《宅兹中国：宝鸡出土青铜器与金文精华》是一部有关陕西鸡宝出土的青铜器与金文的作品，分“吉金文字、交相辉映”“鸿功令德、铭传万世”“天人之际、智慧存焉”三个单元，从人文、历史、艺术、信仰等不同角度解读上古遗存，引导大家走进神秘奇谲、波澜壮阔的青铜器与金文世界，欣赏生动有趣、仪态万方的金文艺术，解读扣人心弦、引人入胜的金文故事，领略格物致知、穷理尽性的金文智慧。

Internationally renowned as the greatest authority on the French Revolution, Georges Lefebvre combined impeccable scholarship with a lively writing style. His masterly overview of the history of the French Revolution has taken its rightful place as the definitive account. A vivid narrative of events in France and across Europe is combined with acute insights into the underlying forces that created the dynamics of the revolution, as well as the personalities responsible for day-to-day decisions during this momentous period. In tracing the web of intrigues and influences that transpired as the French Revolution, Lefebvre illuminates the fundamentals of historical interpretation and, at the same time, tells a story that will compel every reader.

An absorbing and comprehensive work, INDIAN WARS recounts theviolent conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers thatlasted more than three hundred years, the effects of which stillresonate today. Here, the widely respected historians Robert Utleyand Wilcomb Washburn examine both small battles and major wars --from the Native rebellion of 1492, to Crazy Horse and the SiouxWar, to the massacre at Wounded Knee. This volume contains a newintroduction by Robert Utley.

Traces the rise ot empire of this city from its 5th centurybeginnings all the way through until 1797 when Napolean put an endto the thousand year-old Republic. 32 pages of black and whitephotos, 4 maps and charts.

That Sweet Enemy brings bothBritish wit (Robert Tombs is a British historian) and Frenchpanache (Isabelle Tombs is a French historian) to bear on threecenturies of the history of Britain and France. From Waterloo toChirac’s slandering of British cooking, the authors chart thiscross-channel entanglement and the unparalleled breadth ofcultural, economic, and political influence it has wrought on bothsides, illuminating the complex and sometimes contradictory aspectsof this relationship—rivalry, enmity, and misapprehension mixedwith envy, admiration, and genuine affection—and the myriad ways ithas shaped the modern world. Written with wit and elegance, and illustrated with delightfulimages and cartoons from both sides of the Channel, That SweetEnemy is a unique and immensely enjoyable history, destined tobecome a classic.

Whether photographing avant-garde theatre, gypsies on thesteppes of Eastern Europe, resistance to Soviet guns and tanksadvancing on Prague, Josef Koudelka has consistently producedimages that provoke a connection to the larger questions of humanexistence. This book brings together panoramic photographs from oneof his most recent projects, the landscape of the Piedmont regionof northern Italy. As Giuseppe Culicchia says in his introductionto this superb collection, Todays Piedmont is a region that is bothwonderful and wounded. And here they are: the wonders and thewounds. Every one of Josef Koudelkas shots stirs up an emotionHumans are largely absent from Koudelkas images, because the booksmain protagonist is the land itself. This beautifully bound volumeis sure to have a powerful resonance for all lovers ofphotography.

Experimentation with armored cars by the American militarygoes back to 1898. Today, the armored car is once again back infavor as the Marine Corps and U.S. Army look for economicalsolutions for the third-world battlefields of today andtomorrow.

A bestselling historian recounts the epic clash thatended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna In Warriors of God and Dogs of God ,James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the strugglebetween Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand theroots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye fordetail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines apivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe atits most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of collidingworlds is propelled by two astonishing young sovereigns-the HolyRoman Emperor Charles V and the Turkish sultan Suleyman theMagnificent-and is supported by a wide range of larger-than-lifecharacters, who lend this meticulously researched history a novel'sworth of suspense and brio.

