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The Little Uncle Chasing His Wife

S

191K01

When I was young, I wanted to be for you, Be the enemy of the world! When I grow up, I would like to be for you, Love the whole world... A simple story, The sweet and sour life, The sun shines with you, The water flows smoothly with you! Little uncle, please give me guidance for the rest of my life...

Thumb Gloves

Thumb Gloves

General Fiction

G

50K0

The thumb glove is like a souvenir woven with wool. My inner joy and throb are integrated into the pattern, making it a unique confession gift in the world. In the cold Republic of Lupmeizer, gloves are a special thing. Here, everyone can knit gloves and express their feelings by giving them away. Marika's family is no exception. On the first day of her life, Marika received a pair of beautiful red gloves. The gloves, hand-knitted stitch by stitch, express the deep love and bond between Malika and her family and lovers. When Marika has a sweetheart, when the sweetheart becomes a husband... Every important time node will be decorated with gloves. Different lines represent different blessings. Until that day, my husband was kidnapped by enemy troops... During your absence, I gradually became like you. I want to keep this last pair for myself and love myself as much as I love you.

The Rubicon: the Decline and Fall of the Roman Republic (2nd Edition)

(uk) Tom Holland

228K0

At the beginning of the 1st century BC, Rome had become the hegemonic country in the Mediterranean. Carthage was destroyed, the Greek states surrendered, and Spain, Gaul, and Pergamon returned to Rome. Expansion brought wealth and glory to Rome, but it also sown the seeds of violence and corruption. The power of the provincial governor expanded, and the soldiers who followed the governor in battle increasingly became the governor's "private soldiers", and the governor became a military giant of the separatist party. The wealth, beauty, and political culture from the Eastern Provinces also eroded the foundation of the Republic. At the same time, class divisions in Rome became increasingly serious. Aristocrats live in villas equipped with "sky baths" and feast on oysters, while many civilians live in shared apartment buildings and struggle to survive. The class struggle became intense. All parties to the struggle continue to break through the political bottom line. This book takes Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon as the starting point and depicts the magnificent and bloody history of the last century of the Roman Republic. This is a great era of political transformation, full of power struggles, political intrigues, class struggles and brutal civil wars. There are many characters in the book, including not only political giants such as Sulla, Caesar, Pompey, Cicero, Antony, and Octavian, but also political clowns who dress up as women, frustrated politicians who sit by the fish pond and "lie down" while fishing, and assassins who sacrifice their lives for the sake of the Republic. Together they played a variation on the path to empire.

Subtle Truth

Subtle Truth

General Fiction

J

187K0

This book is a new work in 2013 by the British spy novel master John le Carré. An anti-terrorism operation codenamed "Wildlife" was launched in the famous British colony of Gibraltar in order to capture an internationally wanted arms dealer. The initiative was initiated by an ambitious foreign minister and a private arms contractor who was also the minister's personal friend. However, the protagonist Toby Bell, the minister's private secretary, does not know this. Toby had a premonition that a terrible conspiracy was about to be implemented, and tried to stop it. Unexpectedly, he was transferred to work overseas at this time. Three years later, a retired British diplomat, Christopher Probyn, found Toby and revealed the disastrous consequences of the counter-terrorism operation three years ago. Toby is forced to choose between his conscience and his duty...

The War Begins Across the Sea

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64K0

On this side of the sea is a luxurious resort hotel; on the other side is a bustling city. The two stages face each other across the sea through the hot and humid air of midsummer. The story shot switches repeatedly inadvertently as consciousness flows: the city on the other side of the sea is filled with a jubilant atmosphere and is about to usher in a grand carnival. At the same time, three teenagers picking up peaches killed wild dogs on the garbage mountain; in the military mansion, the lonely colonel continued his crazy whispering in front of his lover; in the circus, the middle-aged guard took his wife and children to watch the deserted and failed performance; in the hospital ward, the tailor watched his dying mother moaning and struggling with swelling and itching... On this side of the sea, the young painter was enjoying a luxurious beach vacation, but the shadow of that city reflected in his eyes: noisy, chaotic, dirty, filthy, rotten, degraded, and helpless. Will the sea bring the corpses from across the sea here? No, the dead body will probably disappear without a trace on the way, and the greedy and sharp-toothed fish will peck at it. The thick salt will melt the bones in the sea water. This is the sea. The sea lay between that city and us.

The Melancholy of a Tennis Boy

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213K01

The story tells that Aoki, the son of a landowner, has a lot of money, a virtuous wife and a lovely son at home. But the experience of getting lost in the mountains as a child made him always confused and uneasy about life. In addition, he had no worries about food and clothing, and had nothing to do all day long, so he devoted his life to tennis and hunting for women. One day, he met the model Yoshino Aiko who was shooting an advertisement for his steak restaurant. The two soon fell in love and enjoyed a life as gorgeous as champagne. However, the good times did not last long. Yoshino Aiko eventually became tired of this unethical love and decided to leave him. When the tennis boy was in despair, he met another woman in Saipan and fell in love with her at first sight...

