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Book cover of Paleo Diet For Beginners: Easy Recipes
by Michael Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2016

Paleo Diet For Beginners: 36 Delicious Recipes with 7 Day Paleo Diet Plan Is for ANYONE Serious About THRIVING on the Paleo Diet - For Life!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GRAB THIS BOOK FREE FOR...
Book cover of 文藝復興並不美:那個蒙娜麗莎只好微笑的荒淫與名畫年代
by 亞歷山大‧李(Alexander Lee)
Language: Chinese
Release Date: June 11, 2018

  《泰晤士報文學增刊》年度好書.義大利文藝復興史研究專家扛鼎力作 ** ** 史學家低調不談的文藝復興黑暗史 為你揭露精緻視覺藝術背後的權力、縱慾與腐敗邏輯。 ** ** ** ** 文藝復興被視為西方文化與藝術的黃金年代, 米開朗基羅、達文西、波提切利等英雄般的藝術家讓古典文化重生, 在如天堂般的城市創造出曠世傑作……   但真實的情況是: 漫步佛羅倫斯街頭時,可能會被住戶隨意傾倒的屎尿攻擊 藝術家創作的動力源自暴力、私慾、歧視與衝突 藝術贊助成為權力階級美化自我形象與贖罪的手段,品味最高的藝術鑑賞家,往往是當代最狡詐殘暴的人 教會利用「信仰」斂財,教會職位成為人們競相爭奪的肥缺,教廷成為家族企業 猶太教被視為否定基督神性的異端邪說,藝術家大展長才,在作品中鼓吹反猶太情結,致使社會氛圍充斥著徹底排斥,甚至殲滅猶太「威脅」的惡意。 傲慢的佛羅倫斯人無視義大利以外的世界,將土耳其人與穆斯林描述成天性邪惡、野蠻、殘暴的種族;至於大西洋的民族與土地,則完全不值得藝術圈著眼,攤開文藝復興時期的繪畫、雕塑與文學作品,地理大發現彷彿從未發生。   ◎要真正了解一個時代有多偉大,不能只看美好的一面   就史實的層面上來看,只看文化美好的一面,刻意忽略醜陋面是相當不妥的,因為這讓高雅文化與社會現況有了造作的區別;就人類的角度來看,這樣的傾向也剝奪掉這時期令人興奮、深切刻畫、真切的驚奇。既然藝術立基於人的創造力,就不能忽略隱藏在文藝復興神聖光環下,人性最真實的情感,無論美好或是醜陋。   「比起站在奧林帕斯山頂的天神以雲朵造出天使,身在陰溝底的人類不放棄仰望星空,才真正撼動人心。」──亞歷山大‧李(本書作者)   本書揭開過度崇高、神聖榮光的布幔,檢視藝術家日常生活最赤裸的一面,以及其身處的領域,如何混合著優雅與暴力、文化與苦難;執政者、銀行家與教會間的緊張關係、憤恨不平,如何化為文藝復興不可或缺的一部分;文藝復興時期的人,對於義大利以外的世界,又是如何的不理性與充滿偏見。   唯有能欣賞文藝復興時期失序醜陋的一面,才能讓文化成就的廣度更加清晰,才能真正領略藝術家與文學家能在這個充滿恐懼、苦難、歧視、與偏狹的時代,還能夠創作出如此傑作,直至今日仍令人大嘆其才華與美感,是如何不可思議的輝煌成就。     【國內外好評推薦】 ** ** 作家、知名節目主持人 謝哲青 「故事」網站主編...
Book cover of 紙的大歷史:從蔡倫造紙到數位時代,跨越人類文明兩千年的世界之旅
by 亞歷山大‧孟洛(Alexander Monro)
Language: Chinese
Release Date: March 22, 2017

