A 20-Year Veteran Reader's Bookshelf: Picks as the Mood Strikes 20年骨灰级老书虫随缘发书单
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Literary Giant 1879: Lone in France 文豪1879:独行法兰西
Victor Hugo: “You all call me ‘the conscience of France,’ but right now it’s beating in Lionel’s chest!” Émile Zola: “‘Naturalism’ or ‘Realism’? No, only Lionel’s ‘Modernism’ belongs to the twentieth century!” Gustave Flaubert: “Maupassant is my finest student. Lionel is my kindred spirit.” Guy de Maupassant: “Lionel’s only flaw is that he hasn’t contracted the noble, virile disease of syphilis.” Anton Chekhov: “What else do we need in this life besides sunshine, air, water, and laughter? Why, L
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From Fully Invested in A-Shares to a Capitalist 从满仓A股开始成为资本
(A high-stakes financial stock-market novel told from the perspective of a speculative trader. There is nothing else like it anywhere online, so do not miss it!) A plane crash meticulously orchestrated by Jewish capital causes Zhang Yang, a manager at Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s top asset-management firms, to unexpectedly return to 2009. That year, the aftershocks of the subprime mortgage crisis had only just subsided, while the global economy and stock markets were poised to su
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Reborn as an Antiques Appraiser: I Never Wanted to Be an Expert 重生鉴宝:我真没想当专家
The good news: Lin Sicheng is reborn. The bad news: Before his rebirth, he was the youngest archaeologist in the country, a leading expert in artifact identification, conservation, and restoration. He had won numerous national research awards and served as an advisor to several state-level archaeological research institutions. After his rebirth: he’s a terrible student. The good news: This is the year the Nanhai No. 1 shipwreck has yet to be salvaged, with nearly a hundred thousand exquisite Son
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Myriad Worlds: Who Put Him in a Horror Movie? 诸天:谁把他放进恐怖片的?
Practicing the most sinister head-lowering arts and commanding the most vicious ghosts. Stricken with a terminal illness, Li Zhen accidentally entered the worlds of the heavens. He originally only wanted to cling to life and live for a few more years, but when he came to his senses and looked back, he discovered that he had long since become the most terrifying taboo in the Myriad Worlds... Gu, the Murderous Rankings, the Ten Great Evil Arts of Nanyang, Planting Ghosts, The Seven Heroes Chasing
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Three Kingdoms: Liu Zhang of Shu-Han 三国:季汉刘璋
I transmigrated into the late Eastern Han as an imperial uncle, but I don't have big ears or arms that reach my knees, because I'm Liu Zhang, courtesy name Jiyu... As an imperial uncle of the Han dynasty, Liu Zhang resolves to establish a Han dynasty of his own. This is a different kind of Later Han: no Three Kingdoms, no Western or Eastern Jin, and no upheaval by the Five Barbarians.
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Reborn in 2010: I Teach Xiaomi to Make Phones 重生2010,我教小米造手机
Xu Sheng is reborn in 2010 as the biological son of the founder of Bird. The company has just suffered repeated failures in its carmaking ventures, and its mobile phone division is about to be shut down. Will Bird repeat the same mistakes in this life? Looking around, Xu Sheng sees the internet just beginning to take off, while smartphones are still in their infancy. It seems there are still opportunities everywhere. At this point, WeChat, Honor of Kings, NetEase Cloud Music, Douyin, Pinduoduo,
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Thirteen Years as King of Great Song, Then I Learned It Was Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 大宋为王十三年,方知是天龙
Zhao Ti is the eighth son of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty and the younger brother of Emperor Zhezong. He’s got a lot on his mind. Twelve years have passed since the five-pronged campaign against Western Xia, and less than a year remains before Empress Dowager Gao Tao Tao dies. In seven years, Emperor Zhezong will die, and Empress Dowager Xiang will insist that Prince Duan take the throne. He will later become Emperor Huizong, the Daoist ruler. In twenty-seven years, the Liangshan outlaws
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America’s Number One Player 美利坚头号玩家
Hollywood, the media, a revolution in pop music... Back in New York in 2010, during the golden age when a new generation of pop divas was taking the music scene by storm. Li Ang Smith looks around with a cigarette in hand, feeling lost: “Is there anything more liberating than being a scumbag in the City of Freedom?” Betrayal, lies, hypocrisy, and undisguised worship of money... But perhaps none of these thoroughly scummy acts count as sins in this rotten capitalist world? Here, betrayal is rewar
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I Run a Prison in America 我在美国开监狱
