Trees are one of the most ubiquitous religious symbols across the world. From ancient Sumer to Christianity, from the Maya civilization to Buddhism, there’s hardly a human society over the ages that hasn’t associated trees with some sort of celestial and religious power. Due to its expressive quality and natural branching scheme, trees have also become important communication t...(展开全部)

Trees are one of the most ubiquitous religious symbols across the world. From ancient Sumer to Christianity, from the Maya civilization to Buddhism, there’s hardly a human society over the ages that hasn’t associated trees with some sort of celestial and religious power. Due to its expressive quality and natural branching scheme, trees have also become important communication t...(展开全部)

The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventure.

The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventure.

He was known as Druss. The Deathwalker. Though the blood of merciless butchers coursed through his veins, he had found a fragile peace through his love for beautiful, mystical Rowena. Then came the day when Druss returned to their village and found everyone dead--massacred by slavers who had stolen the women to sell for gold. Rowena was among the missing. Armed with only his p...(展开全部)

He was known as Druss. The Deathwalker. Though the blood of merciless butchers coursed through his veins, he had found a fragile peace through his love for beautiful, mystical Rowena. Then came the day when Druss returned to their village and found everyone dead--massacred by slavers who had stolen the women to sell for gold. Rowena was among the missing. Armed with only his p...(展开全部)

The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis, is one of the very few sets of books that should be read three times: in childhood, early adulthood, and late in life. In brief, four children travel repeatedly to a world in which they are far more than mere children and everything is far more than it seems. Richly told, populated with fascinating characters, perfectly realized in detai...(展开全部)

The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis, is one of the very few sets of books that should be read three times: in childhood, early adulthood, and late in life. In brief, four children travel repeatedly to a world in which they are far more than mere children and everything is far more than it seems. Richly told, populated with fascinating characters, perfectly realized in detai...(展开全部)

作者简介： 贾志扬（John W. Chaffee） 美国纽约州立大学宾汉姆顿分校（Binghamton University）历史系教授，宋史专家。1979年获美国芝加哥大学博士学位。著有《天潢贵胄：宋代宗室史》《棘闱：宋代科举与社会》等，主编《剑桥中国宋代史》（下卷）。 译者简介： 赵冬梅 北京大学历史系教授、博士研究生导师，曾任德国维尔茨堡大学汉学系、法国巴黎社会科学高等研究院客座教授。致力于宋代制度、政治文化和历史人物传记的研究、写作和传播，著有《法度与人心：帝制时代人与制度的互动》《人间烟火：掩埋在历史里的日常与人生》《大宋之变：1063—1086》《文武之间：北宋武选官研究》等。