With Mussolini ’s Italy , R.J.B. Bosworth—the foremostscholar on the subject writing in English—vividly brings to lifethe period in which Italians participated in one of the twentiethcentury’s most notorious political experiments. Il Duce’s Fascistswere the original totalitarians, espousing a cult of violence andobedience that inspired many other dictatorships, Hitler’s firstamong them. But as Bosworth reveals, many Italians resisted itsideology, finding ways, ingenious and varied, to keep Fascism fromtaking hold as deeply as it did in Germany. A sweeping chronicle ofstruggle in terrible times, this is the definitive account ofItaly’s darkest hour.

This streamlined revision of the breakthrough bestseller byrenowned child-development expert Dr. Harvey Karp will do even moreto help busy parents survive the “terrible twos” andbeyond.... In one of the most revolutionary advances in parenting of thepast twenty-five years, Dr. Karp revealed that toddlers often actlike uncivilized little cavemen, with a primitive way of thinkingand communicating that is all their own. In this revised edition ofhis parenting classic, Dr. Karp has made his innovative approacheasier to learn—and put into action—than ever before. Combining his trademark tools of Toddler-ese and the Fast-FoodRule with a highly effective new green light/yellow light/red lightmethod for molding toddler behavior, Dr. Karp provides fastsolutions for today’s busy and stressed parents. As you discoverways to boost your child’s good (green light) behavior, curb hisannoying (yellow light) behavior, and immediately stop hisunacceptable (red light) behavior you will learn how t

One of the greatest figures of his age, Thomas BabingtonMacaulay (1800-59) was widely admired throughout his life for hisprose, poetry, political acumen and oratorical skills. Among themost successful and enthralling histories ever written, his"History of England" won instantaneous success following thepublication of its first volumes in 1849, and was rapidlytranslated into most European languages. Beginning with theGlorious Revolution of 1688 and concluding at the end of the reignof William III in 1702, it illuminates a time of deep strugglethroughout Britain and Ireland in vivid and compelling prose. Butwhile Macaulay offers a gripping narrative, and draws on a widerange of sources including historical accounts and creativeliterature, his enduring success also owes a great deal to hisastonishing ability to grasp, and explain, the political realitythat has always underpinned social change.

《中国宫殿史（修订本）》是在原版的基础上增补和修订而成的，该书选用新材料，吸纳新成果，求真求实，探索中国宫殿的发展轨迹，为我们展示了一幅中国宫殿的新画卷。全书共分10个章节，具体内容包括传说时代的宫室及夏商宫殿、周秦的都城与宫殿、两汉宫室、魏晋南北朝的都城与宫殿、隋唐宫殿等。《中国宫殿史》曾于1995年在初版，迄今已十余年了。十余年来。有关的文物考古材料又有新的发现，其研究成果亦堪称丰硕。

Orville Prescott The New York Times One of the most important works of history of our time. Hugh Trevor-Roper The New York Times Book Review A splendid work of scholarship, objective in method, sound in judgment, inescapable in its conclusions. Theodore H. White A monumental work, a grisly and thrilling story. John Gunther One of the most spectacular stories ever told. 作者简介： William L. Shirer had a distinguished career as a foreign correspondent,news commentator, and historian of the contemporary world. He reported from Berlin for the Universal News Service and for CBS on the rise of the Nazis and he covered their fall as a war correspondent. Out of these reports grew his best-sellers Berlin Diary and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.Shirer authored many other best-selling books, including The Collapse of the Third Republic, Love and Hatred: The Stormy Marriage of Leo and Sonya Tolstoy, and an autobiography, 20th Century Journe

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National BookAward Based on hitherto unexamined sources: interviews with ex-slaves,diaries and accounts by former slaveholders, this "rich andadmirably written book" (Eugene Genovese, The New York TimesBook Review ) aims to show how, during the Civil War and afterEmancipation, blacks and whites interacted in ways that dramatizednot only their mutual dependency, but the ambiguities and tensionsthat had always been latent in "the peculiar institution."

