盖伊·加夫里尔·凯生于1954年11月7日。加拿大文坛享有国际声誉的奇幻大师之一。 20世纪70年代，《魔戒之王》的作者托尔金去世后，凯应邀前往英国协助托尔金之子克里斯托弗·托尔金整理乃父留下的文稿。在此后的三年中，随着托尔金的遗作《精灵宝钻》顺利完成，凯自己也狂热地爱上了奇幻文学。数年之后，凯模仿托尔金风格而成的奇幻小说“费奥纳瓦织锦”三部曲上市，并获大奖。 之后，凯结合自己的兴趣开始创作“仿历史奇幻小说”，这种小说是将真实历史中的人和事进行改编，构建一个完整的架空世界，既具有结构紧凑、有理有序、容易被读者接受的优点，又能借此抒发悠远的历史情怀。在此之前，虽然也有人做过尝试，但凯却是获得突破性成就的第一人。现在与大家见面的《提嘉娜》、《阿拉桑雄狮》和《亚波娜之歌》，即是凯最具代表性的经典之作。 截至目前，凯已获得幻想文坛多个大奖，如世界幻想文学奖、...(展开全部)

盖伊·加夫里尔·凯生于1954年11月7日。加拿大文坛享有国际声誉的奇幻大师之一。 20世纪70年代，《魔戒之王》的作者托尔金去世后，凯应邀前往英国协助托尔金之子克里斯托弗·托尔金整理乃父留下的文稿。在此后的三年中，随着托尔金的遗作《精灵宝钻》顺利完成，凯自己也狂热地爱上了奇幻文学。数年之后，凯模仿托尔金风格而成的奇幻小说“费奥纳瓦织锦”三部曲上市，并获大奖。 之后，凯结合自己的兴趣开始创作“仿历史奇幻小说”，这种小说是将真实历史中的人和事进行改编，构建一个完整的架空世界，既具有结构紧凑、有理有序、容易被读者接受的优点，又能借此抒发悠远的历史情怀。在此之前，虽然也有人做过尝试，但凯却是获得突破性成就的第一人。现在与大家见面的《提嘉娜》、《阿拉桑雄狮》和《亚波娜之歌》，即是凯最具代表性的经典之作。 截至目前，凯已获得幻想文坛多个大奖，如世界幻想文学奖、...(展开全部)

Hauntingly evocative of medieval Spain, a deeply compelling story of love, adventure, divided loyalties, and what happens when beliefs begin to remake -- or destroy -- a world. The ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands, but over centuries, seduced by the sensuous pleasures of their new land, their stern piety has eroded. The Asharite empire has splinter...(展开全部)

The ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands, but over centuries, seduced by the sensuous pleasures of their new land, their stern piety has eroded. The Asharite empire has splintered into decadent city-states led by warring petty kings. King Almalik of Cartada is on the ascendancy, aided always by his friend and advisor, the notorious Ammar ibn Khairan -- ...(展开全部)

巴里·施特劳斯（Barry Strauss），美国康奈尔大学古典学系和历史学系教授，研究方向为古代军事史。他撰写了多部著作，包括《特洛伊战争》《斯巴达克斯战争》等。

The Young Lions is a vivid and classic novel that portrays the experiences of ordinary soldiers fighting World War II. Told from the points of view of a perceptive young Nazi, a jaded American film producer, and a shy Jewish boy just married to the love of his life, Shaw conveys, as no other novelist has since, the scope, confusion, and complexity of war.

The classic account of the final offensive against Hitler's Third Reich -- newly in print for the 50th anniversary of VE Day. The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and brought the Nazi leviathan to its downfall. It was also...(展开全部)

Why is Europe’s great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre Landau argue that the core problem with the Euro lies in the philosophical differences between the founding countries of the Euro...(展开全部)

Why is Europe's great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre Landau argue that the core problem with the Euro lies in the philosophical differences b...(展开全部)

The Battle is the book Balzac always wanted to write and, beginning his story with Balzac's own words ('On Tuesday 16th May 1809 ...'), Rambaud has finally achieved his predecessor's dream. The eponymous battle now commonly described as Napoleon's first major defeat on land in Europe took place at Essling, near Vienna; forty thousand men died in forty-eight hours. With vivid de...(展开全部)