awakening of individual self-awareness. It is expressed through the literary image created by Dostoevsky, the "basement man," who symbolizes a man on the margins of civilization who has retreated to the corner of his heart. He "consciously" buried himself in the basement of his heart, and his relationship with the group was one of ideological dialectics and the other of social quarrels. The novel is divided into two contrasting parts. The author is proud to say that this is similar to musical variations, and the two complement each other. The author tries to put the entire era, especially the negative characteristics, into this character image, and compare and synthesize a unique character of the era. If we repeatedly chew on these lies that are sometimes funny and sometimes shocking, we may have a new understanding of the source of power that stirs up human souls and renovates social life. For example, the basement man's last question: Which one is better? Is it cheap happiness or noble pain?

Daxia Dynasty 1290

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In the fictitious Daxia Dynasty, from 1205 to 1290, there were no handsome men and beautiful women traveling through polyamorous romances. There were only thrilling power struggles within the royal family, and the difficult respite of the lower class people under feudal oppression. Li Heyong hid the prince, but deliberately allowed party strife on the grounds that he had no children. The prince Li Shanyu grew up difficultly in the undercurrent. After finally ascending to the throne, he was suppressed by the powerful minister Li Xiao. He died suddenly and mysteriously after the reform failed. During Guangzong's short reign, the country fell into chaos. After Li Jianguo came to the throne, he eradicated traitors, implemented reforms, and ushered in the Hongzheng rule. Li Zhiheng inherited his father's business and created the "Tai Qing Dynasty". But even under the rule of these two wise kings, local officials still exploited the people wantonly. In Li Zhiheng's later years, his relatives took control of the government, and the court was full of chaos and conflicts were about to break out. By showing the cruel power struggle within the Li family, this book profoundly exposes the decadence and darkness of feudal society, and takes you to witness the true history behind the rise and fall of the feudal dynasty.

Steppe Empire: Attila, Genghis Khan and Timur

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Most of the great achievements in the history of world civilization occurred on the edges of the Eurasian continent, and in the middle of this vast continent is a barbaric land separated from civilization. Attila, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane... These names from this land still echo in the dark side of the history of civilization. Have the grassland people brought only disaster and destruction to world history? In order to answer this question, René Gruset collected historical events related to the grassland from written historical materials scattered in various civilized worlds in Eurasia, supplemented by archaeological data, restored the history of the grassland from about 1000 BC to 1759, and told the origin, development and demise of each grassland regime. In the author's writing, the invaders from the grassland are no longer a disaster sent by God, but a periodic interaction between the grassland world and the civilized world.

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Literature

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As one of the most "anachronistic" scholars of the nineteenth century, Burckhardt's ideological theme was the diagnosis of European "modernity" and its attendant crisis of civilization. Out of defense of the classical humanistic tradition, he refused to use any modern disciplinary paradigm to systematize his thoughts. Instead, he adopted a subtle way of speaking and integrated his own thinking into his works, lectures, and thousands of letters left during his lifetime. This book selects 181 of Burckhardt's most representative letters, including 9 diaries from his stay in London in 1879, which provides a panoramic view of Burckhardt's life and thinking from the age of 20 to the eve of his death.

Mystery: the Great Alarm Clock Gherroth Path

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Good news: Time traveled! Bad news: We are traveling through a mysterious world before the end of the world Good news: I have a unique way to protect my future! Bad news: I am exclusive to the Big Alarm Clock-Gherros Path (also called the Conspicuous Bag Path) (crossed out) One day in the Fifth Age, Roger traveled to a mysterious world and accidentally obtained the extraordinary properties of the great alarm clock Gherroth. "I'm obviously a cautious scholar, how can I act conspicuous?" But then he thought, he was alone on this road and it should be safe. "It seems good, let's get started!" But the moment Roger swallowed the potion, the gods had a strong premonition of danger at the same time, and the sound of sneezing resounded throughout the stars... This book is also known as: "Where Are the Outer Gods?" "Deaf Adam" "Kline's Insomnia" "The Starry Sky Never Sleeps"

Laughing Man

Laughing Man

General Fiction

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131K0

"The Man Who Laughs" He was in desperate need of silence. But his relatives complained endlessly; the rain was pounding like drums, and he picked up the meat cleaver and remembered the incident that made them smile. After a while, behold! They all smiled! "How Do Dogs Die?" >>The Bentley family's dog passed away, and the whole family was grieving. They held a funeral for him, played old songs, and recalled the past. However, at this time, a familiar bark came from the back door. "Nowhere to Hide" The Webbs planned to cross the border by car, but their tires were punctured by machete fragments and the car was damaged. They were forced to abandon the car and walk into a hostile town.