“Slavery is illegal in the United States, unless you’re wearing a striped prison uniform.”, The 13th Amendment “When prison stocks outperform the Nasdaq, that is the true American Dream.”, Edward Linde Linde, a simulation game player, transmigrates to the United States at the end of 1999 and becomes the owner and warden of a private prison. But he finds himself in a bit of a bind: Guards and a deputy warden with less loyalty than a dog. Ruthless prisoners eager to start a riot. And a bank loan d
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War of Resistance: Rising to Power with Chu Yunfei 抗战:从成为楚云飞开始崛起
[The protagonist won’t be sidelined + massive armies + global power struggles + thrilling, satisfying action] [A top-tier masterpiece with over ten thousand premium subscribers and an average of 6,300 paid subscribers. Readers can enjoy with confidence.] [All source materials cited in this book are presented from the Chinese military history perspective.] [From the start: The enemy may have us surrounded, but with us here, they’re as good as dead!] [The rise: Flames soar, scorching the heavens a
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Basketball: Starting with the Microwave Scorer 篮坛:从神经刀开始
“Ding! The Strongest Template System is now online!” “Generating template…” “Calculating…” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained a Grade B template!” “Drawing…” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained the JR Smith template!” Starting out as a streaky shooter, he’ll become a legend!
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Myriad Worlds: Starting with Kung Fu, I Conquer Hong Kong Comics 诸天:从功夫开始打穿港漫
Reborn in 1990s Hong Kong. Chen Mingyi thought all he had to worry about was how to make money. But then a strange old man showed up, claiming to be the third-generation leader of the Lingxiao Sect. Only then did Chen Mingyi realize that this world was anything but peaceful. Because this was the world of the Hong Kong comic Kung Fu! Beneath the appearance of peace and prosperity lurked danger and turmoil. To prevent tragedy from befalling him and his family, Chen Mingyi could only fight back. A
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American Comics: What Evil Plans Could Batman Conceive? 美漫:蝙蝠侠能有什么坏心思?
Chen Tao never imagined that transmigrating would be one thing, but transmigrating as Batman himself? That was something else entirely. Everyone knows Batman is a genius, a master strategist, and a peerless fighter. But what does any of that have to do with me, a transmigrator? Oh! No problem, I can inherit Batman's powers and memories...?! Wait, why are they all from alternate-universe versions? Metropolis. The Justice League lies sprawled across the ground before the Dark Lord Darkseid. [Warn
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Hong Kong Films: You’re a Hung Hing Boy, Why Are You Acting Like a Charity King? 港片:你洪兴仔,慈善大王什么鬼
Guan Zu transmigrates as a low-level member under Hung Hing boss Big B, only to obtain the Charity King System. With my background, you want me to do charity? [Ding! You helped an old lady cross the road. Reward: 5,000 Hong Kong dollars!] [Ding! You donated one million dollars. Reward: VCD technology!] [Ding! You founded a charity to help families in need. Reward: Feng Yuxiu’s fighting skills, and +10% support from the public!] [Ding! You helped your gang brothers make a fortune and put food on
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Warhammer: The Apocalypse Begins at Chapter One 战锤:开局就是灭世危机
The age of the galaxy's decline has arrived, and apocalyptic forces are massing on an unprecedented scale. The Four Great Chaos Gods' minions are rampaging through Realspace. Horrifying monsters from the darkness of the ancient night and armies of demons have brought destruction and despair to countless human worlds. A glimmer of light appears in the darkness. An otherworldly soul, ca
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Plundering the Myriad Heavens Starting from Warhammer 从战锤开始劫掠诸天
Good news: I've transmigrated to Terra. Bad news: It's Holy Terra. After transmigrating into Warhammer 40K, Alvin was in despair, crying like a grox with a stepped-on toe. Wait... Alvin looked around at the unfamiliar world, utterly bewildered. “Hey, what the hell is this place? Is this still the 40K universe?” To Alvin's delight, he discovered that he could travel back and forth between Warhammer and the Myriad Worlds! So he decided to give the Myriad Worlds a tiny taste of Warhammer's mig
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The Mechanical Alchemist 机械炼金术士
In the gloomy underground city lie countless ancient ruins and treasures. The uncanny, mutations, cursed objects... The abyss, underground caverns, Old Gods, mythical races... Mechanics, enchanted implants, colossal cities and black towers... A wild assortment of alchemy, a drop of steampunk, two spoonfuls of arcane supernatural mystery: together, they make a dazzling fantasy world. I am a puppet alchemist. Everything I see is a puppet. One man is an entire army!
