Chinese Empire

Winner of the Baifang Schell Book Prize 2025 Orwell Prize Finalist One of The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of 2024 “A sprawling, complex morality tale, sweeping us along.” —The Wall Street Journal “In telling this personal story about family memory, exile and...

本有声书是该系列的第六部，从马皇后入宫奋斗讲起，到东汉末年军阀董卓被屠杀泄愤为止。…… 本有聲書是該系列的第六部，從馬皇后入宮奮鬥講起，到東漢末年軍閥董卓被屠殺洩憤為止。

The Life and Legacy of a Universal Ruler What if everything you thought you knew about Genghis Khan was wrong? He was feared and admired in equal measure. To his enemies, he was a storm of destruction. To his people, he was a unifier and a lawgiver. But before he became the "universal ruler," he was a boy defined by betrayal, exile, and a relentless will to survive. This book is the definitive story of a man who rose from the windswept steppes of Mongolia to command the largest contiguous empire in history. It tells you about the battles and immerses you in the personal struggles that ...

One of Library Journal’s 10 Best Books of 2015 Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this...

Decode the Secrets of China's Global Strategy —Before It's Too Late!China’s growing influence is reshaping global power dynamics—are you ready to figure out China's next moves? China's New Client States? explores the historical foundations and modern applications of China’s foreign policy. From the ancient tributary system to the Belt and Road Initiative, this book reveals how China builds alliances, exerts influence, and challenges Western dominance. This fascinating and insightful book that digs into the historical roots of China's diplomatic strategies, revealing the principles ...

"Translators Traitors" looks at how "mistranslations" of Chinese political directives resulted in the rise of China, the outsourcing of U.S. jobs and renewed great power conflict. The author speaks several languages fluently, including Chinese. This small book shows how naive wishful thinking in Washington and Wall Street greed led to the destruction of US industry and the rise of the Chinese dictatorship, which is now the world's largest economy with the world's largest navy. Folly in Washington and Wall Street was matched by shrewd strategy in China including deception which fed into the ...

In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Howard Taft on the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in history to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. Roosevelt's glamorous twenty-one year old daughter Alice served as mistress of the cruise, which included...

A timely, well-researched, and “illuminating” (The New York Times Book Review) new history of Hong Kong that reveals the untold stories of the diverse peoples who have made it a multicultural world metropolis—and whose freedoms are endangered today. Hong Kong has always been many cities to...

Two novellas set in Aliette de Bodard’s award-winning, critically acclaimed Xuya universe, a timeline where Asia became dominant, and where the space age has Confucian galactic empires of Vietnamese and Chinese inspiration. Contains The Citadel of Weeping Pearls and The Tea Master and the Detective.

Discover the majestic landscapes, ancient traditions, and the relentless quest for freedom in this captivating journey. Explore the spiritual and everyday life of Tibetan civilization, from the mysterious beginnings of its people to their ongoing struggles under Chinese rule.

孤儿项离与入燕为质的王子赢稷是兄弟一样的朋友，长大后二人重逢于战场……孤兒項離與入燕為質的王子贏稷是兄弟一樣的朋友，長大後二人重逢於戰場……

Completing the Meiji Restoration that heralded the dawn of a new era for both Japan and Asia, the island nation found itself thrust into the modern world, a world of industry and conquest. Flexing its new muscles, the burgeoning power soon came to blows with the regional power that for centuries dominated the area politically and culturally: China. Also seeking to modernize in the wake of Western exploitation, China struggled to adapt to the changing times, doing everything it could to maintain a balance between modernity and tradition. Japan found that balance.

明朝皇帝不靠谱——成祖朱棣灭人“十族”、正德不爱当皇帝却爱当大将军、嘉靖一天到晚想着如何成仙、天启整天鼓捣木工活儿……明朝皇帝不靠譜——成祖朱棣滅人“十族”、正德不愛當皇帝卻愛當大將軍、嘉靖一天到晚想著如何成仙、天啟整天鼓搗木工活兒……

Join veteran poker player and master strategist Shayne Dice as he applies his nearly two decades of experience and mastery in the game of video poker. Inside this three-hour program, you'll learn all the tips and tricks you'll ever need to cash in big on your next casino visit or online play!

The House of Life & Death by Vann Chow is an epic narrative that spans generations, weaving together love, betrayal, history, and the supernatural. Elise’s world turns upside down when she stumbles upon her grandmother’s ancient diary, leading her into a web of dark family secrets and haunting supernatural forces. The diary reveals a deep connection to the House of Life, a mystical realm where the souls of the dead linger, shaped by Chinese folklore and ancient rituals. As Elise uncovers her family’s legacy, she learns that the House of Life is tied to a centuries-old curse rooted in ...

The story of the world's most audacious infrastructure project. Less than a decade ago, China did not have a single high-speed train in service. Today, it owns a network of 14,000 miles of high-speed rail, far more than the rest of the world combined. Now, China is pushing its tracks into...

英国，是第一个真正受惠于全球海洋霸权的国家。自16世纪以来先后击败西班牙、荷兰后，逐渐成为世界第一海洋大国，正是依靠强大的海上实力……英國，是第一個真正受惠於全球海洋霸權的國家。自16世紀以來先後擊敗西班牙、荷蘭後，逐漸成為世界第一海洋大國，正是依靠強大的海上實力……

五千年沧桑，五千年剧变，只在霎那之间！七大国雄起，唯秦人独霸，只为逐鹿中原！……五千年滄桑，五千年劇變，只在霎那之間！七大國雄起，唯秦人獨霸，只為逐鹿中原！

This rich and nuanced portrait of eighteenth-century China follows a Chinese girl's path to enlightenment. At the midpoint of the Manchus' long sway over the largest empire in China's history, a young girl stands reluctantly on the brink of womanhood. Lotus, the Empress Dowager's servant, decides to follow a spiritual path through the Forbidden City. She travels down routes of erotic fancy in search of a place called Mandala, where life's troubles are left behind.

西夏，一个承载诸多未解之谜的神秘草原帝国，它的存在，让中原边境的人民唯恐避之不及……西夏，一個承載諸多未解之謎的神秘草原帝國，它的存在，讓中原邊境的人民唯恐避之不及……