Nightingale Eye

Nightingale Eye

General Fiction

(english) A. S. Byatt

107K0

A humble and ordinary little tailor challenges evil black magic; a weak boy who loses his lover faces his fate in a fantasy world; a supporting character who is destined to be sacrificed changes his destiny to save the motherland; the nine-headed evil dragon is rampant and the three brothers and sisters who have lost their loved ones pursue the preciousness and beauty of life; the crystal glass bottle containing the elves reflects the courageous women who dare to love, hate and hate... The five stories in "Eye of the Nightingale" are not only fantasy and fairy tales, but also contemporary fables and pastoral songs. Byatt uses dreamlike words and speculative narration to create a magical universe full of imagination. The details, wisdom and brilliance are amazing.

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Fantasy

Rain Falling Sky Clouds

5K0

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I'm Improving in the Survival Game

See Qianyu Again

83K03

A master of online gaming and e-sports, one day he came to the world of survival games. -- The frightening clown circus, the bizarre dream journey, the war-torn doomsday massacre, the weird and changeable banquet mystery... Facing the unknown fear, can they escape? "To live or to die, that is the question." Sizhou said: The biggest problem is that this game will allow her to exist. She never admits defeat when it comes to escaping when faced with those who want to kill her; When faced with someone who wanted to take revenge on her, if she couldn't do it, she would drag someone along to be beaten. Jiang Baiyu: #What should I do if my teammates are always OT? Waiting online, quite urgent. -- #1V1# Serious in the industry + Qingqing offline savvy + Regular OT female protagonist × Vicious tongue in the industry + Offline externally cold and internally hot + Regularly resistant male protagonist Growth flow, cultivation system (please enter with caution, because the heroine is too weak in the front and it is easy to get upset). The heroine is not strong in the early stage, but will gradually become stronger, but this does not affect her silly character who loves to think. There are a little few scenes of the male protagonist in the early stages, but there will be more later on. -- The writing may be a little slow in the early stage, and the plot moves forward slowly. It describes the inner drama of the protagonist a little more, mainly to increase the readers' understanding of the character's personality (to put it bluntly, the author's writing is not good, and he will only introduce it slowly (dog head))

Bewildered

Bewildered

Mystery

Eaves

6K0

Everyone has their own desires and selfishness, but the degree is different. In this game, people's desires will be infinitely magnified... Who will be the final winner? What exactly is fair and just?

Xu Yuanchong's Translation of the Peony Pavilion

G

73K0

China is a country of poetry. Ancient poetry and drama are treasures in our country's literary treasure house and the cultural essence of our nation. The aesthetic trends and valuable wealth created by Chinese traditional culture over thousands of years of civilization development have great charm that transcends times and crosses national boundaries. Translation master Xu Yuanchong has spent decades selecting traditional literary classics that have had a profound influence on Chinese history from the vast sea of ​​ancient Chinese cultural books, and using superb translation techniques to translate them into English, so that readers at home and abroad can appreciate the beauty and charm of Chinese classical literature even in an English context. The book is published in Chinese-English format. The English part is personally reviewed by native English experts, and rare words in the Chinese part are notated and explained, making it easier to refer to and study. This book is divided into two volumes, the upper and lower volumes, and contains 300 well-known Tang poems. The English parts are all translated by Xu Yuanchong. I hope that through this form of bilingual reading, readers can appreciate the various phenomena of Chinese poetry at its peak.

Peach Blossom Fan Translated by Xu Yuanchong

(qing Dynasty) Kong Shangren

76K0

China is a country of poetry. Ancient poetry and drama are treasures in our country's literary treasure house and the cultural essence of our nation. The aesthetic trends and valuable wealth created by Chinese traditional culture over thousands of years of civilization development have great charm that transcends times and crosses national boundaries. Translation master Xu Yuanchong has spent decades selecting traditional literary classics that have had a profound influence on Chinese history from the vast sea of ​​ancient Chinese cultural books, and using superb translation techniques to translate them into English, so that readers at home and abroad can appreciate the beauty and charm of Chinese classical literature even in an English context. The book is published in Chinese-English format. The English part is personally reviewed by native English experts, and rare words in the Chinese part are notated and explained, making it easier to refer to and study. This book is divided into two volumes, the upper and lower volumes, and contains 300 well-known Tang poems. The English parts are all translated by Xu Yuanchong. I hope that through this form of bilingual reading, readers can appreciate the various phenomena of Chinese poetry at its peak.

The Legend of the Judge (volume 3): Disaster

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194K0

The destruction of "Iron Heart" allowed Chicago to regain its freedom, and a new order gradually formed, but the plan to eliminate superpowers is still in progress. The new powerful epic sect "Shenglin" began to recruit superpowers of all levels in an attempt to build a second new Chicago and lure the liquidators closer... First time entering the water city David discovers a series of strange events, everything seems to be a long-planned trap, but the "Fire Phoenix" saves him again and again. All this makes David doubt that people with superpowers can also uphold their humanity and return to ordinary people. He begins to question whether the organization's actions to completely eliminate people with superpowers are correct. Revenge is no longer the only motivation, and his path begins to change... The faith remains, towards the light; there are always people who rise to the challenge and become heroes who protect the weak!

