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With 18 years of practice, psychiatrist Ken Shimizu has been responsible for psychological counseling for cancer patients and their families. He recorded the conversations with dying patients, frontline consultation experiences and reflections that moved him most, and found that: realizing that death will come early is a positive thing for us. We will feel the existence and brilliance of life more keenly because we know that everything will eventually disappear; understanding that life is limited gives us the motivation to live. Therefore, he named the book - If I am not in this world one year later. The author regards cancer as an opportunity to think about oneself, life and death, and gives us a lesson on death that touches our hearts from the aspects of psychology, clinical medicine, and personal experience. And ask everyone: If impermanence is pronounced, what kind of life will we choose next?

"Tsugaru" contains three masterpieces by Japanese literary giant Dazai Osamu: "Tsugaru", "Aomori" and "Sado". The main body of this book, the article "Tsugaru", is a custom written by Osamu Dazai for the Tsugaru area, his hometown, commissioned by Oyama Bookstore. It was first published in 1944. Dazai Osamu's works such as "The Disqualification of the World" and "Setting Sun" are always filled with a gloomy and decadent atmosphere. But "Tsugaru" is different. He returned to his hometown after many years, met his relatives and friends, and re-understood the customs, history and culture of his hometown, and conveyed a strong sense of nostalgia in his writing. Osamu Dazai's representative writing style is one of contradiction, decadence, struggle, despair, and loneliness. "Tsugaru" is Osamu Dazai's warm work, full of love for his hometown and attachment to the world. After reading "Tsugaru", you will have a complete understanding of Dazai Osamu, and you will also understand why Dazai Osamu gradually became decadent after leaving his hometown and the people in his hometown.

When different lives come together, all kinds of stories will happen. "Education of Love" is a heart-warming chapter that shows people a picture full of love; in "The Story of Six Children", the naive children give up their beloved treasures to help others. Although they are young, they have great benevolence that helps everyone; "Tiger!" Tiger! "Mowgli, the wolf boy who grew up in the jungle, exudes the masculinity, vitality and liveliness of a young man, which is the life of a brave man; and "The Great Stone Face" is the life of a wise man. Ernest adopts natural methods, is quiet and indifferent, and can be a role model for people. Freedom and self-esteem are connected. There is no freedom in clinging to others. This is the truth told in "Cat's Paradise". We all want to be happy, but what is happiness? Maybe we can find the answer from "Blue Bird".

Natsume Soseki's prose essays have been continuously translated and introduced in the country in recent years and are deeply loved by readers. "Nagahi Essays" is another important collection of essays by Natsume Soseki after "Ten Nights of Dreams". It not only contains Soseki's description of Japanese people and customs, but also his reminiscences of his time studying in England. The writing may be humorous and warm, dreamlike or dreamlike; or it may be profound and philosophical.

This is a collection of naturalistic short stories, including a total of 25 of the author's early essays, diaries, and short stories. Most of them describe subtle fragments of life and vague memories in dreams, such as wine, friends, illness, travel, and hometown. It reflects the life scenes around Japanese literati during the Meiji period. The writing and ink are mostly about what the eyes see, what the ears hear, and what the body feels, like fragments of dreams and reality cut out piece by piece.

This book contains twelve classic works by Torahiko Terada, one flower and one speechless. Most of them are based on the author's real experiences when he was a boy, and are full of human touch. These works reflect the keen perspective of scientists and the elegance of poetry of writers. They contain the mystery and philosophy of life and the universe. They are beautiful, fresh, meaningful and moving. Each article is short, clear and interspersed with a large number of beautiful pictures. Although these works were written over a hundred years ago, they remain timeless.

