War and madness cast shadows over the lands dragons once ruled. Geder Palliako's star is rising. He is a hero of Antea, protector to the crown prince, and darling of the court. But storms from his past are gathering, and with them, a war that will change everything. Cithrin bel Sarcour founded a powerful bank on stolen wealth, forged papers, and ready blades. Now every move she...(展开全部)

All the King's Men is considered the finest novel ever written on American politics. Set in the 1930s, this book traces the rise and fall of Willie Stark, who resembles the real-life Huey 'Kingfish' Long of Louisiana. Stark begins his political career as an idealistic man of the people but soon becomes corrupted by success.

约翰•菲吉斯(John Neville Figgis, 1866–1919),英国19世纪末20世纪初著名历史学家、政治哲学家，毕业于英国剑桥大学，师从英国著名历史学家、政治理论家阿克顿勋爵，并主编阿克顿勋爵的全集。其主要著作包括《神圣王权理论》《从热尔松到格劳秀斯的政治思想研究》《圣奥古斯丁<上帝之城>的政治思想》等。 戴鹏飞，法学博士，现供职于江西省宜春学院政法学院，主要致力于法理学、政治哲学、政治思想相关研究。在《读书》等期刊杂志发表论文若干，出版《19世纪英格兰的法律与公共舆论》《思索英格兰与苏格兰的联合》《枢密院考》《论华兹华斯的政治家气质》等多部译著。

约翰•菲吉斯(John Neville Figgis, 1866–1919),英国19世纪末20世纪初著名历史学家、政治哲学家，毕业于英国剑桥大学，师从英国著名历史学家、政治理论家阿克顿勋爵，并主编阿克顿勋爵的全集。其主要著作包括《神圣王权理论》《从热尔松到格劳秀斯的政治思想研究》《圣奥古斯丁<上帝之城>的政治思想》等。 戴鹏飞，法学博士，现供职于江西省宜春学院政法学院，主要致力于法理学、政治哲学、政治思想相关研究。在《读书》等期刊杂志发表论文若干，出版《19世纪英格兰的法律与公共舆论》《思索英格兰与苏格兰的联合》《枢密院考》《论华兹华斯的政治家气质》等多部译著。

This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets – their story is the story of Britain. England’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight generations of kings. Their remarkable reign saw England emerge from the Dark Ages to become a...(展开全部)

Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen - from the White Ship to the Lionheart, bad King John to the Black Prince and John of Gaunt - this is the dynasty that invented England as we still know it today - great history to appeal to readers of Ken Follet, Bernard Cornwell, Tom Holland England's greatest royal dynasty, the Plant...(展开全部)

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs reigned supreme for centuries until the conquests of Alexan...(展开全部)

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs reigned supreme for centuries until the conquests of Alexan...(展开全部)