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General Global History 3: Asia (part 2)

(u. S.) Samuel Goodrich

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"A General History of the World" is the most famous work of the famous American writer Samuel Goodrich. It has profoundly influenced the public view of history and culture in the United States. Its influence is considered to be on par with classic works such as "Common Sense", "Walden" and "The Federalist Papers". Through seven sections and 507 chapters in six volumes, the book vividly tells the global history of the world from the birth of mankind to the mid-19th century in detail. The author attaches great importance to the combination of geography and historical knowledge, and skillfully integrates the historical development context, politics, economy, military, customs, and living conditions of different civilizations from a global perspective to show the development of a nation or country, an interactive historical perspective and an embroidery needle-like brushwork. While presenting the research results of previous generations, it also provides readers with an immersive reading experience. The book does not use the general world history method of telling the history of different regions separately by time period, but uses the method of telling the history of a single country or region through the ages by region. This makes it easier for entry-level readers to clearly and accurately grasp the context of historical development without causing confusion. It can be said that this "Global History" not only presents a unique global perspective, but is also profound and original. It is a veritable masterpiece with global vision and wisdom.

General Global History 1: Asia (part 1)

(u. S.) Samuel Goodrich

322K01

"A General History of the World" is the most famous work of the famous American writer Samuel Goodrich. It has profoundly influenced the public view of history and culture in the United States. Its influence is considered to be on par with classic works such as "Common Sense", "Walden" and "The Federalist Papers". Through seven sections and 507 chapters in six volumes, the book vividly tells the global history of the world from the birth of mankind to the mid-19th century in detail. The author attaches great importance to the combination of geography and historical knowledge, and skillfully integrates the historical development context, politics, economy, military, customs, and living conditions of different civilizations from a global perspective to show the development of a nation or country, an interactive historical perspective and an embroidery needle-like brushwork. While presenting the research results of previous generations, it also provides readers with an immersive reading experience. The book does not use the general world history method of telling the history of different regions separately by time period, but uses the method of telling the history of a single country or region through the ages by region. This makes it easier for entry-level readers to clearly and accurately grasp the context of historical development without causing confusion. It can be said that this "Global History" not only presents a unique global perspective, but is also profound and original. It is a veritable masterpiece with global vision and wisdom.

Global History 6: Africa, America, Oceania

(u. S.) Samuel Goodrich

349K0

"A General History of the World" is the most famous work of the famous American writer Samuel Goodrich. It has profoundly influenced the public view of history and culture in the United States. Its influence is considered to be on par with classic works such as "Common Sense", "Walden" and "The Federalist Papers". Through seven sections and 507 chapters in six volumes, the book vividly tells the global history of the world from the birth of mankind to the mid-19th century in detail. The author attaches great importance to the combination of geography and historical knowledge, and skillfully integrates the historical development context, politics, economy, military, customs, and living conditions of different civilizations from a global perspective to show the development of a nation or country, an interactive historical perspective and an embroidery needle-like brushwork. While presenting the research results of previous generations, it also provides readers with an immersive reading experience. The book does not use the general world history method of telling the history of different regions separately by time period, but uses the method of telling the history of a single country or region through the ages by region. This makes it easier for entry-level readers to clearly and accurately grasp the context of historical development without causing confusion. It can be said that this "Global History" not only presents a unique global perspective, but is also profound and original. It is a veritable masterpiece with global vision and wisdom.

General Global History 5: Europe (part 2)

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General Global History 2: Asia (part 2)

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the Spanish Beggar" Trilogy (set of Three Volumes)

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The set contains three volumes, including "The Spanish Beggar", "The Beggar and the Chosen" and "The Beggar's Wish".

The Spanish Beggar (part One of the "spanish Beggar" Trilogy)

(us)nancy Kress

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In the future world, a group of children have been genetically modified so that they do not need sleep and are called "sleepless people." Being born different brought them achievements and wealth, but also brought discrimination and persecution - they were expelled from normal society. When faced with a difficult situation, do you stand up and fight, or do you work hard to mend the rift? Leisha Camden and Jennifer Sharif, both sleepless people, gave completely different answers...

Opening the Blade (world Fantasy Masters Series)

(uk) K. J. Parker

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The Hundred Years' War between Permia and Scolia left the world in tatters. Finally, the two behemoths decided to call a truce. The brief and fragile peace was in urgent need of maintenance, but the conspirators behind the scenes were silently planning to return to the battlefield and regain their glory. A peaceful visiting delegation composed of young people set off just like that. They were armed with dull, unedged swords and played only friendly games. The immature mind does not understand strategy, it only knows how to run rampant, express friendship with superb combat skills, and recklessly chop through layers of conspiracies. Their recklessness can also be sharp, and their innocence can be loud and clear. This is the world of young people. However, if the ambitious strategists move a chess piece, the future of the visiting delegation will completely change, and war is about to break out...

