克里斯蒂娜•德•皮桑（1365 – 1430？）：她在世及过世后的一个世纪内，是一位受人尊敬的作家，在道德、教育、统治的艺术、战争的行为及查利五世的生平和时代诸方面都有精彩的描写和论述。她是一位出色的诗人，也是一位维护正义的战士。她是法国早期为数不多的知识女性，也是欧洲第一位专职写作的女作家。

在线阅读本书 Written by Europe's first professional woman writer, "The Treasure of the City of Ladies" offers advice and guidance to women of all ages and from all levels of medieval society, from royal courtiers to prostitutes. It paints an intricate picture of daily life in the courts and streets of fifteenth-century France and gives a fascinating glimpse into the practical cons...(展开全部)

In the early eighteenth century a number of the great pirate captains, including Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and "Black Sam" Bellamy, joined forces. This infamous "Flying Gang" was more than simply a thieving band of brothers. Many of its members had come to piracy as a revolt against conditions in the merchant fleet and in the cities and plantations in the Old and New Worlds. In...(展开全部)

An entrancing tale of piracy colored with gold, treachery and double-dealing (Portland Press Herald), Pulitzer Prize-finalist Colin Woodward's The Republic of Pirates is the historical biography of the exploits of infamous Caribbean buccaneers. In the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Edward "Blackbeard" Teach...(展开全部)

Pirates have captivated our imaginations for generations, and the popularity of the recent Pirates of the Caribbean films has planted them even more firmly in our minds. But what were pirates really like? Author Robert Ritchie guides us on a tour of piracy from ancient times through the present, and dispels the false image of pirates created by adventure stories and Holly...(展开全部)

For most of human history we’ve been, well, disinclined to take a closer look at our body’s natural product—the complex antihero of this story—save for gleaning some prophecy of our own health. But if we were to take more than a passing look at our poop, we would spy a veritable cornucopia of possibilities. We would see potent medicine, sustainable power, and natural fertilizer...(展开全部)

A thought-provoking history of papyrus paper―from its origins in Egypt to its spread throughout the world―revealing how it helped usher in a new era of human history. For our entire history, humans have always searched for new ways to share information. This innate compulsion led to the origin of writing on the rock walls of caves and coffin lids or carving on tablets. But it w...(展开全部)

穆黛安（Dian H. Murry），女，美国圣母大学教授，长期从事晚清社会史研究，曾多次来华访求史料和讲学。 译者刘平，复旦大学历史学系教授、博士生导师。研究方向为清史、中国近现代社会史、中国秘密社会史、民间文化与民间信仰。任中国会党史研究会副会长，中国社会史学会、中国太平天国史研究会等理事。发表论文100余篇，主要专著有《文化与叛乱——以清代秘密社会为视角》（商务印书馆，2002）、《被遗忘的战争——咸丰同治年间广东土客大械斗研究》（商务印书馆，2003）、《中国秘密宗教史研究》（北京大学出版社，2010）等。

穆黛安（Dian H. Murry），女，美国圣母大学教授，长期从事晚清社会史研究，曾多次来华访求史料和讲学。 译者刘平，复旦大学历史学系教授、博士生导师。研究方向为清史、中国近现代社会史、中国秘密社会史、民间文化与民间信仰。任中国会党史研究会副会长，中国社会史学会、中国太平天国史研究会等理事。发表论文100余篇，主要专著有《文化与叛乱——以清代秘密社会为视角》（商务印书馆，2002）、《被遗忘的战争——咸丰同治年间广东土客大械斗研究》（商务印书馆，2003）、《中国秘密宗教史研究》（北京大学出版社，2010）等。

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