A historical play by William Shakespeare describing the life and death of Richard III. The play begins with Richard describing the accession to the throne of his brother, King Edward IV of England, eldest son of the late Richard, Duke of York. Richard plots to have his brother Clarence, who stands before him in the line of succession, conducted to the Tower of London over a prophecy he bribed a soothsayer to finagle the suspicious King with.

Alexei Ivanovich Velchaninov is a land owner who stays in Saint Petersburg for a trial about a piece of land. He receives a visit from Pavel Pavlovich Trusotsky, an old acquaintance who recently became a widower. Velchaninov had an affair with Trusotsky's wife Natalia, and he realizes that he is the biological father of Liza, Trusotsky's eight year old daughter. Velchaninov, who doesn't want Liza to be raised by an alcoholic, brings Liza to a foster family. The novel ranks among his best works because of its style and structure. Alfred Bem described it as one of the most complete works by Dostoyevsky in regards to its composition and development.

The book is not a discussion of measures or of programs. It is an attempt to express the new spirit of our politics and to set forth, in large terms which may stick in the imagination, what it is that must be done if we are to restore our politics to their full spiritual vigor again, and our national life, whether in trade, in industry, or in what concerns us only as families and individuals, to its purity, its self-respect, and its pristine strength and freedom. The New Freedom is only the old revived and clothed in the unconquerable strength of modern America. I have not written a book since the campaign. I did not write this book at all. It is the result of the editorial literary skill of Mr. William Bayard Hale, who has put together here in their right sequences the more suggestive portions of my campaign speeches.And yet it is not a book of campaign speeches. It is a discussion of a number of very vital subjects in the free form of extemporaneously spoken words. I have left the sentences in the form in which they were stenographically reported. I have not tried to alter the easy-going and often colloquial phraseology in which they were uttered from the platform, in the hope that they would seem the more fresh and spontaneous because of their very lack of pruning and recasting. They have been suffered to run their unpremeditated course even at the cost of such repetition and redundancy as the ex-temporaneous speaker apparently inevitably falls into. WOODROW WILSON. ABOUT WOLSON: Thomas Woodrow Wilson, known as Woodrow Wil-son (1856 –1924), was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. Born in Staunton, Virginia, he spent his early years in Augusta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina. Wilson earned a PhD in political science at Johns Hopkins University, and served as a professor and scholar at various institutions before being chosen as President of Princeton University, a position he held from 1902 to 1910. In the election of 1910, he was the gubernatorial candidate of New Jersey's Democratic Party, and was elected the 34th Governor of New Jersey, serving from 1911 to 1913. Running for president in 1912, Wilson benefited from a split in the Republican Party, which enabled his plurality of just over forty percent to win him a large electoral college margin. He was the first Southerner elected as president since 1848, and Wilson was a lea-ding force in theProgressive Movement, bolstered by his Democratic Party's winning control of both the White House and Congress in 1912. In office, Wilson reintroduced the spoken State of the Union, which had been out of use since 1801. Leading the Congress, now in Democratic hands, he oversaw the passage of progressive legislative policies unparalleled until the New Deal in 1933. Included among these were the Federal Reserve Act, Federal Trade Commission Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, and the Federal Farm Loan Act. Having taken office one month after ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment, Wilson called a special session of Congress, whose work culminated in theRevenue Act of 1913, reintroducing an income tax and lowering tariffs. Through passage of the Adamson Act, imposing an 8-hour workday for railroads, he averted a railroad strike and an ensuing economic crisis. Upon the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Wilson maintained a policy of neutrality, while pursuing a more aggressive policy in dealing with Mexico's civil war. ***