"Sand Country Almanack" is Leopold's masterpiece and the result of his lifelong observation, experience and thinking about nature. In the form of a natural essay, it vividly describes the beauty of the natural ecology of Shaxiang in different seasons, and praises the beauty of the "equal treatment and harmonious symbiosis" relationship between people and land, rivers, lakes, animals and plants. It calls on people to pay attention to ecological ethics and believes that only by "maintaining the overall harmony, stability and beauty of the ecological community" can humans enhance their own welfare. Leopold's land ethics has become the ideological basis for the actions of American environmental organizations and government agencies. He himself is also recognized as the most famous forerunner of ecological environmentalism. This book includes the evocative illustrations drawn by Charlie Schwartz in the earliest English version, which greatly enhances the readability and beauty of the book.

This book is a collection of articles approved by Einstein himself, including his articles on life, science, politics, religion, education, Jews, economy, peace and other issues. By reading this book, we can not only understand Einstein's attitude towards life, keen insight and deep concern for the destiny of mankind, but also gain some understanding of why he was able to achieve such great scientific achievements.

When the Christmas lights are lit again, Song Ji's long wait is over. For her, this long wait is like a kind of faith, a deep faith that has never stopped... With the bell of the New Year, Jupiter finally faces the constellation Gemini. After returning home, the house was empty and there was no sound at all. She looked through all the rooms one by one. Jinnah is no longer here, but Song Ji is still looking for Jinnah seriously.

"Walden" is a record of the American writer Thoreau who lived alone by Walden Pond, describing what he saw, heard and thought during more than two years. It is a model of American nature literature and the prose classic with the largest number of readers in the contemporary United States. It has influenced Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi and others, thereby rewriting the destiny of some nations and countries. Character, his work "Walden" is a classic of American literature and world literature. On July 4, 1845, 28-year-old Thoreau came alone to the shores of Walden Pond two miles away from Concord, built a cabin and lived there. In the book, he describes in detail the two years and two months he spent in a regenerated forest on the shores of Walden Pond and his many thoughts during this period. This is a masterpiece of wisdom that brings peace of mind and full of hope. When people gradually lose the tranquility of the countryside, it is read and missed by the whole world.

"The Island Garden" is a classic work of nature literature and the last work published by the "Island Poet" Celia Leighton Thaxter during her lifetime. She patiently told how she planted flowers and took care of the garden from spring to autumn, how she introduced precious flower seeds to the island, how she carefully cultivated flower seedlings in eggshells, how she battled wits and courage with birds that were both annoying and cute, and also recorded what she harvested after hard work. Rich spiritual rewards... She brought her lifelong deep love for flowers, plants, birds, and islands, her unique life philosophy and insights, and her noble and outstanding aesthetic taste into this work that tells how she took care of, tended and protected the island garden with the greatest love. The brushwork is full of warmth, calm and simple, which is her "flower in her old age and the swan song of her life". After Celia's death, her small garden was reduced to ashes in a fire, but "The Island Garden" has been handed down and has been published again and again. It and the legendary island garden, as well as the beautiful new world of people, flowers, plants and birds created by the female writer, have become the "spiritual hometown" of her contemporaries of literary and artistic celebrities and generations of subsequent generations. In 1978, scientists at Shoals Marine Laboratory recruited gardeners to partially restore the island garden, planting the same flowers and trees that Celia had planted. Celia's small garden was once the "spiritual garden" of many painters, musicians and poets of the same generation, and was their spiritual comfort and source of inspiration. Today, the legend of Celia and her island garden continues.

"The Bacon Essays" is a collection of essays by Francis Bacon. The content covers almost every aspect of human life. As a knowledgeable and sophisticated philosopher and thinker, Bacon had a unique and thought-provoking approach to the issues he discussed.

Grandma Moses created more than 1,600 works in her lifetime. "It's never too late to do what you love most" Behind each work, there is a vivid and touching story. "It's Never Too Late to Do What You Love Most" contains more than 300 of Grandma Moses's best works, accompanied by Grandma Moses' real and touching inspirational stories. "It's Never Too Late to Do What You Love Most" uses a combination of pictures and text to show readers Grandma Moses' love for life.

