The Psychopathic God is the definitive psychological portrait of Adolph Hitler. By documenting accounts of his behavior, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions, Robert Waite sheds new light on this complex figure. But Waite’s ultimate aim is to explain how Hitler’s psychopathology changed Germanand worldhistory. With The Psychopathic God we can begin to understand Hitler as...(展开全部)

Sebastian Haffner examines Hitler's lifespan, his performance, his successes, errors, intellectual misconceptions, crimes and, last but not least, his great betrayal of his nation, the Western world and human civilisation.

With the same brilliance that characterized his classic I, Claudius , Robert Graves continues the tumultuous life of the Roman who became emperor in spite of himself and his handicaps. Claudius the God reveals the splendor, vitality and decadence of the Roman Empire through the eyes of the wry and bemused Claudius who reigns as emperor for thirteen years. The crippled Claudi...(展开全部)

罗伯特·格雷夫斯（Robert Graves) 1895年出生于温布尔登，父亲是爱尔兰作家阿尔弗雷德·珀西瓦尔·格雷夫斯，母亲是阿玛莉亚·冯·兰克。一战爆发时，他离开学校入伍，成了皇家威尔士步兵团的一名上尉。1926年，他在开罗大学当过一年的英国文学教授，除此之外，他都以写作为生，作品多为历史小说。1929年，他写出了自传《向一切告别》，这本自传很快就成为公认的当代经典，同时也是一部特别有价值的战争文献。 1961年，他当被聘为牛津大学教授，并于1971年成为牛津大学圣约翰学院的荣誉研究员。1985年12月7日，罗伯特·格雷夫斯逝世于马略卡岛，1929年以后他就一直住在此地。他去世时，《泰晤士报》写道：“作为风格独特的散文作家、历史小说家和记录者，罗伯特·格雷夫斯的斐然成就会让他名垂青史。”

在线阅读本书 Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here he recounts his surprisingly successful reign: how he cultivates the loyalty of the army and the common people to repair the damage caused by Caligula; his relations with the Jewish King Herod Agrippa; and his invasion of Britain. But the growing paranoia of a...(展开全部)

In this provocative must-read, the preeminent scientist—and world’s most prominent atheist—Richard Dawkins asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society, from the Crusades to 9/11. The God Delusion makes a compelling case that belief in God is not just wrong, but potentially deadly. It also offers exhilarating insight on the ...(展开全部)

A preeminent scientist -- and the world's most prominent atheist -- asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society, from the Crusades to 9/11. With rigor and wit, Dawkins examines God in all his forms, from the sex-obsessed tyrant of the Old Testament to the more benign (but still illogical) Celestial Watchmaker favored by som...(展开全部)

When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van La...(展开全部)

When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van La...(展开全部)

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