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心即世界:王阳明传

心即世界:王阳明传

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内容简介: 本书收录了胡越、王勉三、梁启超、太虚法师四位民国大师的文章和著作。胡越和王勉三从不同角度,讲述了王阳明的生平经历;梁启超和太虚法师从不同视角,阐释了王阳明的学说精髓。本书是集王阳明平生事业与思想要旨于一体的权威读本,此四位民国大师对王阳明本人及其思想、学说的阐述,能使读者从中汲取精神养分,了解到一个更全面、更立体的王阳明。 作者简介: 梁启超,字卓如,号任公,广东新会人,近代知名学者、教育家、思想家和社会活动家。著有《饮冰室合集》。 胡越,江苏武进(今属江苏常州)人,民国时期知名阳明学者、作家。 王勉三,民国时期知名阳明学者,其《王阳明生活》一书,被后来出版的许多重要的王学著作广泛证引,影响深远。 释太虚,法名唯心,字太虚,俗姓吕,浙江崇德(今浙江桐乡)人,中国近代知名高僧,在佛学上有很高造诣。

Últimas sesiones con Marilyn

Últimas sesiones con Marilyn

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Marilyn Monroe en el diván.La actriz chispeante que enamoraba a la cámara, el sueño erótico de cualquier hombre, la mujer que encandiló a Arthur Miller... Pero también la criatura frágil y desequilibrada, la muñeca rota de Hollywood, la adicta a los barbitúricos fallecida prematuramente.Una de las personas que más se acercó a ella fue su psicoanalista Ralph Greenson. El 4 de agosto de 1962, con la muerte de Marilyn se truncaba una relación de treinta meses en la que él fue testigo privilegiado del naufragio emocional de una mujer perdida, solitaria y consumida por su imagen pública. A partir de aquellas sesiones, y a caballo entre la realidad y la ficción,Schneider busca descifrar el misterio insondable que escondía el mito más seductor y trágico que ha dado el séptimo arte.La crítica ha dicho:«Michel Schneider ha escrito una novela apasionante, que es también un ensayo apasionante, a través de una investigación y documentación apasionantes.»Le NouvelObservateur«Últimas sesiones con Marilyn es una novela suntuosa. Un escrito de seda. Un gota a gota de fina emoción. Una reflexión sin moraleja. El autor ofrecea Marilyn Monroe, a través de esta obra llena de nubes y matices, lo que ella siempre pidió en secreto a los hombres: el respeto.»Le Magazine Littéraire«Creada a base de fragmentos y de un ir y venir temporal constante, como queriendo abrazar el alma hecha trizas de una mujer herida por su infancia, este buenísimo libro nos entrega un retrato de una estrella fugaz.»Les Inrockuptibles«Michel Schneider se adentra en el misterio y el laberinto de un mito# Una Marilyn distinta: culta y sensible, ansiosa por conocer la verdad que no veía en el espejo.»Jesús Ruiz Mantilla, El País«Una Marilyn desmitificada y sorprendente.»Luis Alberto Álvarez, El Mundo«Como Truman Capote, Schneider logra atraparnos con la expectación de una trama haciéndonos olvidar que ya conocemos el desenlace.»José Antonio Gurpegui, El Cultural

