Elizabeth Hunter, an ex-socialite in her eighties, has a mystical experience during a summer storm in Sydney which transforms all her relationships: her existence becomes charged with a meaning which communicates itself to those around her. From this simple scenario Patrick White unfurls a monumental exploration of the tides of love and hate, comedy and tragedy, impotence and l...(展开全部)

The great three-sided war continues, Rome against Persia against the tribes of the desert now commanded by Mohammed of Mekkah. The tide is turning against the Eastern Empire--the Emperor Heraclius lies bedridden in Constantinople and his brother Theodore has lost a great battle to the tribes. In the West, Rome lies devastated by the long-pent eruption of Vesuvius. And in the hi...(展开全部)

"Will a more important book on Heidegger appear in our time? No, not unless Derrida continues to think and write in his spirit. . . . Let there be no mistake: this is not merely a brilliant book on Heidegger, it is thinking in the grand style."--David Farrell Krell,; IResearch in Phenomenology; X

"Will a more important book on Heidegger appear in our time? No, not unless Derrida continues to think and write in his spirit. . . . Let there be no mistake: this is not merely a brilliant book on Heidegger, it is thinking in the grand style."--David Farrell Krell,; IResearch in Phenomenology; X

自序 从1946初我开始学神学后，所阅读的首批著作中就有罗玛诺·瓜尔蒂尼(Romano Guardini)的一本着作<礼仪之精神>(Vom Geist des Liturgie)。此书在1918年复活节发表，直到1957年曾多次再版，本书开创了 “祈祷的教会”(Ecclesia Oraans)系列丛书，此系列是由赫伟根（Herwegen）院长主编的。这本小著述完全可以被视为是德国“礼仪运动”的起点，因为他以决定性的方式重新发现了礼仪之美、所蕴之富藏及其超越时间性之特点，这一发现竟使礼仪成为教会以及基督徒生活的中心。 这一著作所达到的效果就是：努力 “以最本质的方式”(瓜尔蒂尼喜欢用的表达词句)来举行礼仪。就是从礼仪最深之要求及其内在之形式来了解礼仪，将礼仪理解为受圣神默感并由同一圣神而引导的祈祷，在此礼仪中基督成为我们的同代人，并进入我们的生活。 我...(展开全部)

The creator of the massively popular, award-winning podcast series The History of Rome brings to life the story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. After its founding in 509 BCE, the Romans refused to allow a single leader to seize control of...(展开全部)

The creator of the massively popular, award-winning podcast series The History of Rome brings to life the story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. After its founding in 509 BCE, the Romans refused to allow a single leader to seize control of...(展开全部)

G. W. F. Hegel's first masterpiece, the Phenomenology of Spirit, is one of the great works of philosophy. It remains, however, one of the most challenging and mysterious books ever written. Michael Inwood presents this central work to the modern reader in an intelligible and accurate new translation. This translation attempts to convey, as accurately as possible, the subtle nua...(展开全部)