In a busy life, pressure, fatigue, frustration, and confusion can easily make a young heart feel anxious and exhausted physically and mentally. The talented French writer Daudet faced such a dilemma. He chose to retreat from Paris, which many people yearned for, to his hometown of Provence to recuperate physically and mentally, wandering among the pine forests, meadows, seas, river valleys, hillsides and other natural scenery in southern France. With simple, direct, pure and delicate brushwork, he miraculously transformed the chirping of birds, the fragrance of flowers, the rolling of clouds, the blowing of the wind, the shining of stars, the roar of sea waves, the melodious ringtones, and the smell of lavender into 24 heart-healing letters, bringing spiritual nourishment to countless readers, accompanying them out of the trough of life, and making the long nights no longer lonely. It is known as the "timeless pillow book". Open "The Mill Letters" to help you discover the beauty of daily life and gain spiritual freedom!

"In Praise of Shadows" is a collection of essays by Junichiro Tanizaki, a well-known Japanese writer. It includes eleven classic representative works such as "In Praise of Shadows", "The Story of Laziness" and "Memory of the Taste of Childhood". It condenses Junichiro Tanizaki's exquisite views on oriental aesthetics. Every small object appears interesting in his writing. Starting from everyday objects that can be seen everywhere, Junichiro Tanizaki narrates the unique charm of architecture, home furnishings, appliances, tea ceremonies, food, body, love, drama, etc. In elegant and simple language, he reveals the essence of Japanese aesthetics, discovers beauty in the trivial daily life, explores the power to heal people's hearts, and takes you to appreciate the beauty and calmness of the world.

"Hunter's Notes" uses a hunter's hunting activities as clues to describe the rural life in Russia in the mid-19th century. In Turgenev's writings, many characters such as landlords, housekeepers, mill wives, town doctors, aristocratic intellectuals, serfs, peasant children, etc. Are all vividly portrayed, truly showing the life styles of people from all walks of life and opening up a broad horizon for readers. In the beautiful natural scenery, various tragedies occurred, which reflected the author's silent accusation against the serfdom system and also expressed his pursuit and yearning for a better life.

This book is the second volume of the three-volume "Kafka's Diary". It is a compilation of diaries written by Kafka between 1912 and 1914. Kafka always observed his own heart, such as inner indifference, monotony, calmness and other states, and expressed his most acute inner feelings in the diary. It also records his interactions with his friends Max and Welch and some of their views on society and the times. In addition, it can also be seen from the diary that Kafka was a lover of recitation and speech, and also had a deep passion for opera and other performances. It can be said that literature and art are the entirety of Kafka's life and spiritual world.

This book is the first volume of the three-volume series "Kafka's Diary". In it, Kafka uses profound self-reflection to analyze every moment of meaning that life projects onto him. From this we can see his evaluation of famous writers such as Dickens and Goethe, his grasp of the moments of inspiration in his own inner world, his delicate description of the fluctuating and restless state of the spiritual world, and his special psychological world caused by insomnia and strange dreams. The expression of stream of consciousness... Kafka's diary shows the contradiction between time and space in his heart, changes in mental and physical conditions, entanglements in the emotional world, confusion in life, and his thoughts on social ethics. Reading his diary, you can understand the real life state of this lonely and great writer, and provide a reference for understanding the connotation of his literary works and solving the mysteries of his life.

This is a selection of love letters written by the great French writer Balzac to his lover and later wife Madame Hanska.

This book is Woody Allen's latest collection of short essays, including a total of eighteen articles, ten of which were originally published in The New Yorker and eight of which are new works. In the book, Woody Allen cuts into various cultural events from a unique perspective, such as popular movies being adapted into best-selling novels, a stuntman kidnapped by a mistaken star, Nietzsche's recipes and linear theory, and explores social news, such as the sale of prayers and conductive materials that can charge mobile phones. Fuhe Sotheby's auctions sky-high truffles, telling about trivial matters in life, such as nannies writing books to expose their employers, various ways to enter high-end kindergartens, gifted teenagers and false advertisements. In whimsical scenes, he uses extreme irony and banter to show the pitiful and ridiculous world in his eyes.