Beggars and the Chosen (part 2 of the "spanish Beggars" Trilogy)

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After the emergence of the "Sleepless Man", social changes will accelerate in the future, and ordinary people will not have to work and will enjoy various preferential treatment. Until one day, the robots that replaced humans were paralyzed, leading to food shortages, material shortages, and social life falling into chaos... At this time, the "Sleepless Man" from several years ago had evolved into a more advanced "Super Sleepless Man". However, due to inconsistent attitudes towards sleepers, a rift gradually emerged between the two. A disaster is inevitable. What roles do "Sleepless Man" and "Super Sleepless Man" play in it? Can mankind turn danger into safety and usher in a new utopian era?

The Beggar's Wish (part Three of the "spanish Beggar" Trilogy)

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In the 22nd century, the gap between humans due to genetic modification has continued to deepen: Jennifer, the leader of the Sleepless, conspired to change the brains of ordinary people; Miranda, the super Sleepless who was regarded as the savior of mankind, stopped supplying modified injections to humans; humans who lost their savior struggled with disease and death, and also faced the threat of genetic viruses introduced by Jennifer... In order to get mankind out of the nightmare, several young people bravely took on the important task of saving mankind and self-salvation. The nearly collapsed human civilization finally saw the hope of rebirth.

Family, Murderer: Confessions of a Desperate Caregiver

(japan) Nhk Special Program Recording Team

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"Care killing", a oxymoron, an extraordinary murder. Perpetrators are not driven solely by hate, but rather they are constantly burdened with caregiving. What kind of struggle did he or she have at the moment when they killed their beloved family member? If one day we have to take on the responsibility of taking care of our family, how should we face it? What can we do when those around us are in unspeakable care difficulties? The NHK special program recording team conducted an in-depth investigation into "care homicide" cases across Japan. Through case files, visits to the crime scene, conversations with the parties involved, and interviews with relevant personnel, the sad truth behind 11 care homicide cases was revealed. These cases focus on care problems such as "elderly care" in which elderly people take care of each other, "retirement care" in which they quit their jobs for care, and "initial care" which is the most easily ignored but the most painful. They try to find the real reasons for committing care-related homicides and explore ways to prevent the recurrence of tragedies, providing a comprehensive perspective for us to understand care from the perspective of others.

The Mystery of the Seven Black Cats: Ellery Queen Mysteries 1

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The more you dig into the 11 mysterious cases, the more bizarre they become, hiding the perfect methods of committing crimes! A collection of Ellery Quinn's godlike short stories, the complete simplified and Chinese version published for the first time. Reader suspense library. Mystery 1: "The Mystery of the Seven Black Cats" The paralyzed old woman hated cats so much, why did she buy six identical black cats in succession? Mystery 2: "The Mystery of the African Tourist" The African tourist's body was found in the hotel. Four answers can be derived based only on the traces on the scene? Mystery 3: "The Mystery of the Crazy Tea Party" The "Hatter" disappeared mysteriously, and the strange details actually corresponded to the plot of the novel one by one? Mystery 4: "The Mystery of the Glass Dome Clock" The antique shop owner died suddenly at midnight. Why did he insist on breaking the glass dome clock before he died? Mystery 5: "The Mystery of the Bearded Woman" The woman in the painting has a beard. Is it a trick of the real murderer or a hint from the deceased? ...

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She has a truly free soul because she is true to her feelings! Somerset Maugham's own preface describes the original intention of creation, expert reading, and original picture and text interpretation. Reader's Three Circles Classic Library. After the famous writer Edward Driffield died, his second wife asked someone to write his biography. The narrator "I" of the novel, the young writer Ashenton, was invited by the biographer Roy to go to Driffield's country mansion to recall the story of his interaction with the writer. However, in the depths of my memory, what shines more dazzlingly than the writer is his ex-wife Rosie, a charming woman who was not bound by etiquette, was frank, passionate and innocent like a child. This story originates from real gossip in the British literary and art circles. A memory slowly reveals the anecdotes surrounding Rosie: she is charming, innocent and kind, and is willing to give up everything for her lover; she is fun-loving, frank and true, and is never shy to express her true feelings! Therefore, she became the only charming and perfect woman in Maugham's works.

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General Fiction

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"Geranium" is a collection of short stories. It is the first collection of short stories by Flannery O'Connor, winner of the National Book Award and a representative writer of American Southern literature. It collects eight of O'Connor's early works into one volume. "Geraniums", "Barber", "Wild Cat", "Crop" and "Turkey" all show his imaginative, amazing vitality and penetrating creative talent. "Train", "Peeler" and "Heart of the Park" outline the prototype of his full-length masterpiece "Wise Blood". Translator Chen Xiaoli, after translating "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" and "Image of the Golden Eye" by McCullers, a female writer of southern American literature, once again presents readers with an absolutely not-to-be-missed work of American southern literature.