Swan

Swan

General Fiction

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130K0

"Swan" a strange dish of lime vanilla ice cream, a pair of old friends chatting on the bench. Summer is coming to an end. For a moment, he saw the fleeting swan. "Lone Walker in the Dark" On a foggy winter night in 2053, Leonard was walking at night as usual when he was suddenly intercepted by an unmanned police car. Just because of his walk, he was accused of being abnormal and taken to an unknown place. In the night, the streets returned to deathly silence.

Death and the Girl

Death and the Girl

General Fiction

(us) Ray Bradbury

124K0

"Death and the Maiden" In order to avoid death, the old woman stayed in seclusion for ninety years. The God of Death leaned outside the door, thinking about the days and nights when the old man was eighteen, and talked about this life-exchange transaction. "Pattern Man" When the patterns on his skin become a prophet predicting the future, Phelps' life becomes an unfolding secret volume. Hidden in the folds of the lines is the trembling feeling of being stared at by fate that everyone has had. "The Man in the Rorschach Shirt" A psychiatrist who has been missing for ten years suddenly appears on a bus wearing a Rorschach shirt. Passengers heal themselves by interpreting shirt patterns. What kind of past does he have?

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Light Novel

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Daily Romance Novels Single room in the house is recruiting tenants for a long time Location: No. 1883, Kozokumacho, Fuyuki City. Details: 20-square-meter personal room with independent bathroom, water, electricity, and Internet. Rent: 998 yen (no deposit, no gift money) Requirements: Female, under 20 years old, able to do one thing for the landlord. A landlord: "Welcome to move in." PS: It is also known as "About me trying to rely on the system to collect rent, but encountering strange tenants", "I wanted to be salty at first, but it gave me too much"

Midnight in June

Midnight in June

General Fiction

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129K0

"Midnight in June" In the middle of June, he waited in the dark for Lavinia to return home, using fear as bait and immersed in the memories of hide-and-seek. Then he showed up at the restaurant and while he was waiting again, his refill of milk spilled over the rim of the glass. "The Town Has Fallen Asleep" Lavinia and her friends watched the evening movie and heard rumors of a lone man murdering someone in the town. She ran home alone, feeling someone following her all the way. Finally entering the house, just as he was still in shock, he heard movement coming from inside the house. "Sailor, Returning from the Sea" The calm and storm before a thousand storms and calms were enough for him to remember for the rest of his life. The old captain stayed with the houseboat for the rest of his life, just because he remembered the epitaph carved by his wife with her life: "Never touch the land."

Banshee

Banshee

General Fiction

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123K0

17 cross-era works, dream-core aesthetic experiments by world literary masters. "The Banshee" I went to Cowtown Manor to deliver the script, and John told the story of the Banshee. A mysterious woman's cries were heard outside the door. John heard the sound and went out, but never came back. There was only the remaining wailing in the night wind. "Dead Man" Martin, the weirdo who claims to be dead, is always laughed at, but Miss Wilton treats him differently. He prepared new clothes for her, and the two of them walked to the newly bought house - the "real estate agent" there sold cemeteries. "Master Stonesteel's Authentic Homemade Egyptian Mummy" Charlie felt that life in the small town was too boring, so Master Stonesteel took him to make a fake Egyptian mummy and buried it in the fields for others to "dig". When the town was boiling, they secretly moved the mummy - the show officially started...

The Walker on the Ceiling (edogawa Ranpo Mystery Masterpiece Collection 04)

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This book is the fourth volume in the series "Collection of Edogawa Ranpo's Mystery Masterpieces". It selects eight classic short stories by the Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo, covering the most bizarre, curious and philosophically profound works in his creative career. From the voyeur's criminal carnival to the inhuman abnormal love, from the madness of the mirror world to the death game of mechanical devices, Ranpo uses amazing imagination and delicate psychological description to construct a dark maze that wanders between reality and madness.

The Ghost of the Lonely Island (edogawa Ranpo Mystery Masterpiece Collection 05)

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This book is the fifth volume in the series "Collection of Edogawa Ranpo Mystery Masterpieces". "The Ghost on the Island" is a novel that combines elements of reasoning, suspense, heterogeneity and curiosity. It is Edogawa Ranpo's debut novel and a typical embodiment of his "Ranpo fun". The novel tells the love story of the protagonist Miura and Kizaki Shodai. The story unfolds from an old manuscript and a mysterious island. The protagonist goes to the island based on the manuscript and discovers the unusual scene in the mansion and island described by Shodai during his lifetime, and reveals the mystery of Shodai's life experience. The novel involves suspenseful plots such as secret room murders and stabbings in the crowd, showing the complex relationship between human desire and family ethics. "The Ghost on the Island" is not only a mystery novel, but also a work that integrates social gender awareness, human exploration and literary innovation, demonstrating Edogawa Ranpo's literary achievements as the father of Japanese mystery novels.

