A fascinating, intimate portrait of Beijing through the lens of its oldest neighborhood, facing dest...
恶魔之城 | City of Devils: The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai by Paul French
日本侵华时期的上海,罪恶深渊中的两个男人在围城之中,演绎了惊心动魄的传奇故事。 在耽于享乐的上海,维也纳人乔•法伦得以积累资本并逐渐获得赫赫声名。他是歌舞表演之王,他的名字在臭名昭著的“歹土”夜总会“...
敦刻尔克 | Dunkirk by Joshua Levine
Christopher Nolan's previous films have reflected the uncertainties of the twentieth-first century. ...
广场与塔楼 | The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook by Niall Ferguson
Most history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers and field marshals. I...
大英博物馆世界简史 | A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor
When did people first start to wear jewelry or play music? When were cows domesticated, and why do w...
第三帝国的兴亡 | The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer
Hitler boasted that The Third Reich would last a thousand years. It lasted only 12. But those 12 yea...
The Story of the Romans by H. A. Guerber
Elementary history of Rome, presenting short stories of the great heroes, mythical and historical, f...
趣味生活简史 | At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson
本书是《万物简史》作者比尔•布莱森最新扛鼎之作,其创作灵感源自于作者一次石破天惊的发现:房屋不是躲避历史的避难所,而是历史的最终归宿。在作者看来,无论世界上发生了什么,不管人们发现了什么,创造了什么,...
万物简史 | A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
In Bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand—and, if possible, answe...
Modern China: A Very Short Introduction by Rana Mitter
China today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Ti...
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