Already being hailed as "a Grapes of Wrath for our times" and "a new American classic," American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. ...(展开全部)

Already being hailed as "a Grapes of Wrath for our times" and "a new American classic," American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. ...(展开全部)

This title is set in Southern Anatolia, 260 AD. The town of Edessa, a Roman outpost, is on its last legs, besieged by the Persian troops of Shapur I. Roman Emperor Licinius Valerianus agrees to meet his adversary to draw up a peace treaty, but it is only a trap and the Emperor and his twelve guards are chained and dragged away to work as prisoners in a solitary Persian turquois...(展开全部)

With this book, Barthes offers a broad-ranging meditation on the culture, society, art, literature, language, and iconography--in short, both the sign-oriented realities and fantasies--of Japan itself. Roland Barthes was born in 1915 and studied French literature and the classics at the University of Paris. After teaching French at universities in Romania and Egypt, he joined t...(展开全部)

This title is set in Southern Anatolia, 260 AD. The town of Edessa, a Roman outpost, is on its last legs, besieged by the Persian troops of Shapur I. Roman Emperor Licinius Valerianus agrees to meet his adversary to draw up a peace treaty, but it is only a trap and the Emperor and his twelve guards are chained and dragged away to work as prisoners in a solitary Persian turquois...(展开全部)

曼弗瑞迪(Valerio Massimo Manfredi, 1946 ~ ) 古代世界的完美記述者 義大利的歷史學家、考古學家，也是新聞記者。他認為自己是「古代世界的記述者」，自1978年起，在各歐洲大學任教，最後落腳在米蘭大學教授正統考古學（Classical Archaeology）。他並在義大利及環地中海地區從事考古挖掘及科學探險，並經常出現在歐洲各電視台的考古及探險節目中。迄今他已出版了十三本小說，其中包括極為暢銷的亞歷山大三部曲，被翻譯成55個國家的36種語言，代表作《最後軍團》並被好萊塢拍成電影於2007年上映。 曼弗瑞迪曾說，他小說成功的祕密在找回人心最原初的夢想，以及對天地事物的好奇及尊重。生活單純、控制思緒、提昇心靈境界，尋找人與人之間的和諧能夠讓人更接近這個夢想。

Book Description Anatolia, AD 260. The city of Edessa, a Roman outpost, is on its last legs after the Persian siege by the troops of Shapur I. Roman Emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus agrees to meet his adversary to negotiate peace. But no negotiations are initiated, no peace sanctioned. The meeting is a trap and Valerian ends up in enemy hands, along with the commander of h...(展开全部)

作者 米夏埃尔·比尔冈，毕业于康涅狄格大学，Weekly Reader杂志编辑，自由撰稿人。著有Buddhist Faith in America、Cold War, Colonial and Revolutionary Times等作品。 译者 温海清，复旦大学历史系 副教授，主要研究方向为蒙元史。 历史顾问 艾骛德（Christopher P. Atwood），美国印第安纳大学中央欧亚研究系系主任、教授，主要研究方向为蒙古史。艾骛德教授是美国享有国际声誉的第一流蒙古学专家，曾因学术贡献获得蒙古国北极星勋章。

曼弗瑞迪(Valerio Massimo Manfredi, 1946 ~ ) 古代世界的完美記述者 義大利的歷史學家、考古學家，也是新聞記者。他認為自己是「古代世界的記述者」，自1978年起，在各歐洲大學任教，最後落腳在米蘭大學教授正統考古學（Classical Archaeology）。他並在義大利及環地中海地區從事考古挖掘及科學探險，並經常出現在歐洲各電視台的考古及探險節目中。迄今他已出版了十三本小說，其中包括極為暢銷的亞歷山大三部曲，被翻譯成55個國家的36種語言，代表作《最後軍團》並被好萊塢拍成電影於2007年上映。 曼弗瑞迪曾說，他小說成功的祕密在找回人心最原初的夢想，以及對天地事物的好奇及尊重。生活單純、控制思緒、提昇心靈境界，尋找人與人之間的和諧能夠讓人更接近這個夢想。

Book Description Anatolia, AD 260. The city of Edessa, a Roman outpost, is on its last legs after the Persian siege by the troops of Shapur I. Roman Emperor Publius Licinius Valerianus agrees to meet his adversary to negotiate peace. But no negotiations are initiated, no peace sanctioned. The meeting is a trap and Valerian ends up in enemy hands, along with the commander of h...(展开全部)