这是作者公开出版的第二部文集，包含了作者对世界事务的看法和对一些关于中国的问题的回答。 全书共分 9 章，包括世界秩序、全球变化与中国角色、中美关系、中俄关系和亚洲问题等。鉴于当前国际形势的深刻变化，她希望这本书能让读者更多地了解中国人如何看待世界。 This is the second anthology by the author. It contains her views on world affairs, including her response to some of the questions raised about China. The anthology is divided into nine chapters that include: world order, global changes and China s role, China-US relations, China-Russia relations and Asian issues. Given the profound changes in the current international situation, she hopes this book will give readers more insights about how people in China see the world.

Tying into the official theme for the 2009 Inauguration, “A NewBirth of Freedom” from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Penguinpresents a keepsake edition commemorating the inauguration ofPresident-elect Barack Obama with words of the two great thinkersand writers who have helped shape him politically, philosophically,and personally: Abraham Lincoln and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Having Lincoln and Emerson’s most influential, memorable, andeloquent words along with Obama’s much-anticipated historicalinaugural address will be a gift of inspiration for every Americanand a keepsake for generations. Includes: * Barack Obama, Inaugural Address, 2009 * Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, 1865 * Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address, 1863 * Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, 1861 * Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance, 1841

In a collision with a steamship, City of Rome, on the night ofSeptember 25, 1925, the U.S. Navy Submarine S-51 sank in 132 feetof water, taking 33 sailors to the ocean floor. This is the storyof the men charged with doing the impossible-raising the thousandton sub from the bottom of the sea. Added to this modern classic oftrue adventure are a foreword and afterword giving specifics of theaccident and the aftermath, additional photographs, a publisher'spreface, and appendices.

In this the first book ever written about the CIA's Office of Technical Service, former director Robert Wallace (a real-life Q, straight out of the James Bond films) and internationally renowned intelligence historian H. Keith Melton offer an unprecedented look at the CIA's most secretive operations and the devices that made them possible. Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions- including the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the current War on Terror-the authors show how the CIA carries out its missions employing amazingly inventive tools. Illustrated with images never before seen by the public-and featuring everything from micro cameras to wired kitties to exploding pancakes-Spycraft is both a fantastic encyclopedia of gadgetry and a revealing primer on the fundamentals of high-tech espionage.

Uranium occurs naturally in theearth s crust-yet holds the power to end all life on theplanet. This is its fundamental paradox, and its story is afascinating window into the valor, greed, genius, and folly ofhumanity. A problem for miners in the Middle Ages, an inspirationto novelists and a boon to medicine, a devastat?ing weapon at theend of World War II, and eventually a polluter, killer, excuse forwar with Iraq, potential deliverer of Armageddon and a possiblelast defense against global warming- Uranium is the rivetingstory of the most powerful element on earth, and one which willshape our future, for better or worse.

Cooper Ramo is Managing Director and a partner at Kissinger Associates, one of the world's leading strategic advisory firms. Prior to joining Kissinger Associates, he was Assistant Managing Editor of Time and worked in the advisory and banking business in China.

A revelatory look at a momentous undertaking-from theworkers' point of view The Panama Canal has long been celebrated as atriumph of American engineering and ingenuity. In The CanalBuilders , Julie Greene reveals that this emphasis has obscureda far more remarkable element of the historic enterprise: the tensof thousands of workingmen and workingwomen who traveled from allaround the world to build it. Greene looks past the mythologysurrounding the canal to expose the difficult working conditionsand discriminatory policies involved in its construction. Drawingextensively on letters, memoirs, and government documents, the bookchronicles both the struggles and the triumphs of the workers andtheir fami?lies. Prodigiously researched and vividly told, TheCanal Builders explores the human dimensions of one of theworld's greatest labor mobilizations, and reveals how it launchedAmerica's twentieth-century empire.

The Coming of the New Deal, 1933-1935, volume two of PulitzerPrize-winning historian and biographer Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr."sAge of Roosevelt series, describes Franklin Delano Roosevelt'sfirst tumultuous years in the White House. Coming into office atthe bottom of the Great Depression, FDR told the American peoplethat they have nothing to fear but fear itself. The conventionalwisdom having failed, he tried unorthodox remedies to averteconomic collapse. His first hundred days restored national morale,and his New Dealers filled Washington with new approaches torecovery and reform. Combining idealistic ends with realisticmeans, Roosevelt proposed to humanize, redeem, and rescuecapitalism. The Coming of the New Deal, written with Schlesinger'scustomary verve, is a gripping account of critical years in thehistory of the republic.