Cu o precizie remarcabil?, George Friedman a prognozat tendin?e viitoare ?n politica, tehnologia, cultura ?i demografia global?. ?n Puncte de presiune, Friedman se concentreaz? asupra Europei – centrul cultural ?i de putere al lumii ?n ultimele cinci secole... p?n? acum. Analiz?nd cele mai instabile, imprevizibile ?i fascinante linii de grani?? ale Europei ?i Rusiei – ?i liniile de falie care au existat vreme de secole ?i care au fost motivul a numeroase r?zboaie catastrofale – Friedman scoate ?n eviden??, ?ntr-o modalitate inedit?, punctele de presiune care au ?nceput din nou s? cedeze. Uniunea European? de ast?zi a fost construit? ?n mare parte pentru a reduce la minimum tensiunile geopolitice care au sf??iat continentul de-a lungul istoriei. Dup? cum demonstreaz? Friedman, folosindu-se de o bogat? analiz? istoric? ?i cultural?, acest model a ?nceput s? ??i arate limitele. Puncte de presiune relateaz? istoria vie a Europei ?i explic?, cu mult? claritate, care sunt cele mai volatile regiuni ale acesteia: teritoriul agitat ?i mereu ?n schimbare dintre Occident ?i Rusia (o zon? mare care include, ?n prezent, Ucraina, Belarus ?i Lituania); vechea linie de grani?? dintre Germania ?i Fran?a ?i zona Mediteranei, care este leag?nul iudaismului ?i al cre?tinismului ?i care a devenit un centru al vie?ii islamice. Din paginile scrise de Friedman se desprinde o imagine clar? a regiunilor ?i ??rilor, iar istoria ?ncepe s? se contureze precis. Puncte de presiune este o analiz? cuprinz?toare a Europei moderne, a trecutului s?u remarcabil ?i a faliilor care s-au trezit la via?? ?i care vor fi fundamentale ?n viitorul apropiat. Aceasta este cea mai oportun? ?i, p?n? la urm?, cea mai fascinant? carte a lui Friedman. ?... ?n preajma lui George Friedman, exist? mereu tenta?ia de a-l confunda cu un glob de cristal, capabil s? ??i arate viitorul.“ — The New York Times Magazine ?Friedman descrie ?n culori vii o regiune unde amintirile sunt vechi, vulnerabilit??ile omniprezente ?i amenin??rile apar rapid ?i pe nea?teptate...“ — Publishers Weekly ?Kronika“ este colec?ia ?n care umanitatea este reconstruit? prin c?r?i care ne ajut? s? p?trundem ?n culisele celor mai interesante evenimente politice, sociale sau financiare de ieri ?i de ast?zi.

A librarian in a small town is asked to play the part of a medieval king. He not only takes his role seriously by thoroughly researching the Middle Ages, when the play is concluded, he refuses to take off the costume. He remains in character, much to the surprise of the other actors.

《我们的小康》为全面建成小康社会主题通俗理论读物。本书分10个部分，前后贯通、全面系统地阐释了小康社会的相关理论和实践，特别是江苏高水平全面建成小康社会的目标内涵、指标体系和任务举措。本书图文并茂，可读性强，设置如“数说小康”“原声在线”“网友留言”“域外声音”“典型案例”等多个小版块，将理论与具体实践相结合，生动诠释小康的大道理，展现全面小康的成果，是帮助广大干部群众了解全面小康历史、建设与成就的重要通俗理论读物。

　　本书专写一战东线战事。起始时谈及一战前两大集团间矛眉的历史渊源；然后详述奥国皇太子遇刺与此事件成为战争的导火索的经过；详述奥国向塞尔维亚宣战，以及随后两大集团间相互宣战和东线行战争的过程。 　　俄国军东普鲁士，减轻了西线德军对法、英的压力，俄军初始告捷；但德军易帅，由兴登堡、鲁登道夫任东线指挥后，形势发生变化；此外，俄军由于电讯泄密，因而惨遭德军围歼，以后节节败退。 　　后俄国爆发十月革命，退出一战。

党员教育管理是党的建设基础性经常性工作。本书根据《中国共产党党员教育管理工作条例》组织编写，对党员教育管理工作做了系统全面的介绍，包括加强党员教育管理工作的总体要求、学习贯彻习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想、党员教育基本任务、党员日常教育管理主要方式、党籍和党员组织关系管理、党员监督和组织处置、流动党员管理、党员教育管理信息化、组织领导和工作保障等九个方面，内容详尽全面，具有较强的工作指导性、操作性和实用性，是一本基层党务工作者案头的工具书，也是党员干部参加“三会一课”等组织生活的参考书。

本书共有十九讲，涵盖党支部的功能定位、设置、工作机制及组织生活，党员的发展、教育、管理、监督、服务工作，党支部的选举、思想政治、群众、统战、纪律检查等工作，还包括党支部书记的选拔、培训、素质、能力、工作方法和领导艺术、党性修养等内容，并收录党支部工作常用文体。基层党支部书记工作有关内容均被囊括在内，为基层党务工作指明了前方向，是一本不可多得的党支部工作权威读物。