In the early postwar Japan, a group of new writers emerged in the literary world, forming a huge creative trend in Japan - postwar literature. War novels are the most important force in Japanese postwar literature. This book combines the historical and cultural context in which the works were born to study Japanese post-war war novels from both macro and micro levels. First, the representative works of postwar writers Noma Hiroshi, Umezaki Haruo, Takeda Taijun, Ooka Shohei and Hotta Zenue are interpreted to reveal the individual characteristics of postwar writers' war novels. On this basis, this paper conducts a comprehensive discussion on the themes, creative techniques, characters, views of war, etc. Of postwar war novels, summarizes some common characteristics of postwar war novels, and reveals their distinctive postwar characteristics.

As an outstanding representative of contemporary American virtue ethics, Alasdair MacIntyre uses narrative as his ethical research method, making his theory a dynamic description of the search for narrative truth. His ethical thought marks the narrative turn of Western ethics. In this turn, ethics uses literary narrative to replace strong rules and laws, uses literary narrative to elaborate ethical propositions, and organically combines narrative as a rhetorical method with narrative that expresses abstract ethical thinking. MacIntyre uses narrative to construct virtue character, rational tradition and interpretive truth, making narrative a paradigm of ethics; this ethical narrative also presents the knowledge, tradition and truth of literature, making ethics the ontology of literature, and making ethical narratives have the original meaning of literature.

Helen Keller's masterpiece prose "If You Give Me Three Days of Light", from the perspective of a person who has lost her light, warns all healthy people to cherish life and everything given by the Creator. This book contains Keller's famous speech "If you give me three days of light", and also translates the full text of "My Story" and "My World".

"Rambles" is Rousseau's posthumous work and the sequel to "Confessions". Rousseau's works advocate self-expression, express feelings, and love nature. These characteristics are more prominent in "Ramble" than in other works. The Rousseau in this work is Rousseau in his most innocent state. This work is the product of his intimate conversation with his own soul, and is an analysis and dissection of his own soul.

"Pillow" is a collection of essays by Japanese female writer Seishonagon during the Heian period. It was completed in the early 11th century. The author Seishonagon was a famous talented woman during the Heian period. This book mainly records the author's observations and random thoughts on daily life when he lived in the palace. The text is fresh and bright, the forms are varied, and the life scenes are warm and interesting. His writing style had a huge impact on the subsequent development of Japanese prose literature. In fact, before the completion of "Pillow", monogatari literature and diary literature had already appeared in Japan. "Pillow" by Seishonagon opened up a new field, and her essays laid the foundation for Japanese prose literature. It is known as Japan's three major essays together with "The Hojo Chronicles" by Kamo Nagaaki and "Uranso" by Kaneyoshi Yoshida that appeared later. This book is a collection of essays from Japan's fresh period. The work begins with "Spring is the best time at dawn" and is well-proportioned, with a total of more than 300 paragraphs. The full text is roughly divided into three configurations of paragraphs: one is a cluster configuration paragraph, the second is a short article configuration paragraph, and the third is a log recall configuration paragraph.

The famous work of the outstanding Russian writer Turgenev in the 19th century. This is a collection of essays describing rural life in Russia in the mid-19th century through hunters' hunting activities. The work takes a hunter's hunting as a clue and depicts many characters such as landlords, housekeepers, mill wives, town doctors, aristocratic intellectuals, serfs, peasant children, etc., Truly showing the life style of people from all walks of life in urban and rural areas in the era in which the author lived. With Turgenev's graceful narration, the natural scenery of Russia, the customs and habits of the Russian people, the bullying of farmers by landlords, and the kindness, simplicity and wisdom of farmers slowly flow out in front of us like lyrical songs, converging into a colorful and touching symphonic poem. For readers in the 21st century, it is still an immortal work that provides infinitely beautiful artistic enjoyment and is rich in instruction.