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Blackstone Code 黑石密码
If you could live your life over again, what would you choose? Would you still be an ordinary person, as you are now, perhaps keeping your brilliance hidden and your name unknown, lounging above the clouds as you watch them drift by? Or would you make the world your stage, stir up the winds of change, and make the whole world dance to your tune, leaving people breathless at your every word and deed? Write your own laws. Set the rules yourself. Life lasts only a few short decades: either shine yo
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So Many Proud Beauties in Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼如此多骄
My old book, Red Chamber Detective, is now complete. Having transmigrated into the Rong family mansion as a servant, how could Lai Shun set his sights too high? He decides to start with a modest goal, like gaining his freedom. Then he can think about choosing Chai or Dai, whether to start with just four in business or go straight to summoning the Divine Dragon…
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Arc of Artillery Fire 炮火弧线
Wang Zhong arrives in another world and gets caught up in its world war. His special ability gives him an overhead view like a real-time strategy game, and even lets him see through the eyes of his troops! So he immediately starts micromanaging: “Move the machine-gun nest five centimeters to the left! Put the anti-tank gun in the woods on the right!” Three years later, Wang Zhong looks at the marshal’s baton in his hand, then at the double-headed eagle flag behind the emperor’s envoy. “There’s a
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Good Thing My Clones Can Be Deployed Across the Worlds 还好分身可以投放万界
The Star Radiance Empire’s path of evolution has no limits. The twelve High God councilors of the Radiant Assembly each illuminate their own domain, while the Civilization Alliance struggles to survive in the cracks... After transmigrating here, Li Yu can only make a living by scavenging. The garbage will be cleared in three days, and if he can’t pay, they’ll clear him out along with it! Damn it! I
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The Assassin’s Path in the Martial Arts World 武侠世界刺客行
Huang Sixi transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty and unexpectedly gains the ability to absorb martial arts. From then on, he sets out on a journey through the martial world, gathering the greatest techniques from a hundred schools. The road through the martial world is long, but he will bravely take up his sword, strike at the enemy chieftain amid armies of thousands, breach cities and strongholds, and cut down every ruthless foe.
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Mahjong Soul: Thirteen Orphans from the Start 雀魂:开局国士无双
In this world, mahjong reigns supreme, and there is no conflict that a game of mahjong cannot settle. Nan Yan, a professional mahjong player in his previous life, transmigrates to this world and gets a god-tier Roleplay System from the start. Its templates are the strongest mahjong players from worlds across the multiverse. With his own skill and the System’s boost, Nan Yan is determined to climb to the peak of world mahjong. K: My scientific mahjong, my probability and statistics, are completel
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Island of Sin and Punishment 罪狱岛
In the world after a nuclear war, twenty giant corporations seized control and established a global government. They govern through AI and pass judgment on everything. Gao Xin only wanted to live out a peaceful life, but he inexplicably became a scapegoat for the powerful. Then, unable to pay the cost of his imprisonment, he was sentenced to ten years of exile on Sin Island! On this island, there are no laws and no restraints. The only order comes from the many official game arenas established b
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Three Kingdoms: The Strategist of Emperor Zhaolie, Reviving the Flame-Han Dynasty Three Times 三国:昭烈谋主,三兴炎汉
After transmigrating to the end of the Han dynasty, Li Yi arrives just as Cao Cao launches his second attack on Xuzhou, only to be unexpectedly rescued by Liu Bei. As an undocumented outsider, Li Yi can only cling to Liu Bei's coattails. Liu Bei's Xuzhou is beset by internal and external troubles. The factions within it are constantly fighting, while powerful outsiders covet it from beyond its borders. Li Yi helps Liu Bei plan his moves, bringing the factio
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I Studied Abroad in the Modern Era 我在现代留过学
The Son of Heaven is born of Heaven and Earth, and is Heaven’s own son! Some say the Son of Heaven is the father and mother of the people, and rules the world as its king! And I was once the Son of Heaven! I inherited the legacy of six generations and carried forward the late emperor’s ambitions. I punished the western rebels and put the old faction in its place. Whatever I set out to do, I accomplished; whoever I attacked, I defeated. I swept away a century of accumulated ills in the Great Song
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