Red and Black (stendhal's Masterpiece)

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"The Red and the Black" is a monument of French and even European literature in the nineteenth century. The protagonist Julien is the son of a small business owner. With his intelligence, he hooked up with the mayor's wife when he was working as a tutor in the local mayor's house. After the affair was exposed, he fled the mayor's house and entered the seminary. Recommended by the dean of the seminary, he went to Paris to work as a personal secretary for the Marquis de Larmore, a backbone of the extreme royalist party. He was quickly appreciated and reused by the Marquis. At the same time, Julien had an affair with the Marquis' daughter. Finally, under the church's planning, the mayor's wife was forced to write an informant letter to expose him, ruining his career. In anger, he shot and wounded the mayor's wife and was sentenced to death and put on the guillotine. The confrontation between the individual and society is the central theme of The Red and the Black. The book challenges traditional customs and denounces the hypocrisy of social values.

Masters and Masterpieces

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"Masters and Masterpieces: Maugham's Literary Afternoon Tea" is a collection of essays by the famous British writer Maugham about reading, famous writers, and famous works. In the article, Maugham talks about his views on reading and writing in his usual calm and humorous style, narrates the lives and writing experiences of famous writers, and also talks about Maugham's private views on reading, writing, and various literary genres. It is full of interesting quotes. This book can be used as a popular reading to understand the history of Western literature, famous writers and famous works, and it can also be used as a supplement when readers read famous works themselves. With the help of Maugham's critical yet warm vision, they can gain more gains and thoughts. Since its first publication, this book has been widely welcomed by readers around the world and has become the only choice for readers to understand literary classics, world literary giants and Maugham. The translation of this book is the exclusive copyright and is the latest Maugham translation by the young translator Liu Yongjun. The translator has devoted himself to translation and research on Maugham for many years and has become one of the representative Maugham translators in China and recognized by readers. It authentically presents the wisdom and humor of Maugham's works and is highly readable.

Unwinnable Defense (masterpiece of Court Reasoning)

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Golden Dagger Award winner Steve Kavanagh's mystery masterpiece. Eddie Flynn's legal career ended in a defense battle. The lawsuit caused him to lose his reputation and lose his family. He vowed never to go to court again. He drank all day long, had no income, and could not even pay the rent. At this moment, he sneaked into the court wearing a bomb jacket. He doesn't have any bargaining chips. If the trip fails, the bomb on him will detonate immediately, and his daughter's life will be at risk. Whether he can successfully rescue his daughter, the exciting story begins...

Love from a Sunken Ship

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The book "Love from a Shipwreck" is a work commemorating the 25th anniversary of Yiyi's career as a writer. Narrated by his real name Adachi Kantaka, he wrote under the pen names Otoichi, Nakata Eiichi, and Yamashiro Asako respectively. Presenting 11 fantastic novels. After Yiyi's "Love from a Sinking Ship" hit the iceberg of marriage, the ship "home" gradually sank. What is the measure of "love"? Where should the families who once loved each other on the ship go now? "The Man Nailed to the Earth" by Eiichi Nakata. I had accomplished nothing and accidentally obtained a time jumping device, but I could no longer return to the original time and space. I keep jumping to other timelines, looking for the happiest version of myself──then, I want to kill him and replace him! Yamashiro Asako's "People in the Background" I came to the mountains for filming, but strange things happened one after another. The camera captured strange figures, the radio recorded strange sounds... And I never mentioned that there were other more terrifying things...

Even If You Don't Work Hard

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"Even Without Trying" is the latest collection of novels by Choi Eun-young, one of the most popular contemporary Korean writers. It contains a total of fourteen works. In this book, Cui Enrong focuses on young and sensitive hearts: classmates and friends who cannot be honest with each other, confused and numb young people in the workplace, and teenagers who are incompatible with a foreign country... There are no ups and downs in the book, and there are no bizarre twists and turns. The plot, however, reveals the author's keen insight into inner dilemmas and emotional wounds in an understatement. She touches the embarrassment and embarrassment, shame and anger, loneliness and uneasiness experienced by young people one by one with clear and clear brushstrokes, full of kindness and understanding. Cui Enrong is unique in his fresh and gentle narrative style. His writing is simple and natural, and contains a kind of plain charm. She observes social reality with gentle eyes, explores the neglected emotions in daily life, and uses sincere and kind words to describe the connections and gaps between people. In her writing, every life, no matter how small, seems to sparkle.

