How does our government eavesdrop? Whom do they eavesdrop on? And is the interception of communication an effective means of predicting and preventing future attacks? These are some of the questions at the heart of Patrick Radden Keefe’s brilliant new boo
The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
A mesmerizing narrative about the rise and fall of an unlikely international crime boss
In the 1980s, a wave of Chinese from Fujian province began arriving in America. Like other immigrant groups before them, they showed up with little money but with a
In the 1980s, a wave of Chinese from Fujian province began arriving in America. Like other immigrant groups before them, they showed up with little money but with a
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home by masked intruders, her children clinging to her legs. They never saw her again. Her abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicio
Amanda Gorman The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country-我们攀那高山
作者:Amanda Gorman, Oprah Winfrey
标题:The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country《我们攀那高山》
简介:On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the si
标题:The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country《我们攀那高山》
简介:On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the si
Dwight D. Eisenhower Crusade in Europe-欧洲十字军
作者:Dwight D. Eisenhower
书名:Crusade in Europe《欧洲十字军》
简介;Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower was arguably the single most important military figu
书名:Crusade in Europe《欧洲十字军》
简介;Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower was arguably the single most important military figu
Nikole Hannah-Jones The 1619 Project: A New American Origin Story-1619计划:一个新的美国起源故事
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a revealing vision of the American past and present.
In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to
In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to
David Graeber The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity-万物的黎明:人类的新历史
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution—from the development of agriculture and cities to the origins of the state, democracy, and inequali
A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution—from the development of agriculture and cities to the origins of the state, democracy, and inequali
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—our proprietary relationship with the land—through human history, how it has shaped us and what it will mean for our future.
Land—whether meadow or mounta
Land—whether meadow or mounta
Churchill's Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill
Churchill is generally considered one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, if not the greatest of all, revered for his opposition to appeasement, his defiance in the face of German bombing of England, his political prowess, his deft aphorisms
Annette Gordon-Reed On Juneteenth-六月十五日
Weaving together American history, dramatic family chronicle, and searing episodes of memoir, Annette Gordon-Reed’s On Juneteenth provides a historian’s view of the country’s long road to Juneteenth, recounting both its origins in Texas and the enormous h
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope In An American City
The riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty, and racism in an unequal America—from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott of The New York Times
Invisible Child follows eight dramatic
Invisible Child follows eight dramatic
How The World Is Passed: A Reckoning With The History Of Slavery Across America
Poet and contributor to The Atlantic Clint Smith’s revealing, contemporary portrait of America as a slave owning nation
Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks
Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks
Rabindranath Tagore Nationalism-国家主义
Man's history is being shaped according to the difficulties it encounters. These have offered us problems and claimed their solutions from us, the penalty of non-fulfilment being death or degradation.
Anatole France Penguin Island-企鹅岛
Penguin Island is a satirical novel by Anatole France first published in 1908. The book details the history of the penguins and is written as a critique of human nature, and is also a satire on France's political history, including the Dreyfus affair
Ai Weiwei 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir
作者:Ai Weiwei
书名:1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir
简介:In Ai Weiwei's widely anticipated memoir, "one of the most important artists working in the
书名:1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir
简介:In Ai Weiwei's widely anticipated memoir, "one of the most important artists working in the
Rachel Louise Snyder No Visible Bruises-看不见的伤痛
作者:Rachel Louise Snyder
书名:No Visible Bruises《看不见的伤痛》
简介:斯奈德在书中详尽报道了世界卫生组织所称的“流行病式的全球健康问题”。仅在美国,半数
书名:No Visible Bruises《看不见的伤痛》
简介:斯奈德在书中详尽报道了世界卫生组织所称的“流行病式的全球健康问题”。仅在美国,半数
George Bernard Shaw An Unsocial Socialist-反社会的社会主义者
In the dusk of an October evening- a sensible looking woman of forty came out through an oaken door to a broad landing on the first floor of an old English country-house.' (Excerpt from Chapter 1)
George Bernard Shaw Major Political Writings (Oxford World's Classics)-主要政治著作(牛津世界经典)
A new collection of Shaw's major political writings presents an opportunity to reflect on his influential role as a public intellectual. At the forefront of economic and political debate from the 1880s to the 1950s, George Bernard Shaw was once the m
Human rights as a way of life : on Bergson's political philosophy
The work of Henri Bergson, the foremost French philosopher of the early twentieth century, is not usually explored for its political dimensions. Indeed, Bergson is best known for his writings on time, evolution, and creativity. This book concentrates inst
An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination-丑陋的真相:Facebook统治之战的内幕
作者:Sheera Frenkel, Cecilia Kang
书名:An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination《丑陋的真相:Facebook统治之战的内幕》
简介:Award-winning New York
书名:An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination《丑陋的真相:Facebook统治之战的内幕》
简介:Award-winning New York
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland-噤声
作者:Patrick Radden Keefe
书名:Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland《噤声》
中文简介:在这本精心叙述的书中——步调精巧犹
书名:Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland《噤声》
中文简介:在这本精心叙述的书中——步调精巧犹
When Truth Is All You Have: A Memoir of Faith, Justice, and Freedom for the Wrongly Convicted
"Jim McCloskey and Centurion are pioneers in the struggle to expose the tragedy of innocent people wrongly convicted and sent to prison in America...No one has illuminated this problem more thoughtfully and persistently." --Bryan Stevenson, auth
The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist:A True Story of Injustice in the American South
After two three-year-old girls were raped and murdered in rural Mississippi, law enforcement pursued and convicted two innocent men: Kennedy Brewer and Levon Brooks. Together they spent a combined thirty years in prison before finally being exonerated in
Thomas Mann Reflections of a Non-Political Man-非政治人物的思考
"Die Betrachtungen waren also eine Kampfschrift, aber doch zugleich schon ein leidenschaftliches Stück Arbeit der Selbsterforschung und der Revision meiner Grundlagen... Aber Selbsterforschung ist meist schon der erste Schritt zur Wandlung, und ich e
Huma Abedin Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds-两者兼有:许多世界的人生
作者:Huma Abedin
书名:Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds《两者兼有:许多世界的人生》
简介:In this beautifully written and propulsive memoir, Huma Abedin—Hillar
书名:Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds《两者兼有:许多世界的人生》
简介:In this beautifully written and propulsive memoir, Huma Abedin—Hillar