The First Law (volume 2): the Edge of the World

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296K0

"Seed. The incarnation of another world in the world, the essence of magic." Does "seed" contain hope or despair? Can magic successfully return to the human world? The scam that has been buried for centuries is about to be revealed! The barbarian army on the northern border is overwhelming, and the expeditionary force is retreating steadily; the cannibals on the southern peninsula disguise themselves as humans, hiding in the city and waiting for opportunities. Faced with internal and external troubles, the interrogator Grotta was ordered to go to the border town of Dagos alone to start the rescue. As the defense work deepened, he discovered that the various forces in the city were complicated, it was impossible to distinguish between friends and foes, and everyone was suspicious - who was his ally and who was the informer? At the same time, the First Mage and his unconventional team are gradually approaching the edge of the world, trying to open the door to another world and regain power. The past grievances are exposed at the tip of the iceberg, and the whispers of the deceased continue all night long. When they finally arrived at the desolate cursed land, little did they know that the end of their journey was just the beginning of another bigger conspiracy...

Yodo-kun: the Noble Concubine of the Warring States Period

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201K0

This book tells the story of the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife Chacha (Yodo-kun). The protagonist of this book, Chacha, is the daughter of Oda Nobunaga's sister, Mrs. Aichi. When she was young, she experienced tragic events where the city was captured and her family was destroyed several times. When Xiaogucheng fell, his mother, Ashi, took Chacha and her two younger sisters, Achu and Xiaodu, to escape from the city. Soon after, her mother Aichi remarried, but she and her stepfather died at the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Later, she was favored by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and became the concubine of the enemy who killed her mother. She became the concubine of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the most powerful man in Japan, and gave birth to his heir Hideyori. However, Hideyoshi died of illness soon after, and the Toyotomi family lost the battle with the Tokugawa family for the world. Finally, Chacha and Hideyori committed suicide on the day of the fall of Osaka Castle.

The First Law (volume 3): the Last Resort

(uk) Joe Acroby

379K0

"Forbidden to talk to the devil, open the door between the two worlds." The king of the United Kingdom died, and the army was leaderless outside. At the critical moment, a group of northern heroes led by Logan came up with a clever plan to lure the enemy. The fateful battle between the King of the North and Logan begins. After going through all kinds of difficulties, everything seems to be turning around. At the same time, the Gulku army took advantage of the situation and pressed forward step by step. The various factions in the city of Adua were quarreling among themselves, and the disaster was just around the corner. But there is God's will in the dark. The First Mage and his carefully selected team finally touch the secret of the seed. This time, the First Law will be the key to reversing the situation of the war. This time, the door to the two worlds is only a stone's throw away... Centuries of grudges and hatreds are settled here. Will the First Law finally be broken? The truth of fate is revealed!

The Era of National Beast Masters

The Deformed Count

659K030

Pet animal stories, this is a world where pet animals and humans fight passionately together. The messenger made a contract with the pet beast and evolved to the peak together, becoming the strongest beast controller in the world of beast control. After the world went through a catastrophe, a crack appeared in the world. Powerful monster beasts rushed out of the crack. Humanity was faced with a huge crisis. Later, humans discovered that they could sign a contract with the monster beast. In my humble opinion, humans had a living space. "What, Yuwentuo's big-headed fish evolved into Kunpeng" "What, why did the Yuwentuo flame bird evolve into a phoenix?" "Yu Wentuo, just treat yourself as a human being. We are only silver beast masters. You have achieved it, platinum beast masters." "Hey, I can't help it, they evolved somehow," Yuwen Tuo said with a smile.

Anna Yoon in the Grave of the World

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95K0

Anna Yin, the goddess of heaven and earth, enters the tomb of the world alone. There is the underworld ruled by her twin sister. All living people will pass through the seven gates and never return. In order to save Anna Yin, her best friend went to the heaven to seek help from her fathers, and then went to the end of the city and the edge of the desert to find the great mother goddess Ningma. The Fathers established laws to separate the earth from the earth, leaving mankind in a state of endless toil and short-lived joy. Human beings cannot understand everything about life and cannot achieve happiness. In order to find a new order for the world, Anna Yin and the Great Mother want to open the tomb, shake the foundation of the world, and reconnect the world as a whole. In the end, Anna Yin returned from the underworld and came back to life... "There is only one word difference between 'past' and 'future', 'coming and going - going back and forth -', just like a calling."

John Christopher (all 4 Volumes)

H

980K0

On the occasion of Mr. Xu Yuanchong's 100th birthday, a new commemorative collector's edition of "Three French Literary Classics" is launched. Among them, "Johan Christophe" is the masterpiece of the famous French writer Romain Rolland. Romain Rolland won the 1915 Nobel Prize for Literature for this work. The book consists of ten volumes, divided into four volumes. The novel tells the story of a musical genius's struggle with himself, art, and society. It traces the life evolution of a German musician in the process of artistic struggle. The protagonist John-Christophe left the small town and went to Paris. His works were not understood, his love was repeatedly frustrated, and his life became increasingly difficult. However, with his persistence in music and his optimism about life, he found the tranquility of life in the midst of hardships, just like a river flowing into the vast and deep ocean.