The Triumph of the Egg and Other Stories

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"The Triumph of the Egg and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories by Sherwood Anderson, the "father of modern American literature", and includes 15 works: A small egg can completely defeat a person and an "American dream"; At this moment, Mary wants to see the outside world. She has stayed in this small town for too long. The night before, her father told her that he had a heart disease and might die at any time; A man in a brown coat People keep writing, but no words in his pen can bring him into life; Rosalind abandons the town and her parents and runs forward, and every step she takes makes her experience a fresh sense of escape... Anderson is an explorer of the human soul. He sneaks into the daily life of people in the town at a glance, and concisely and accurately depicts their inner fragility and loneliness, fantasies and desires, touching the universal state of human existence.

Liar's Masquerade

Liar's Masquerade

General Fiction

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"The Liar's Masquerade" was Herman Melville's last published novel. Many critics believe that this book and "Moby-Dick" have their own merits and are higher than other long works created by Melville, but few people may understand it. The plot of the novel is not complicated. On April Fool's Day, people came and went on the Mississippi River steamship "Loyalty", and people of all colors appeared one after another. The liar constantly changed his identity and implemented a series of dazzling philosophical and theological "brainwashing" on the passengers. Through the exquisite portrayal of liars and people with different identities and social statuses on the ship, the author exposes and satirizes the crazy pursuit of wealth in American society in the mid-19th century, and violently lashes out at deformed capitalism and objectified and alienated interpersonal relationships.

Queen and Sultan: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World

(english) Jerry Broton

230K0

In 1570, Queen Elizabeth I of England was excommunicated by the Pope. In order to get rid of being surrounded by mainland Catholic countries, England started a period of alliance with the Islamic forces fighting in the Mediterranean and Catholic Spain, and had in-depth cultural, economic and political exchanges with the Islamic world. It was a remarkable period, with England signing treaties with the Ottoman Empire, accepting ambassadors from the King of Morocco, and sending arms to Marrakech. By the late 1680s, hundreds of merchants, diplomats, sailors, craftsmen, and privateer captains were regularly traveling from Morocco to Persia. Among them was the resourceful merchant Anthony Jenkinson, who met Suleiman the Magnificent and Shah Tahmasp of Persia in the 1560s. The Norfolk merchant William Haban became the first ambassador to the Ottoman court in 1582, while the adventurer Antoninus Sherry remained at the court of Shah Abbas the Great for much of the 1600s. The news these people brought back about the Islamic world was of great interest to the British and was expressed in many great literary works, such as Marlowe's Tamburlaine and Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus and The Merchant of Venice. The creation of "Othello" is probably related to the visit of the Moroccan ambassador Anouli to Britain. This book demonstrates the extensive, often friendly, connections between Elizabethan England and the Islamic world. In today's era of globalization, this history of exchanges between heterogeneous cultures can still bring us great inspiration.

Primitive Sea

Primitive Sea

General Fiction

(soviet) Andrei Platonov

146K0

This book is a collection of novellas by the master of Russian literature Andrei Platonov, which includes four works: "Primordial Sea", "Potutan River", "The Elusive Man" and "Epifan Sluice". Among them, the novel of the same name "Primitive Sea" was a work that Platonov never published during his lifetime. The novel tells the story of the protagonist, Nikolai Vermo, a strong electricity engineer who goes deep into the grasslands of southeastern Russia and shows off his skills in the state-owned livestock farms. He hopes to use arc technology to drill into the underground primitive sea and use groundwater to turn the dry grasslands into rich land suitable for animal husbandry. The protagonist and his companions intend to use technology to change the laws of nature and transform the universe, thereby realizing the happiness of all mankind. Platonov's weird and bizarre language created a completely unique, difficult-to-imitate, and unattainable world of Platonov's art, constituting a unique landscape of Russian literature.

The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Determines the Destiny of a Country (ian Morris History of Civilization Series)

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For hundreds of years, the world has been dominated by the West, and people have been arguing about why the West has so much power. If civilization determines all this, how should civilization be defined and how should it be measured? More importantly, how will civilization determine the direction of the world in the 21st century? This book is written to answer these questions. In this book, world-renowned historian Ian Morris presents the analysis that underpins the claims of How Long Will the West Dominate? He spanned the history of human civilization for 16,000 years and used a series of reliable archaeological evidence, historical data, and modern social data to design a "social development index" that can quantify civilization. He scored Eastern and Western civilizations in different times and spaces in terms of energy acquisition, social organization capabilities, war capabilities, and information technology. He quantitatively described many factors that determine economic and social development trends, so as to pursue the past, present, and future of world civilization. At the end of the book, Morris's data and stories present us with a surprising prediction: the social development of the East will catch up with the West by 2103. Whether for readers who are concerned about the development of contemporary China or the trajectory of tomorrow's world, the analytical ideas and predictions of this book will become a powerful guide to the real future.

