In 1837, Hong Xiuquan failed the notoriously difficult exam to gain entry to the Chinese Civil Service and suffered a nervous breakdown. In a weakened state, he had visions which he later interpreted to be messages from God, telling him that he is the younger brother of Jesus Christ and, therefore, the second son of...

〓 One man's day becomes every man's story. In Ulysses, James Joyce transforms a single day in Dublin into one of the greatest adventures in all of literature ー a masterpiece of language, identity, and the boundless depth of the human experience. Set on June 16, 1904, the novel follows Leopold Bloom, Stephen Dedalu...

La sabiduría que dio origen a la filosofía occidental. Platón, discípulo de Sócrates y maestro de Aristóteles, es una de las figuras más influyentes de la historia del pensamiento. Platón: Obras completas reúne todos sus diálogos, cartas y escritos filosóficos en una sola edición ー desde La República hasta El Banqu...

From the builders of Stonehenge to Captain Tom Moore, 101 People Who Made the UK takes you on a sweeping journey through two thousand years of history ー and millions more if you count the dinosaurs. Blending myth and fact, kings and commoners, warriors and writers, this book celebrates the men and women ー and even...

Le "système français" mis en place au lendemain de la Révolution tend à marginaliser la fille publique et à l’enfermer dans une série de lieux clos (maison de tolérance, hôpital, prison, établissement de relèvement), invisibles de l’extérieur mais totalement transparents au regard policier. Il se révélera vite n’êtr...

In his Gettysburg Address in 1863, President Lincoln wrote of the birth of the United States that had taken place "fourscore and seven years ago." Although a broad overview of American history leaps from the surrender of the British at Yorktown in 1781 to the firing upon Fort Sumter in 1861, historians realize that ...

The first dramatic account of the Il-2 Shturmovik's operations by the most famous units of the Red Army Air Force. Over 43,000 Il-2/10s were built between 1941 and 1955, more than any other combat aircraft in history, making this one of the most important Soviet aircraft deployed in World War II. Built originally as...

The vital and untold story of Karl Marx’s stamp on American life. To read Karl Marx is to contemplate a world created by capitalism. People have long viewed the United States as the quintessential anti-Marxist nation, but Marx’s ideas have inspired a wide range of people to formulate a more precise sense of the stak...

The Battles of Saratoga are often regarded as the turning point in the American War of Independence when the North American colonies began their march to triumph against Great Britain. Fought in September and October 1777, these two battles were significant victories for a variety of reasons. The actual history of t...

臺灣醫療文化史研究的開啟！ 今日的中醫理論及生命觀念其實來自千年前的傳承！ 什麼是生命？如何解釋生死？這些問題從古至今一直是人類的大哉問，不同文化對這些問題也都有各自獨特的觀點。中國傳統文化如何看待身體？又如何認識操控身體的生命？古人如何面對生命的議題？他們的觀念又如何影響今日的我們？作者杜正勝透過考古資料及文獻的分...

⚔️ What if the secrets to victoryーon the battlefield, in business, and in lifeーwere written over 2,500 years ago? The Art of War by Sun Tzu is the legendary guide to strategy, leadership, and success. More than just a military manual, this classic has influenced world leaders, entrepreneurs, and thinkers across ce...

⚖️ What makes a government strong, fair, and free? Written over two centuries ago, The Federalist Papers remain one of the most influential collections of political writings in history. Penned by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, these 85 essays were originally published to persuade Americans to ratif...

⛓️ What would you do if your life of freedom was stolen overnight? Twelve Years a Slave is the extraordinary true account of Solomon Northup, a free African American man living in New York, who was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery. For twelve harrowing years, he endured unimaginable cruelty on Southern planta...

"Practical wisdom from a Stoic masterーletters that still speak to the modern soul." In Moral Letters to Lucilius, the Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger distills the essence of Stoic philosophy into powerful, heartfelt letters to his friend Lucilius. These writings are more than abstract reflectionsーthey are a p...

In ancient Athens, the Panathenaia was the most important festival and was celebrated in honour of Athena from the middle of the sixth century BC until the end of the fourth century AD. This in-depth study examines how this all-Athenian celebration was an occasion for constructing identities and how it affected thos...

The brief history of the Weimar Republic is generally seen as an abbreviated intermission between the First and Second World Wars. It was the government, led by the Social Democratic Party, which took power, albeit with some trepidation, after Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated the German throne. Socialists saw this as the...