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“The Renowned People of China” presents in a bilingual English/Chinese edition an overview of the main personalities who have shaped China: writers and philosophers, scientists, engineers, doctors, ……続きを見る

Simón Bolívar truly earned his nickname "The Liberator" for a large portion of South American people. He was a forward-thinking political figure at a time when Spain was ruling over the region that ……続きを見る

The Khmer Rouge Purge: A Villager’s Journey Through the Killing Fields of Cambodia When the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia, they promised a new society. What they delivered was terror. Familie……続きを見る

Der König, der die Götter gegen sich wandte ー und den Glauben für immer veränderte. Vor über dreitausend Jahren wagte ein einziger Herrscher, die geistige Ordnung Ägyptens neu zu schreiben. Pharao ……続きを見る

The Viking who turned faith into fire ー and changed the North forever. At the dawn of the second millennium, Norway stood divided between the old gods and a new faith. Then came Olaf Tryggvason ー ……続きを見る

The man who turned chaos into a kingdom ー and gave Norway its first crown. In the storm-torn fjords of the ninth century, countless jarls ruled their own small worlds, bound by rivalry and pride. T……続きを見る

Er war kaum ein Teenager, als er den Thron bestieg ー und kaum ein Mann, als er starb. Doch dreitausend Jahre später wurde sein Name unsterblich. Als Howard Carter 1922 das Grab von Tutanchamun entd……続きを見る

He was barely a teenager when he ascended the throne ー and barely a man when he died. Yet three thousand years later, his name would become immortal. When Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of Tutank……続きを見る

He ruled an empire built on ritual, belief, and divine order ー then watched that world collapse. When Spanish ships reached the shores of Mexico in 1519, Emperor Montezuma II stood at the height of……続きを見る

Er herrschte über ein Reich aus Ritual, Glaube und göttlicher Ordnung ー und erlebte dessen Zusammenbruch. Als spanische Schiffe 1519 die Küste Mexikos erreichten, stand Moctezuma II auf dem Höhepun……続きを見る

Der Mann, der zum Mythos wurde ー und der Mythos, der unsterblich blieb. Der Name Ragnar Lodbrok hallt seit über tausend Jahren durch Geschichte und Legende. Krieger, Plünderer, König und Gefangener……続きを見る

The man who became a myth ー and the myth that became immortal. Ragnar Lodbrok’s name echoes through a thousand years of history and legend. Warrior, raider, king, and captive ー his story bridges t……続きを見る

Er nannte sich den Sohn des Ra ー und baute für die Ewigkeit. Ramses II., der berühmteste Pharao des ägyptischen Neuen Reiches, herrschte mehr als sechzig Jahre lang und hinterließ das größte monume……続きを見る

He called himself the Son of Ra ー and built for eternity. Ramses II, the most famous pharaoh of Egypt’s New Kingdom, ruled for more than sixty years and left behind the largest monumental legacy in……続きを見る

Dotée d’une beauté sans pareille et d’une grande ambition, "Poppée" était prédisposée à une destinée exceptionnelle. Après avoir séduit Néron, qui en fit son impératrice, elle devint rapidement un p……続きを見る

Ireland is a country steeped in history, myth, and legend. During ancient times a long line of kings reined over this fairytale land, and one of those kings was a man named Brian Boru. Ruling the Em……続きを見る

Nancy Wake was a brave woman. She risked her life behind enemy lines during the Nazi occupation of France in the Second World War. The Gestapo dubbed her "The White Mouse" for her uncanny ability to……続きを見る

MISSION: FREEDOM is a battle-tested field manual for destroying PTSD - not coping with it. Written by Marine Corps combat veteran David Shoup, this book delivers raw truth, lived experience, and har……続きを見る

A Magician Among the Spirits is Houdini's incisive autopsy of the seance vogue that followed war and pandemic. In a cool, prosecutorial prose, he inventories slate-writing, trumpets, ectoplasm, bill……続きを見る

Gandhi. The name conjures the image of a manーunimpressive in appearance and simple in his lifestyleーwho spent his life pursuing independence for India. Months after the country achieved that indep……続きを見る

Pancho Villa was many things to many people. To some, he was a freedom fighter and revolutionary; to others, he was nothing more than a bloodthirsty bandit and killer. Villa's life did indeed take m……続きを見る

In the face of ruthless totalitarian rule, it is only the rare few who stand up at risk of their own life to do what is right. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was one of those exceptional individuals. Even on p……続きを見る

Alfred Nobel began his career as a brilliant inventor and industrialist, but his inventionsーparticularly the creation of dynamiteーbrought him more anguish than satisfaction. Though his scientific ……続きを見る

Charlie Chaplin is most famously known for his "tramp" characterーthe homeless hobo that can be seen hopping from trains and lining up in the soup kitchens of the Great Depression. At a time when th……続きを見る

Sigmund Freud was a catalyst who signaled a seat change in how humanity came to understand the world and how it relates to the human mind. And if you have ever had a "Freudian slip," you know full w……続きを見る

If any of the great composers have a staying power that defies genre and time period, Frédéric Chopin was most certainly one of them. You can find his work being played with cherished delight by any……続きを見る

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a figure that is cemented in the annals of history as one of the greatest composers of all time. A fascinating and enigmatic character, Mozart was hailed in his own lifeti……続きを見る

In a world where heroism and self-sacrifice sometimes seem to be in short supply, the exploits of the famed Admiral Horatio Nelson stand out to us as a refreshing reminder. His noble actions serve t……続きを見る

James Dean is known as the first rebel. He was a '50s-styled, leather-clad biker rebuking authority. With his black turtleneck and a penchant for bongo drums and poetry, he could also easily be a ki……続きを見る

Often portrayed as an awkward, disfigured, and clumsy man, Claudius was the unlikely ruler of the Roman Empire from 41 CE to 54 CE. His reign would prove to be one of the longest of the time even th……続きを見る