Rinkitink In Ozby L. Frank BaumWherein is recorded the Perilous Quest ofPrince Inga of Pingaree and KingRinkitink in the MagicalIsles that lie beyondthe Borderlandof OzIntroducing this StoryHere is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whomyou have never before heard. There are girls in thestory, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and someof the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz...
THE WALLET OF KAI LUNGBY ERNEST BRAMAH"Ho, illustrious passers-by!" says Kai Lung ashe spreads out his embroidered mat under themulberry-tree. "It is indeed unlikely that youcould condescend to stop and listen to thefoolish words of such an insignificant andaltogether deformed person as myself.Nevertheless, if you will but retard yourelegant footsteps for a few moments, this...
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italyby Jacob BurckhardtTable of ContentsPart One: The State as a Work of Art1-1 Introduction1-2 Despots of the Fourteenth Century1-3 Despots of the Fifteenth Century1-4 The Smaller Despotisms1-5 The Greater Dynasties1-6 The Opponents of the Despots1-7 The Republics: Venice and Florence1-8 Foreign Policy1-9 War as a Work of Art1-10 The Papacy1-11 PatriotismPart Two: The Development of the Individual2-1 Personality...
ON SENSE AND THE SENSIBLEby Aristotletranslated by J. I. Beare1HAVING now definitely considered the soul, by itself, and itsseveral faculties, we must next make a survey of animals and allliving things, in order to ascertain what functions are peculiar,and what functions are common, to them. What has been already...
雨菱苦恋生死契约第一章 钟含快速地将她的老爷车驶进车位,停在一辆豪华宾士和保时捷之间。这辆“高贵”的保时捷是她老板买了不到一个月的新车——一部足以令全世界男人嫉妒的最新流线型跑车。 钟含摇着头,轻手轻脚地开店老爷车那几快掉下来的车门,小心翼翼地下了车。她非常悲愤地检查着车身,视线落在车门上的凹陷,以及保时捷右侧一道明显的刮痕上。 “我的天,它的修理费就不知道是我这部爱车的几倍。”她瞪着保时捷上丑陋的证据,以非常不以为然的口气说,“陈越风真是太不爱惜车子了。” 在这部车之前,陈越风开的是同样的拉风的积架,却也只开了两年的时间。就在两个礼拜前,她亲自替他办理过户,把那辆价值不菲的积架送给了他迷人的情妇。...
1979年 万里 中国经济体制改革始于农村。一般提起来,便是安徽凤阳小岗村18户农民冒死分田到户而立的契约文书。不论是奴隶创造历史还是英雄创造历史,反正大人物是不可少的。万里便是个大人物。万身高1.80米。 万里出道甚早,不到40岁便由建设部长转任北京市副市长,此后便与邓小平共沉浮。 1975年邓复出,万里任铁道部长。1977年邓再次崛起,8月万里便由北京南下,任安徽省委第一书记,时61岁。 当时的中国,最需要朴素,需要实话。也正是由于那特殊的时代,讲实话便是大智大勇,便是惊世骇俗。 万里问一个农家青年,你有什么要求?小伙子说,吃饱肚子。万里问,还有呢?答,把地瓜干换成粮食。 万里弄了个文件,很朴素的:尊重生产队的自主权,粮食分配要兼顾个人的利益,允许和鼓励社员经营正当的家庭副业,已经收回的自留地如数归还社员…… 万里这是给电影《青松岭》里老是琢磨着倒腾点小买卖的钱广...
THE BIRTHDAY OF THE INFANTA[TO MRS. WILLIAM H. GRENFELL OF TAPLOW COURT - LADY DESBOROUGH]It was the birthday of the Infanta. She was just twelve years ofage, and the sun was shining brightly in the gardens of the palace.Although she was a real Princess and the Infanta of Spain, she hadonly one birthday every year, just like the children of quite poorpeople, so it was naturally a matter of great importance to thewhole country that she should have a really fine day for the...