Goethe & Schiller - Eine ergiebige literarische Allianz

Goethe & Schiller - Eine ergiebige literarische Allianz

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Die Anthologie 'Goethe & Schiller – Eine ergiebige literarische Allianz' taucht tief in die meisterhaften Werke zweier der bedeutendsten deutschen Dichter ein, ergänzt durch bedeutende literarische Analysen und Essays von anerkannten Gelehrten wie Friedrich Gundolf, Emil Ludwig und Otto Harnack. Diese Sammlung vereint unterschiedlichste Stile – von dramatischen Erzählungen über philosophische Schriften bis hin zu klassischer Poesie. Sie bietet dem Leser eine faszinierende Vielfalt an literarischen Exzellenzen, die nicht nur das Erbe von Goethe und Schiller feiern, sondern auch deren fortwährende Bedeutung in der Literaturgeschichte veranschaulichen. Die herausragenden Beiträge dieser Anthologie sind von Literaten und Gelehrten verfasst, die sich intensiv mit der Zeit und dem Einfluss der Weimarer Klassik auseinandergesetzt haben. Friedrich Gundolf und Emil Ludwig bieten tiefgehende Einblicke in die Wirkung von Goethe und Schiller auf die deutsche Kultur, während Otto Harnack eine kritische Perspektive auf die gesellschaftlichen und philosophischen Implikationen ihrer Werke eröffnet. Die Sammlung zeugt von einem reichen intellektuellen Austausch und kollektiver Erkundung zwischen den Autoren, die die Spannweite und Tiefe der Weimarer Klassik auslotet. Diese Anthologie ist ein Muss für Literaturliebhaber, die daran interessiert sind, die Sprachgewalt und das intellektuelle Vermächtnis von Goethe und Schiller zu erkunden. Sie bietet eine einzigartige Gelegenheit, eine Vielzahl von Perspektiven und literarischen Ansätzen in einem einzigen Band zu entdecken und einen fruchtbaren Dialog zwischen den verschiedenen Stimmen zu genießen. Tauchen Sie ein in diese reiche Sammlung, die gleichzeitig den Bildungshorizont erweitert und den Zugang zu einem prächtigen Kapitel der Literaturgeschichte eröffnet.

The Ballad of Speedball Baby

The Ballad of Speedball Baby

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The Ballad of Speedball Baby is the thrilling, extremely funny, and heart-wrenchingly vulnerable story of Ali Smith—coming of age in ’90s New York—who commits to the messy, exhilarating life of a musician and must survive the slings and arrows society reserves for women who refuse to comply. As an only child reeling from the demolition of her parents’ toxic marriage, the New York City underground music scene offers a young Ali a different family of misfits and talented outsiders to belong to. She becomes the bass player for edgy band Speedball Baby, a decision that will take her around the world—from onstage at the legendary CBGBs to the red-light district of Amsterdam. She’s often the only girl in a broken-down tour van, being strip-searched at the Croatian border, chased by lunatics, and navigating the seedy underbelly of a male-dominated music scene full of addiction, violence, and misogyny—all while keeping her sharp wit and dark humor intact. Rimmed with heavy black eyeliner and smelling faintly of cheap booze, The Ballad of Speedball Baby is a pulse-quickening, unpredictable ride through the ’90s music scene—alternately terrifying, hilarious, and painfully evocative—as well as a love letter to the power of female solidarity.

The Beat of My Own Drum

The Beat of My Own Drum

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From the Grammy-nominated singer, drummer, and percussionist who is world renowned for her contributions throughout the music industry, a moving memoir about the healing power of music and spiritual growth inspired by five decades of life and love on the stage.She was born Sheila Escovedo in 1957, but the world knows her as Sheila E. She first picked up the drumsticks and started making music at the precocious age of three, taught by her legendary father, percussionist Pete Escovedo. As the goddaughter of Tito Puente, music was the heartbeat of her family, and despite Sheila's impoverished childhood in Oakland, California, her family stayed strong, inspired by the music they played nightly in their living room. When she was only five, Sheila delivered her first solo performance to a live audience. By nineteen, she had fallen in love with Carlos Santana. By twenty-one, she met Prince at one of her concerts. Sheila E. and Prince would eventually join forces and collaborate for more than two decades, creating hits that catapulted Sheila to her own pop superstardom.The Beat of My Own Drum is both a walk through four decades of Latin and pop music—from her tours with Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, Prince, and Ringo Starr to her own solo career. At the same time, it’s also a heartbreaking, ultimately redemptive look at how the sanctity of music can save a person’s life. Having repeatedly endured sexual abuse as a child, Sheila credits her parents, music, and God with giving her the will to carry on and to build a lasting legacy.Rich in musical detail, pop, and Latin music history, this is a fascinating walk through some of the biggest moments in music from the ’70s and ’80s. But as Sheila’s personal story, this memoir is a unique glimpse into a world-famous drummer’s singular life—a treat for both new and longtime fans of Sheila E. And above all, The Beat of My Own Drum is a testament to how the positive power of music has fueled Sheila’s heart and soul—and how it can transform your life as well.

