'「如果北韓有的是謊言和核彈，我有的就是真相和文字。」 北韓揚言要「在這個宇宙除掉他」，南韓領事館曾拒絕他「我們這裡幫不了你」 從封閉國度的權力中心揭露北韓內部驚人運作實況的權威之作 近距離接觸金正日的第一手記述，北韓人民對世界發聲最不可忽視的聲音 ★《經濟學人》、《衛報》、《明鏡週刊》、《華盛頓郵報》、《金融時報》、《泰晤士報》、《觀察家報》……各大媒體一致讚譽，認識北韓必讀大作 ★從「北韓的南韓專家」到「南韓的北韓專家」，金正日欽點的桂冠詩人，透視北韓未來的關鍵權威 ★獨一無二的北韓記述，一位兼具詩人和間諜身分的逃亡者寫下他在金正日身邊的所見所感，以生命的代價告訴我們三個北韓的真相――真實的北韓、北韓政權捏造的北韓、外界建造的理論的北韓 ★深度揭露神祕北韓的幕後之謎，前所未見的「金朝實錄」：北韓建國神話、金日成和金正日的父子權力鬥爭、金正日戰略、北韓綁架外國公民的結種戰略、南北韓的兩手策略、北韓對中國的愛恨交織、金正恩的未來…… ◎詩人、間諜、逃亡者 「我看到槍管，聽到扣扳機的聲音。我頭頂又熱又痛，知道子彈會從那裡打進去……」 身為北韓的反情報官員，張振成原本過著舒適的生活。 他在北韓宣傳機器中位居最高階職級，專事協助該政權掌握人民。 他的任務包括創造北韓建國神話，對外假裝為南韓知識分子，撰寫抒情詩歌頌北韓獨裁者金正日。 年輕而雄懷壯志，張振成的愛國任務使他擁有一名古怪的讀者――金正日本人。 他可以與聞國家機密，接觸北韓權力核心眾多神祕人物。 由於深獲「敬愛的領袖」本人讚揚，他有種種理由滿意自己的生活和命運。 但返鄉之旅喚醒了詩人的良心，驅使他偷偷寫下故鄉街上人民的痛苦。 一份機密文件的遺失，讓他的生活破碎了。 他和一名友人被迫拋棄家人、朋友，以及他們所有的一切，逃離這個「隱士王國」。 本書是張振成動人的真實故事，訴說一個謎樣國家菁英圈子的一分子為何會變成該國最率直、最勇敢的批判者。 本書使世人對駭人的北韓內部實況有了新的認識；唯有在該政權高層工作的人，才得以揭發那些外人永遠無從得知的事。 ◎國家敵人的自由之路 故事始於1999年5月，張振成接到神祕電話奉召去見金正日，轉車換船懷抱莫大希望的他看到出場的是抱著瑪爾濟斯小狗的糟老頭，這人計較的是頌揚領袖的標語是手繡還是印刷，接著領袖賜宴，菜色配燈光的荒謬景象，喜怒無常的領袖腳痛脫了高跟鞋的幻滅，加上最後領袖落淚全場趕緊痛哭的馬屁場景，勾勒出奇幻的序幕。 父親是大學院長、母親是醫生，出身菁英的張振成受到拜倫的詩啟蒙，並憑著詩作受到金正日賞識，被賦予撰寫史詩的任務，一路順遂。他曾與金正日用餐，收到一只價值七千英鎊的勞力士錶禮物。 張振成收到的另一份禮物是獲准返鄉。十年未回，位於平壤南方六十公里的故鄉沙里院已不再是記憶中的樂土，貧窮饑荒改變了一切。與數米過日子的老同學相聚，心酸大於歡喜；到市場上碰到人民法庭，軍方在大庭廣眾下槍決輕罪犯。家鄉見聞讓他難以執筆書寫上級交代歌頌領袖的詩作。