Tiny Gravel: History

Tiny Gravel: History

Science Fiction

Brilliant Star Sss

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Lianchousha

Lianchousha

General Fiction

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Inference battles, multiple solutions, and continuous reversals. The truth is getting further and further away in the brainstorming. Where is the murderer hiding? Sue, who was almost killed by a strange man, managed to escape death, but had no idea why the murderer wanted to kill her. After investigation, the police found from the notes left by the man that he was most likely the murderer of the random serial murders. Only Sue, the last target, escaped. Since then, the murderer's whereabouts remain unknown. In order to find out why the man attacked her, she commissioned the "Love Mystery Society" to investigate. The members of the Love Mystery Society launched various reasonings based on the clues and evidence they pieced together, but the case became more complicated and confusing... Exclusive collection of "Postscript to the Thirty-Third Year", Yasuhiko Nishizawa's creative reflections.

The Hobbit (fruit Classic)

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Tolkien's famous work, a classic of fantasy literature. "Lord of the Rings" translators Deng Jiawan, Shi Zhongge, and Du Yunci! In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. He lived a leisurely and comfortable life until the wizard Gandalf appeared and everything changed. He is forced to be involved in the dwarf's adventure and embark on a dangerous treasure hunt. "Across the mountains in the distance, the mist is cold. Go to the caves of the old days, the grottoes are deep." The ancient song sounded. Are the trolls, wargs, orcs, dragons, or treasures waiting for him ahead?

Geography is Destiny: Britain and the World, 10,000 Years of History (ian Morris History of Civilization Series)

(us) Ian Morris

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In this book, the well-known historian Ian Morris relies on a large historical perspective and a global perspective to clearly point out that what determines the rise and fall of Britain is its geographical elements, and the resulting issues related to identity, mobility, prosperity, security and sovereignty. The connection of sea routes promoted the exchanges and development between Britain and the European continent, and also opened up the grievances and grievances between the two sides that lasted for more than a thousand years. Whether to join the European Union for its own security and prosperity, or to safeguard sovereignty and people's identity and insist on independent development, has been a puzzle that has plagued this island for thousands of years. In the struggle and choice, Britain experienced the triangular trade, the establishment of the United Kingdom, the colonial world, and the industrial revolution... This small country gradually moved to the center of the world stage and realized its ambition to dominate the world. But in modern times, the Irish War of Independence, the depletion of two world wars, the wavering on whether to "Brexit", the rise of Eastern power... The empire, beleaguered internally and externally, became increasingly powerless, and gradually lost its way forward. The world stage and the core of development have shifted from the West to Asia, and the problems that have plagued Britain for more than a thousand years have quietly changed. Whether to firmly follow the United States, open up channels of cooperation with China, or become a hub connecting the United States, Europe and China has become a question that Britain in the 21st century has to think about. Looking back at the world, geographical relations have become the key to cooperation and conflict among countries. Perhaps we can also get a glimpse of China's next step on the world stage in this book.

How Long Will the West Dominate: Why the East Lags Behind, and Why the West Can Rise (ian Morris Civilization History Series)

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

What Man Lives For: Selected Moral Novels by Tolstoy

(russian) Leo Tolstoy

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In 1877, after writing "Anna Karenina", Tolstoy began to focus on exploring religious issues. He visited many churches and monasteries, talked with bishops, priests, monks and ascetics of all kinds, took part in the Moscow census, and read extensively on religion. After a period of thinking, he finally found a clear answer to the question he had been exploring for many years, which was his "religion of love" - ​​Tolstoyism. Tolstoy believed that the meaning of life, the meaning of human life, lies in believing in and abiding by the original teachings of Christianity, that is, treating others with love, not only loving one's relatives and friends, but also loving everyone, including forgiving and loving one's enemies. After Tolstoy formed his "Tolstoyism", he created and adapted many novels and stories with obvious religious advice. These religious novels and stories are easy to understand, but the philosophy contained in them is profound and leaves people with unforgettable memories. Tolstoy used these stories with obvious morals to directly express one of his important ideas - the kingdom of heaven is not abstract, it exists in human friendship.

The Old Regime and the Revolution (full Translation)

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The main content of "The Old Regime and the Great Revolution" includes the polarized evaluations it endured when the Revolution broke out. The main and ultimate purpose of the Revolution was not, as people thought, to destroy religious power and weaken political power.

Iron Grinding Classics Volume 5: War and Peace (4 Volumes in Total)

(russian) Leo Tolstoy

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"War and Peace" is a masterpiece that covers the suffering and sweetness of life, the turbulence and peace of history, and is known as the pinnacle of Russian realist literature. Taking the Russian society during the Napoleonic Wars as the background, Tolstoy created more than 500 characters from all walks of life. They struggled between love and hate, courage and cowardice, ideals and reality, reflecting profound thoughts on human nature. In addition, Tolstoy's true description of war and profound understanding of the value of peace make the work not only a historical novel, but also a profound philosophical reflection.

