Among the magnificent gems and jewels left behind by the great Islamic empires, emeralds stand out for their size and prominence. For the Mughals, Ottomans, and Safavids green was - as it remains for all Muslims - the colour of Paradise, reserved for the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants. Tapping a wide range of sources, Kris Lane traces the complex web of global trading net...(展开全部)

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Examines the imperial mythology that was reflected by Roman art and architecture during the rule of Augustus Caesar

Winner of the Kobayashi Hideo Award, this best-selling book by one of Japan's most ambitious contemporary fiction writers lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of one's own language in an age of English dominance. Born in Tokyo but also raised and educated in the United States, Minae Mizumura acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge, ...(展开全部)

The Chinese invented gunpowder and began exploring its military uses as early as the 900s, four centuries before the technology passed to the West. But by the early 1800s, China had fallen so far behind the West in gunpowder warfare that it was easily defeated by Britain in the Opium War of 1839–42. What happened? In The Gunpowder Age, Tonio Andrade offers a compelling new answ...(展开全部)

The Chinese invented gunpowder and began exploring its military uses as early as the 900s, four centuries before the technology passed to the West. But by the early 1800s, China had fallen so far behind the West in gunpowder warfare that it was easily defeated by Britain in the Opium War of 1839–42. What happened? In The Gunpowder Age, Tonio Andrade offers a compelling new answ...(展开全部)

This Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel is reissued in this trade paperback edition. Vannemar Morgan's dream of linking Earth with the stars requires a 24,000-mile-high space elevator. But first he must solve a million technical, political, and economic problems while allaying the wrath of God. Includes a new introduction by the author.

Based on his work at some of the world's largest companies, including Ford, Adidas, and Chanel, Christian Madsbjerg's Sensemaking is a provocative stand against the tyranny of big data and scientism, and an urgent, overdue defense of human intelligence. Humans have become subservient to algorithms. Every day brings a new Moneyball fix--a math whiz who will crack open an industr...(展开全部)

杰里米·布莱克（Jeremy Black） 英国埃克塞特大学历史学教授，军事与外交史专家，曾在西点军校、德克萨斯基督教大学和斯蒂尔曼学院担任客座教授。2008年获得美国军事史学会颁发的“塞缪尔·埃利奥特·莫里森奖”。2018年成为英国外交政策研究所的邓普顿研究员。他曾出版100多本历史著作，包括《绘制过去：18世纪英格兰的历史世界》《绘制莎士比亚：通过地图探索莎士比亚的世界》等。

杰里米·布莱克（Jeremy Black） 英国埃克塞特大学历史学教授，军事与外交史专家，曾在西点军校、德克萨斯基督教大学和斯蒂尔曼学院担任客座教授。2008年获得美国军事史学会颁发的“塞缪尔·埃利奥特·莫里森奖”。2018年成为英国外交政策研究所的邓普顿研究员。他曾出版100多本历史著作，包括《绘制过去：18世纪英格兰的历史世界》《绘制莎士比亚：通过地图探索莎士比亚的世界》等。