Bold, controversial, and endlessly discussed, The Prince is one of the most influential political works ever written. Niccolò Machiavelli examines power as it truly operates, offering unflinching insights into leadership, authority, and political strategy. Written with sharp realism, the book challenges traditional ...

《我們最幸福：北韓人民的真實生活》作者最新力作！！ 入圍巴美列捷福（Baillie Gifford Prize）非虛構寫作獎、《紐約時報》年度最佳好書 這次，芭芭拉．徳米克聚焦在中國數一數二最難潛入的地方──阿壩， 探究今日在中國邊緣生活的藏人，究竟變成了什麼樣子？ 中國究竟急於隱瞞哪些事情？ ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 一九...

Epic in scope and unforgettable in depth, War and Peace is a monumental achievement in world literature. Leo Tolstoy masterfully blends history, philosophy, romance, and personal struggle against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Through a vast cast of richly drawn characters, the novel explores love, honor, ambi...

Allegories of Format examines the significance of format to the literary oeuvre of the nineteenth-century Swiss author, Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), best known for his 1855 novel, Green Henry (Der grüne Heinrich). Malika Maskarinec understands format as the organization of a media object's relationship to a world o...

The INSTANT New York Times bestseller Instant Los Angeles Times **bestseller Finalist, Dayton Literary Peace Prize One of NPR's Books We Love One of Newsweek Staffers' Favorite Books of the Year Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize** “In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what c...

Victory is not strength aloneーit is clarity, timing, and an unshakable mind. Written by legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi, The Book of Five Rings distills the principles of strategy, discipline, and mastery into powerful, precise teachings. Drawing from real combat and lifelong experience, Musashi reveals how to t...

Une guerre féroce. Une forêt hostile. Une mission où chaque pas peut être fatal. Au cœur de la guerre franco-indienne, le chasseur Hawkeye et ses alliés mohawks, Chingachgook et Uncas, s'efforcent de protéger deux jeunes femmes britanniques poursuivies par le redoutable Magua. Entre embuscades, trahisons et sacrific...

An empire collapses. Kingdoms rise and fall. Out of chaos, the foundations of modern Europe begin to form. In The Dark Ages, renowned historian Charles Oman unravels the dramatic centuries between Rome's decline and the dawn of the Middle Ages. Through vivid storytelling and meticulous scholarship, he brings to life...

台灣於1895年改由日本統治，過去「去衙門打官司」的台灣人，也開始改口稱「去法院相告」。面臨傳統中國式與近代西方式兩種國家法制的更替，人們的「司法正義觀」是否已被引導至新的方向，或仍延續著舊有觀念？這項法律觀的轉型，會因不同的社經階層、地域、性別等而有差別嗎？ 本書先從制度面及其整體運作，指出「現代」的司法裁判相較於「傳...

What happens when a journey into the geographic unknown becomes a voyage into the darkest depths of the human soul? Join Marlow, a riverboat captain, as he navigates the dense, oppressive heart of the African Congo on a mission to find the enigmatic and powerful Mr. Kurtzーa brilliant ivory agent who has devolved in...

Gandhi. The name conjures the image of a manーunimpressive in appearance and simple in his lifestyleーwho spent his life pursuing independence for India. Months after the country achieved that independence from Great Britain, Gandhi's life ended when an assassin killed him. But Gandhi's legacy lives on. His rise to ...

She vigorously played the dumb-blonde stereotype in her movie roles, but there is nothing at all dumb about Marilyn Monroe. Born to a single mother who suffered from severe mental illness, the odds were stacked against the girl originally named Norma Jeane from the very beginning. She became a ward of the state and ...

★ 「台北文學獎」散文首獎得主洪愛珠首部著作。 ★ 備受矚目、眾人垂涎敲碗的飲食書寫新聲音。 ★ 舒國治、馬世芳、蔡珠兒、古碧玲、セン宏志、韓良憶、簡媜重量級推薦。 ∣ 她的老派，是養成，是本性，也是鄉愁 ∣ 她自小看著有頭家娘風範的外婆與母親，進出廚房，起灶架鍋，張羅數十家人員工日常吃食，宴請東南亞與中東等地賓客，哄嚷熱烈，直...

In 1977, Sifu Leung Cheung migrated from Hong Kong to Sydney with his wife and family. He brought with him not only his exceptional martial arts skill but also an unwavering passion for the Shaolin Yau Kung Mun system. From humble beginnings teaching at his home in Kensington, he built a thriving school that would p...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Discover the global phenomenon that tells an unforgettable story of love, loss, courage, and healing. “Compellingly artful . . . [a] blockbuster memoir.”ーThe New Yorker (Best Books of the Year)** It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two pri...

從「成為臺灣人」到「身為臺灣人」，在殖民城市基隆喚醒被隱埋的在地認同與民族意識。 臺灣接連受到清朝,日本和中國政府統治，每一個政權都對這座島嶼和居民的現代化,文明開化有各自的規劃藍圖，也根本上影響1880年代到1950年代臺灣人意識的形成。 從清治末期到戰後初期，基隆城一直有著無限可能，作為實體和想像邊境的一部分，在帝國和民族...