Wavewalker

Wavewalker

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA TIMES BEST MEMOIR OF 2023‘Grippingly vivid and pacey’ THE TIMES‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing’ SIMON WINCHESTER‘A seven-year old girl on a seventy-foot yacht, for ten years, over fifty thousand miles of sailing … a fantastic story of a truly Odyssean journey across all the world’s great oceans – but is also the inspiring story of the developing of a restless and inquiring mind’ SIMON WINCHESTER'An astonishing almost day-by-day account of [a] hazardous journey and its legacy’ TELEGRAPH‘This is a story of an epic childhood journey, so exciting and so shocking it is hard to know whether you’re reading about a dream or a nightmare… Wavewalker is thrilling, horrifying, beautifully written – I couldn’t put it down’ ED BALLSAged just seven, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her parents and brother on a three-year voyage around the world. What followed turned instead into a decade-long way of life, through storms, shipwrecks, reefs and isolation, with little formal schooling. No one else knew where they were most of the time and no state showed any interest in what was happening to the children.Suzanne fought her parents, longing to return to England and to education and stability. This memoir covers her astonishing upbringing, a survival story of a child deprived of safety, friendships, schooling and occasionally drinking water… At seventeen Suzanne earned an interview at Oxford University and returned to the UK.From the bestselling author of What Does Jeremy Think?, Wavewalker is the incredible true story of how the adventure of a lifetime became one child’s worst nightmare – and how her determination to educate herself enabled her to escape‘A classic memoir of childhood. This is a book that every parent should read to consider the consequences of their midlife crises, and every child should read to learn how to deal with impossible mums and dads, as well as boils and barnacles’ Mail on Sunday 5*‘An electrifying story about an extraordinary childhood, and Heywood tells it with remarkable clarity and assurance . . . an engrossing book that pitches the reader into the highs and lows of a young life spent in the “Wavewalker School of the Sea”’TLSAbout the authorSuzanne Heywood was born in the UK but for most of her childhood sailed around the world with her family, with limited access to formal education. She came back to the UK aged 17 and won a place to study at Oxford University. After her PhD at Cambridge University, she joined McKinsey and Company where she became a senior partner. She is now a managing director of Exor and chair of CNH Industrial. She married the late civil servant Jeremy Heywood in 1997 and they have three children.

The eNotated Voyage of the Liberdade

The eNotated Voyage of the Liberdade

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Though most eBooks are simple conversions of paper books, “The eNotated Voyage of the Liberdade” is a completely new approach that takes advantage of the potential eBook technology offers to extend and enrich Slocum’s writing in a way that’s convenient to use while still unobtrusive to the reader. Joshua Slocum, intrepid solo sailor of the “Spray” (see “The eNotated Sailing Alone Around the World”) had earlier lost his ship, “Aquidneck,” in Brazil and built a small craft, the “Liberdade” to return with his family home. It’s a remarkable story but filled with 19th century sailing terms, geographical references, and idioms that may be lost to the modern reader. Chris Thomerson, lifelong sailor and student of maritime history, provides the background and explanations so today’s readers can thoroughly understand, appreciate, and enjoy Slocum’s tale by adding expert electronic annotations linked to words and phrases in Slocum’s original text. Based on the 1890 edition of “The Voyage of the Liberdade” this eNotated edition extends Slocum’s writing by providing a new layer of information behind the text the reader can access before, during, and after each chapter. For instance, when Slocum writes “weather-bitted,” Thomerson explains it means, “Tie to the post or bitt on the bow in a secure way that will withstand extreme weather for a long time.” If you are going to read Slocum for the first time - or reread him after some years - you will best enjoy and most throughly understand him with this unique eNotated edition.

