在线阅读本书 Written by Europe's first professional woman writer, "The Treasure of the City of Ladies" offers advice and guidance to women of all ages and from all levels of medieval society, from royal courtiers to prostitutes. It paints an intricate picture of daily life in the courts and streets of fifteenth-century France and gives a fascinating glimpse into the practical cons...(展开全部)

"The need for realism in reform of its monetary system is what makes Bernstein's story of the Power of Gold so timely. It is a compelling reminder that maintaining a fixed price for gold and fixed exchange rates were difficult even in a simpler financial environment...Peter Bernstein was reluctant to project the story of gold into the future. But to me his message was clear. Ye...(展开全部)

"The need for realism in reform of its monetary system is what makes Bernstein's story of the Power of Gold so timely. It is a compelling reminder that maintaining a fixed price for gold and fixed exchange rates were difficult even in a simpler financial environment...Peter Bernstein was reluctant to project the story of gold into the future. But to me his message was clear. Ye...(展开全部)

克里斯蒂娜•德•皮桑（1365 – 1430？）：她在世及过世后的一个世纪内，是一位受人尊敬的作家，在道德、教育、统治的艺术、战争的行为及查利五世的生平和时代诸方面都有精彩的描写和论述。她是一位出色的诗人，也是一位维护正义的战士。她是法国早期为数不多的知识女性，也是欧洲第一位专职写作的女作家。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

雪莉•杰克逊（1916-1965），美国小说家。在其所处的年代，她被认为是一个流行文学作家。近年来，她受到批评界越来越多的关注，作品被归入美国经典文学之列。她影响了尼尔•盖曼、斯蒂芬•金等后辈作家。作品《邪屋》（The Haunting of Hill House）是兰登书屋“现代文库”读者票选20世纪百大英文长篇小说之一。她还创作了童书多部。雪莉•杰克逊文字清新优美，美国中学课本中，至今仍有她的文章。 2007年，“雪莉•杰克逊奖”成立，奖掖心理悬疑、恐怖和黑色幻想类小说。 2010年，由乔伊斯•卡罗尔•欧茨编选的《雪莉•杰克逊长篇小说和故事选》由美国文库出版。

雪莉•杰克逊（1916-1965），美国小说家。在其所处的年代，她被认为是一个流行文学作家。近年来，她受到批评界越来越多的关注，作品被归入美国经典文学之列。她影响了尼尔•盖曼、斯蒂芬•金等后辈作家。作品《邪屋》（The Haunting of Hill House）是兰登书屋“现代文库”读者票选20世纪百大英文长篇小说之一。她还创作了童书多部。雪莉•杰克逊文字清新优美，美国中学课本中，至今仍有她的文章。 2007年，“雪莉•杰克逊奖”成立，奖掖心理悬疑、恐怖和黑色幻想类小说。 2010年，由乔伊斯•卡罗尔•欧茨编选的《雪莉•杰克逊长篇小说和故事选》由美国文库出版。

A thought-provoking history of papyrus paper―from its origins in Egypt to its spread throughout the world―revealing how it helped usher in a new era of human history. For our entire history, humans have always searched for new ways to share information. This innate compulsion led to the origin of writing on the rock walls of caves and coffin lids or carving on tablets. But it w...(展开全部)

“I have found it.” These words, uttered by the man who first discovered gold on the American River in 1848, triggered the most astonishing mass movement of peoples since the Crusades. California’s gold drew fortune-seekers from the ends of the earth. It accelerated America’s imperial expansion and exacerbated the tensions that exploded in the Civil War. And, as H. W. Brands mak...(展开全部)

H.W.布兰兹（H.W. Brands） 现任美国得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校历史系主任，并荣获该校“杰克·S.老布兰顿”主任头衔。他是《纽约时报》的畅销书作家，所著的富兰克林传记和小罗斯福传记入围普利策奖候选名单。