In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in "Hyperion,"Simmons returns us to a far future resplendent with drama and invention. Onthe world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secretsthey contain mean that nothing--nothing anywhere in the universe--will ever bethe same.

In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in "Hyperion,"Simmons returns us to a far future resplendent with drama and invention. Onthe world of Hyperion, the mysterious Time Tombs are opening. And the secretsthey contain mean that nothing--nothing anywhere in the universe--will ever bethe same.

Eileen Chang is now recognized as one of the greatest modern Chinese writers, though she was completely erased from official histories in chinese mainland. These previously unpublished, semi-autobiographical novels depict in gripping detail her childhood years in Tianjin and Shanghai, as well as her student days in Hong Kong during World War II, and shed light on the constructi...(展开全部)

Yet that might and that greatness were reduced to a mere show before his long reign terminated; and the Moghul Empire resembled -- to use a familiar image -- one of those Etruscan corpses which, though crowned and armed, are destined to crumble at the breath of heaven or at the touch of human hands. And still more did it resemble some splendid palace.

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。

The winner of a 1990 Hugo Award follows seven pilgrims on a voyage to the world of Hyperion--dominated by the all-powerful creature, the Shrike--where they hope to learn the secret that will save humanity. Reissue.

The winner of a 1990 Hugo Award follows seven pilgrims on a voyage to the world of Hyperion--dominated by the all-powerful creature, the Shrike--where they hope to learn the secret that will save humanity. Reissue.

作者： 唐纳德•卡根（Donald Kagan），耶鲁大学史特林讲席荣休教授，美国国家人文奖章获得者，曾任耶鲁学院院长。卡根教授是西方古典学界修昔底德学与伯罗奔尼撒战争研究方面的泰斗，著有“伯罗奔尼撒战争史论”四卷（《伯罗奔尼撒战争的爆发》《阿奇达慕斯战争》《尼基阿斯和约与西西里远征》《雅典帝国的覆亡》），以及《论战争之源起与和平之存续》《伟大的对话：从荷马到波里比乌斯的古希腊政治思想史》《雅典的伯利克里与民主的诞生》《修昔底德：再造历史》等。同时，卡根教授也是美国外交政策的积极批评者，是罗伯特•卡根等人所创立的新保守主义智库“新美国世纪计划”成立宣言的最早签署人之一，并著有《当美利坚沉睡》，他的研究、教学、评论对美国对外政策产生了深刻影响。 译者： 李隽旸，中国社会科学院世界经济与政治研究所助理研究员， 毕业于中国人民大学，获得法学博士学位，研究方...(展开全部)

This classic account shows how the fall of Constantinople in May 1453, after a siege of several weeks, came as a bitter shock to Western Christendom. The city’s plight had been neglected, and negligible help was sent in this crisis. To the Turks, victory not only brought a new imperial capital, but guaranteed that their empire would last. To the Greeks, the conquest meant the e...(展开全部)

魏斐德（Frederic Wakeman，Jr. 1937—2006）美国著名中国研究专家、历史学家、社会活动家，被誉为美国“汉学三杰”之一。曾任美国加州大学伯克利分校历史系哈斯基金教授，美国历史家协会会长、加州大学伯克利分校东亚研究院院长、美国社会科学院院长。除已发表的百余篇学术论文外，其著作还包括《洪业：清朝开国史》《间谍王：戴笠与中国特工》《大门口的陌生人：1839—1861年间华南的社会动乱》《上海警察（1927—1937）》《上海歹土：战时恐怖活动与城市犯罪（1937—1941）》《红星照耀上海城（1942—1952）》《历史与意志：毛泽东思想的哲学透视》等。