**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From a renowned National Book Award–winning scholar, an extraordinary new account of the life of Jesus that explores the mystery of how a poor young man inspired a religion that reshaped the world. “This is a brilliant and necessary book. Sober, wise, respectful, and fearless." ーJon Me...

突破數據框架 第一本 臺灣資訊地圖 專書 ★附臺灣地圖全彩拉頁★ ▶ 屏東為什麼盛產洋蔥和紅豆？大湖的草莓為何這麼有名？ ▶ 怎樣從核能公投結果的空間分布，重新思考核四議題？ ▶ 全臺竟然這麼多以「中正」、「中山」為名的村里和學校！ ▶ 年均雨量圖除了顯示陽明山的降雨量最大，還透露什麼訊息？ ▶ 「去糖廠吃冰」是許多人的美好回憶，那些糖...

This companion examines the global Renaissance through object-based case studies of artistic production from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe in the early modern period. The international group of contributors take an art historical approach characterized by close analysis of form and meaning as well as functi...

"When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond..." Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was a leading figure in the American Transcendentalist movement and the era of U. S. literary emer...

Chronicling a Crisis is a powerful primary source collection compiled during the peak of the COVID pandemic between spring 2020 and spring 2021. This upstate New York college was the only school in the state that had to send home all its students twice due to COVID, which attracted international media attention. Thi...

Discover the enduring principles of wealth creation from an ancient sage Embark on a journey to financial prosperity with George Clason's timeless classic, The Richest Man in Babylon. Through a series of parables set in ancient Babylon, Clason imparts profound and practical financial wisdom that remains relevant in ...

The Routledge Handbook of Ecomedia Studies gathers leading work by critical scholars in this burgeoning field. Redressing the lack of environmental perspectives in the study of media, ecomedia studies asserts that media are in and about the environment, and environments are socially and materially mediated. The book...

This book tells the stories of disabled people who have been influential in creating modern mass media. Through the voices of key disabled media makers and collaborators, the author highlights the ways in which their contributions are changing society’s understanding of disability and shaping mass media and culture....

Embark on a gripping historical journey through "The Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922): Greece vs. Turkey," a captivating book that unveils the dramatic clash of two nations striving for territorial supremacy and national identity. Explore the origins of the conflict, the rise of legendary figures like Mustafa Kemal Ata...

Selected as a Best Book of 2025 by The Economist, Foreign Affairs, BBC History Magazine, New Indian Express, and Marginal Revolution "[A] masterly biography of Xi Zhongxun, the father of China's present-day president, Xi Jinping.... [A] scrupulously researched and keenly perceptive account of an important but, in th...

This book examines the actors that shape societal dynamics leading to, or preventing, violent extremism from taking roots in their communities, including state representatives, religious institutions, and civil society actors. The volume contributes to an emerging stream of research focusing on intra- and inter-grou...

Die weltweite Bedrohung durch religiös motivierten Terrorismus und Gewalt scheint größer zu sein als je zuvor. Kann es sein, dass das radikale Antlitz des Islamismus nicht so sehr die Eigenheit einer bestimmten Religion ist, sondern auf eine Gemeinsamkeit aller monotheistischen Varianten verweist? Der Ägyptologe und...

In essence the Celts were not an urban people, their mitre was for lakes, glens and groves. Their special points were islands and Tor. In Ireland the only modern Celtic state, the population is still predominantly rural or dwellers of small towns, and indeed the main large town in modern Ireland were all Viking esta...

Alfred, son of Æthelwulf, king of the West Saxons, ran. Behind him, the takers of his land and kingdom fanned out, searching for the fleeing king ... Buried in AD 899 as the king of the English at his capital city of Winchester, Alfred the Great’s bones were thought to have ultimately been moved to an unmarked grave...

Why shoot a revolver when a modern semi-automatic carries more rounds, reloads faster, is flatter and slimmer, and is no more costly? Revolvers are no-problem guns. Because it has a relatively straightforward design, a revolver is very reliable. A semiautomatic is sensitive to cartridges, and stories about jammed ac...

《世界宪制史》收录刘仲敬先生在冬川豆平台的系列讲座。 本篇为第18讲的整理稿。 约三万六千字。 时间：北京时间 20180317 21:00开始 整理：三马兄 校对：xqmxqm 封面制作：冬川豆