詩人的良心驅使他寫下人民的真實生活。 一場意外改變了他的人生。工作職位之故，張振成得以接觸被視為違禁品的南韓書刊，而他借給朋友的一本書卻弄丟了。此罪如同叛國，於是兩人決定逃往南韓。 亡命之路如電影般驚險刺激。藉由延邊農民之助坐車逃到延吉，但北韓方面誣陷他們是殺人犯。數次搜捕僥倖逃脫。原本覺得中國是天堂，他鄉遇故知才得悉相互的悲慘故事。找不到門路，危機重重。 輾轉經長春到瀋陽，南韓教會和領事館卻拒絕協助。在街頭用韓語試探，尋找同胞，一名朝鮮族女子成為貴人。被密告後公安上門盤查，帶了詩稿逃命。 尋求韓國餐廳老闆資助，獲往北京車資。致電南韓報社，在情報單位協助下獲得庇護，終獲自由。 現在，張振成是世人洞見北韓真相最有力的評論者，以堅定的聲音對世人揭示看待北韓體制和北韓人民的方式。 ◎對本書的讚譽 「張振成極具洞見地論述了北韓高階菁英的生活方式和權力結構。這則故事描述張振成如何從全然的遵奉者一步一步轉變為深刻思考的懷疑者，乃至那個國家的敵人，最終經歷了驚心動魄的逃亡……一個扣人心弦的故事。」――蘇珊•克爾博（Susanne Koelbl），《明鏡週刊》 「作為金正日造神機器內部的一名御用詩人，他〔張振成〕讓人們對金氏王朝的意識形態下層結構和他所謂的『失敗者的胡作非為』有了新的認識。」――《經濟學人》 「感動人心。」――戴維•皮林（David Pilling），《金融時報》亞洲版主編 「在本書中，張振成揭開幕後之謎，揭示一個逢迎諂媚、滿腹恐懼的固有世界。」――布萊恩•哈登（Blaine Harden），《華盛頓郵報》 「一則掙扎求存的非凡故事。」――賴瑞•蓋蘭（Larry Getlen），《紐約郵報》 「一個不可思議又具震撼力的故事，其特別之處不只在於它描繪了平壤菁英圈的内部運作，還因為有一位真正的作家――在北韓幾乎前所未聞――身處其中觀察它和述說它。」――亞當‧強森（Adam Johnson），《沒有名字的人》（The Orphan Master's Son）作者 「金正日晚期的前御用詩人透視神祕的北韓。任何讀過亞當‧強森的普立茲小說獎得獎作品《沒有名字的人》的讀者，都將為之著迷。」――喬瑟琳•麥克魯格（Jocelyn McClurg），《今日美國》 「一則蘊藏強烈情感的真實故事……極其引人入勝……情感真切……」――《泰晤士報》 「〔相較於此前的北韓相關著作〕張振成的著作甚而更彌足珍貴。」――《衛報》 「卓越非凡……激動人心……北韓生與死的傑出描繪……」――《週日泰晤士報》 「撕心裂肺……權威且令人信服……」――《觀察家報》 「張振成近乎不可能的戲劇化故事，是迄今北韓夢魘的最佳描寫之一。」――《出版人週刊》 「一段激動人心的逃亡，完成這部緊湊又描寫精采的著作，戮力洞悉北韓輕蔑且應受譴責的權力策略。」――《科克斯書評》星級推薦 「作為在南韓最著名的北韓流亡人士之一，張振成提供解讀北韓的傑出論點……」――瑞默克•布魯克（Remco Breuker），萊登大學韓國研究教授

