Versailles is one of the most photographed places in the world. Yet masses of tourists make it virtually impossible to imagine the splendor of the palace as it existed from the time of Louis XIV, the Sun King, in the 17th century, until the fall of Napoleon III in 1870. Now, four talented photographers were granted unlimited access to Versailles when the château was closed to v...(展开全部)

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs reigned supreme for centuries until the conquests of Alexan...(展开全部)

A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs reigned supreme for centuries until the conquests of Alexan...(展开全部)

Toby Wilkinson is a prizewinning Egyptologist and the author of Tutankhamun’s Trumpet: Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects from the Boy King’s Tomb, A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology, and the New York Times best seller The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt. He lives in Suffolk, UK.

The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson. Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley and the wider Egyptian empire from 1279 to 1213 B.C., one of the longest reigns in pharaonic history. He was a cultural innovator, a relentless self-promoter, and an astute d...(展开全部)

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski h...(展开全部)

In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often violent, events that followed liberation. Kapuscinski h...(展开全部)

伊斯梅尔·卡达莱（1936―），小说家、诗人。出生于阿尔巴尼亚南部靠近希腊边界的山城吉罗卡斯特，先后求学于地拉那大学和莫斯科高尔基世界文学学院。1950年代开始文学写作，2005年获得首届布克国际文学奖，2009年获得阿斯图里亚斯亲王奖，2015年获得耶路撒冷奖。代表作有《亡军的将领》、《梦宫》、《破碎的四月》等。

The history of Israel is as ancient as the history of humanity. From the desert sands to the shadowy depths of the caves overlooking the Dead Sea to the buried cities whose splendor has been dimmed by the centuries, it is truly a cradle of civilization and a setting of incomparable beauty.This spectacular book journeys along the valley of the River Jordan and among the hills of...(展开全部)

Devoted to the Khmer empire, one of the most powerful and fascinating in Indochina, this text reconstructs its history, daily life, religious beliefs, myths and social structure.