Moses the Servant of God

Moses the Servant of God

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F. B. Meyer (1847 – 1929) was a famous pastor and evangelist in England. He was a frequent speaker at Keswick and a friend of Hudson Taylor, D. L. Moody and Spurgeon. He was loved for his many writings, devotionals and Scriptural biographies which helped countless thousands grow in their love for the Lord and his Word. It is our prayer that Meyer's writings will similarly challenge and encourage you in your Christian walk.  MOSES THE SERVANT OF GOD is one of his classic Biblical Biographies.  With great skill and insight, Meyer looks at the life lessons from this man of God and gives practical application for our lives today!

Histoire des salons de Paris – Tome III

Histoire des salons de Paris – Tome III

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Histoire des salons de Paris – Tome III Laure Junot d'Abrantès, mémorialiste française (1784-1838) Ce livre numérique présente «Histoire des salons de Paris – Tome III», de Laure Junot d'Abrantès, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux différentes sections. Table des Matières -01- Présentation -02- UNE LECTURE CHEZ ROBESPIERRE -03- SALON DE ROBESPIERRE -04- SALON DE MME DE SAINTE-AMARANTHE -05- BAL DES VICTIMES -06- SALON DE BARRAS À PARIS ET À GROSBOIS -07- SALON DE FRANÇOIS DE NEUFCHÂTEAU -08- SALON DE MADAME DE STAËL SOUS LE DIRECTOIRE -09- SALON DE SEGUIN -10- SALON DE LUCIEN BONAPARTE, COMME DÉPUTÉ ET MINISTRE DE L'INTÉRIEUR -11- NOTES

Johannes Reuchlin und sein Kampf

Johannes Reuchlin und sein Kampf

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Max Brods Biographie eines streitbaren humanistischen Gelehrten. Max Brod, eigentlich mehr Erzähler als Historiker, widmete sich intensiv der Lebensgeschichte Johannes Reuchlins (1455-1522), dem mutigen Verteidiger des Talmud, und fügte diese zu einem intellektuellen Panoptikum zusammen. "Vom Wunder wirkenden Wort" – dieser Titel von Johannes Reuchlins erstem Buch über die Kabbala kann als Motto über seinem ganzen Leben stehen, und dies in seiner vielfältigen Bedeutung. Als Richter des schwäbischen Bundes glaubte er an das Recht schaffende Wort, als Diplomat im Dienste des Grafen Eberhard schmiedete er mit Worten Allianzen. Doch waren es die geheimnisvollen hebräischen Wörter, die Reuchlin faszinierten. Als Verfasser einer Grammatik und Deuter ihrer Wundermacht mit dem Wissen der Kabbala, aber auch als katholischer Christ und Begründer der christlichen Kabbala war er Verteidiger und Missionar der Juden zugleich. Max Brod beleuchtet in seiner Biographie Leben und Werk des bedeutenden Humanisten. 1965, unter dem Eindruck der Shoah im Exil in Palästina geschrieben, zeugt dieses Buch dennoch von einer Liebe zur deutschen Sprache, der Hochachtung vor einem den Juden beistehenden Deutschen. Deutlicher wird zudem der Stolz auf die neue hebräische und staatliche Gegenwart.

The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay

The Diary & Letters of Madame D'Arblay

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The book represents the personal diary of Frances Burney, married D'Arblay, covering the period from 1779 to 1840. Spanning from her early adolescence, it gives away some intimate details, Fanny's reactions on the publication of her novels, and also how she came to the Queen's notice and hence into her service. The diary is a priceless resource for historians offering some insights into the life in royal service, and providing an eye-witness account of George III as seen from Fanny's position as second keeper of the robes to Queen Charlotte. Frances Burney (1752-1840) was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. She is best known for her novels Evelina, Cecilia, Camilla and The Wanderer. Burney's novels explore the lives of English aristocrats, and satirize their social pretensions and personal foibles, with an eye to larger questions such as the politics of female identity. She has gained critical respect in her own right, but she also foreshadowed such novelists of manners with a satirical bent as Jane Austen and Thackeray.