内容简介 高校大学生作为国家重要的人才资源，做好高校党员发展工作具有重大意义。本书共八章，分别从党史、党情、发展党员规程、端正党动机等方面对高校大学生党前后的一系列工作行了展性的论述。作为一本创新与严谨兼具的党培训教材，本书在编写过程中参考借鉴并引用了一些权威媒体的资料、数据、图表，内容权威丰富，版式简约大方。可以说，本书不仅能够帮助广大学生党员更好地了解党史党情、一步端正党动机，而且可以助力高校党务工作者更加规范地完成党员发展和培训工作。

党的十九届四中全会审议通过的《中共中央关于坚持和完善中国特色社会主义制度、推国家治理体系和治理能力现代化若干重大问题的决定》，全面回答了在我国国家制度和国家治理上应该“坚持和巩固什么，完善和发展什么”这个重大政治问题，标志着我们党对巩固发展社会主义制度的规律性认识达到了新高度，标志着“中国之治”创新境界。 什么是中国之治？向着国家治理现代化奋，中国还将面对怎样的挑战？为什么说中国之治，可以为中国政治稳定、经济发展、文化繁荣、民族团结、社会安宁、国家统一提供着有力保障？本书全面梳理了治理的由来、什么是中国特色的国家治理体系、如何推中国国家治理体系和治理能力现代化等问题，使广大读者全面、深地了解“中国之治”。

《孙子兵法》是中国古代兵家和兵学的代表作，也是中国优秀传统文化的重要组成部分。本书简明扼要地介绍了《孙子兵法》的学术地位和特，系统而精练地评述了《孙子兵法》十三篇中所包含的丰富、深刻内容，认为一部《孙子兵法》是由“国家战略：国君的‘大战争’指导艺术”“军事战略：统兵之将的作战指导艺术”和“战术专题”三大部分组成的，从而，基本上揭示了这部世界上*早产生的战争和战略名著的理论真相。本书适合对战略问题和军事理论感兴趣的读者阅读。

重视优势，发掘优势，运用优势，顺势而为，是中国共产党人的优良传统。本书共十三章，紧扣党的*文件精神，坚持以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，解析“中国之治”的制度密码，阐述了中国特色社会主义制度十三个方面的显著优势，以期读懂中国优势，用好中国优势。

重视和加强党支部建设，是马克思主义政党的鲜明特征。本书作为“新时代党支部建设丛书”系列成果之一，详细论述了新时代党支部工作的各项内容，包括：党支部的功能定位、职责和工作原则，党支部的组织设置和基本任务，党支部的工作机制，党支部的组织生活，党支部委员会建设，党支部主要工作程序，党支部的工作方式和活动方式，党支部的党员发展、教育、管理与服务工作，党支部的纪律检查工作，党支部的选举工作，党支部的思想政治工作、群众工作和统战工作，党支部常用文体等，突出讲述了党支部要担负好直教育党员、管理党员、监督党员和组织群众、宣传群众、凝聚群众、服务群众的职责。

《写给青少年的党史》丛书是一套面向新时代少年儿童的有温度、有厚度、有力度、有态度、多角度的党史学习教育读本。该丛书由国内著名党史专家邵维正教授领衔并担纲主编，中央党校、国防大学的多位专家组成创作团队，中国史学会会长李捷、中国中共党史学会副会长张启华担任学术顾问。 丛书紧紧围绕“中华民族是怎样站起来、富起来、强起来的”这一主旨，突破传统的章、节、目框架结构，以问答形式展论述，梳理归纳了当代青少年*为关注的60个问题，突出重、难、热、亮，按党史发展脉络分编成6卷，依次为《中国有了共产党》《红色星火燎原》《战火中成长》《中国人民站起来了》《春天的故事》《筑梦新时代》。每卷既独立成书，连贯起来又构成一个整体，能够系统地反映中国共产党历史的概貌。每个问题后设有“名言金句”“读党史长智慧”栏目，以帮助青少年更好地掌握主要内容和精髓启示，引发思考，从中受益。 在叙述方式和语言风格方面，丛书努力贴近少年儿童的阅读习惯和受程度，力求以生动形象的党史故事作为切，由小到大，由浅深，讲清来龙去脉，剖析前因后果，引发思考共鸣，达到以情感人、以理服人。在版式上，坚持图文并茂，强化视觉冲，增强可读性、趣味性。

本书以加拿大的中等国家外交思想与国内政治文化为研究主轴，分析与探究了加拿大的“多边外交”的偏好以及自我定位国际政治（危机）中的“斡旋者”和“修复者”的内在政治文化的因素，并对加拿大在全球治理中的“悄悄贡献者”和“影子行为体”角色行了全方位的考察和研究。作者兼顾了当前的中加关系态势，对加拿大涉华智库和知华派以及中加关系的历史发展也行了全面梳理。本书为中国学者、政策决策者以及智库专家和读者提供了*、*系统的加拿大国别研究的专业知识和文本。   