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

General Fiction

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414K0

After World War II, the young writer Stingo met the Polish woman Sophie and her lover Nathan in their apartment in Brooklyn. The three admired each other and quickly became friends. The beautiful and sad Sophie attracts Stingo deeply. Sophie is a survivor of the Nazi concentration camp. After the war, she came to the United States and fell in love with the talented Jewish artist Nathan. However, the relationship between the couple seems to be passionate, crazy and tense. What makes Stingo particularly puzzled is that in the face of the suspicious and manic Nathan, Sophie always suffers silently and is unwilling to leave. Stingo became curious about this woman who seemed to be burdened with a mysterious spiritual burden, and gradually learned about Sophie's nightmarish past. Sophie had two children. In the Nazi concentration camp, she could only let one child survive. She chose her son and pushed her daughter to the crematorium. Later, in the process of inquiring about her son's whereabouts, she used her father's identity as an anti-Semite to accept him against his will. Serving as a pure officer... These painful memories have always tortured Sophie and made her unable to escape. Even if she gained Stingo's love, even if she had the chance to start a new life, Sophie still chose to return to her already crazy lover Nathan and go to death with him...

The Acts of Light

Raven D. Vickers

15.0M04

There is no destiny, only the bumpy road paved by man. There is no pure land, only the paradise excavated by man - a king's holy sword, bringing light to the night. An unyielding heroic soul, igniting hope for the world - awakening the soul, young people fight against gods and demons; dark clouds surge, and a world-destroying dispute arises! -The conflict between light and darkness, the war is about to break out; the decisive battle between man and God, and then write the creation poem!

Sweet Bird of Youth (tennessee Williams)

(us)tennessee Williams

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One of the three greatest American dramatists of the 20th century, a genius playwright; Paul Newman's classic original script for the screen, life is a wild dream; the complex character creation shows the cunning and fragility of human nature, a classic case of the American Film Institute. This book is a three-act play by Tennessee Williams. It was first performed in 1959 and the film version was released in 1962. The work tells the story of Chance Wayne, a young man from the American South whose mind and tongue are accustomed to racing wild horses, and his awakening from a broken dream. For his wild dream, he did not hesitate to get close to an older and outdated female star, trying to use her to knock on the door of destiny and make a name for himself in the entertainment industry, even if his knuckles were bloody. He returned to his hometown with the intention of restarting his old youthful dream, but found that his once pure and flawless youth with a clear conscience would never return. He had spent half his life fighting under the iron curtain of profit, leaving only despairing ambitions and withered laurels.

Howards End (translated Classic)

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The masterpiece of 13-time Nobel Prize for Literature nominee E. M. Forster; "Give them a chance. Give them money. Don't treat them like children. Give them poetry books and train tickets." England at the beginning of the 20th century, London in the Edwardian era. The two Schlegel sisters, who come from a well-off family, are confident and beautiful, are obsessed with various ideological salons and literary and artistic societies in London, working together to shape their spiritual world far away from the mortal world. An accidental encounter allows sister Helen to get acquainted with the Wilcox family, an upstart business community, and sparks an incredible love affair with their youngest son Paul. However, this love affair was short-lived, and the backlash of disillusionment pushed Helen to the opposite side of the Wilcox family - Leonard Buster, a young man who was financially strapped but unwilling to be mediocre. Meanwhile, sister Margaret enters the world of her husband Henry, a man of action, through her friendship with Mrs. Wilcox. This time, material does not reject the spirit, but attracts and connects two opposite magnetic poles... The two sisters seem to have embarked on two completely opposite paths, but the hand of fate has prepared a home for them in the countryside far away from the hustle and bustle of the world. Finally, in the quiet Howards End, emotion and reason finally crossed the gap and completed the "connection" in the ultimate sense.

Disqualified in the World (complete Works of Osamu Dazai)

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Osamu Dazai's entire confession in the last 500 days of his life, including the goodbyes he never finished saying; an analysis of the nihility and despair of the post-war era, facing the abyss of human nature and the desire for survival; a book of the soul about degradation, struggle and redemption, seeing fragility, loneliness and the eternal longing for love and recognition. This book is a collection of works by the Japanese literary giant Dazai Osamu. It contains a total of 18 works. It is the last two years of Osamu Dazai's life that concentrated his brilliance. These include many representative works such as "The Unworthy of the World" and "Setting Sun", as well as the posthumous work "Goodbye". Together, these articles describe the decadent atmosphere of postwar Japanese society and the plight of individual spirits. Osamu Dazai used his trademark self-deprecating and desperate style to create a series of images of "marginal people" who were sunk in alcohol, drugs and emotions. They either struggle to survive in the decline of aristocratic families, or explore the meaning of existence in self-exile, or they wander painfully between family and morality. The lines are full of doubts about traditional morality, confusion about being a human being, and a deep desire for love and understanding. This collection of works is not only the core microcosm of Osamu Dazai's literary world, but also a mirror that reflects the loneliness and emptiness common to mankind. With its ultimate truth and beauty, it faces the complexity and fragility of life.

