Shanghai, 1930s: It was a haven for outlaws from all over the world: a place where pasts could be forgotten, fascism and communism outrun, names invented, and fortunes made―and lost. “Lucky” Jack Riley was the most notorious of those outlaws. An ex–U.S. Navy boxing champion, he escaped from prison and rose to become the Slots King of Shanghai. “Dapper” Joe Farren―a Jewish boy w...(展开全部)

By the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Peking―winner of both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction―comes rags-to-riches tale of two self-made men set against a backdrop of crime and vice in the sprawling badlands of Shanghai. Shanghai, 1930s; it was a haven for outlaws from all over the world: a place where pasts could befo...(展开全部)

'Shanghai's champion storyteller - He grips his reader to the end' Economist 'Gripping, breakneck ultra-noir reminiscent of vintage Ellroy' David Peace, author of Red or Dead 'If you love Richard Lloyd Parry and David Grann, don't miss City of Devils' Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me 1930s Shanghai was a haven for outlaws from all over the world: a place where pasts could be for...(展开全部)

【作者简介】 保罗•法兰奇（Paul French），哈生于伦敦，求学于伦敦和格拉斯哥，曾在上海工作、生活多年，出版过多部传播甚广的分析、评论中国的专著。其代表作《午夜北平》是“爱伦•坡奖”最佳罪案实录奖项（Edgar Awardfor Best Fact Crime）和英国犯罪小说作家协会的非虚构类金匕首奖(CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction) 得主。 【译者简介】 兰莹，先后就读于外交学院英语系、中国人民大学美术学院。现为公务员，从事对外文化艺术交流工作。业余从事文学、历史、美术领域的翻译，译有《午夜北平》等四本书。

Shanghai's tumultuous history has resulted in the progressive and stylish city of today. For more than a century and a half artists have been both documenting the city's changes and leading its way into the future. Timed to coincide with the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 (and a city-wide Shanghai Celebration in San Francisco, its sister city), Shanghai catalogs the first exhibiti...(展开全部)

Shanghai's tumultuous history has resulted in the progressive and stylish city of today. For more than a century and a half artists have been both documenting the city's changes and leading its way into the future. Timed to coincide with the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 (and a city-wide Shanghai Celebration in San Francisco, its sister city), "Shanghai" catalogs the first exhibi...(展开全部)

The rise and fall of the Venetian empire stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. In City of Fortune, Roger Crowley, acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea, applies his narrative skill to chronicling the astounding five-hundred-year voyage of Venice to the pinnacle of power. Tracing the full arc of the Ven...(展开全部)

Crowley’s popular histories—this is his fourth—pivot around power politics of the Mediterranean Sea, circa 1453 (2005). Venice is the player this lively narrative focuses on, specifically during the three centuries, from 1200 to 1500, in which it was at the apex of its sway over maritime trade. Accenting the city-state’s mercantile spirit, Crowley supports his narrative of the ...(展开全部)

The rise and fall of the Venetian empire stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. In City of Fortune, Roger Crowley, acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea, applies his narrative skill to chronicling the astounding five-hundred-year voyage of Venice to the pinnacle of power. Tracing the full arc of the Ven...(展开全部)

Crowley’s popular histories—this is his fourth—pivot around power politics of the Mediterranean Sea, circa 1453 (2005). Venice is the player this lively narrative focuses on, specifically during the three centuries, from 1200 to 1500, in which it was at the apex of its sway over maritime trade. Accenting the city-state’s mercantile spirit, Crowley supports his narrative of the ...(展开全部)