　　历史是一面镜子。《中日关系大事辑览》以大事记的形式梳理两千余年来的中日关系历史，分四个部分细致地展现了中日两国在不同历史时期的互动和关系。以史为鉴，面向未来，就是要让历史的友好之光和经验教训，指引后人的前道路，终实现“和平共处、世代友好、互利合作、共同发展”的崇高目标。

本书以建党以来重要历史时期和事件为线索，系统回顾了领导干部选拔的发展历程，全面总结了领导干部选拔工作在一个世纪的历史变迁中积累的成功经验，深探讨了领导干部选拔工作的制度演变、体系发展、比较优势、探索创新等内容，为一步推动干部人事制度改革走向深、推干部管理工作科学化和国家治理能力现代化建言献策。

傅莹女士，2013-2017年担任全国人大会议新闻发言人，也曾担任驻英国等国大使和外交部副部长。书中展现的是，她作为一名新闻发言人，如何向中外媒体介绍中国的内政外交；作为一名外交官，如何面对国际上的各种误解和成见，如何客观平和地介绍中国。 全书分三部分，共七章。*部分“解构2017年全国人大新闻发布会”，分别从民法典、环保、个人信息保护、反腐败、国防费、妇女儿童保护、中国的国际角色等七方面，再现了作者是如何在发布会上回应各方关切的。第二部分“新闻发布会背后的故事”，条分缕析发布会的准备过程，呈现了一位发言人是怎样“炼”成的。第三部分“新闻发布会之外的故事”，主要谈作者参加一些国际论坛的体会，比如慕尼黑安全会议和瓦尔代俱乐部会议；回顾了北京奥运会火炬伦敦传递等事件以及其间与国外媒体交道的经历。这本书对思考如何做好公共和国际传播，如何与世界相处，具有一定的现实意义和参考价值。

《邓小平讲话实录》记述了邓小平从革命战争年代到社会主义建设中发挥的重要作用，他的历次讲话，尤其是他讲话中改革放这一主张，对我国的政治、经济、文化都有巨大的推动作用。其中，《演讲卷》记录了从1943年到1988年邓小平的历次重要演讲。内容涉及国家建设、干部选拔、军队国防、财政、教育、党内思想等诸多方面。时至今日，在党的十九大上立未来五年“工作坐标”时，仍然坚定着改革放的决心。全面深化改革，将“一张蓝图绘到底”，成为新时代改革新部署。除了精彩而充满智慧的讲话实录，本书在编写过程中还补充了大量的背景资料，让读者可以更清楚地了解当时的国际背景以及政策出台的前因后果，从国家建设、军队国防、民生要务、政治经济、文化教育、干部选拔、党建思想等诸多方面领略领袖人物的睿智与风采。改革放40年之际，《人民日报》评论：民族复兴必将在改革放程中实现。站在新的历史起上，回顾从邓小平“不改革死路一条”的大声疾呼，到*“改革不停顿、放不止步”的铮铮誓言，中国在困顿中踏上改革放之路，又在续奋斗中让这条伟大的道路不断向前。

本文是国内对战后日本非洲外交行系统性研究的专著。非洲是中国外交的支，本文尝试对战后日非关系发展脉络行梳理，探讨日本对非洲外交的行为模式，并尝试以“国家身份”理论对其行为逻辑行阐释。本研究发现，作为外交政策深受外部因素影响的国家，随着国际局势的演变，战后日本的对非外交经历了酝酿、形成、调整的变化过程。 战后日本非洲意识的酝酿与行为模式的形成是从多边国际会议启的，旧金山和会、万隆会议、苏伊士运河危机会议、联合国会议等一系列国际会议为日本的非洲外交提供了舞台，而这些场合也充分体现了自视“名誉白人”的日本在非洲问题上的摇摆性和功利性。随着国内经济的腾飞，日本始重视对外援助在日非关系中的重要作用，而援助也构成了日本对非关系的基本形式，而“名誉白人”的独特身份认同也使日本的对非援助不同于其对亚洲的援助，而更近欧美国家。冷战时期，日本在非洲*重要的双边关系是和白人统治下的南非，而对日南关系的考察，充分体现了日本非洲外交的结构性困境。