An original collection of the most influential documents inAmerican history, from the bestselling author of A Patriot'sHistory of the United States. Since 2005, A Patriot's History of the United States has become amodern classic for its defense of America as a unique countryfounded on principles of justice, equality, and freedom forall. The Patriot's History Reader continues this tradition by goingback to the original sources-the documents, speeches, and legaldecisions that shaped our country into what it is today. The authors explore both oft-cited documents-the Declaration ofIndependence, Emancipation Proclamation, and Roe v. Wade--as wellas those that are less famous. Among these are George Washington'sletter to Alexander Hamilton, which essentially outline America'smilitary strategy for the next 150 years, and Herbert Hoover'sspeech on business ethics, which examines the government's role inregulating private enterprise. By helping readers explore history at its source, this

Queen Elizabeth I and England’s First Spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham’s official title was principal secretaryto Queen Elizabeth I, but in fact this pious, tight-lipped Puritanwas England’s first spymaster. A ruthless, fiercely loyal civilservant, Walsingham worked brilliantly behind the scenes to foilElizabeth’s rival Mary Queen of Scots and outwit Catholic Spain andFrance, which had arrayed their forces behind her. Though he cut anincongruous figure in Elizabeth’s worldly court, Walsingham managedto win the trust of key players like William Cecil and the Earl ofLeicester before launching his own secret campaign against thequeen’s enemies. Covert operations were Walsingham’s genius; hepioneered techniques for exploiting double agents, spreadingdisinformation, and deciphering codes with the latest code-breakingscience that remain staples of international espionage.

The "dean of Cold War historians" ( The New York Times )now presents the definitive account of the global confrontationthat dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing onnewly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players,John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened but why —from the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.went from alliance to antagonism to the barely averted holocaust ofthe Cuban Missile Crisis to the maneuvers of Nixon and Mao, Reaganand Gorbachev. Brilliant, accessible, almost Shakespearean in itsdrama, The Cold War stands as a triumphant summation of theera that, more than any other, shaped our own.

Interweaving autobiography with history, introspection andpolitical commentary, Mary Antin recounts the process of"uprooting, transportation, replanting, acclimatization, anddevelopment that took place in my own soul", and reveals the impactof a new culture on her family.

One of the most celebrated units in the military for more thana century, by 1990, New York City's Fighting 69th Infantry Regimentof the Army National Guard was scarcely fit for duty. Its equipmentwas derelict, its discipline nonexistent, many of its leadersinept, and its ranks filled with kids barely out of high school whohad little intention of serving their country for any longer thanit took to get their paycheck, college credit, or job training.Then came the attacks of September 11 and the invasion of Iraq. InThe Fighting 69th, Sean Michael Flynn, himself a member of theunit, chronicles the extraordinary transformation of this band ofamateur soldiers into a battle-hardened troop at one of the mostlethal sites of war.

As a former star reporter for NPR, Sarah Chayes developed adevoted listenership for her on-site reports on conflicts aroundthe world. In The Punishment of Virtue , she reveals themisguided U.S. policy in Afghanistan in the wake of the defeat ofthe Taliban, which has severely undermined the effort to builddemocracy and allowed corrupt tribal warlords back into positionsof power and the Taliban to re-infiltrate the country. This is aneyeopening chronicle that highlights the often infuriatingrealities of a vital front in the war on terror, exposing deeper,fundamental problems with current U.S. strategy.

The former editor in chief of the Economist returns to theterritory of his bestselling book The Sun Also Sets to lay out anentirely fresh analysis of the growing rivalry between China,India, and Japan and what it will mean for America, the globaleconomy, and the twenty-first-century world. Though books such asThe World Is Flat and China Shakes the World consider them only asindividual actors, Emmott argues that these three political andeconomic giants are closely intertwined by their fierce competitionfor influence, markets, resources, and strategic advantage. Rivalsexplains and explores the ways in which this sometimes bitterrivalry will play out over the next decade—in business, globalpolitics, military competition, and the environment—and reveals theefforts of the United States to manipulate and benefit from thisrivalry. Identifying the biggest risks born of these struggles,Rivals also outlines the ways these risks can and should be managedby all of us.

The first full reckoning of what actually happened atAbu Ghraib prison-"one of the most devastating of the many books onIraq" ( The New York Times Book Review ) Arelentlesly surprising and perceptive account of the front lines ofthe war on terror, Standard Operating Procedure is a warstory that takes its place among the classics. Acclaimed authorPhilip Gourevitch presents the story behind a defining moment inthe war, and a defining moment in our understanding of ourselves-the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs of prisoner abuse. Drawing onAcademy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris's astonishinginterviews with the Americans who took and appeared in thepictures, Standard Operating Procedure is an utterlyoriginal book that stands to endure as essential reading long afterthe current war in Iraq passes from the headlines.