Human Reasoning Book: Collection of Works of Japanese Socialist Queen Kanae Minato (confessions + Fragments) (2 Volumes in Total)

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226K0

A collection of Minato Kanae's works, namely "Confession" and "Fragments". "Confession": When there are differences between ethics and justice, which side do you choose to stand on? Avengers, murderers, family members of murderers... In this shocking campus crime, teachers, parents, students, who is the culprit? Is using violence to fight violence a defense of good or a promotion of evil? Love and pain, good and evil, crime and punishment frequently strike at the moral scale of our hearts. True light must come from the deepest darkness. "Fragments": If we don't meet society's expectations, don't we qualify for happiness? This is a social mystery novel that explores the negative consequences of teenage suicide caused by "judging people by their appearance." The form is still unfolded in the multi-person confessional style that Minato Kanae is good at. The content also touches on various human natures that she cares about: the outside world's perspective, beauty and ugliness, revenge, bullying, "toxic relatives", etc.

Staying in the Underworld for Four Thousand Years

Shi Tuo

191K0

Luo Xiaofeng traveled to the ghost town of Fengdu and became a little soul-keeper. At a time when the three realms are in turmoil, demons are rampant. Luo Xiaofeng lives in the underworld and gets rewards by completing tasks every day. [Mission completed: Obtain a Nascent Soul Pill] [Mission completed: Obtain a volume of the Seven Wheels Sutra] [Mission completed: obtain one hundred years of Taoism] [Mission Completed: Obtain a Soul-Retaining Sword] ... Luo Xiaofeng has since embarked on the road of becoming a strong man in conquering demons.

Salt Road: 1014 Kilometers by the Sea

S

182K0

Copyrights have been sold in the United States, Germany, Russia, South Korea, the Netherlands and other countries. Sunday Times bestseller; shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Book Prize for Biography; shortlisted for the Wainwright Book Prize. This is a true, non-fiction story with a powerful narrative about rising above adversity through hiking and the healing power of nature. The author Renault learned that Moss, her husband with whom she had lived for 32 years, was terminally ill. Shortly afterwards, the two lost their property and livelihood. With nothing and little time left, they made the bold and impulsive decision to walk 630 miles (1,014 kilometers) along the southwest coast, from Somerset to Dorset, passing through Devon and Cornwall. They have almost no money to buy food or accommodation. They can only carry the necessary supplies for survival and live on the ancient land that has been washed by time. The cliffs, sea and sky are their homes. But during this journey, every step they took, everything they encountered, and every challenge they encountered ultimately led to this extraordinary journey from grief to joy. The story in this book is unapologetic and true. It is full of inspiration. This real-life story proves the importance of accepting grief and the healing power of the natural world. Ultimately, this is a portrait of home, how it is lost, rebuilt, and ultimately found again in the most unexpected ways.

Fate\u002fprototype Fragments of Blue Silver (Set of 5 Volumes)

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335K03

This book is the prequel novel of "Fate\u002FPrototype", the story prototype of the world-popular Japanese classic IP "Fate\u002Fstay night". The set includes the full set of volumes 1-5 of "Fate\u002FPrototype: Fragments of Blue Silver". The plot of this book takes place in an imaginary world. Seven magicians each signed a contract with seven heroic spirits. They fought to obtain the Holy Grail that can grant any wish, and performed a ritual called the "Holy Grail War". In this Holy Grail War, magicians and heroic spirits who have made a contract team up to work together to win the Holy Grail. During this period, they will encounter different opponents, face various difficulties, and even have differences due to different opinions. This is very similar to various sports competitions and campus competitions in reality. Although the theme is "Holy Grail War", it is just a theme name. The characters in it show the spirit of unity and cooperation during this "war", as well as the spirit of "friendship first, competition second", which is worth learning and reflecting on by readers.

Battle of Verdun: the Price of Glory, 1916

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267K0

On February 21, 1916, gunfire sounded on the right bank of the Meuse River, and the Battle of Verdun, known as the "meat grinder" in World War I, began. The battle lasted for October and resulted in the highest number of casualties per square foot of the war at over 700,000. The soldiers once thought that the battle would never end until the last German and the last French killed each other. This book gives a panoramic description of this terrible battle, covering all aspects of the situation before and after the war, strategy and tactics, transportation, air and land battles, suffering and glory, generals and soldiers, etc. In the author's writing, De Leon fought to death in the forest, Kunze's legendary break-in to Fort Douaumont, Joubert watched fighter planes fly in the hell of Mount Muerte, and Renard released the last heroic carrier pigeon in Warburg... These legendary scenes appear on the page one by one, and the vivid characters shake people's hearts with their fate and character. The book also criticizes the arrogance and folly of both warring parties, and provides a profound reflection on the tragic war and the fate of mankind. The Battle of Verdun is the key to understanding the Great War, a concentrated release of all its violent energy. It broke the backbone of a generation of French people and became the origin of the German Blitzkrieg in World War II. Its influence has not completely dissipated to this day.