"Amazing Journey" is a book about travel, introducing a journey from Los Angeles to the southern tip of America. While traveling, Steven Hurley discovers and collects various stories around him, some about adventure, some about history, and some about anecdotes. In short, these stories are not only interesting, but also inspiring. Steven Hurley's plan is to discover the unusual, wonderful, and interesting stories of Central and South America and to find some experienced and lovable people. Travel notes, historical stories, and fun memories, that's what makes this book so interesting. "A Wonderful Journey" will inspire our passion for life and allow us to gain rich knowledge. This book can give readers a pleasant reading experience.

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.

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 final chapter of the "Auschwitz Trilogy", a great work about the Holocaust. It is a cruel and profound reflection on the living conditions and moral dilemmas of human beings in extreme situations. When "The Drowned and the Saved" was first published in 1984, it had been more than forty years since the Holocaust. Physical evidence had been destroyed, and memories had been blurred. Some people deliberately avoided it, while others refused to admit it. Levi's purpose in writing this book was to remember and bear witness to this history, so that humans would avoid repeating the same mistakes. In this book, Levi analyzes with great sobriety some of the key issues surrounding the concentration camps and their aftermath: the deceptive nature of human memory, the Nazis' methods of destroying the will of prisoners, the special language of concentration camps, and the nature of violence. At the same time, with the sense of shame and guilt of a survivor, he always has doubts about the absolute distinction between good and evil, righteousness and evil, harm and victimization. He reflects on the gray areas of morality and the flaws of human nature, and strives to present the intricate truth and facts in that environment. The "Levi Works" series also includes "The Wrench", "Other People's Trade", "This Is Auschwitz: Evidence 1945-1986", "The Uncertain Moment: Selected Poems of Levi", "Truce" and "If Not Now, When?" "Moments of Reprieve", "Voices of Memory: Interviews with Levi 1961-1987", "I Talking to You: Conversations between Levi and Tessio", etc.

During World War II, more than a million women fought in the Soviet Union. They are young girls between the ages of 15 and 30, but they hold responsibilities that are considered "men's positions". They are doctors, snipers, tank infantrymen, submachine gunners... This book is a memoir of Soviet female soldiers and female medical staff during World War II. The war in their eyes brings us a completely different perspective and an unprecedented impact and shock. After decades of traveling across the vast land of the former Soviet Union, Alexievich personally interviewed thousands of people who experienced the events on the front lines, reviewed documents and materials from all parties, and painstakingly compiled the oral history series of the Soviet Union - this is an epic of ordinary people's lives.

In December 1979, the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan and began the ten-year, complicated but cruel war in Afghanistan. A generation of Soviet youths, most of them in their early twenties, were drafted into the army under the banner of "Help our Afghan brothers". The war in Afghanistan ended in 1989, but the memory of the war is a complicated quagmire, and these young people of this generation may remain in it for their entire lives. In the form of oral history, this book records the bloody and tearful memories of Soviet officers, soldiers, and their relatives, friends, and children during the Afghan War. After decades of traveling across the vast land of the former Soviet Union, Alexievich personally interviewed thousands of people who experienced the events on the front lines, reviewed documents and materials from all parties, and painstakingly compiled the oral history series of the Soviet Union - this is an epic of ordinary people's lives.

During the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), millions of Soviet children died, and those who survived lost their loved ones and ended their childhood prematurely. At the stage when we should be enjoying the joy of childhood, "we are already men and women." This book is an oral history of children who survived the Great Patriotic War. They were 2-12 years old when they experienced this war. After decades of traveling across the vast land of the former Soviet Union, Alexievich personally interviewed thousands of people who experienced the events on the front lines, reviewed documents and materials from all parties, and painstakingly compiled the oral history series of the Soviet Union - this is an epic of ordinary people's lives.

