In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even in this canton at the borders of the Empire, where contagions abound and the blood of the Leviathans works strange magical changes, it’s a death at once terrifying and impossible. Called in to investigate this mystery is Ana Dol...(展开全部)

From the celebrated British author and historian: a brilliant new book combining historical inquiry and storytelling élan to paint an unprecedentedly vivid portrait of Socrates and the Golden Age of classical Athens. We think the way we do because Socrates thought the way he did; in his unwavering commitment to truth and in the example of his own life, he set the standard f...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Carol Kendall's witty, epic tales about the race of people called the Minnipins are now available as Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classics. Now a new generation of readers can thrill to the adventures of the tiny folk who become mighty heroes. The original interior illustrations by Erik Blegvad and Imero Gobbato have been retained, but vibrant new cover art by beloved illustr...(展开全部)

In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even in this canton at the borders of the Empire, where contagions abound and the blood of the Leviathans works strange magical changes, it’s a death at once terrifying and impossible. Called in to investigate this mystery is Ana Dol...(展开全部)

迭戈•阿曼多•马拉多纳，1960年10月30日生于阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯，退役足球运动员、足球教练。2000年，马拉多纳与贝利共同获得国际足联评选的“世纪球王”称号。 在他的俱乐部职业生涯中，曾加入阿根廷青年人队、博卡青年队、巴塞罗那队、那不勒斯队、塞维利亚队和纽厄尔老男孩队。其间，他在巴塞罗那队和那不勒斯队的战绩尤为光辉，为他职业生涯的顶峰。 他曾四次加入阿根廷国家队，征战世界杯。1986年，马拉多纳作为队长带领阿根廷国家队获得墨西哥世界杯冠军。此后三十多年，阿根廷再无缘世界杯冠军。 退役后，马拉多纳开始执教生涯，曾带领阿根廷队征战2010年南非世界杯，最终败于德国队，止于八强。 在许多足球记者、球员和球迷心中，马拉多纳是一位伟大的足球运动员。

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The numbers are staggering: China spent $40 billion to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing and Russia spent $50 billion for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. Brazil's total expenditures are thought to have been as much as $20 billion for the World Cup this summer and Qatar, which will be the site of the 2022 World Cup, is estimating that it will spend $200 billion. How did...(展开全部)

Author Andrew Zimbalist looks beyond the headlines of two of the world’s most beloved sporting events: the Olympics and the World Cup. In the expanded and updated edition of his bestselling book, Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup, Zimbalist tackles the bogus claim that the cities chosen to host these high-profile sporting events e...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。