Elizabeth, the Great Chief: an English Adventurer and the Fate of the First American Colonies

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190K0

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

Naruto: Izumiden

Naruto: Izumiden

Light Novel

The Flowers Fell Into Silence And Turned Into Mud

1.1M04

The huge chains on the battlefield are waving. This is the only blood inheritance limit that Uzumaki Izumi can rely on - the soul-eating blockade. War will never come unexpectedly. It seems that the Third Ninja World War is completely known, but in fact, it still knows nothing about it. The secrets passed down by the whirlpool for thousands of years, the rise and fall of the Senju clan, the celestial arts of Shiggou Forest, the order of Naruto, the darkness hidden deep in the ninja world, the war between ninjas, and the bond with Shisui, this is the world Izumi faces. He has written the first volume (Childhood Encounter), the second volume (The Battle of the Puppet), the third volume (Renewal and Alternation), the fourth volume (Bipolar), and the fifth volume (God of War (to be completed)). [Hokage, Konoha, battle situation, the Third Ninja War, sealing techniques, tailed beasts, senjutsu, the Fire Temple and the wet bone forest, Konoha, the soul-eating blockade, strategy]

The School Idol is a Girl: the Battle for the Campus No List

Dovelia

460K0688

The new book "The Chief Demon Controller" has been opened. In Shengxuan College, there are gentlemen with perfect character and cultivation, delinquents who are urban princes, geniuses, and ordinary people... Some of them are sought after and have climbed onto the legendary campus NO list, becoming emperors at the top of the college. The college looks peaceful on the surface, but the [Student Council] and [Blood Sakura]... Are all ready to take action. One day, during the cherry blossom season, an unidentified transfer student came to this academy...

Let Your Mood Go

Du Hailong

94K0

The passing years are quiet and peaceful, and the haze that cleanses the soul has written those missed beautiful scenery into gentle poems, engraved in the long river of life, and walked calmly. The author uses romantic feelings to describe every bit of humanistic features, landscapes, places of interest and historic sites in life, with songs in the words and emotions in the lines. His words are like hand-embroidering a lotus flower emerging from the water; or cutting out a colorful butterfly dancing in love with a flower, and pairing it with melodious and soft songs will make you fall into a state of mind after reading it.

Fire and Tide

Fire and Tide

General Fiction

(japan) Matsumoto Seicho

147K0

The book "Fire and Tide" contains four medium-length novels: "Fire and Tide", "Forest of Testimony", "Racial Alliance" and "Mountain". It is also the first time it has been published in China. The book prominently reflects Matsumoto Seicho's socialist reasoning style. The plot design of the four novels is exquisite, with twists and turns, ups and downs, and twists and turns. The two sides of human beings are vividly depicted, and it involves a completely unfamiliar legal field, involving police officers, judges, lawyers, prosecutors and critics. It is a relatively complete judicial story that readers can gain a lot of insights from after reading it. It also reflects the state of Japan during World War II and the author's philosophy of advocating peace and opposing war.

Eastern Europe: Steppe Frontier 1500-1800

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147K0

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

Eunuchs: the Structure of Close Politics

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90K0

What is a eunuch? Who created eunuchs? Where does the eunuch's power come from? Why do lowly eunuchs often become the key force in Chinese history? How can eunuchs, who seem to have always been notorious, survive for thousands of years? Behind these problems, the history of eunuchs may be related to some deep factors in Chinese history and society. The famous Japanese Sinologist Taisuke Mitamura proposed the concept of "closer politics" to observe eunuchs in Chinese history based on an extensive collection of historical examples. He selected three eunuch groups, Han, Tang, and Ming, as the active eras, and discussed the activity characteristics and historical fate of eunuchs in each era within the framework of monarch power and side politics. He believed that eunuchs were "the shadow of the emperor" and "the agent of the monarch." The eunuch system and the monarchy system were mutually exclusive, or an indispensable part of monarchy. After the book was published, it was widely praised and won Japan's "Mainichi Publishing Culture Award". It has been best-selling for half a century and has become a classic for understanding Chinese history.

Waiting for the Barbarians (collected Works of Coetzee)

(south Africa) J. M. Coetzee

119K0

For decades, the Sheriff has been a loyal servant of the Empire, running the affairs of a small frontier fortress and turning a blind eye to the coming war with the barbarians. However, when the interrogation expert arrived, he witnessed the cruel and unfair treatment of prisoners of war by the empire. He developed sympathy for the victims, so he committed an incredible act of rebellion, and even more unexpectedly, it made him an enemy of the country and changed his destiny. ... "Waiting for the Barbarians" is one of Coetzee's masterpieces and has been adapted into movies, stage plays and even operas. This book was selected into the "20th Century Literature Excellence" book series by Penguin Books.

The Death of Jesus (Collected Works of Coetzee)

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95K0

This book is the latest novel by Nobel Prize winner Coetzee and the final chapter of the "Jesus Trilogy" series. The protagonist of "The Death of Jesus" is still the young David. In this book, David is ten years old and plays football with his friends every week. They had no equipment or rules: sometimes there were thirty people on the court, sometimes just five. The director of a nearby orphanage invited them to form a team to compete against the boarding school team. They may enjoy measuring themselves against a real team. Do your best and make everything win. David chose to leave his home and live with the team. Soon, however, he falls victim to a mysterious illness. And all kinds of people around David began to commemorate him in different ways after his death. Everyone has their own understanding of David and their own opinions...