本书是一部关于宋代女词人李清照的研究专著。作者在古今浩繁的相关资料中爬梳抉择，经过严密的分析论证，认为后人对李清照一代才女形象的认知和看待她的立场经历了层累性的改变，几乎所有关于李清照的惯常言论都是经过精心阐释的产物，只有经过传统这一棱镜的折射后，李清照才为正统文化所接受。后人为了强化她的传统形象，在明代结集的李清照的作品中，甚至混杂了后起的拟伪之作。作者将数世纪以来外加于李清照的累赘层层剥离，以重构一个接近本来面貌的李清照的形象，揭橥数世纪以来颇富趣味的李清照接受史。

蒋介石是中国近现代史上的一位重要人物，也是一位复杂人物。他的一生，有功有过。杨天石先生的《蒋氏秘档与蒋介石真相》一书，就是关于蒋介石研究的重要成果。本书利用在国内第二历史档案馆、台湾国民党党史会档案、大溪档案，美国哈佛大学、国会图书馆等地所藏档案，结合具体历史事件，分专题对蒋介石进行了深入探讨——如蒋介石刺杀陶成章事件、蒋介石在上海办交易所事、中山舰事件中的蒋介石、蒋介石与胡汉民的矛盾冲突、北伐中蒋介石与国民党左派的矛盾冲突、蒋介石的对日战略，等等。这些专题研究有的具有独创性，填补了以往蒋介石研究的空白，有的则因新材料的发现，而对老问题又提出了新见解，订正了以住的偏颇或模糊不清之处。胡乔木同志生前读到了本书中《中山舰事件之谜》一文，曾经赞誉它是一篇不可多得的“具有世界水平”的著作。

《左宗棠全传(上下)》前前后后写了十几年，四易其稿，*终写成于1949年初，是首部系统研究左宗棠的专著。为撰写《全传》，作者参考了大量历史资料和前人著作，引用书目多达360余种，在已有的左宗棠研究著作中，无能出其右者。为了查找史料，有一段时期，秦翰才先生在上海鸿英图书馆将《申报》从创刊号始至左宗棠逝世止十多年的报纸逐日翻阅一过，而书中引用的《申报》材料不过十数条。这种严谨的治学态度是极可称道的。总之，本书足可作为学界进一步研究的基石。本书以治军理政为中心，全面评述了传主的一生事迹。

本书是前东德国家安全部国外情报总局局长，安全部副部长马库斯·沃尔夫的自传体的回忆录，作者以自身的经历尽可能全面讲述了他所知道的事实，全面剖析了其一生成败功过，向他们展示了一个神秘的情报人员的一生。

尼科洛·马基雅维里（1469-1527）是意大利文艺复兴时期伟大的政治家、思想家，近代政治学理论的奠基者。本书是他的生活传记，作者毛里齐奥·维罗利以共和主义的独特视角来讲述其生平中的重大事件，并将细腻生动的笔触伸向了这位毁誉参半的大人物的爱情、友谊、冒险、交游等生活侧面。作者成功地将这位伟大人物带回人间，向读者展现其富于魅力的生活哲学，即一个人应当致力于成为一名共和国的公民，一位在家庭中负责任的成员，一个好人。然而马基雅维里从未留下与此有关的著述，这一生活哲学的最佳写照正是他的生活本身：他的爱情与友谊、辅佐王公的荣辱、旅行与冒险，以及他青年和垂暮之年面临的挑战与危险，其中充满了悖论、不确定性以及悲剧。

《浮生六记》是清代沈复的自传体随笔，在清代笔记体文学中占有相当重要的位置。共有六篇（《闺房记乐》、《闲情记趣》、《坎坷记愁》、《浪游记快》、《中山记历》、《养生记道》），故名“六记”。原书后两卷佚失，今本后两卷为后人伪作。《中山记历》依据的是李鼎元的《使琉球记》，《养生记道》则根据曾国藩日记、张英《聪训斋语》等多部书籍汇编而成。

钱学森老师冯·卡门从19世纪到二十世纪中后期伴随航空航天力学发展一步一步走来的人生轨迹。揭示了一个学人是怎样炼成的。

解放军出版社推出的由“航天英雄”杨利伟耗时两年亲自撰写的个人传记《天地九重》新书是中国唯一，世界罕有，真实记录太空之旅航天员生活揭密的专著。 杨利伟把独家出版的版权授予了解放军出版社，这将是杨利伟唯一的一本自传，以后他也不会再写第二本。这本书共包括九章，73个小节，全书有两百多个小故事，150张珍贵图片组成。杨利伟面对任何媒体都没有这么详细描述过他的故事。书中杨利伟谈到了他对生活、学习、工作、困难、挫折、友情、爱情、生死、纪律、理想、信念等的种种体会，这些体会都来自于他经历的真实人生。 杨利伟的文笔生动、朴实、流畅、大气，既有对故事的生动描述，也有对自己的感觉、感情的细腻解剖。他的父亲是大学中文系毕业的，杨利伟小时候非常爱看书，他写过一篇作文《我见到了周总理》曾入选了作文集