Oxford Edition of Shakespeare: the Merchant of Venice

(english) Shakespeare

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The righteous judgment caused by a pound of flesh and the moral dilemma of human law. In order to help his friend woo, Antonio borrows money from the Jew Shylock overdue, but the Jew insists on killing him by cutting off his flesh as agreed. The judge allowed him to cut off a pound of flesh as promised, but he could not shed a drop of blood, otherwise he would lose the money he borrowed, be sentenced to death, and have his property confiscated. Who can bear justice without mercy?

Oxford Edition of Shakespeare: a Midsummer Night's Dream

(english) Shakespeare

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"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is one of Shakespeare's most popular works. This is a romantic comedy that depicts a series of stories centered on the wedding of the Grand Duke of Athens. The naughty elf Puck ordered the wrong love flower juice, triggering a love farce in which the fairy king and queen in the forest, four Athenian lovers and six amateur actors were involved. The lovers who were originally in love suddenly broke their vows and fell in love with someone else. The noble fairy queen actually fell in love with a mortal wearing a donkey head hood. Fortunately, in the end, the lovers finally got married. The introduction and annotations of this book are compiled by Professor Peter Holland, President of the International Shakespeare Society. It comprehensively interprets the dramatic connotation of the play from the perspectives of dream theory, female characters' resistance to patriarchal principles, etc., And deeply dissects this dream story suitable for all ages.

Love and Trouble: Alice Walker's Short Stories

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The first African-American female writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature - Alice Walker's first short story collection, published in 1973. This book collects 13 short stories, telling the various experiences of black women in real life, such as marriage and family, race and faith, and how many shackles still cannot restrain their desire to pursue themselves. Through the stories of black women with different personalities and life experiences, Walker presents the survival dilemmas faced by black women in the 20th century and the tenacity to overcome them. He portrays the inner turmoil of women of "our mother's generation" and breaks through stereotypes. It is in sharp contrast to the blind and submissive image of black women prevalent in black national literature at that time. It accumulates spiritual strength for the next generation of black women to change their destiny, marking a major change in black literature. In addition, the short story "Daily Necessities" and other chapters included in the book have been included in African American anthologies many times and are also classics in the history of contemporary literature.

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The first eighty chapters of "A Dream of Red Mansions" were written by Cao Xueqin, and the last eighty chapters are said to be continued by Gao E. "Dream of Red Mansions" has been circulated in the form of manuscripts during the writing process, so there are many versions. The current version is generally based on the Cheng A or Cheng Y version revised by the bookseller Cheng Weiyuan. "A Dream of Red Mansions" is a masterpiece with world influence. It is also universally recognized as the pinnacle of Chinese classical novels, an encyclopedia of Chinese feudal society and a masterpiece of traditional culture. "A Dream of Red Mansions" takes the rise and fall of the four major families of Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue as the background, focuses on the family trivial matters and boudoir leisure of the Jia family, and takes the love and marriage stories of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Xue Baochai as the main line, describing the story of Jia Baoyu The Dream of Red Mansions, centered on The Twelve Hairpins of Jinling, celebrates the human beauty and tragic beauty of lovers, praising rebellious characters who pursue light. Through the tragic fate of rebels, it foresees the inevitable demise of feudal society and reveals the crisis of feudal apocalypse.

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"Journey to the West" was produced in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1522-1566 AD) in the 16th century and has been circulated in the form of scripts. Wu Chengen wrote the first draft in his middle age based on the content of the script, and further refined it in his later years. Wu Chengen's greatest creation was to change the original story, which was mainly about Tang Monk's Buddhist scriptures, into a story about Sun Wukong's battle against heaven and earth. "Journey to the West" is a classic Chinese novel about gods and demons. It has reached the pinnacle of ancient romantic novels. It has a hundred chapters in total. It mainly tells the story of the Monkey King Sun Wukong defeating demons and protecting Monk Tang on his journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. "Journey to the West" can be divided into three parts: The first part (chapters 1-7) narrates the origin and experience of Sun Wukong, explaining that he was supported as king by the monkeys, became an immortal, made trouble in the heaven, and was subdued by Tathagata Buddha and suppressed under the Five Elements Mountain. The second part (chapter 8-12) describes the origin of Tang Monk's Buddhist scriptures, including Tathagata Buddha's creation of scriptures, Tang Monk's birth, Wei Zheng slaying the dragon, Tang Taizong's journey to the underworld, Tang Monk's setting out to collect Buddhist scriptures in response to an imperial edict, etc. The third part (chapters 13-100) describes the process of obtaining the scriptures. This is the main body of the book. It mainly describes the three brothers of Sun Wukong who protected Tang Monk on his journey to the West to obtain the scriptures. They went through ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties and finally successfully obtained the true scriptures.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

