The rich have always fascinated, sometimes in problematic ways. Medieval thinkers feared that the super rich would act “as gods among men”; much more recently Thomas Piketty made wealth central to discussions of inequality. In this book, Guido Alfani offers a history of the rich and super-rich in the West, examining who they were, how they accumulated their wealth and what role...(展开全部)

Julius Evola's masterful overview of the political and social manifestations of our time, the "age of decline" known to the Hindus as the Kali Yuga. - Reveals the occult war that underlies the crises that have become a prevailing feature of modern life. - Includes H. T. Hansen's definitive essay on Evola's political life and theory. Men Among the Ruins is Evola's frontal assau...(展开全部)

“... a work of great importance.” Soji Shimada, author of “The Toko Zodiac Murders” “Death Among the Undead” is the only novel ever to have achieved first place in all four major annual mystery fiction rankings in Japan. It was an overnight sensation and was turned into a film and a manga. Its success was due to the novel twist of adding zombies to a shin honkaku country house ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Welcome to Meadowbank, an exclusive school for privileged young ladies. A fine lot. A dangerous one, too. Two teachers have already bitten the dust. It's obvious to Hercule Poirot that someone is out to scratch Meadowbank's respectable veneer. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

“... a work of great importance.” Soji Shimada, author of “The Toko Zodiac Murders” “Death Among the Undead” is the only novel ever to have achieved first place in all four major annual mystery fiction rankings in Japan. It was an overnight sensation and was turned into a film and a manga. Its success was due to the novel twist of adding zombies to a shin honkaku country house ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Welcome to Meadowbank, an exclusive school for privileged young ladies. A fine lot. A dangerous one, too. Two teachers have already bitten the dust. It's obvious to Hercule Poirot that someone is out to scratch Meadowbank's respectable veneer. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

罗伯特·M·埃德塞 《纽约时报》非小说类作品最具潜力的畅销书作家，著有《拯救达·芬奇》《盟军夺宝队》《盟军夺宝队之拯救意大利》等。《盟军夺宝队之拯救意大利》讲述了“二战”期间以艺术史学家和博物馆工作者为代表的古迹卫士们用生命捍卫意大利文化遗产的故事，其中包括德军的空袭差点儿毁了达·芬奇《最后的晚餐》，以及两位英勇的美国艺术学者和一位党卫军将领如何历尽艰险赎回遭纳粹劫掠的艺术品。 作者埃德塞是获奖纪录片《掠夺欧洲》的合作制片人，也是“古迹卫士艺术品保护基金会”的奠基人和主席。这个非盈利性组织获得了美国人道主义工作领域的最高奖——国家人道奖。此外，他还获得了德克萨斯艺术奖、总统服务奖以及由达拉斯大屠杀博物馆颁发的人道希望奖。他同时还为新奥尔良国家二战博物馆信托基金会服务。 布莱特·威特 与人合著过6本《纽约时报》榜单上的畅销书，作品已被翻译超过30种语言...(展开全部)

The great footballers and coaches are rarely glimpsed from up close. They shield themselves from the tabloids, hide their personalities behind professionalism, and in the words of the cliche, 'do their talking on the pitch'. This book gets up close to them. The Football Men is not a series of celebrity profiles, and it doesn't attempt to unearth secrets in the players' private...(展开全部)

A captivating blend of personal biography and public drama, The Wise Men introduces the original best and brightest: Averell Harriman, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, George Kenan, Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett, John McCloy, and Ambassador to the Soviet Union Charles Bohlen.

Caldecott Honor artist David Shannon captures the chaos that follows an unexpected downpour. One noisy event leads to another, until finally the sun comes out, and everyone in town ends up smiling and lending one another a hand.