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • Newsday • Esquire • NPR • Booklist Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle. Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life. The stories collected here are by turns hilarious, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a moving and searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged world in a dangerous time, armed only with a keen sense of humor and a mother’s unconventional, unconditional love. Praise for Born a Crime “[A] compelling new memoir . . . By turns alarming, sad and funny, [Trevor Noah’s] book provides a harrowing look, through the prism of Mr. Noah’s family, at life in South Africa under apartheid. . . . Born a Crime is not just an unnerving account of growing up in South Africa under apartheid, but a love letter to the author’s remarkable mother.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “[An] unforgettable memoir.”—Parade “What makes Born a Crime such a soul-nourishing pleasure, even with all its darker edges and perilous turns, is reading Noah recount in brisk, warmly conversational prose how he learned to negotiate his way through the bullying and ostracism. . . . What also helped was having a mother like Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah. . . . Consider Born a Crime another such gift to her—and an enormous gift to the rest of us.”—USA Today “[Noah] thrives with the help of his astonishingly fearless mother. . . . Their fierce bond makes this story soar.”—People “[Noah’s] electrifying memoir sparkles with funny stories . . . and his candid and compassionate essays deepen our perception of the complexities of race, gender, and class.”—Booklist (starred review) “A gritty memoir . . . studded with insight and provocative social criticism . . . with flashes of brilliant storytelling and acute observations.”—Kirkus Reviews Review “[A] compelling new memoir . . . By turns alarming, sad and funny, [Trevor Noah’s] book provides a harrowing look, through the prism of Mr. Noah’s family, at life in South Africa under apartheid. . . . In the end, Born a Crime is not just an unnerving account of growing up in South Africa under apartheid, but a love letter to the author’s remarkable mother.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “[An] unforgettable memoir.”—Parade “You’d be hard-pressed to find a comic’s origin story better than the one Trevor Noah serves up in Born a Crime. . . . [He] developed his aptitude for witty truth telling [and]…every hardscrabble memory of helping his mother scrape together money for food, gas, school fees, and rent, or barely surviving the temper of his stepfather, Abel, reveals the anxious wellsprings of the comedian’s ambition and success. If there is harvest in spite of blight, the saying goes, one does not credit the blight-but Noah does manage to wring brilliant comedy from it.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “What makes Born a Crime such a soul-nourishing pleasure, even with all its darker edges and perilous turns, is reading Noah recount in brisk, warmly conversational prose how he learned to negotiate his way through the bullying and ostracism. . . . What also helped was having a mother like Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah. . . . Consider Born a Crime another such gift to her—and an enormous gift to the rest of us.”—USA Today “[Noah] thrives with the help of his astonishingly fearless mother. . . . Their fierce bond makes this story soar.”—People “This isn't your average comic-writes-a-memoir: It’s a unique look at a man who is a product of his culture—and a nuanced look at a part of the world whose people have known dark times easily pushed aside.”—Refinery29 “Noah’s memoir is extraordinary . . . essential reading on every level. It’s hard to imagine anyone else doing a finer job of it.”—The Seattle Times “Powerful prose . . . told through stories and vignettes that are sharply observed, deftly conveyed and consistently candid. Growing organically from them is an affecting investigation of identity, ethnicity, language, masculinity, nationality and, most of all, humanity—all issues that the election of Donald Trump in the United States shows are foremost in minds and hearts everywhere. . . . What the reader gleans are the insights that made Noah the thoughtful, observant, empathic man who wrote Born a Crime. . . . Here is a level-headed man, forged by remarkable and shocking life incidents, who is quietly determined and who knows where home and the heart lie. Would this unique story have been published had it been about someone not a celebrity of the planet? Possibly not, and to the detriment of potential readers, because this is a warm and very human story of the type that we will need to survive the Trump presidency’s imminent freezing of humane values.”—Mail & Guardian (South Africa) “[Noah’s] story of surviving—and thriving—is mind-blowing.”—Cosmopolitan “A gifted storyteller, able to deftly lace his poignant tales with amusing irony.”—Entertainment Weekly “Noah has a real tale to tell, and he tells it well. . . . Among the many virtues of Born a Crime is a frank and telling portrait of life in South Africa during the 1980s and ’90s. . . . Born a Crime offers Americans a second introduction to Trevor Noah, and he makes a real impression.”—Newsday “An affecting memoir, Born a Crime [is] a love letter to his mother.”—The Washington Post “Witty and revealing . . . Noah’s story is the story of modern South Africa; though he enjoyed some privileges of the region’s slow Westernization, his formative years were shaped by poverty, injustice, and violence. Noah is quick with a disarming joke, and he skillfully integrates the parallel narratives via interstitial asides between chapters. . . . Perhaps the most harrowing tales are those of his abusive stepfather, which form the book’s final act (and which Noah cleverly foreshadows throughout earlier chapters), but equally prominent are the laugh-out-loud yarns about going to the prom, and the differences between ‘White Church’ and ‘Black Church.’”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[A] substantial collection of staggering personal essays . . . Incisive, funny, and vivid, these true tales are anchored to his portrait of his courageous, rebellious, and religious mother who defied racially restrictive laws to secure an education and a career for herself—and to have a child with a white Swiss/German even though sex between whites and blacks was illegal. . . . [Trevor Noah’s] electrifying memoir sparkles with funny stories . . . and his candid and compassionate essays deepen our perception of the complexities of race, gender, and class.”—Booklist (starred review) “A gritty memoir . . . studded with insight and provocative social criticism . . . with flashes of brilliant storytelling and acute observations.”—Kirkus Reviews