Les Miserables (part 1, 2) (foreign Literature Masterpiece Series)

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990K0

Hugo's life almost experienced the turbulent changes of French society in the 19th century. His creative process lasted for more than sixty years, almost spanning the entire process of French modernization. Hugo wrote a lot in his life. He was born into a family of military officers. Hugo was not born among the working people, and he did not even have any important social relations with the working class. His own experience and path were also far removed from those of the lower class. What was the force that pushed him to write "Les Misérables", a masterpiece about the suffering of the lower class people? We have to admit that this strength and ideological foundation are the humanitarian ideas he has always adhered to. In this novel, Hugo depicts the historical aspect from Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo to the popular uprising against the July Monarchy, and draws a large-scale picture of social and political life. The book describes the tragic experiences of the three central characters: the fugitive Jean Valjean, the woman Fantine living on the street, and her daughter Cosette, and angrily condemns and accuses the reasons for all these unreasonable and unfair phenomena.

Juliet Naked (nick Hornby)

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168K0

This novel written by Nick Hornby for young and middle-aged people continues his consistent writing style: humorous and thought-provoking. It contains a large number of music works that were popular in the 1970s and 1980s, adding a strong nostalgic color. The movie of the same name was released in 2018, starring the film industry's literary god Ethan Hawke (the male protagonist of the "Love" series trilogy). The heroine Anne is about to enter middle age. After spending fifteen years of ordinary cohabitation with her boyfriend Duncan, she has doubts about the meaning of this life. She began to look at her past to figure out what she was missing. On the other side of the ocean, Tucker Crowe, a rock musician who has retired for many years - and is also the idol that Duncan has devoted half his life to studying - is also suffering from headaches due to the consequences of his bohemian life. Driven by an incredible fate, the two came together.

Working Poor in High School Students: the Truth About "invisible Poverty" (translated Documentary)

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76K0

"Obviously they are still children, but they are forced to become adults." High school students who cannot settle down with their studies are the epitome of modern poverty in Japan. In Japan, 1 in 7 minors is in a "poverty state", and 1 in 2 university undergraduates applies for scholarships. Poor and busy high school students work outside to earn money and are busy with housework at home. Even if they have excellent grades and rely on loan scholarships to complete their studies, they may still fall into deeper poverty due to debt pressure. However, even if conclusive data is presented, people who believe that "poverty does not exist" can still be found everywhere. "How poor! Can't you afford a smartphone?" "Aren't your clothes clean?" "There are obviously people who have a more difficult life, how hypocritical." In order to visualize "invisible poverty", the NHK special program recording team launched a nationwide interview and follow-up survey in Japan, using data and field interviews to restore the truth, exposing the deep-rooted nature of modern poverty to the public at a glance.

Ziyun Temple (the Case of Di Gong in the Tang Dynasty)

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The Dutch sinologist John Gauloppe has rewritten the legend of Di Renjie, a famous official in the early Tang Dynasty, combining the elegance of Chinese classical literature with the fun of Western detective novels. It is a brand new unabridged translation, with hand-drawn illustrations by Gaulopi and a full analysis of the creative background. The translator has studied Gao Luopei for many years and is responsible for the translation alone to ensure a unified writing style. "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" successfully created "China's Sherlock Holmes" and was translated into and published in many foreign languages, leaving a significant mark in the history of cultural exchanges between China and the world. Fifteen versions of the translated version of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" are planned to be published. Zhang Ling, who has studied Gao Luopei for many years, is responsible for the translation and writes annotations and postscripts that are both academic and readable. It is currently the only version on the market that has been independently translated by one person. The third volume of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" includes "Purple Cloud Temple", "Liu Garden Picture", "Guangzhou Case", "Necklace Case" and "Mid-Autumn Festival Case". Each volume is equipped with illustrations created by Gao Luopei himself, full of ancient charm and pleasing to the eye. "Ziyun Temple" tells the story that in 670 AD, when Di Gong was appointed as the magistrate of Lanfang County, Hong Liang and Ma Rong assisted in solving the murder case of Zeng San, the theft of banknotes and the disappearance of women.

Tree Language

Tree Language

Literature

(us) Richard Powers

356K0

If the trees on this planet could talk, what would they tell us? An epic of human beings and nature, like "Walden" meets "One Hundred Years of Solitude". Over the centuries, the fates of characters from different races and countries are like the same tree. Underground are the cultural history of family traditions, and above ground are the branches of civilization in the new century. They meet, get acquainted, and fight for nature and life together. From the chestnut trees in the Brooklyn countryside, to the fusang legend in Eastern China, from scientists with language barriers, to the American pilot who fell into a tree during the Vietnam War, a paralyzed Indian game development programmer, a psychologist who doubts human nature, an engineer who has a mysterious relic and heard ancient legends, and a female college student who died. Nine unrelated stories from different countries and different eras finally come together.