The years go by, the seasons change, and some life experiences leave traces in the days. Have those deep or shallow feelings, as well as the whispers about the world, been properly placed? Ogawa Ito's collection of prose essays records life experiences throughout the year. Turn on the "receiving antenna" and seriously experience the world through Ogawa Ito's words! --I consider myself to be 100% a cat. Longing for freedom. However, sometimes I want to rely on others. --Be kind to your neighbors with an upright heart, and work conscientiously and happily for someone without losing any sense of proportion. -- Believes that writing a diary is a kind of salvation and the only moment when she feels free. --Fancy people, cute people, calm people, elegant people, everyone is free to express their unique look. --The act of hating will corrode your own heart and will not bring any extra points to your life in the end. - No need to work hard to forgive. It's not right to say forgetting. Only by understanding the other person's behavior can you save your own wounded soul. --Decorating all kinds of things in visible places always feels messy. --It's great to drink in moderation and enjoy the aftertaste of being "slightly tipsy". Ogawa Ito's words convey not only the touch of life, but also the dialogue with oneself. Through Nuan Nuan's words, you can feel the change of seasons and the joy of life. What you get from it is not only a touch, but also the redemption and respect for life.

A collection of life essays by Shinsuke Yoshitake, a popular illustrator and picture book writer in Japan. 48 Essays and nearly a hundred cartoons record the writer's careful observation of daily life, capture moments of whimsy, and gain inspiration and creativity. Sometimes it is cute and cute, sometimes it brings surprises and touches, sometimes it is "sad" and healing... There is humor, philosophy and warmth in the light and gentle pen and ink.

In April 1895, Captain Joshua Slocum sailed from Boston alone on the sloop Spray. It took three years, two months and two days, more than 46,000 miles, encountered numerous difficulties and obstacles, and experienced many storms. In the end, the lonely captain returned safely with his extraordinary courage, courage, perseverance and wisdom. This book is Slocum's personal account of the voyage. It contains humorous observations of strange customs around the world and a true description of the dangerous sea adventure. Joshua Slocum set a remarkable sailing record and left behind a wonderful adventure story.

Work protects people from the three great evils: boredom, sin, and want. How could I connect the act of making money with a sense of accomplishment in a work that was both painfully sad and ecstatic? What kind of success do I hope to achieve? How should I face my life? In this book, the British genius Alain de Botton examines the role of work, career, and personal hobbies in life with the perspective of a philosopher, and explores the little-known mysteries of various professions and the fun brought about by all kinds of incredible hobbies with the vivid writing style of a novelist and the sensitivity of a scholar. De Botton's new book may be seen as an "intertext" with the philosophical novel "Candide" (1759) by the 18th-century Enlightenment writer Voltaire. According to Voltaire, the world is far from perfect, and work can save people from three major evils: boredom, sin and lack. His protagonist Conrad said the truth recognized by many people: "It is more important to plant our garden." The years pass by in a hurry, like water, like shuttles, like floating clouds on the top of green mountains. 250 Years later, de Botton also has a deep affection for work, but his perspective has changed slightly, focusing more on the "joy and sorrow" brought by work. In his writing, although work and "sideline" hobbies are extremely challenging, have setbacks and hardships, they are the most enjoyable, lasting and beneficial fun in life. "Work can divert our attention, give us a beautiful bubble, let us be in it, and make life perfect." Work is life.

