On April 30, 1945, in a bunker deep beneath the Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his newly wedded wife, Eva Braun, killed themselves. But Nazi Germany lived on, however briefly. The subsequent eight days were among the most turbulent in history, witnessing not only the final battles of World War II and the collapse of the Wehrmacht, but the near-total disintegration of t...(展开全部)

"Eight Theories of Religion" offers summary, analysis, and appraisal of a number of landmark modern efforts to explain the origin and function of religion. Beginning in the middle decades of the nineteenth century, it considers the Victorian anthropology of E.B. Tylor and James Frazer, the "reductionist" social science of Sigmund Freud, Emile Durkheim, and Karl Marx, the non-re...(展开全部)

Eight Theories of Ethics looks at the essential issues at the heart of moral philosophy. Taking a thematic approach, Gordon Graham explores the way in which these questions have been considered over time and how theories have developed.

Is it possible to study ethics objectively, or are moral judgements inevitably subjective? Are ancient theories of ethics of any contemporary relevance? Which ethical theory offers the most convincing explanation of how best to live one's life? Eight Theories of Ethics is a comprehensive introduction to the theories of ethics encountered by first-time students. Gordon Graham i...(展开全部)

The final week of the Third Reich's existence has begun. Hitler is dead, but the war has still not ended. Everything has both ground to a halt and yet remains agonisingly uncertain. Volker Ullrich's remarkable book takes the reader into a world torn between hope and terror, violence and peace. Ullrich describes how each day unfolds, with Germany now under a new Führer, Admiral ...(展开全部)

From the senior White House correspondent for The New York Times comes the definitive history of the Bush and Cheney White House—a tour de force narrative of those dramatic and controversial eight years. Taking readers into the offices of the West Wing and the cabins of Air Force One, Peter Baker tells the gripping inside story of the Bush and Cheney era. Theirs was th...(展开全部)

A wry, tender portrait of a young woman—finally free to decide her own path, but unsure if she knows herself well enough to choose wisely—from a captivating new literary voice The plan is to leave. As for how, when, to where, and even why—she doesn’t know yet. So begins a journey for the twenty-four-year-old narrator of Days of Distraction. As a staff writer at a prestigious te...(展开全部)

Nobody knows better than Matthew Scudder how far down a person can sink in this city. A young prostitute named Kim knew it also--and she wanted out. Maybe Kim didn't deserve the life fate had dealt her. She surely didn't deserve her death. The alcoholic ex-cop turned p.i. was supposed to protect her, but someone slashed her to ribbons on a crumbling New York City waterfront pie...(展开全部)

该书是《汉语世界》杂志社受吉林省文旅厅委托创作的英文旅游图书，是继《杭州一瞥》《智水仁山》《海岛天堂》之后，又一本由《汉语世界》中外团队打造的、面向海外读者介绍中国文化的精品英文旅游读物。该书以国际视角解读吉林，在冬奥会来临之际，深度发掘吉林省丰富的冰雪旅游资源，向海外读者介绍吉林冰雪休闲产业。介绍吉林省长白山等地丰富自然旅游资源的同时，突出生态环境和珍稀动物保护等国际议题，着重介绍湿地保护区、国家公园建设等保护措施和成果。介绍吉林省灿烂的历史文明和丰富多彩的少数民族文化的同时，凸显中华民族多元一体的格局，并关注传统文化保护、非物质文化遗产传承等议题。通过介绍吉林工业史和未来发展方向，为海外读者提供了解当代中国经济社会发展的窗口。从极具特色的美食美饮，到舒适的滑雪度假村，该书介绍了对国际游客极具吸引力的话题，深入挖掘和报道，讲述了独特的“吉林故事”、“中国故事”。

Talk about great timing. Rothbard's extraordinary book unravels the mystery of banking: what is legitimate enterprise and what is a government-backed shell game that can't last. His explanation is clear enough for anyone to follow and yet precise and rigorous enough to be the best textbook for college classes on the topic. This is because its expositional clarity--in its histor...(展开全部)