The Necklace Case (the Case of Di Gong in the Tang Dynasty)

(netherlands) Golope

75K02

The Dutch sinologist Roberto Gorope rewrites the legend of Di Renjie, a famous official in the early Tang Dynasty, combining the elegance of Chinese classical literature with the fun of Western detective novels. It is a brand new unabridged translation with a full analysis of the creative background. The translator has studied Gao Luopei for many years and is responsible for the translation alone to ensure a unified writing style. "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" successfully created "China's Sherlock Holmes" and was translated into and published in many foreign languages, leaving a significant mark in the history of cultural exchanges between China and the world. Fifteen versions of the translated version of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" are planned to be published. Zhang Ling, who has studied Gao Luopei for many years, is responsible for the translation and writes annotations and postscripts that are both academic and readable. It is currently the only version on the market that has been independently translated by one person. The third volume of "The Case of Di Gong in the Tang Dynasty" includes "Purple Cloud Temple", "Liu Garden Picture", "Guangzhou Case", "Necklace Case" and "Mid-Autumn Festival Case". "The Necklace Case" tells the story of Judge Dee who passed by Hechuan Town when he was the magistrate of Puyang County and solved the murder case of the accountant, the necklace theft case and the disappearance of the woman alone.

Liuyuan Picture (the Case of Di Gong in the Tang Dynasty)

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The Dutch sinologist Roberto Gorope rewrites the legend of Di Renjie, a famous official in the early Tang Dynasty, combining the elegance of Chinese classical literature with the fun of Western detective novels. It is a brand new unabridged translation with a full analysis of the creative background. The translator has studied Gao Luopei for many years and is responsible for the translation alone to ensure a unified writing style. "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" successfully created "China's Sherlock Holmes" and was translated into and published in many foreign languages, leaving a significant mark in the history of cultural exchanges between China and the world. Fifteen versions of the translated version of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" are planned to be published. Zhang Ling, who has studied Gao Luopei for many years, is responsible for the translation and writes annotations and postscripts that are both academic and readable. It is currently the only version on the market that has been independently translated by one person. The third volume of "The Case of Di Gong in the Tang Dynasty" includes "Purple Cloud Temple", "Liu Garden Picture", "Guangzhou Case", "Necklace Case" and "Mid-Autumn Festival Case". "Pictures of the Willow Garden" tells the story that in 677 AD, when Di Gong was appointed minister of Dali Temple in the capital, he was appointed to concurrently serve as the governor of Gyeonggi Province. With the assistance of Ma Rong, Qiao Tai, and Tao Qian, they solved the case of a wealthy businessman falling from a building, the murder of a prince, and an old case.

Mid-autumn Festival Case (the Case of Di Gong in the Tang Dynasty)

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95K01

The Dutch sinologist Roberto Gorope rewrites the legend of Di Renjie, a famous official in the early Tang Dynasty, combining the elegance of Chinese classical literature with the fun of Western detective novels. It is a brand new unabridged translation with a full analysis of the creative background. The translator has studied Gao Luopei for many years and is responsible for the translation alone to ensure a unified writing style. "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" successfully created "China's Sherlock Holmes" and was translated into and published in many foreign languages, leaving a significant mark in the history of cultural exchanges between China and the world. Fifteen versions of the translated version of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" are planned to be published. Zhang Ling, who has studied Gao Luopei for many years, is responsible for the translation and writes annotations and postscripts that are both academic and readable. It is currently the only version on the market that has been independently translated by one person. The third volume of "The Case of Di Gong in the Tang Dynasty" includes "Purple Cloud Temple", "Liu Garden Picture", "Guangzhou Case", "Necklace Case" and "Mid-Autumn Festival Case". "Mid-Autumn Festival Case" tells the story of Di Gong who went to Jinhua, a neighboring county, on official business when he was the magistrate of Puyang County, and solved the murders of scholars, dancers and maids on his own.

Mrs. Craddock (collected Works of Maugham)

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172K0

"Master of Storyteller" Somerset Maugham's Joys and Joys of Marriage. "This book can also be called "The Triumph of Love"" - our "story master" Maugham declared so straightforwardly at the beginning. However, don't be deceived by this excessive candor, because Maugham's insight into the human heart alone would make it impossible for him to be satisfied with the cliché of a happy ending. This story took place in England at the turn of the century more than a hundred years ago. Mrs. Craddock is the daughter of a wealthy gentry. Out of a heart longing for love and freedom, she married her housekeeper without hesitation - a simple young man whose background and status were far inferior to hers. But what this marriage brought her was far from the happiness she had expected... When everything finally returned to dust, our heroine judged her husband like this: "His only shortcoming is that I love him-but I no longer love him."

Wonderful Girl (nick Hornby)

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191K0

The new comedy by the British literary genius Hornby shows the counterattack of a grassroots girl to become a big star of the BBC; it pays tribute to Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning film "Funny Girl". Cleverly retelling the history of the BBC's golden era and recreating the unique pop culture of "Swinging London". The title of this book is borrowed from American acting superstar Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning musical film Funny Girl (also translated as "Funny Girl"). However, it is not a simple reproduction of the film, but a combination of fiction and reality. Through a clever retelling of the golden age of the BBC, it tells the story of the birth of a British version of "Funny Girl" - the female joker Barbra, until she flew up a branch and became a phoenix. The novel draws on the era of pop culture explosion such as "Swinging London" in the 1960s to describe how a grassroots girl constantly changes her self-perception on the road to pursuing her dreams. It also makes a wonderful display of the traditional British radio and television industry that is full of irony and humor.