Ein Tag in meinem Leben

Ein Tag in meinem Leben

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Bobby Sands schrieb ›One day of my life‹ [›Ein Tag in meinem Leben‹] während des von ihm angeführten sogenannten ›Deckenprotests‹ der IRA-Gefangenen in den H-Blocks von Long Kesh. Auf Toilettenpapier, mit einem Stift, den er in seinem Körper versteckt hielt. Er war erst 27 Jahre alt, als er am 5. Mai 1981, am 66. Tag seines Hungerstreiks, starb. Neun Jahre seines kurzen Lebens hatte Bobby Sands für republikanische Aktivitäten im Knast gesessen. mit einem Vorwort des Friedensnobelpreisträgers Seán McBride

Le vieil homme et la mort - François Mitterrand

Le vieil homme et la mort - François Mitterrand

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"Mitterrand était meilleur et pire qu'on le croyait. Ce libertin du pouvoir s'aimait trop et se pardonnait tout. Mais il ne mentait pas tout le temps. Il ne se moquait pas de la misère du monde, ni du malheur des siens. Il était sincèrement pour l'égalité entre les hommes, plus qu'entre les sexes. Il avait la tête pleine du siècle des Lumières d'où il venait, après un crochet à la fin du XIXe, du côté de Thiers ou de Gambetta, selon les jours. Même quand les chandelles de l'Élysée se furent éteintes pour lui, il continua à tenir tête à la maladie qui crispait son sourire et alourdissait ses paupières sans jamais lui faire perdre son regard d'enfant mutin. Il était l'homme qui disait sans cesse non ; non à de Gaulle, non au PC, non à son passé, non à son cancer, non à la mort. [...] Avec lui, j'étais comme l'Hermione de Racine. Je l'aimais trop pour ne le point haïr; je le haïssais trop pour ne le point aimer."

Cristiano Ronaldo: Biografin

Cristiano Ronaldo: Biografin

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Den efterlängtade biografin om världens bästa fotbollsspelare »Han är bäst i världen, ja. Det har aldrig funnits en spelare som Ronaldo och kommer troligtvis aldrig någon som Ronaldo igen.« | José Mourinho CRISTIANO RONALDO är känd över hela planeten som den portugisiske fotbollsspelaren som är största stjärnan i spanska storklubben Real Madrid och kapten för det portugisiska landslaget. När Ronaldo flyttade från Manchester United till Real Madrid blev övergången historisk som den dyraste någonsin, med en transfersumma på nästan en miljard kronor. Ronaldos kontrakt med Real Madrid gör honom till en av de bäst betalda spelarna i världen. Ronaldo var den förste spelaren att vinna alla de fyra viktigaste utmärkelserna för Årets fotbollsspelare i England och har röstats fram som Premier Leagues bäste spelare någonsin. 2008, 2013 & 2014 vann han Ballon d’Or, som världens bäste fotbollsspelare. Han är den ende spelaren i fotbollshistorien som sex säsonger i rad gjort minst 50 mål. I september 2015 blev Ronaldo tidernas främste målskytt i UEFA Champions League och i oktober samma år blev han Real Madrids främste målgörare genom tiderna. Han är med andra ord ett världsfenomen. Ändå är väldigt lite känt om människan Ronaldo. Guillem Balague har skrivit den både insiktsfulla och avslöjande biografin Cristiano Ronaldo. I svensk översättning av Jens Ahlberg. GUILLEM BALAGUE är expert på spansk fotboll för brittiska Sky Sports och skriver regelbundet om fotboll i The Times. Han är den bästsäljande författaren till de stora biografierna om Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi och Pep Guardiola.

