Hadrian's reign (AD 117-138) was a watershed in the history of the Roman Empire. Hadrian abandoned his predecessor Trajan's eastern conquests - Mesopotamia and Armenia - trimmed down the lands beyond the lower Danube, and constructed new demarcation lines in Germany, North Africa, and most famously Hadrian's Wall in Britain, to delimit the empire. The emperor Hadrian, a strange...(展开全部)

A major new history of Athens' remarkably long and influential life after the collapse of its empire To many the history of post-Classical Athens is one of decline. True, Athens hardly commanded the number of allies it had when hegemon of its fifth-century Delian League or even its fourth-century Naval Confederacy, and its navy was but a shadow of its former self. But Athens re...(展开全部)

A major new history of Athens' remarkably long and influential life after the collapse of its empire To many the history of post-Classical Athens is one of decline. True, Athens hardly commanded the number of allies it had when hegemon of its fifth-century Delian League or even its fourth-century Naval Confederacy, and its navy was but a shadow of its former self. But Athens re...(展开全部)

马克斯·玻恩 Max Born（1882.12.11—1970.1.5） 德国著名理论物理学家、数学家，量子力学奠基人之一。他一生所获荣誉众多，被先后邀请为近10个国家级科学院（或学会）的院士，并于1954年被授予诺贝尔物理学奖，以表彰他在量子力学领域的基础研究。 马克斯·玻恩曾在德国组建著名的“哥廷根学派”，并将哥廷根建设成世界物理学研究中心之一。他曾在德国和英国多所顶级院校担任教授，泡利和海森堡曾是他的助手，费米和奥本海默曾是他的学生。他还教导过很多中国科学家，包括“两弹一星”元勋彭桓武、程开甲，中国核物理学会理事长杨立铭、中国半导体技术奠基人黄昆等。 玻恩一生著述众多，发表论文300多篇，出版著作20多部，本书是他唯一为大众所写的科普著作。

迪克·威尔逊（Dick Wilson），国外研究当代中国问题的知名学者。早年就读于英国牛津大学及美国加州大学，获文学、法学硕士，后在研究中国问题的专业性刊物《中国季刊》担任主编。 威尔逊在研究当代中国历史和人物方面有一定造诣，其主要著述有：《毛泽东传》、《周恩来传》、《长征，1935年》、《亚洲的觉醒》、《人类的四分之一》等。

It is 1939. Eva Delectorskaya is a beautiful 28-year-old Russian emigree living in Paris. As war breaks out, she is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer, a mysterious Englishman, and under his tutelage she learns to become the perfect spy, to mask her emotions and trust no one, including those she loves most. Since the war, Eva has carefully rebuilt her life ...(展开全部)

It is 1939. Eva Delectorskaya is a beautiful 28-year-old Russian emigree living in Paris. As war breaks out, she is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer, a mysterious Englishman, and under his tutelage she learns to become the perfect spy, to mask her emotions and trust no one, including those she loves most. Since the war, Eva has carefully rebuilt her life ...(展开全部)

"The Emperor and the Saint" is a vivid place-by-place telling of the life and times of the most enlightened, creative, and dynamic ruler of Medieval Europe, Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. St. Francis, who shared with Frederick a love of the natural world and was baptized in the same cathedral in Assisi, is a parallel and contrasting presence. Cassady enthusiastically guides the ...(展开全部)

Djeow Seow, the Emperor's tiniest daughter, is always forgotten by her family as she spends her days flying a kite made from paper and sticks. When her father is taken prisoner, only Djeow Seow's courage, and a little help from her kite, can save him. Traditional, oriental papercut illustrations embellish this sensitive tale of love and loyalty. Full color. Caldecott Medal Hono...(展开全部)