"Is there anyone on earth who is so narrow-minded or uninquisitive that he could fail to want to know how and thanks to what kind of political system almost the entire known world was conquered and brought under a single empire in less than fifty-three years?" --Polybius, Histories The 53-year period Polybius had in mind stretched from the start of the Second Punic War in 219 B...(展开全部)

The 53-year period Polybius had in mind stretched from the start of the Second Punic War in 219 BCE until 167, when Rome overthrew the Macedonian monarchy and divided the country into four independent republics. This was the crucial half-century of Rome's spectacular rise to imperial status, but Roman interest in its eastern neighbors began a little earlier, with the First Illy...(展开全部)

"Is there anyone on earth who is so narrow-minded or uninquisitive that he could fail to want to know how and thanks to what kind of political system almost the entire known world was conquered and brought under a single empire in less than fifty-three years?" --Polybius, Histories The 53-year period Polybius had in mind stretched from the start of the Second Punic War in 219 B...(展开全部)

The 53-year period Polybius had in mind stretched from the start of the Second Punic War in 219 BCE until 167, when Rome overthrew the Macedonian monarchy and divided the country into four independent republics. This was the crucial half-century of Rome's spectacular rise to imperial status, but Roman interest in its eastern neighbors began a little earlier, with the First Illy...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 When a widow tries to collect on her inheritance, her late husband's family is unpleasantly surprised. They're even more horrified by the news that this lovely stranger may be a bigamist. Now murder shakes the family tree, and it's time for Hercule Poirot to investigate.

在线阅读本书 When a widow tries to collect on her inheritance, her late husband's family is unpleasantly surprised. They're even more horrified by the news that this lovely stranger may be a bigamist. Now murder shakes the family tree, and it's time for Hercule Poirot to investigate.

[英] 布赖恩·莱弗里（Brian Lavery） 英国国家海事博物馆名誉馆长，西方学界享有声望的海洋史研究者与推广者。 他在英国国家海事博物馆工作长达14年，其间举办了各种海洋主题展览，宣讲航海、船舶知识，他还曾在英国和欧洲开展海上巡游。在向大众普及海洋历史常识方面，莱弗里做出过显著贡献，西方媒体评价他为“杰出的历史学家”。 莱弗里不到30岁开始写作，至今著有30多部海洋史著作。此外，他还担任过奥斯卡获奖影片《怒海争锋》的历史顾问。2009年在英国引起全民轰动的热播纪录片《海洋帝国》，也邀请了他进行学术指导。

A captivating read spanning 5,000 years of the ocean's history Conquest of the Ocean tells the 5,000 year history of the remarkable individuals who sailed seas, for trade, to conquer new lands, to explore the unknown. From the early Polynesians to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese and the British, these are awe-inspiring tales of epic sea voyages involving great fea...(展开全部)

Bertrand Russell describes the purpose of this book as the putting together of some remarks on the state of happiness which are inspired by common sense, rather than any profound philosophy or deep erudition. It is based on the belief that many people who are unhappy could become happy by well-directed effort. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of th...(展开全部)

1874 年, 俄罗斯圣彼得堡出现一个奇怪的演说家, 他自称鲍罗廷, 三天两头跑到圣彼德堡的广场上, 鼓动人们起来革命。谁也不知道这个家伙的真实身份, 只知道他有时一身农民打扮, 有时又装扮得像个刚下班的工人, 到处散发自己写的小册子,发表煽动性演说。圣彼得堡的居民们都在议论这个奇怪的演说家和他的“ 无政府主义” 学说。 俄国政府决心制止这位无法无天的“ 鲍罗廷”。可是当秘密警察费了九牛二虎之力将其逮捕的时候, 沙皇和宫中所有的人们惊讶得差点连下巴都掉下来了, 原来这位煽动革命的家伙竟然就是沙皇的贴身侍卫, 大名鼎鼎的克鲁泡特金王子。