《来自德国的大师:海德格尔和他的时代》是一部理解海德格尔思想精髓的深入浅出的好书。《来自德国的大师:海德格尔和他的时代》以平实的语言，一边说故事一边讲道理，介绍了海德格尔的家庭背景、童年和青年时的生活，他故乡的政治文化及宗教传统，他大学时期的思想转变，如何成为地下哲学王及与犹太姑娘，后来的著名的政治哲学家——阿伦特的恋情，纳粹时期的拙劣表演，光复以后政治上的顽冥与哲学上的深邃，并且按照海德格尔著作写作的时间顺序，一步一步地讲述评论了海德格尔整个思想的发展过程。该书不仅仅是一本海德格尔的思想传记，而且是一本20世纪的哲学政治思想史。

赫伯特·西蒙是20世纪罕见的文艺复兴式的科学家。他的不仅在经济学（以荣获诺贝尔奖为标志），人工智能和计算机科学（以荣获图灵奖为标志），以及认知心理学（以荣获心理学杰出科学贡献奖为标志）作出了重大贡献，而且在政治学、管理科学，和运筹学等学科都作出了杰出的贡献（以这些领域里的*成就奖为标志）。 该自传充分显示了他坦率诙谐的个性，妙语连珠，让人充分了解他多姿多彩的学术研究生涯。他在书中不断自问身为科学家的毕生所学，能否更好地解释他的多样人生。 在《赫伯特·西蒙自传》里，作者不仅谈了很多贡献作出的具体过程和遇到问题时的考虑，而且有专门的章节对重要贡献的内容、方法、和思考作了回顾和总结。因此不仅对于有关学科的学科史和科学哲学有重要的史料价值而且对立志于科学的青年学生和对科学有兴趣的一般读者都有明显的阅读和参考价值。 《赫伯特·西蒙自传》还对西蒙的婚姻生活进行了剖析，穿插了他与一个女子暗生情愫的“柏拉图爱恋”。 从《赫伯特·西蒙自传》中你可以读到他写给孩子们的信以及在报纸上的专栏文章。他还和我们分享了他所写的短小精悍的故事以及多次在学术界呼风唤雨的故事。

全书用朴素的叙述、依依的深情，勾勒出一代伟人孜孜不倦的读书侧影，也昭示人们：毛泽东所取得的一切成就，都是与他一生投身变革社会的革命实践、与他一生刻苦的读书生活分不开的。读书，使毛泽东具有渊博的知识和高超的政治智慧。

The life story of Italian violinist and composer, Niccolò Paganini, who rose to fame as a virtuoso in the early 19th Century.

