Bertil and Hseng Noung Lintner, and their baby daughter, born enroute, spent one and a half years traveling through northern and eastern Burma, from 1985-87. Throughout their account, they describe, with rare and deep insight, the struggle by northern Burma’s ethnic groups against brutal Burmese army rule, and record the decline and fall of the Communist Party of Burma. During ...(展开全部)

作者簡介 柏提爾．林納Bertil Lintner 瑞典記者、作家與緬甸問題專家，專研亞洲局勢近四十年。曾任《遠東經濟評論》緬甸特派員，目前為《瑞典日報》及丹麥《Politiken雜誌》亞洲特派員，報導與分析作品常見於《紐約時報》、《華爾街日報》及《亞洲時報》網路版。林納在二○○四年關於北韓的傑出報導，讓他獲得亞洲出版人協會獎。此外林納在緬甸、印度東北、寮國及中國雲南區域耕耘近四十年，以深入蹲點報導，爬梳區域安全、政治叛亂、族群衝突與組織犯罪之間盤根錯節的脈絡。 完成本書跋涉穿越緬北的十八個月行程之前，柏提爾就曾花費數月時間，多次採訪緬甸武裝反抗團體。一九八一年的採訪中，他認識了當時為撣邦軍密碼員的森倫士官長。他們在一九八三年結婚，目前住在泰國清邁。 相關著作:《中國的印度戰爭：世界屋脊上的衝突，亞洲兩大區域強權的角力》 譯者簡介 林玉菁 紐約市立大...(展开全部)

From the bestselling author of Oracle Bones and River Town comes the final book in his award-winning trilogy, on the human side of the economic revolution in China. In the summer of 2001, Peter Hessler, the longtime Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker , acquired his Chinese driver's license. For the next seven years, he traveled the country, tracking how the aut...(展开全部)

From the bestselling author of Oracle Bones and River Town comes the final book in his award-winning trilogy, on the human side of the economic revolution in China. In the summer of 2001, Peter Hessler, the longtime Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker , acquired his Chinese driver's license. For the next seven years, he traveled the country, tracking how the aut...(展开全部)

In this infectiously exciting book, Bryan Magee tells the story of his own discovery of philosophy and not only makes it come alive but shows its relevance to daily life. Magee is the Carl Sagan of philosophy, the great popularizer of the subject, and author of a major new introductory history, The Story of Philosophy. Confessions follows the course of Magee's life, exploring p...(展开全部)

Within every community, toxic people can be found hiding in families, couples, companies, and places of worship. The cryptic nature of psychological abuse involves repetitious mind games played by one individual or a group of people. Psychological abuse leaves no bruises. There are no broken bones. There are no holes in the walls. The bruises, brokenness, and holes are held tig...(展开全部)

An irresistible romp through the history of magic, from alchemy to unicorns, ancient witchcraft to Harry's Hogwarts - packed with unseen sketches and manuscript pages from J.K. Rowling, magical illustrations from Jim Kay and weird, wonderful and inspiring artefacts that have been magically released from the archives at the British Library. This spellbinding book takes readers o...(展开全部)

As the British Library unveils a very special new exhibition in the UK, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, readers everywhere are invited on an enchanting journey through the Hogwarts curriculum, from Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology to Defense Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, and more in this book uncovering thousands of years of magical history. Prepare to be amazed by...(展开全部)