What to Do (nick Hornby Works)

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153K0

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

A Forest in Full Bloom, Worrying About the Country (work Series by Yukio Mishima)

(japan) Mishima Yukio

107K0

The psychedelic forest of flowers where love and death breathe freely is a collection of Yukio Mishima's self-selected short stories, a summary of the author's writing growth history. This book collects a number of short stories that Mishima Yukio established and fixed with various techniques and perfect questions in the early days of his creation. The literary themes and realistic problems related to the author's life are all contained in them. The title work "Forest in Bloom" is Mishima Yukio's debut novel when he was sixteen, written in 1941. In the diary of "my" ancestor, Mrs. Ximing, there is a record of a "miracle" that is almost hallucination. A Heian Dynasty woman who has a close relationship with "my" ancestor is very afraid of the sea, while "my" grandmother's aunt had a passionate yearning for the sea when she was young. These "miracles", "fear" and "yearning" are all manifestations of the "longing" living in the body and its transformation, and are intertwined with blood, writing the fate of life and death in "my" own life, dreams and illusions.

The Education of Love (translation 40)

(italian) Amicis

194K0

"The Education of Love" is the main work of the famous Italian novelist Amicis. This book is a close-up collection describing the life of a teenager. By recording various touching stories around Enrico, a fourth-grade primary school student, this book reflects the poor life and honest, simple and loving character of the middle and lower class people in Italy, and advocates patriotism, kindness, bravery, generosity, selflessness and fraternity. Every chapter and section of the book expresses "love" vividly, from the personal love for the country, society, and nation to the personal love for parents, teachers, and friends. Everywhere is gripping and touching. Education of love is actually quality education, which is the basis for enlightening children on how to behave as a person, and is also the basis for other qualities. "Education of Love" is in the form of a diary, using a child's tone and writing style to write about children's lives and thoughts. It looks real and friendly when read, so it is easier to be accepted by children. Although this is a book mainly written for students aged 9 to 13, it is also a very helpful educational classic for parents, teachers and children. The book has been a best-seller for more than 100 years after its publication, and has been adapted into cartoons, movies, and comic books many times, with readers all over the world.

Bankruptcy after Old Age: a Nightmare Called "longevity" (translated Documentary)

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87K0

If you have savings, a house, and an annuity, why would you go bankrupt after old age? Longevity, the symbol of a happy society, will become the last straw in old age. The proprietress of a construction company lost her support after her only son died of overwork and her husband died of illness. She did not dare to see a doctor when she was sick and just wanted to save money... The owner of a pet shop closed the shop to focus on caring for his seriously ill mother. After sending his mother away, he was unable to find a job again and could only sell the house he lived with his mother to raise money. To make ends meet... Middle-aged unemployed children rely on their parents' pensions to survive, and in the end both generations go bankrupt... The NHK special program recording team focuses on "money issues" and reveals the various impacts of "bankruptcy in old age" on housing, life, medical care, interpersonal relationships, etc. Every elderly person in the case worked as hard as you and me when they were young and made a savings plan for retirement. However, they never thought that life would be so lonely and hard after old age, and they would even lose the desire to live. The problem of "bankruptcy after old age" not only affects the elderly over 65 years old, but has further spread to the working population. Crises of economic recession, reduced income, and rising prices are coming one after another. It is difficult for young people to find jobs, and it is difficult for middle-aged unemployed office workers to enter the workplace again... If you cannot recognize the current situation and seek solutions, then no matter how old you are now, you will become a reserve army of "bankruptcy after old age".

Notre Dame De Paris (translation 40)

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350K0

"Notre Dame de Paris" is a masterpiece of the novel by the famous French novelist and poet Victor Hugo. The gypsy girl Esmeralda is a street performer, and Froed, the deputy bishop of Notre Dame Church, wants to take possession of her. Later, it was discovered that she had another lover, and she assassinated her lover and framed the blame on her, resulting in her being sentenced to death. Quasimodo, the ugly bell ringer who was full of love and humility for her, rescued her and took refuge in Notre Dame. Froed kidnapped her and forced her to give in to his bestial desires. After being refused, Froude handed her over to the officers and soldiers and watched her being hanged upstairs in Notre Dame. In despair, Quasimodo angrily pushed Froude, who had raised him, off the attic and fell to death. He went to the Eagle Mountain Crypt to hug Esmeralda's body and died with her, completing the "wedding".

Pride and Prejudice (translation 40)

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234K0

The great American literary critic Edmund Wilson said: "In the history of British literature for nearly one and a quarter centuries, there have been several revolutions of taste, but only Shakespeare and Jane Austen have endured." This book is one of Austen's most famous works. Mrs. Bennet's lifelong ambition is to marry her five daughters decently, so she always regards the wealthy bachelors nearby as a piece of property that one of her daughters deserves, so there are several young couples who have ups and downs of separation and reunion. In the end, the hero and heroine put aside their pride and prejudice and made their own moral choices. The work fully expresses the author's own views on marriage, emphasizing the impact of economic interests and family status on love and marriage. The more than 50 original illustrations compiled in this book vividly reproduce classic scenes. They were created by the Irish-British painter Hugh Thomson at the end of the 19th century. They are also the most widely circulated and unique set of illustrations of Austen's works.

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