**2011年英國皇家文學協會(RSL Jerwood Award)非小說獎得獎作品 一項簡單的中國發明如何包覆整個世界? 在紙的表面上,銘刻人類歷史上最為重要的理念。 來自中國的偉大發明──紙, 如何影響並改變世界? 亞歷山大‧孟洛藉由《紙的大歷史》這本書, 探究紙張引發的人類革命和開創的文明軌跡 它的力量,絕對不「紙」如此! 看似輕薄柔軟的紙,是推進歷史的載具, 也是世界各地劃時代創新與大眾運動所使用的渠道 它撼動中西,掀起人類革命,改變了世界的樣貌!** 紙在中國漢代的宮廷裡問世,為知識和思想理念的傳播帶來革命性的轉變。在隨後的兩千多年間,紙張讓理念、宗教、哲學和宣傳能更便利地傳播全世界。紙張也是第一個成本夠低廉的書寫介面,它便於攜帶、可以印刷成書本、小冊、傳單和雜誌刊物,能夠被大量製造,並且可以廣泛傳布。紙張使得不同時代、不同群體間學者彼此的持續對話成為可能,他們各自的理念因此得以穿越時間和地域的限制,建立關係。 孟洛的《紙的大歷史》一書便是追索紙這項劃時代發明的西傳旅程,故事從佛經譯者開始,他們是紙廣泛傳播到中國、日本、韓國和越南的主要原因。 《紙的大歷史》敘述了神學家、科學家和藝術家如何運用紙張,建立阿拉伯阿巴斯王朝的知識世界,以及那些攜帶紙張、在絲路上絡繹於途的傳教士和貿易商旅。本書也清楚說明了當紙於1276年終於傳至歐洲時,它對於在書案前創造出文藝復興和宗教改革的學者與翻譯家而言,有多麼的不可或缺。 《紙的大歷史》顧名思義是在追索紙張從發明到發展的歷程,孟洛將本書的內容分為三大部分,第一部分為紙張在東亞的故事,第二部分為紙張在中亞與中東的發展,而第三部分則為紙張在歐洲的凱旋。藉由《紙的大歷史》,孟洛認為紙張開創了一個新世界,自由思想在其中得以成長茁壯,並且使得從科學到音樂的種種科目因此而進入一個新的階段:紙的時代。現今,紙張仍然圍繞在我們的日常生活裡:它被堆放在書桌上,包裹著食物,攢放在我們的皮夾裡。但是,在這個數位世界,會是紙的時代畫上休止符的時候嗎?這是一個關於一項簡單的中國發明如何包覆我們整個世界的故事,在紙的表面上,銘刻著人類歷史上最為重要的理念。 ※...
Book cover of Beethoven's Symphonies Critically Discussed - The Original Classic Edition
by Alexander Teetgen
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2013

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Beethoven's Symphonies Critically Discussed. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important...
Book cover of The Lady Travelers Guide to Scoundrels and Other Gentlemen
by Victoria Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017

Embark on the breathtaking romantic adventures of The Lady Travelers Society in the brand-new series by #1 New York Times **bestselling author Victoria Alexander ** Really, it's too much to expect any normal man to behave like a staid accountant in order to inherit the fortune he deserves...
Book cover of At the Reunion Buffet

At the Reunion Buffet

An Isabel Dalhousie Story

by Alexander McCall Smith
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015

**A Vintage Shorts “Short Story Month” Original Selection In this warm, intelligently observed novella, Isabel Dalhousie, Alexander McCall Smith's wonderful heroine, learns valuable lessons about inviting the past (and everyone in it) back into your life.**   Isabel Dalhousie--philosopher,...
Book cover of A Spoonful of Sugar: Your Daily Dose of Laughter
by Emily Ann Alexander
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2014

This 365 day Biblical devotional applies hysterical real life stories from the life of Author Emily Alexander to the Word of God. Her prayer is that every reader will come away with numerous belly laughs and a greater sense of how personal the love of Christ is.
Book cover of For Liberty and Equality

For Liberty and Equality

The Life and Times of the Declaration of Independence

by Alexander Tsesis
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012

The Declaration of Independence is one of the most influential documents in modern history-the inspiration for what would become the most powerful democracy in the world. Indeed, at every stage of American history, the Declaration has been a touchstone for evaluating the legitimacy of legal, social,...
Book cover of Seventy Years on the Frontier - The Original Classic Edition
by Alexander Majors
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Seventy Years on the Frontier. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Alexander...
Book cover of A Documentary History of the United States (Revised and Updated)
by Richard D. Heffner, Alexander B. Heffner
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013

Here, in a single volume, are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged American history, now updated with new content such as Trump's inaugural address. Accompanied by interpretations of their significance by noted historian Richard D. Heffner and journalist Alexander Heffner,...
Book cover of The Novel Habits of Happiness
by Alexander McCall Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015

The insatiably curious Edinburgh philosopher and amateur sleuth Isabel Dalhousie returns, taking on a case unlike any she’s had before—this one with paranormal implications—in the eagerly anticipated new installment of Alexander McCall Smith’s beloved and best-selling series.   Through a...
Book cover of Trains and Lovers
by Alexander McCall Smith
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2013

The rocking motion of the train as it speeds along, the sound of its wheels on the rails . . . There’s something special about this form of travel that makes for easy conversation, which is just what happens to the four strangers who meet in Trains and Lovers. As they journey by rail from...
Book cover of Acting in the Night

Acting in the Night

Macbeth and the Places of the Civil War

by Alexander Nemerov
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010

What can the performance of a single play on one specific night tell us about the world this event inhabited so briefly? Alexander Nemerov takes a performance of Macbeth in Washington, DC on October 17, 1863—with Abraham Lincoln in attendance—to explore this question and illuminate American art,...
Book cover of Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping

A Revolutionary Life

by Alexander V. Pantsov, Steven I. Levine
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015

Deng Xiaoping joined the Chinese Communist movement as a youth and rose in its ranks to become an important lieutenant of Mao's from the 1930s onward. Two years after Mao's death in 1976, Deng became the de facto leader of the Chinese Communist Party and the prime architect of China's post-Mao reforms....
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