《林肯传(插图珍藏版)》内容简介：林肯不仅是美国历史上最伟大的总统之一，也是世界史上影响最深远、最具魅力的政治家之一。《林肯传(插图珍藏版)》是成功学大师戴尔·卡耐基一生中撰写的唯一一部传记。卡耐基以细致入微的笔触，生动再现了一个富于理想、愈挫愈勇、终成伟人的林肯形象：他9岁时失去母亲；15岁时才开始认字；22岁时负债累累；23岁时竞选州议员失败；31岁时被取消参选州议员的资格；45岁时竞选参议员失败；47岁时竞选副总统失败。

《仁者无敌：林肯的政治天才》超越了目前任何一本林肯的个人传记。作者讲述了一个关于林肯和他生活的整个时代以及他如何以高尚的人格力量和高超的政治智慧，化对手为良伴、化宿敌为诤友的故事，耐人寻味，堪称经典。 除林肯之外，作者耗费了几乎与之相同的篇幅，分别叙述了林肯内阁中最重要的四位政治家——国务卿苏厄德、财政部部长蔡斯、总检察长贝茨和后来入阁的陆军部部长斯坦顿的生平和从政经历，以及他们如何在林肯高尚人格的感召下，从林肯的竞争对手转变成为林肯内阁中最得力的干将。 作者把林肯的生平、性格和殉难，放在同时代最杰出的政治家群体中去对比、描摹和刻画，使林肯在强劲的竞争对手面前，显得更加崇高、丰满而富有立体感。这是迄今为止，所有的林肯传记中无人尝试过的写法。

In this powerful， epic biography， David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams， the brilliant， fiercely independent， often irascible， always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second president of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as "out of his senses"; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history.This is history on a grand scale -- a book about politics and war and social issues， but also about human nature， love， religious faith， virtue， ambition， friendship， and betrayal， and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all， John Adams is an enthralling， often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.

Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jackson’s election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites, were the guiding force in American politics. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years, and he gave voice to the hopes and the fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at home and threats abroad. To tell the saga of Jackson’s presidency, acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes inside the Jackson White House. Drawing on newly discovered family letters and papers, he details the human drama–the family, the women, and the inner circle of advisers–that shaped Jackson’s private world through years of storm and victory. One of our most significant yet dimly recalled presidents, Jackson was a battle-hardened warrior, the founder of the Democratic Party, and the architect of the presidency as we know it. His story is one of violence, sex, courage, and tragedy. With his powerful persona, his evident bravery, and his mystical connection to the people, Jackson moved the White House from the periphery of government to the center of national action, articulating a vision of change that challenged entrenched interests to heed the popular will–or face his formidable wrath. The greatest of the presidents who have followed Jackson in the White House–from Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to FDR to Truman–have found inspiration in his example, and virtue in his vision. Jackson was the most contradictory of men. The architect of the removal of Indians from their native lands, he was warmly sentimental and risked everything to give more power to ordinary citizens. He was, in short, a lot like his country: alternately kind and vicious, brilliant and blind; and a man who fought a lifelong war to keep the republic safe–no matter what it took. Jon Meacham in American Lion has delivered the definitive human portrait of a pivotal president who forever changed the American presidency–and America itself. Exclusive Amazon.com Q&A with Jon Meacham and H.W. Brands On the eve of the historic 2008 presidential election, we were fortunate to chat with historians Jon Meacham and H.W. Brands (author of Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt ) on the similarities of their presidential subjects and how the legacies of FDR and Jackson continue to shape the political world we see today. Amazon.com: One of Andrew Jackson's childhood friends once remarked that when they wrestled, "I could throw him three times out of four, but he never stayed throwed." How emblematic is this of Jackson's career? Meacham: Utterly emblematic. Jackson was resilient, tough, and wily, rising from nothing to become the dominant political figure of the age. He was crushed by his loss in 1824, when, despite carrying the popular vote, he was defeated in the House of Representatives. But, tellingly, he began his campaign for 1828 almost immediately, on the way home to Tennessee. And he won the next time. Amazon.com: What would Jackson think of Franklin Delano Roosevelt? Meacham: I think they would have gotten along famously. It is difficult to imagine men from more starkly different backgrounds—to take just one example, Jackson lost his mother early, and FDR was long shaped by his mother—but they both viewed the presidency the same way: they both believed they should be in it, wielding power on behalf of the masses against entrenched interests. Amazon.com: How important was Jackson's legacy to FDR's Presidency? Brands: Jackson was FDR’s favorite president, and Jackson’s presidency was the one Roosevelt initially modeled his own after. FDR saw Jackson as the champion of the ordinary people of America; he saw himself the same way. He compared Jackson’s battle with the Bank of the United States to his own battle with entrenched economic interests. And just as Jackson had reveled in the enmity of the rich, so did Roosevelt. Amazon.com: Although both were regarded as champions of the people, their backgrounds were drastically different. FDR hailed from a wealthy and politically-connected family, while Jackson was an orphaned son of immigrants. How did each manage to endear themselves to the voters of their day? Meacham: Jackson was in many ways the first great popular candidate. He had “Hickory Clubs,” and there were torchlit parades and barbecues—lots and lots of barbecues. Jackson helped mastermind the means of campaigning that would become commonplace. He also intuitively understood the power of image, and kept a portrait painter, Ralph Earl, near to hand in the White House. Brands: FDR combined noblesse oblige with felt concern for the plight of the poor. His polio had something to do with this—it introduced him to personal suffering, and it also introduced him, in Georgia, where he went for rehabilitation, to poor farmers unlike any he had spent time with before. He came to know them and to feel the problems they faced. He took people in trouble seriously and communicated that seriousness to them. Continue reading this Q&A

关于马克•布洛赫（1886-1944）的第一部传记。布洛赫是一名历史学家，两次世界大战的战士，抵抗运动的领袖，被逮捕后遭到严刑拷打，最终英勇就义。本书以大量私人书信、日记和资料为基础，参考众多尚未公开的档案，呈现了这位爱国者在第三共和国下的光辉一生。作为历史学家，布洛赫最为人熟知的或许是《历史学家的技艺》——对自己的人生事业所做的一系列发人深省的思考——以及《社会经济历史年鉴》杂志的联合创办人。他生活的时代阴云遍布，两次世界大战、反犹主义和集权主义使他深受影响。他勇于直面这些事件，最终成为某种智力型的英雄，他的一生则是竭力捍卫自由批判探索精神的缩影。

★★★ 一颗子弹 一声枪响 一段悲剧的童年时光 一份关于音乐与生命的真挚回忆 ★★★ 权威音乐记者查尔斯·R. 克罗斯历时四年写就的传记 再现科特·柯本短暂而炽烈的生命轨迹 亚马逊年度畅销书籍 ~~~ ~~~ ★《重于天堂》为所有音乐人物的写作设立了一个新的高度。——《滚石》 ★有史以来关于摇滚明星最为动人和坦诚的书籍之一。——《洛杉矶时报》 ~~~ ~~~ ★★★ 本书是美国著名音乐记者查尔斯·R. 克罗斯写就的权威科特·柯本传记。作者通过4年的调查、400多次采访以及对柯本未出版的日记、歌词和家庭照片等珍贵资料的抽丝剥茧，生动再现了这个传奇摇滚巨星短暂而炽烈的生命足迹——从悲惨的童年到孤苦的青春期，再到在阿伯丁进行音乐探索的日子，直至最终成名后在公众和媒体的巨大压力下自杀身亡。《重于天堂》不仅为读者呈现20世纪八九十年代美国地下摇滚乐的辉煌群像，更将其中心人物科特·柯本不为人知的一面重新发掘出来——这不仅是一个充满争议的音乐巨星的故事，更是一个始终渴望爱的、孤独的孩子的故事。