布伦丹•西姆斯 英国知名历史学家，剑桥大学国际关系史专家。他的研究涉及英国、德国、美国的近现代外交关系史。他的主要作品包括《欧洲》《德意志的权力之争：1779—1850》《最糟的时刻》，以及《三次胜利与一次失败》。其中，《欧洲》入围莱昂内尔•吉尔伯图书奖，《最糟的时刻》获塞缪尔•约翰逊奖提名。

The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at ‘the point of maximum danger’. It examines the physical conditions of fighting, the particular emotions and behaviour generated by battle, as well as the motives that impel soldiers to stand and fight rather than run away. And in his scrupulous reassessment of three b...(展开全部)

Afternoon of the Dinosaur, by Cristina Peri Rossi, one of the most important Spanish writers of our time, was first published in 1976. Due to censorship in Spain under Franco, it was initially distributed only in Latin America. Then, in 1980, it was published again by Plaza y Janés (Barcelona), and in 2008 it was reissued by Tropo Editores (Zaragoza). This volume is composed of...(展开全部)

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。

●英国知名作家、探险家、记者，中文名文思淼。牛津大学圣凯瑟琳学院名誉研究员。 ●毕业于牛津大学地质学系，曾任《卫报》海外记者及《星期日泰晤士报》海外特派员，长期为《纽约时报》《国家地理杂志》及BBC等媒体撰稿。在温切斯特担任《卫报》记者期间，曾报道了举世哗然的“水门事件”。 ●作品选题涉猎广泛，尤其擅长叙事；写作视角独树一帜，能用渊博的知识给读者带来独特的阅读体验。出版了多部文学作品，第一本引起轰动的作品是1998年出版的《教授与疯子》，该书讲述的是《牛津英语词典》背后的故事，并从中揭示人的卑微与伟大。图书刚上市，销量就迅速攀升，一举登上《纽约时报》畅销榜。2019年，此书被翻拍成电影上市，由好莱坞两大著名影星肖恩·潘和梅尔·吉布森领衔主演。即使在20多年后的今天，这本书的平装版和精装版仍然在不断重印。此外，还著有《改变世界的地图》《世界边缘的裂痕》...(展开全部)

The Roman army was one of the most effective fighting forces in history. The legions and their commanders carved out an empire which eventually included the greater part of the known world. This was thanks largely to the generals who led the Roman army to victory after victory, and whose strategic and tactical decisions shaped the course of several centuries of warfare. This bo...(展开全部)

A definitive history of the great commanders of ancient Rome, from bestselling author Adrian Goldsworthy. “In his elegantly accessible style, Goldsworthy offers gripping and swiftly erudite accounts of Roman wars and the great captains who fought them. His heroes are never flavorless and generic, but magnificently Roman. And it is especially Goldsworthy's vision of commander...(展开全部)

The Roman army was one of the most effective fighting forces in history. The legions and their commanders carved out an empire which eventually included the greater part of the known world. This was thanks largely to the generals who led the Roman army to victory after victory, and whose strategic and tactical decisions shaped the course of several centuries of warfare. This bo...(展开全部)

Adrian Goldsworthy has received wide acclaim for his exceptional writing on the Roman Empire—including high praise from the acclaimed military historian and author John Keegan—and here he offers a new perspective on the Empire by focusing on its greatest generals, including Scipio Africanus, Caius Marius, Pompey, Julius Caesar, and Titus Flavius. Each chapter portrays a single ...(展开全部)

卡罗琳·阿巴特（Carolyn Abbate） 美国音乐学家，哈佛大学“凯瑟琳和保罗·布滕维瑟”校级教授，被《哈佛公报》（Harvard Gazette）誉为“当今世界上成就空前、受到无数赞誉的音乐历史学家之一”，研究领域包括歌剧、音乐哲学、电影及声音研究等，著有《未唱出的声音》（Unsung Voices）、《追寻歌剧》（In Search of Opera）等，其著作被翻译成多种文字。她还作为剧院的编剧和导演，活跃于学术界之外。 罗杰·帕克（Roger Parker） 英国音乐学家，伦敦国王学院“瑟斯顿·达尔特”音乐学教授、英国国家学术院院士、瑞典皇家音乐学院成员，曾获“朱塞佩·威尔第奖”“古根海姆学者奖”及英国皇家音乐协会“登特奖章”等；研究领域主要集中在歌剧上，特别是19世纪意大利歌剧。他是盖塔诺·多尼采蒂歌剧获得普遍认可的修订本的主编，参与...(展开全部)