Bestselling author Bruce Feiler was a young father when he was diagnosed with cancer. He instantly worried what his daughters' lives would be like without him. "Would they wonder who I was? Would they wonder what I thought? Would they yearn for my approval, my love, my voice?" Three days later he came up with a stirring idea of how he might give them that voice. He would ...(展开全部)

"The Complete Roman Army" draws on archeology, ancient art and original documentary sources to present the most convincing picture ever published of the world's most famous fighting machine. Every aspect of the Roman army, from the daily lives of individual soldiers to the outcome of major campaigns, is explored in five accessible sections. Discussions of key Roman battles, hun...(展开全部)

"The Complete Roman Army" draws on archaeology, ancient art and original documentary sources to present a picture of one of the world's most famous fighting machines. Every aspect of the Roman army, from the daily lives of individual soldiers to the outcome of major campaigns, is explored in five accessible sections. Discussions of key Roman battles, hundreds of illustrations a...(展开全部)

New research on an army that details the military system of Qing China, which fought a variety of enemies ranging from Ming Chinese, Mongols, and Tibetans to Russians and Western Colonial armies. This book describes and analyses the Manchu, or Qing, army in all its aspects. The emphasis lays on the Qing army in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century, because this is the t...(展开全部)

New research on an army that details the military system of Qing China, which fought a variety of enemies ranging from Ming Chinese, Mongols, and Tibetans to Russians and Western Colonial armies. This book describes and analyses the Manchu, or Qing, army in all its aspects. The emphasis lays on the Qing army in the seventeenth and early eighteenth century, because this is the t...(展开全部)

Bestselling author Bruce Feiler was a young father when he was diagnosed with cancer. He instantly worried what his daughters' lives would be like without him. "Would they wonder who I was? Would they wonder what I thought? Would they yearn for my approval, my love, my voice?" Three days later he came up with a stirring idea of how he might give them that voice. He would ...(展开全部)

作者伊斯玛伊尔·卡达莱（Ismail Kadare），阿尔巴尼亚当代著名作家、诗人。1936年卡达莱生于阿尔巴尼亚南部城市纪诺卡斯特。1954年他以诗集《青春的热忱》初登文坛，此后创作了《群山为何沉思》《山鹰高高飞翔》《六十年代》等，在诗坛独领风骚。1963年，他的首部小说《亡军的将领》问世，在法国名声大振。之后创作了《雨鼓》《石头城纪事》《破碎的四月》《梦幻宫殿》《阿伽门农的女儿》等代表作。迄今为止，他的作品共被翻译成40多种文字，并获得了多项国际著名文学奖，包括2005年的首届布克国际文学奖、2009年西班牙阿斯图里亚斯亲王奖、2015年以色列耶路撒冷奖、2019年纽斯塔特国际文学奖等，也是诺贝尔文学奖的热门人选之一。 译者郑恩波，作家、翻译家、记者，辽宁盖州市人，北京大学俄罗斯语言文学系毕业，先后留学阿尔巴尼亚、南斯拉夫，精通阿尔巴尼亚语，并多...(展开全部)

作者伊斯玛伊尔·卡达莱（Ismail Kadare），阿尔巴尼亚当代著名作家、诗人。1936年卡达莱生于阿尔巴尼亚南部城市纪诺卡斯特。1954年他以诗集《青春的热忱》初登文坛，此后创作了《群山为何沉思》《山鹰高高飞翔》《六十年代》等，在诗坛独领风骚。1963年，他的首部小说《亡军的将领》问世，在法国名声大振。之后创作了《雨鼓》《石头城纪事》《破碎的四月》《梦幻宫殿》《阿伽门农的女儿》等代表作。迄今为止，他的作品共被翻译成40多种文字，并获得了多项国际著名文学奖，包括2005年的首届布克国际文学奖、2009年西班牙阿斯图里亚斯亲王奖、2015年以色列耶路撒冷奖、2019年纽斯塔特国际文学奖等，也是诺贝尔文学奖的热门人选之一。 译者郑恩波，作家、翻译家、记者，辽宁盖州市人，北京大学俄罗斯语言文学系毕业，先后留学阿尔巴尼亚、南斯拉夫，精通阿尔巴尼亚语，并多...(展开全部)

Frank is ten. He likes cottage pie and football and cracking codes. Max is five. He eats only Quavers and some colours are too bright for him and if he has to wear a new T-shirt he melts down down down. Sometimes Frank wishes Mum could still do huge paintings of stars and asteroids like she used to, but since Max was born she just doesn't have time. When tragedy hits Frank and ...(展开全部)

Frank is ten. He likes cottage pie and football and cracking codes. Max is five. He eats only Quavers and some colours are too bright for him and if he has to wear a new T-shirt he melts down down down. Sometimes Frank wishes Mum could still do huge paintings of stars and asteroids like she used to, but since Max was born she just doesn't have time. When tragedy hits Frank and ...(展开全部)