J

595K05

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is my country's first full-length retrospective historical romance novel. It describes the historical events of nearly a hundred years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty. It reflects the political and military struggles between the three political groups of Wei, Shu, and Wu. It focuses on the penetration and transformation of various social contradictions in the Three Kingdoms era, summarizes the great historical changes of this era, and creates a number of all-powerful heroes. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" depicts nearly 200 characters, among which the most successful ones include Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, Guan Yu, Liu Bei and others. Zhuge Liang is the incarnation of the "virtuous prime minister" in the author's mind. He has the noble character of "devoting his whole life to the end of his life" and his ambition to help the people in modern times and recreate a peaceful and prosperous age. The author also endows him with the magical ability to control the wind and rain and make miraculous calculations. Cao Cao was a treacherous hero. His creed in life was "I would rather teach me to betray the world than teach the world to betray me." He was both talented and strategic, but also cruel and treacherous. He was a political careerist and conspirator. This cannot be confused with the real Cao Cao in history. Guan Yu is powerful and resolute, and his righteousness is as heavy as a mountain. Zhang Fei is outspoken and full of innocence and recklessness. Liu Bei was portrayed by the author as a model of a benevolent king who was kind to the people, loved things, courteous to the virtuous, and knew people well. At the same time, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" describes wars, large and small, with grand ideas and diverse techniques, allowing us to clearly see war scenes of swords, blood, and blood. Among them, the descriptions of war scenes such as the Battle of Guandu and the Battle of Chibi are ups and downs, making it thrilling to read.

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General Fiction

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808K02

"Water Margin" is my country's first full-length novel that describes the ancient peasant uprising. The whole book unfolds the plot around the clue of "officials forcing the people to rebel", showing the whole process of a group of "heroes" who could not bear the oppression of tyranny, rising up and gathering in Liangshan, until they accepted the call for security and the uprising failed. The book has accumulated rich artistic experience in shaping characters. The works can closely follow the different life experiences of the characters and express their personalities through the characters' own words and actions. For example, Wu Yong's magical calculations, Lu Zhishen's loyalty and bravery, Wu Song's majesty and bravery, and Lin Chong and Hua Rong's bravery and good fighting skills all left a deep impression on people. At the same time, the work can accurately grasp the interaction between the character's personality, identity, social status, and life experience, creating vivid and three-dimensional images of ancient green forest heroes that have far-reaching influence on generations of readers.

K. J. Parker's Works Collection (set of 6 Volumes in Total)

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1.7M0

The set contains 6 volumes in total, including "Purple and Black", "Born in Purple", "Color of Steel", "Power of the Bow", "The Death of Armor" and "Sixteen Strategies for City Defense".

Caligula

Caligula

Literature

(french) Camus

61K0

"Other people always think that a person is in so much pain because the person he loves passed away in one day. In fact, the value of his pain is higher: that is, he discovered that sadness cannot last, and even pain has lost its meaning." After the death of his lover, the Roman monarch Caligula discovered that personality, dignity, and even pain are meaningless in the face of death. He began to use his power to extremes, wantonly destroying and trampling on all the original human systems, good and evil, and emotions, and became a tyrant that everyone feared... He wanted to know what truth is, what eternity is, and wanted to expose all the hypocrisy in the world...

Grass Maze

Grass Maze

General Fiction

J

175K0

A crab-like old man, a lady as strong as an ox, a wild cat resurrected from the dead, a wall stained with water to express wishes, a glowing and bouncing watermelon, a singing and dancing leaf, a flickering but undying candle, a monster who stole a knife and returned it specially... The abandoned house in the forest seems peaceful, but those who come here to pursue dreams know the secrets. This book is a collection of Izumi Kyoka's short and medium stories, including four representative works. The work is rooted in Japanese folk customs, inherits the lineage of Edo monsters, and draws on the nested structure of Noh ballads to tell ethereal and bizarre stories, depicting the ugliness, joys and sorrows of the world.

Crucible (new Version)

Crucible (new Version)

General Fiction

L

122K0

After Jiang Renhao, a former businessman, failed in his business, he came to Wujin from Seoul alone with his wife's help, and applied for a teaching position in a school for the deaf and mute. His purpose is very simple, he just wants to make some money and live a better life so that he can go back to the big city to reunite with his wife and daughter. But slowly, he discovered that the entire school was enveloped in a tense and depressive atmosphere that was suffocating. A shocking secret was exposed, layers of darkness were slowly unveiled, and the truth shocked everyone... Faced with the unbearable reality and crazy life, as a husband who has to earn a living to maintain his family, a father who wants to set an example for his daughter, and an ordinary person who is kind and cowardly with his own disgraceful past, how should Renhao choose?