Starred Review。 Some failures lead to phenomenal successes，andthis American nurse’s unsuccessful attempt to climb K2，the world’ssecond tallest mountain，is one of them。Dangerously ill when hefinished his climb in 1993，Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeksby the small Pakistani village of Korphe； in return， he promised tobuild the impoverished town’s first school， a project that grewinto the Central Asia Institute， which has since constructed morethan 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan。 CoauthorRelin recounts Mortenson’s efforts in fascinating detail，presenting compelling portraits of the village elders，con artists，philanthropists，mujahideen， Taliban officials，ambitious schoolgirls and upright Muslims Mortenson met along the way。As the bookmoves into the post-9/11 world， Mortenson and Relin argue that theUnited States must fight Islamic extremism in the region throughcollaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access toeducation，

On the South Branch of the Raritan River in New Jersey, BillPlummer casts his line in the hope that fly-fishing will fortifyhim in the face of a failed marriage, his father's death, and afaltering career. With the discovery of his father's fly-fishingdiary, Bill has set his mind to understanding his father's devotionto the sport and fathoming the depths of what he thought was adistant and enigmatic man. He comes to delight in the peculiarpleasures of the pastime, finding in it points of tangency to hisown son, while developing the strength for a second marriage. Wishing My Father Well is a moving intergenerational memoirwhich will remind readers of James Prosek's Joe and Me, JamesDodson's Faithful Travelers, and Mitch Albom's Tuesdays WithMorrie.

Reinaldo Arenas was born in Cuba in 1943. In 1980, he was oneof 120,000 Cubans who arrived in the United States on the Marielboatlift. Arenas settled in New York where he lived until hisdeath from AIDS ten years later. Andrew Hurley is a translator of numerous works of literature,criticism, history, and memoir. He is professor emeritus at theUniversity of Puerto Rico. Thomas Colchie is an acclaimed translator, editor, and literaryagent for international authors. He is the editor of A HammockBeneath the Mangoes. He has written for the Village Voice and TheWashington Post. His translations include Manuel Puig's Kiss of theSpider Woman and (with Elizabeth Bishop, Gregory Rabassa, and MarkStrand) Carlos Drummond de Andrade's Travelling in the Family.

Thomas E. Ricks, senior Pentagon correspondent for the Washington Post , puts forth in Fiasco a masterfulreckoning with the planning and execution of the American militaryinvasion and occupation of Iraq, now with a preface on recentdevelopments. Ricks draws on the exclusive cooperation of anextraordinary number of American personnel—including more than onehundred senior officers—and access to more than 30,000 pages ofofficial documents, many of them never before made public.Tragically, it is an undeniable account—explosive, shocking, andauthoritative—of unsurpassed tactical success combined withunsurpassed strategic failure that indicts some of America’s mostpowerful and honored civilian and military leaders.

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The achievements of cryptography--the art of writing anddeciphering coded messages--have become a part of everyday life,especially in our age of electronic banking and the Internet. Inthis provocative work, Rudolf Kippenhahn offers readers both anexciting chronicle of cryptography and a lively exploration of thecryptographer's craft. Rich with vivid anecdotes from a history ofcoding and decoding, Code Breaking brings the often abstruse art ofdeciphering coded messages to the general reader and reveals therelevance of codes to our everyday high-tech society. A stylishlywritten, meticulously researched adventure, it will enthralleveryone who wants to know more about the ways in whichcommunication can be obscured and, like magic, made clearagain. A Selection of Doubleday's Library of Science Book Club A Choice Academic Book of the Year

"Jeffery's book is perhaps the most authentic account one willever read about how intelligence really works." --The WashingtonTimes Britain 's Special Intelligence Service, commonly called MI6, isnot only the oldest and most storied foreign intelligence unit inthe world-it is also the only one to open its archives to anoutside researcher. The result, in this authorized history, is anunprecedented and revelatory look at an organization thatessentially created, over the course of two world wars, the moderncraft of spying. Examining innovations from invisible ink andindustrial-scale cryptography to dramatic setbacks like the Nazisting operations to bag British operatives, this groundbreakinghistory is as engrossing as any thriller-and much morerevealing.

Describes and assesses the activities of the National SecurityAgency, the nation's most secret government agency--established insecrecy, many times larger than the CIA, and in control of a hugebudget and a vast technology.