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Wang Er, a twenty-one-year-old ox herder, is shamed by the local authorities and forced to write a confession of his crimes, but he instead takes it upon himself to write a modernist literary tract. Later, as a lecturer at a chaotic, newly built university, Wang Er navigates the bureaucratic maze of 1980’s China, boldly writing about the Cultural Revolution’s impact on his life and those around him. Finally, alone and humbled, Wang Er must come to terms with the banality of his own existence.

In the vein of All the Light We Cannot See, a cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe during WWII. Vancouver, 1942. Josiah Chang arrives in the bustling city ready to make a new life for himself. The Second World War is in full swing, and...

A sharp and prescient novel about women in the workplace, the power of Big Tech, and the looming threat of foreign espionage from Kathy Wang, “a skilled satirist of the northern California dream” (Harper’s Bazaar) In 2006 Julia Lerner is living in Moscow, a recent university graduate in...

China, 1934: A naive orphan and shy gunsmith, Ping, has fallen in love with Yong, who is a sophisticated veteran, skilled sharpshooter, and true believer in Mao and the Marxist ideology. Winning Yong’s affections will take an ideological battle—something Ping does not at first understand. As the Red Army begins its yearlong tactical retreat, the Long March, Yong turns to Ping for comfort and companionship. Yong becomes pregnant, and soon their son is born. The Army can’t retreat with a crying infant, so they leave the child with a village woman and promise to return once the war is won.

本有声书以正史记载的史实为基础，以轻松诙谐的笔调，介绍西晋从肇始、承继到丧乱、覆亡的全程……本有聲書以正史記載的史實為基礎，以輕鬆詼諧的筆調，介紹西晉從肇始、承繼到喪亂、覆亡的全程……

康熙王朝名臣辈出，千古传诵。然而宦海风高，沉浮难料。满朝重臣名宦少有善终，陈廷敬却驰骋官场五十多年……康熙王朝名臣輩出，千古傳誦。然而宦海風高，沉浮難料。滿朝重臣名宦少有善終，陳廷敬卻馳騁官場五十多年……

大盛魁的赊销生意出师不利，导致散伙。王相卿成功请到蒙古权贵为赊销生意提供担保，解决了原有的弊端，重振商号。负气出走的张杰和返乡探亲的史大学也都回到了大盛魁。与此同时，皇商孙家迎来了新的当家人孙文举…… 大盛魁的賒銷生意出師不利，導致散伙。王相卿成功請到蒙古權貴為賒銷生意提供擔保，解決了原有的弊端，重振商號。負氣出走的張杰和返鄉探親的史大學也都回到了大盛魁。與此同時，皇商孫家迎來了新的當家人孫文舉……

清朝康熙年间，一代枭雄噶尔丹的铁骑再次席卷蒙古草原，威胁内地。康熙皇帝毅然出兵征讨。为筹措军需粮饷，他下旨向山西的“八大皇商”借钱，太谷武家堡村的孙家也在其中。而这件大事，改变了一个名叫王相卿的穷小子的命运。…… 清朝康熙年間，一代梟雄噶爾丹的鐵騎再次席捲蒙古草原，威脅內地。康熙皇帝毅然出兵征討。為籌措軍需糧餉，他下旨向山西的「八大皇商」借錢，太谷武家堡村的孫家也在其中。而這件大事，改變了一個名叫王相卿的窮小子的命運。

秦朝末年，奸佞当朝，秦二世残暴，各路英豪揭竿而起，逐鹿中原。其中尤以项羽，刘邦领导的起义军影响力最大……秦朝末年，奸佞當朝，秦二世殘暴，各路英豪揭竿而起，逐鹿中原。其中尤以項羽，劉邦領導的起義軍影響力最大……

