Before Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany, there was 1924. This was the year of Hitler's final transformation into the self-proclaimed savior and infallible leader who would interpret and distort Germany's historical traditions to support his vision for the Third Reich. Everything that would come--the rallies and riots, the single-minded deployment of a catastrophically ev...(展开全部)

“要读懂20世纪，就必须理解1944年的重要性。带着他一贯的叙事天分以及对当时历史的刻苦研究，Jay让这戏剧性的一年宛若重现。” ——沃尔特·伊萨克森，《乔布斯传》作者

杰伊•温尼克（Jay Winik） 美国重要历史学家之一，以其天才和创造性的历史研究方法而闻名。他的著作《1865年4月》（April 1865）曾登上《纽约时报》图书畅销榜第一名，此书获得了广泛的国际赞誉，历史频道据此书改编的获奖纪录片受到5000万观众的关注。同时他也是《华尔街日报》和《纽约时报》的长期撰稿人。被《巴尔的摩太阳报》（Baltimore Sun）评为“最出色的公众历史学家之一”。 杰伊•温尼克的其他著作包括《大变革：美国与现代世界的诞生，1788—1800》（The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788-1800）、《悬崖边缘：里根时代的幕后传奇与冷战时代的男女》（ON THE BRINK: The Dramatic Behind the Sc...(展开全部)

In this beginner's guide to amateur gardening, Geoffrey Newsome-the highly acclaimed translator of Capek's witty Letters from England-has captured the grace and irony of the original Czech to produce a volume that will be treasured equally by those who love gardening as a relaxation, those who loathe it as a chore, and those who have no interest in it whatsoever. For behind the...(展开全部)

This is the year you change your life. If you’re in a pivot period—if you’re still bridging the space between where you are and where you want to be—remember that the person you’re becoming is already within you. The journey is convincing your mind to act consistently on what your heart already knows it wants to do. The Pivot Year is a book of 365 daily meditations on finding t...(展开全部)

In the year 1000 the world was one of mystery and magicians, monks, warriors and wandering merchants - people who feared an apocalypse and who had no idea what year it was or what lay beyond the nearest valley. It was a world of dark forests and Viking adventures in which fear was real and death a constant companion. People felt they walked hand-in-hand with God, and envisaged ...(展开全部)

In this beginner's guide to amateur gardening, Geoffrey Newsome-the highly acclaimed translator of Capek's witty Letters from England-has captured the grace and irony of the original Czech to produce a volume that will be treasured equally by those who love gardening as a relaxation, those who loathe it as a chore, and those who have no interest in it whatsoever. For behind the...(展开全部)

In the year 1000 the world was one of mystery and magicians, monks, warriors and wandering merchants - people who feared an apocalypse and who had no idea what year it was or what lay beyond the nearest valley. It was a world of dark forests and Viking adventures in which fear was real and death a constant companion. People felt they walked hand-in-hand with God, and envisaged ...(展开全部)

After 1905, Einstein's miraculous year, physics would never be the same again. In those twelve months, Einstein shattered many cherished scientific beliefs with five extraordinary papers that would establish him as the world's leading physicist. This book brings those papers together in an accessible format. The best-known papers are the two that founded special relativity: On...(展开全部)

After 1905, Einstein's miraculous year, physics would never be the same again. In those twelve months, Einstein shattered many cherished scientific beliefs with five extraordinary papers that would establish him as the world's leading physicist. This book brings those papers together in an accessible format. The best-known papers are the two that founded special relativity: On...(展开全部)