Discours par Maximilien Robespierre — 5 Fevrier 1791-11 Janvier 1792

Discours par Maximilien Robespierre — 5 Fevrier 1791-11 Janvier 1792

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Principes de réorganisation des jurés et réfutation du système proposé par M, Duport au nom des Comités de judicature et de constitution, par Maximilien Robespierre, député du Pas-de-Calais à l'Assemblée nationale (5 février 1791). Discours sur la liberté de la presse, prononcé à la Société des Amis de la Constitution, le 11 mai 1791, par Maximilien Robespierre, député à l'Assemblée nationale, et membre de cette Société (11 mai 1791). Discours de Maximilien Robespierre à l'Assemblée nationale, sur la réélection des membres de l'Assemblée nationale (16 mai 1791). Second discours prononcé à l'Assemblée nationale, le 18 mai 1791, par Maximilien Robespierre, député du département du Pas-de-Calais, sur la rééligibilité des membres du Corps législatif (18 mai 1791). Discours sur la peine de mort prononcé à la tribune de l'Assemblée nationale le 30 mai 1791 (30 mai 1791). Discours sur la fuite du Roi prononcé par Robespierre le 21 juin 1791 aux Jacobins (21 juin 1791). Discours sur l'inviolabilité royale prononcé par Robespierre à l'Assemblée constituante le 14 juillet 1791 (14 juillet 1791). Discours par Maximilien Robespierre à l'Assemblée nationale sur la nécessité de révoquer les décrets qui attachent l'exercice des droits du citoyen à la contribution du marc d'argent, ou d'un nombre déterminé de journées d'ouvriers (11 août 1791). Discours sur la guerre, prononcé à la Société des Amis de la Constitution, le 2 Janvier 1792, an quatrième de la Révolution (2 janvier 1792). Suite du discours de Maximilien Robespierre sur la guerre prononcé a la société des amis de la constitution le 11 janvier 1792, l'an quatrième de la révolution (11 janvier 1792).

Mindhunter

Mindhunter

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Discover the classic, behind-the-scenes chronicle of John E. Douglas’ twenty-five-year career in the FBI Investigative Support Unit, where he used psychological profiling to delve into the minds of the country’s most notorious serial killers and criminals—the basis for the upcoming Netflix original series.In chilling detail, the legendary Mindhunter takes us behind the scenes of some of his most gruesome, fascinating, and challenging cases—and into the darkest recesses of our worst nightmares. During his twenty-five year career with the Investigative Support Unit, Special Agent John Douglas became a legendary figure in law enforcement, pursuing some of the most notorious and sadistic serial killers of our time: the man who hunted prostitutes for sport in the woods of Alaska, the Atlanta child murderer, and Seattle's Green River killer, the case that nearly cost Douglas his life. As the model for Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs, Douglas has confronted, interviewed, and studied scores of serial killers and assassins, including Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, and Ed Gein, who dressed himself in his victims' peeled skin. Using his uncanny ability to become both predator and prey, Douglas examines each crime scene, reliving both the killer's and the victim's actions in his mind, creating their profiles, describing their habits, and predicting their next moves.

P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters

P. G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters

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The definitive edition of the letters—many previously unpublished—of England’s greatest comic writer. P. G. Wodehouse wrote some of the greatest comic masterpieces of all time. So, naturally, we find the same humor and wit in his letters. He offers hilarious accounts of living in England and France, the effects of prohibition, and how to deal with publishers. He even recounts cricket matches played while in a Nazi internment camp (Wodehouse wanted to show the stiff upper lip of the British in the toughest situations). Over the years, Wodehouse corresponded with relatives, friends, and some of the greatest figures of the twentieth century: Agatha Christie, Ira Gershwin, Evelyn Waugh, George Orwell, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The letters are arranged chronologically with intersecting sections of biography written by Sophie Ratcliffe. This is the only book you will need to understand the man behind the characters.

The Travels of Marco Polo: The Complete Yule-Cordier Illustrated Edition

The Travels of Marco Polo: The Complete Yule-Cordier Illustrated Edition

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The Travels of Marco Polo: The Complete Yule-Cordier Illustrated Edition, with almost two hundred illustrations. Marco Polo almost the first European man to reach the wonderful world of East Asia. The Travels of Marco Polo, is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Marco Polo when they where emprisoned together in Genoa, describing Polo's travels through Asia, Persia, China, and Indonesia between 1276 and 1291 and his experiences became at the court of the Mongol leader Kublai Khan. The Travels is divided into four books. Book One describes the lands of the Middle East and Central Asia that Marco encountered on his way to China. Book Two describes China and the court of Kublai Khan. Book Three describes some of the coastal regions of the East: Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and the east coast of Africa. Finally, Book Four describes some of the recent wars among the Mongols and some of the regions of the far north, like Russia.