在饱受磨难之后，王相卿于商业理念层面也达到了一个新的境界，通过师傅老采头的对联而悟“舍得”之道，从而将商号带入真正良性发展的阶段。而他最大的对手孙文举，却因不断膨胀的贪欲，最终落得了倒台的结局…… 在飽受磨難之後，王相卿於商業理念層面也達到了一個新的境界，通過師傅老采頭的對聯而悟「捨得」之道，從而將商號帶入真正良性發展的階段。而他最大的對手孫文舉，卻因不斷膨脹的貪欲，最終落得了倒台的結局……

李莲英的一生，不仅是一部中国头号大太监的心酸血泪史和腾达发迹史，更是一部惊心动魄的皇权争斗史……李蓮英的一生，不僅是一部中國頭號大太監的心酸血淚史和騰達發跡史，更是一部驚心動魄的皇權爭鬥史……

Nainai has lived in Shanghai for many years, and the time has come to find a wife for her adopted grandson. But when the bride she has chosen arrives from the countryside, it soon becomes clear that the orphaned girl has ideas of her own. Her name is Fu Ping, and the more she explores the residential lanes and courtyards behind Shanghai’s busy shopping streets, the less she wants to return to the country as a dutiful wife. As Fu Ping wavers over her future, she learns the city through the stories of the nannies, handymen, and garbage collectors of postwar Shanghai....

战国末年，各国斗争异常激烈，秦国是当时的七雄之一。秦昭王听取范雎“远交近攻”的战略，把进攻的矛头指向邻国，而和较远的赵国联合……戰國末年，各國鬥爭異常激烈，秦國是當時的七雄之一。秦昭王聽取范雎「遠交近攻」的戰略，把進攻的矛頭指向鄰國，而和較遠的趙國聯合……

元末是个战乱的年代，老百姓流离失所，过着衣不蔽体的日子。这时一个放牛郎担起了拯救苍生的大任，他就是后来的明朝开国皇帝朱元璋……元末是個戰亂的年代，老百姓流離失所，過著衣不蔽體的日子。這時一個放牛郎擔起了拯救蒼生的大任，他就是後來的明朝開國皇帝朱元璋……

二十世纪一百年，女界涌现了许多天才，出类拔萃的女子身上多半具有相当的传奇性。秋瑾、宋美龄、林徽因、张爱玲、赛金花、小凤仙、阮玲玉、赵一曼……二十世紀一百年，女界湧現了許多天才，出類拔萃的女子身上多半具有相當的傳奇性。秋瑾、宋美齡、林徽因、張愛玲、賽金花、小鳳仙、阮玲玉、趙一曼……

康有为、杨度、刘师培、周作人、冯友兰，这五位历史人物，他们在乱世面前，在无路可走或“歧路纷出”面前，陷入了极度的精神困境……康有為、楊度、劉師培、周作人、馮友蘭，這五位歷史人物，他們在亂世面前，在無路可走或「歧路紛出」面前，陷入了極度的精神困境……

游击队里的民间实用艺术品“布贴”制作高手武清秀，人称布贴姐，利用自己的手艺在乡村传授布贴……游擊隊的民間實用藝術品「布貼」製作高手武清秀，人稱布貼姐，利用自己的手藝在鄉村傳授布貼……

"I loved this book and can't stop talking about it. . . . Transcendent." —Carolyn See, The Washington Post In the tradition of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Wang Gang's English is a captivating coming-of-age novel about the power of language to launch a journey of self-discovery...

抗战期间，中共特工茅远征救下了孤儿常平安，自己却被军统特务曹若飞所杀……抗戰期間，中共特工茅遠征救下了孤兒常平安，自己卻被軍統特務曹若飛所殺……

王阳明，本名王守仁，自号阳明子，学者称之为“阳明先生”，后世亦多以“王阳明”称之，他是明代著名的思想家、文学家、哲学家、军事家……王陽明，本名王守仁，自號陽明子，學者稱之為「陽明先生」，後世亦多以「王陽明」稱之，他是明代著名的思想家、文學家、哲學家、軍事家……