The creative source of the British hit TV series "Perfect Home" and the best model of life guide, with more than 200 pictures of buildings and artworks beautifully presented. This book is not a textbook-style history of Western architecture, nor is it an architectural appreciation manual or decoration guide. This latest work, written by de Botton over several years, examines from a very unique perspective a subject that seems familiar to us but is actually quite unfamiliar: the relationship between material architecture and our happiness. Why do people need buildings? Why does a certain kind of beautiful architecture please you? Why does this understanding of architectural beauty change? What is the connection between architecture and human happiness? De Botton's answers to these questions from the perspectives of philosophy, aesthetics and psychology are enough to subvert your daily clichés about architecture, and will prompt you to fundamentally change your established attitudes and pursuits towards architecture, and thus towards life and happiness.

The works of Alain de Botton, a British genius, lifestyle leader, and speaker, include a preface specially written by de Botton for Chinese readers. The essence of prose that blends sensibility and rationality, random thoughts and philosophical thoughts. Discover philosophy and beauty in ordinary life. Starting from the space that evokes secret consciousness, we can observe the beauty and dreams that fall around you and me. Alain de Botton, British best-selling author. He is good at using small metaphors to describe big things, exemplifying daily trivial matters and explaining life philosophy. Use simplicity to control complexity, add color at will, and lead people to draw inferences. His writing is euphemistic and elegant, concise and elegant, and captures the interest of classical British prose. "The Charm of Boredom" is a collection of essays with concise language and deep writing style. It tries to find the theme of happiness in the details and smiles. How sadness can become happiness; how airports can become scenery; how boredom can become happiness; harvesting happiness in all unexpected places is De Botton's consistent pursuit. With his rich imagery and overflowing talent, de Botton blends sensibility and rationality, random thoughts and philosophical thoughts. Readers may use the brilliant writings of British talents to adjust their mentality, change their horizons, relieve the pressure of life, and realize the true meaning of life.

Mary, a willful and lonely rich girl, became an orphan due to a sudden plague and was sent to a relative's home in England for adoption. There is a large, walled and locked garden in this old manor that no one has entered in ten years. Mary was deeply attracted by this secret and tried every means to break into this deserted garden that had been closed for a long time... Unexpectedly, there was also a boy living in this big house who everyone thought was going to be disabled. His birth and growth were related to this secret garden...

"Hunter's Notes" is a collection of essays by Russian writer Turgenev that describes the life of Russian rural areas in the mid-19th century through the hunting activities of hunters. The work adopts the form of a record of observations, which is true, concrete, vivid and vivid, with various genres and styles, and the language is concise and beautiful. It can be said to be an example of prose novels and poetic novels. "Hunter's Notes" is the author's famous work and has had a great influence on Russian literature.

"Hunter's Notes" is a collection of essays by Russian writer Turgenev that describes the life of Russian rural areas in the mid-19th century through the hunting activities of hunters. The work adopts the form of a record of observations, which is true, concrete, vivid and vivid, with various genres and styles, and the language is concise and beautiful. It can be said to be an example of prose novels and poetic novels. "Hunter's Notes" is the author's famous work and has had a great influence on Russian literature. "Hunter's Notes" uses a hunter's hunting traces as clues and the beautiful natural scenery of Russia as the background to string together twenty-five stories. The book depicts many characters such as aristocratic landowners, poor farmers, peasant children, peasant women, intellectuals, etc., Showing the unique and honest folk customs of Russia, and reproducing the life style of all strata of people in Russian towns and villages under serfdom.

A nobleman gave up his superior and comfortable manor life. He shouldered a hunting rifle, led a hunting dog, and lived a hunting life of living in the open air. He set foot on forests and grasslands, crossed villages and rivers, not only enjoyed the freedom of walking between heaven and earth, but also used his observant eyes and keen heart to appreciate the poetry of nature and gain insight into the rich inner world of everyone he met along the way. He wrote 25 wonderful essays about what he saw, heard, thought and felt during his hunting trip, which were collected into the world-famous "Hunter's Notes". Every article in the book exudes the fragrance of nature, shines with the glory of human nature, and is endlessly memorable.

