WALTER J. CISZEK, SJ, (1904–1984), a native of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, was an American Jesuit missionary priest who spent twenty-three years in the Soviet Union before and during the Cold War.

Father Walter Ciszek, S.J., author of the best-selling He Leadeth Me, tells here the gripping, astounding story of his twenty-three years in Russian prison camps in Siberia, how he was falsely imprisoned as an "American spy", the incredible rigors of daily life as a prisoner, and his extraordinary faith in God and commitment to his priestly vows and vocation. He said Mass under...(展开全部)

Father Walter Ciszek, S.J., author of the best-selling He Leadeth Me, tells here the gripping, astounding story of his twenty-three years in Russian prison camps in Siberia, how he was falsely imprisoned as an "American spy", the incredible rigors of daily life as a prisoner, and his extraordinary faith in God and commitment to his priestly vows and vocation. He said Mass under...(展开全部)

Editorial Reviews Review "...a splendid work, a breathtaking synthesis that is at once erudite and accessible, illuminating and a pleasure to read." Daniel J. Kevles "Loren Graham's informative history...leaves one wondering how science could function at all....The remaining, very open, question is: How well will a newly freed Russian science survive the removal of the Soviet h...(展开全部)

By the 1980s the Soviet scientific establishment had become the largest in the world, but very little of its history was known in the West. What has been needed for many years in order to fill that gap in our knowledge is a history of Russian and Soviet science written for the educated person who would like to read one book on the subject. This book has been written for that re...(展开全部)

8 pp. illustrations, 1 folded map. This book describes the travels undertaken by Alexander Hosie during his tenure as a British consular agent in Chungkiung, from 1882–1884. At the time this was the most important city in Szechuan Province, W. China; situated on the Yangtze River, 1, 500 miles inland from its mouth, it was seen as the potential nexus for trade, giving access in...(展开全部)

河口慧海，日本僧人，为求取西藏保存的佛教未传之经典，1897至1903年进入西藏，归国后将这趟旅程的见闻悉数记录成文，以《西藏旅行记》为题在报刊上连载，英译本《西藏三年》（Three Years in Tibet）也于1909年在印度出版后，获得民众热烈回响，风靡一时。

河口慧海，日本僧人，为求取西藏保存的佛教未传之经典，1897至1903年进入西藏，归国后将这趟旅程的见闻悉数记录成文，以《西藏旅行记》为题在报刊上连载，英译本《西藏三年》（Three Years in Tibet）也于1909年在印度出版后，获得民众热烈回响，风靡一时。

约翰·本杰明·鲍威尔（John B．Powell，1888-1947），著名记者、报人，美国“密苏里新闻帮”远东采访报道的先驱。1917年，鲍威尔初次来到中国上海，从此与中国结下25年之缘。他先是就职于《密勒氏评论报》，五年后成为报社老板兼主编。1936年，该报刊登了埃德加·斯诺的采访及多幅照片，首次公开发表了毛泽东的身世和言论，在海内外产生强烈反响。1937年抗战全面爆发后，鲍威尔作为记者，经常披露日军的侵略阴谋与罪行，多次遭到打击报复。1941年太平洋战争爆发后，他被日军关入集中营，遭受非人虐待，双足致残。1942年，美国政府通过交换战俘将他解救回国。1947年，他在华盛顿猝然离世，终年59岁。他在逝世前完成了这本在华回忆录——《我在中国的二十五年》。 刘志俊，甘肃人，武汉理工大学毕业，2007年起从事编辑出版工作，现为自由撰稿人。

埃马纽埃尔·卡雷尔，1957年生于巴黎，法国当代著名作家、编剧、制片人，法国国宝级历史学家路易斯·卡雷尔之子。他毕业于著名的巴黎高等政治学院，从1983年出版了第一部小说《美洲豹的朋友》以来，共出版了十多本小说，编导了近二十部电影和电视剧；2010年起，当选为戛纳电影节 评选委员会委员。卡雷尔还获得 “科幻小说大奖” “费米娜文学大奖” “雷诺多文学奖” “法兰西学院奖” “法语文学大奖” “意大利蒙德洛国际文学奖” 等十几个文学奖。 作者擅长从新闻中取材，创作介乎虚构与非虚构之间，既有新闻记者捕捉新闻点的敏锐，又有小说家建构故事和挖掘人物内心世界的天赋。 电影人的视角使得他的作品极具画面感和带入感。他是法国当代少有的既受文学奖项青睐，又有极好市场反应的作家。