Memoirs of the Roman Civil War

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"Memoirs of the Roman Civil War" is a memoir written by Caesar after the civil war. Although the civil war ended with Pompey's defeat, the republican forces opposing Caesar remained strong after the war. In order to declare the inevitability of his victory over Pompey and at the same time avoid arousing fierce resistance from the opponents, Caesar used the third person "he" in most cases in the book to show that Caesar was objective rather than subjective. Unfortunately, this book does not stitch up the irreconcilable contradictions between republicans and monarchists, slavery and feudalism. In the end, Caesar was assassinated, and a new civil war broke out again... This civil war was a key battle in Rome's transformation from slavery to feudalism, and republic to monarchy, and had a profound impact on the historical trend of the entire Europe.

Dusk in Ompharos

Dusk in Ompharos

Short Fiction

Jiu'an Moon Tea

24K0

This book is a continuation of the main storyline of Ompharos in the game "Honkai: Star Rail" and has nothing to do with its game creation company.

The Ghost-catching Elder Sister is Determined to Soar

Orange Nanyi

83K0

The evil spirits are wandering in the wind, the night is deeper and the fog is colder. "The bright moon is high in the sky, the mist is shallow, and red silk is everywhere. People are like ghosts, and people are like ghosts." When the good and evil of humans and ghosts are intertwined, the human heart is unfathomably evil and evil is worse than the devil in hell, and the ghost's heart is as sincere and innocent as a child. Will good and evil be reversed? Is ghost hunter Jiang Lingyu devoted to becoming a master, or is he reestablishing his precepts? -Volume 1: Lianyu Village- That day a Taoist priest came to her to investigate the case, but after repeated investigations, he found that it was a ghost. It is good at cholera in people's hearts, but it is also deeply involved in it. When I saw this Taoist priest again, I found that he had long lost his original intention, but he still longed for himself. The story begins with Zhuyu's "The pearls knock and the jade falls away, and the soul lingers in the drunken world." And ends with the fall of a genius, "How can the pain disappear now? At that time, the ordinary heart saved the world." And all the experiences eventually turned into smoke and dispersed. None of them left any trace, only the talisman she secretly left behind. Stained with rain and mud, blurry. -Volume 2: Changling- There is a ghost in the court, and the emperor invites her to get rid of the ghost. There is also dirt hidden in the gorgeous jade cup, and how much dirt is there in this majestic court hall? The girl who wrote "The sun rises over the mountains and rivers dominates the sky, and the sweat spreads ten miles away from the crowds of people." Lives in a deep palace, losing her freedom, but still holding pride. ... Even though she is a senior sister who respects her master, she can't help but waver for her position time and time again. She will eventually walk out of her own lane and witness the scenery she truly loves. With your companions, or alone. (Estimated word count: 20W)

Young Old Woman

Young Old Woman

Literature

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91K0

Living alone since the age of 62. One person, one dog, and many potted plants travel back and forth between Tokyo and Kumamoto once a week, their aging bodies screaming. After sending away her parents and husband, the 62-year-old Ito left the United States with her puppy Kramer, returned to Japan, and started living alone as a "young old girl." What new stories will happen in a familiar yet unfamiliar homeland? Ito writes with sensitivity and candor about the physical and mental changes of a woman as she ages, as well as the freedom and loneliness of a person's life. In the constant separation, we face the desolation of life. "Now that I don't have a single family member around me, I'm really free."

Record of All Living Beings in All Realms: Latitude Passengers

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Duanmu Wenbo was originally an ordinary social worker, but unexpectedly awakened to his identity as a latitude traveler. Traveling through the worlds of apocalypse, fantasy, cities, and immortals, you have high-dimensional authority, but you just want to be at peace with yourself. Others are desperately cultivating and fighting for power and profit, but he fishes and watches the show, saving the world at will. Not proactive, not responsible, not demanding-- But if you mess with him, no matter whether you are a god or a demon, you will be reduced to a lower level and suppressed. All realms are chess, latitude is the road, He is a passer-by, but also a hidden master above all living beings. "Record of Living Beings in All Realms: Passengers from Latitude" Look at the bad boss, traveling across the heavens, becoming invincible along the way!

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