This book contains Levi's lifelong poetry works, a total of 91 poems. In this book, Levi once again writes his testimony about the Holocaust in the form of poetry. Some people once said that "testimony" has no aesthetic significance, but Levi's poems break this stereotype. They are both profound testimonies and full of the beauty of literary art. "The Paris Review" commented on Levi's poetry: "His poetry defeats Theodor Adorno's declaration that 'writing poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric.'" The "Levy Works" series also includes "The Drowned and the Rescued", "The Trade of Others", "This Is Auschwitz: Evidence 1945-1986", "The Wrench", "Truce" and "If Not Now, When?" "Moments of Reprieve", "Voices of Memory: Interviews with Levi 1961-1987", "I Talking to You: Conversations between Levi and Tessio", etc.

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This book takes an aristocratic hunter's hunting trip through the countryside as a clue, depicts the beautiful Russian scenery and rural customs, and depicts the images of landowners, housekeepers, mill wives, town doctors, aristocratic intellectuals, serfs, peasant children and other people from all walks of life. Author: Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Russian name: Иван Сергеевич Тургенев, November 9, 1818 - September 3, 1883), a 19th-century Russian critical realist writer. His major works include the novels "Luo Ting", "The Noble House", "The Night Before", "Father and Son", "Virgin Land", and the novellas "Axia" and "First Love", etc.

"Golden Mountain" is set against the background of the "Gold Rush" in northern Queensland in 1877, revealing a page of Australia's dark history that is gradually being forgotten. In 1877, 20-year-old Lai Yue and her younger sister Mei Ying traveled across the ocean to Australia to pan for gold in order to repay their father's debt. However, in the legendary Australia where gold is everywhere, the Lai Yue brothers and sisters not only had their dreams completely shattered, but also suffered the cruel persecution of racism that they had never experienced before. Lai Yue and Mei Ying regretted it ever since they set foot on that completely unfamiliar land, hoping to save enough money to return home as soon as possible. His elder brother Lai Yue herded sheep for a white rancher. After the hard-earned money he had exchanged for his life was robbed by the white ranchers, he became lonely, desperate and in a daze, and hanged himself in the jungle. My younger sister, Mei Ying, disguised herself as a man and changed her name to Ying. She found a job in a local store and experienced unimaginable pain and humiliation. In the boundless darkness and despair, she had an unforgettable and abnormal love affair with Merym, a white girl who worked as a servant to the prostitute Sophie in the small town of Maytown, which led to her death. Finally, with the help of his tribe, he escaped death and took advantage of the darkness to flee to the seaside town of Cooktown, finally embarking on the long journey back home. From the perspective of a marginalized female character, this novel describes the cultural conflicts between Chinese immigrants, Aboriginals and the British during the Australian Gold Rush in the late 19th century, and explores themes such as racism, colonialism, gender, and identity, all of which are hot topics today.

London, as one of the great literary cities in the world, has historic buildings and stories in every corner. The book "Elegant Discovery" is close to the heart of British literature - London. From Edmund Spencer and Shakespeare to Neil Gaiman and Will Self, from romantic writers and satirists to modern writers and sci-fi futurists, it spans different historical periods and involves different literary genres. It vividly tells the secrets behind many literary works born in London in the form of special topics, leading readers to discover fascinating anecdotes at prominent literary landmarks. At the same time, the book visits publishing houses, cafes, parks, and takes a sightseeing tour along the streets that have inspired the writer over the years and meandered through London. You will find that this is a city full of ideas, wisdom and strategies, and a gathering of talents.

The idea of ​​​​this book is to advocate simple life and love the scenery of nature. It is rich in content, far-reaching meaning, vivid language, and profound artistic conception. It is like a wise old man, flashing philosophical aura, and having the realm of mountains and flowing water. The book records the author's strange journey of living in seclusion by Walden Pond, blending in harmony with nature, and perceiving nature and reshaping himself in pastoral life. Reading this book can lead people into a clear, peaceful and elegant world.