Solar Eclipse (new Reprint in 2024)

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163K0

"If you live on an island and you want to kill someone, you'd better succeed. Otherwise, you have nowhere to escape and nowhere to hide." For 29 years, the residents of Xiaogao Island have been wondering how the husband of housekeeper Dolores fell into the well and died on the day of the total solar eclipse. Now police want to know how another widow, Dolores' bedridden employer, fell down the stairs to her death. What is fascinating is that this wealthy woman also left tens of millions of dollars in property to her housekeeper. The housekeeper had no choice but to confess. She looked back on that lively and long eclipse day. A woman with ordinary appearance, rude words, and relying on her hands to support her family burst out with amazing wisdom and determination to protect her children, and endured the endless aftermath of that nightmare in the years that followed...

Wei Guifei

Wei Guifei

Light Novel

F

94K0

I will write the first three chapters and write about the road to becoming a noble concubine. The following is Ji Hongan's mission home, where Wei Guifei gradually sheds her status as a noble concubine and becomes her own person. \

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General Fiction

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233K0

Nobel laureate Handke's creative new work is an epic journey into the interior of France and an image of French social reality. Written for young people who cannot gain a foothold in society: Go to the wilderness to find your true self. At the beginning of the novel, on a beautiful day in early August, an old man living in the suburbs of Paris left his peaceful suburban residence in Paris, an "uninhabited bay" surrounded by forests, and went to his country house in Picardy. As he walked, observing his surroundings, he occasionally mentioned a young woman he called "the fruit-stealing girl" who seemed to be on a similar journey to northern France. This "fruit-stealing girl" is 25 years old and has been "eager to escape" since adolescence. She just returned from Siberia and immediately went out to find her mother. In retracing her footsteps (whether real or imagined) through the interior of France, the narrator is writing about her in his own way, and thus the novel is born.

This Zhongzhou Team is Ridiculously Strong

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685K040

"Team Demons? Sprinkle water!" Traveling through a world of infinite horror, Jiangyin started to curse, and Jiangyin, who had been in the forum for many years, felt that he had a chance to win. "With my [astonishing wisdom], isn't this easy to grasp?" T0 enhancement, hidden branch lines, main god rules, Jiangyin knows these clearly, and does not find it difficult to survive Biochemical 2. There is only one goal, punch the gods, step on the demons, and kill them in the final battle. Of course, first of all, he needs to survive the cursed horror movie before he can redeem those official plug-in attributes. [The functions of the main god are mainly based on the original settings, and there are no enhancements and functions of the second settings. I have always believed that some of the settings and plots of the original work have surpassed many of the second settings for cheats for those who are familiar with the plot.

It's Obviously Not Me!

It's Obviously Not Me!

General Fiction

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125K04

"Anyway, come back quickly and be sure to go through the back door." Yamagata Taisuke, the director of Dadi Residential Sales Department, went out to discuss business and suddenly received an emergency call from the company. Someone posted a photo online that was suspected of killing a woman in a park. The account name is "Taisuke @taisuke 0701". A few hours later, Taisuke Yamagata was identified as a "murderer". His real name and photo were exposed, and he became the target of netizens across the country. It's obviously not me! --At first, Taisuke Yamagata optimistically thought that this ridiculous misunderstanding would be resolved soon, but the more he looked at the content on that account, the more he felt that it was his own account. At the same time, no one believed his statement, colleagues, friends, and even family members... In desperation, he could only escape desperately.

Kappa

Kappa

General Fiction

(japan) Ryunosuke Akutagawa

72K0

In this absurd world, you can only survive by turning yourself into a madman. "Kappa" is the masterpiece of the Japanese genius writer Akutagawa Ryunosuke, and it is also the suicide note he wrote to the world with all his efforts. The story uses the country of kappa to reflect the real human society, showing the author's worries and unspeakable confusion about human social life. The book includes six representative works of Akutagawa Ryunosuke's gloomy old age, including "Kappa", "A Fool's Life" and "Genkaku Sanbo", leading readers to face the fierce conflict between human nature and realistic choices, and to find the destination of their souls in the gap of despair.

Kuai Chuanzhi Turns Out to Be a Scumbag

Tu Xixi

84K05

121: [Xi Xi, wait a moment, this is not your script! Yan hope: [It doesn't matter, it is now. 121: [Xixi, how do you steal other people's personalities? Yan hope: [Take the path of green tea, leaving green tea with nowhere to go. 121: [Xixi, haven't you ever been in love? Why do you feel like you're a scumbag? Yan hope: [Oh, maybe this is my innate talent. 121 Storm cried, it never expected that the host it was bound to turned out to be a scumbag! "Dedicated" scumbag female host + unlimited pit system, only uses emotional intelligence and routines, and completes based on strength. He is a scumbag in every plane, with a severely divided personality, sometimes smart and sometimes a fool.

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