《利玛窦》是一个人的传奇，更是一个时代的剪影。十六世纪地理大发现之后.中西文化交流进入了一个全新的时代。一五八三年.意大利传教士利玛窦运用“文化适应”的传教策略，成功地进入了中国内地，从而揭开了明末清初中西文化交流的高潮。《利玛窦》讲述的就是这位传奇人物为了实现他在晚明中国传教的梦想，不断认识、不断适应中国文化的故事。面对当今中西文化交流的诸多困惑，把眼光放长一点，回到利玛窦时代，来重新认识与思考中西文化的异同.这可以让我们用一种历史的、客观的眼光来给传统文化定位，用开放的、发展的眼光来看待文化交流与冲突。

“American History Revised is as informative as it isentertaining and humorous. Filled with irony, surprises, andlong-hidden secrets, the book does more than revise Americanhistory, it reinvents it.” —James Bamford, bestselling author of The Puzzle Palace, Body of Secrets, and TheShadow Factory This spirited reexamination of American history delves into ourpast to expose hundreds ofstartling facts that never made it intothe textbooks, and highlights how little-known peopleand eventsplayed surprisingly influential roles in the great Americanstory. We tend to think of history as settled, set in stone, butAmerican History Revised reveals a past that is filled withironies, surprises, and misconceptions. Living abroad for twelveyears gave author Seymour Morris Jr. the opportunity to view hiscountry as an outsider and compelled him to examine Americanhistory from a fresh perspective. As Morris colorfully illustratesthrough the 200 historical vignettes that make up this book, muc

姚广孝是元末明初杰出的佛教人物，与姚广孝相关的历史遗迹，如姚广孝墓塔、天宁寺、汇通祠、永乐大钟、《永乐大典》等，多成为北京乃至全国的重要文物。姚广孝在政治、军事、文学、科技诸方面也有巨大成就，尤以参与策划“靖难之役”、辅佐燕王朱棣夺取帝位而名垂史册，后又拜为明两代帝王之师，成为中国历史上著名的“缁衣宰相”。由郑永华编著的《姚广孝史事研究》通过发掘与利用姚广孝的诗文、著述，以及碑刻、实录、文集等各种原始史料，对姚广孝的生平与交往进行了全面研究，就相关史事进行了详细考辨，更正了长期以来的讹误，为研究姚广孝这一重要的宗教与政治历史人物奠定了基础，具有较大的学术价值。又北京还长期流传许多与姚广孝相关的历史与人文传说，深入研究与北京历史有关的人物、弘扬北京历史文化，对建设“人文北京”

In THE RETURN OF KING ARTHUR, Diana Durham deciphers the deepest meaning of the Arthurian myths as they relate to our modern lives, and in the process uncovers the reasons why they have held our fascination for so long. She explains how the quest for the Holy Grail is the story of the individual's path for wholeness, while the King Arthur legends represent a collective narrative of humanity. In this illuminating modern-day Jungian interpretation of an age-old story, Durham offers readers insights into how they can have a more satisfying existence by analyzing the key symbols from the intertwined Arthurian myths. Woven through the narrative are discoveries from her personal search for wholeness when she was living in association with a spiritual community and fully embracing a shared lifestyle. Her exploration of bow our modern lives can mirror the Grail quest and the court of King Arthur will enlighten and inspire readers fascinated by these ageless myths. 作者简介： DIANA URHAM is a writer

FREDERICKSBURG TO MERIDIAN "Gettysburg...is described with such meticulous attention toaction, terrain, time, and the characters of the various commandersthat I understand, at last, what happened in that battle.... Mr.Foote has an acute sense of the relative importance of events and anovelist's skill in directing the reader's attention to the men andthe episodes that will influence the course of the whole war,without omitting items which are of momentary interest. Hisorganization of facts could hardly bebetter."-- Atlantic

《中国宫殿史（修订本）》是在原版的基础上增补和修订而成的，该书选用新材料，吸纳新成果，求真求实，探索中国宫殿的发展轨迹，为我们展示了一幅中国宫殿的新画卷。全书共分10个章节，具体内容包括传说时代的宫室及夏商宫殿、周秦的都城与宫殿、两汉宫室、魏晋南北朝的都城与宫殿、隋唐宫殿等。《中国宫殿史》曾于1995年在初版，迄今已十余年了。十余年来。有关的文物考古材料又有新的发现，其研究成果亦堪称丰硕。