Carlos Rojas presents a sweeping survey of the historical and political significance of one of the world's most recognizable monuments. Although the splendor of the Great Wall has become virtually synonymous with its vast size, the structure's conceptual coherence is actually grounded on the tenuous and ephemeral stories we tell about it. These stories give life to the Wall and...(展开全部)

The culmination of a lifetime's field work and research, William Lindesay selects 50 artefacts to tell the story of the Great Wall from the 2nd century B.C. to the late-twentieth century. Much like an excavation, from the survey beforehand to the foundations, the core, and eventually the ruins, Lindesay explores the majesty of the Wall through the objects it has inspired such a...(展开全部)

玛尔伦·豪斯霍费尔（Marlen Haushofer，1920—1970） 奥地利作家，著有《隐墙》《无尽的天空》《阁楼》等小说。尽管多次获奖并得到了文学界的认可，但她去世后很长一段时间内几乎被人遗忘，直到女性解放运动才被再次发现。如今，她被认为是20世纪德语文学的重要代表之一，作品被翻译成英语、法语、日语、意大利语等二十多种语言，对许多作家都产生了深远影响。《隐墙》是她最著名、最动人也是最畅销的小说，2012年被改编成电影。

A haunting feminist sci-fi masterpiece and international bestseller that is “as absorbing as Robinson Crusoe” (Doris Lessing) While vacationing in a hunting lodge in the Austrian mountains, a middle-aged woman awakens one morning to find herself separated from the rest of the world by an invisible wall. With a cat, a dog, and a cow as her sole companions, she learns how to surv...(展开全部)

A haunting feminist sci-fi masterpiece and international bestseller that is “as absorbing as Robinson Crusoe” (Doris Lessing) While vacationing in a hunting lodge in the Austrian mountains, a middle-aged woman awakens one morning to find herself separated from the rest of the world by an invisible wall. With a cat, a dog, and a cow as her sole companions, she learns how to surv...(展开全部)

玛尔伦·豪斯霍费尔（Marlen Haushofer，1920—1970） 奥地利作家，著有《隐墙》《无尽的天空》《阁楼》等小说。尽管多次获奖并得到了文学界的认可，但她去世后很长一段时间内几乎被人遗忘，直到女性解放运动才被再次发现。如今，她被认为是20世纪德语文学的重要代表之一，作品被翻译成英语、法语、日语、意大利语等二十多种语言，对许多作家都产生了深远影响。《隐墙》是她最著名、最动人也是最畅销的小说，2012年被改编成电影。

They laid the foundations of American finance and defined the American brand of capitalism. They bankrolled wars, were the impetus behind the building of the first transcontinental railroad system, an

在线阅读本书 Book Description Selected as one of the Top 10 Business Books by Booklist "The Last Partnerships is an enormously enjoyable read." 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 --United Press International The Last Partnerships narrates the rise and fall of the great financial houses--from the "Yankee Bankers" at the turn of the 19th century, up to Goldman Sachs's historic IPO in 1999-- ...(展开全部)

Many see China and the United States on the path to confrontation. The Chinese leadership violates human rights norms. It maintains a harsh rule in Tibet, spars aggressively with Taiwan, and is clamping down on Hong Kong. A rising power with enormous assets, China increasingly considers American interests an obstacle to its own. But, the authors argue, the United States is the ...(展开全部)