Titres dans Asie

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In a silent palace hall, a young poet is dragged before his older brother, the new king. The order is simple: walk seven steps and compose a poem, or be punished. The poet is Cao Zhi, the most gifted writer of his age. The king is Cao Pi, the brother...

What lies behind a victory that seems effortless? Sun Tzus The Art of War explores the preparation, judgment and adaptability that make effective strategy possible. Its thirteen chapters examine the cost of conflict, the use of information, the demands of leadership and the importance of knowing...

Als ein Waffenschmuggel auffliegt, ein verdächtiges sowjetisches Schiff im Hafen anlegt und der Sohn seines engsten Vertrauten entführt wird, eskaliert die Lage. Plötzlich findet sich Dunross in einem tödlichen Netz aus Triadenkriegen, KGB-Verschwörungen und den Ränkespielen der Weltmächte wieder. Während alte Rechnungen beglichen und neue aufgemacht werden, beginnt ein gnadenloser Wettlauf gegen die Zeit.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the summer of 198, Cao Cao led his army past fields of ripe wheat and gave a simple order: anyone who tramples the crops will be beheaded. His soldiers dismounted and carried the wheat aside by hand. Then a startled bird sent his own horse charging...

Mao Zedong's labor reform camps were notoriously brutal; modeled after the Soviet gulag, their inmates were subject to backbreaking labor, malnutrition, and vindictive wardens. They were thought to be impossible to escape—but one man did. Xu Hongci, a young medical student, was a loyal member...

Plongez dans 5000 ans d'histoire fascinante pour comprendre les civilisations qui ont forgé l'Asie du Sud. Transformez vos trajets quotidiens en une exploration immersive du sous-continent indien. De la mystérieuse vallée de l'Indus aux bouleversements de la république contemporaine...

もっと歴史を楽しく知ろう！中学生以降の歴史は、結局覚えないと答えられない暗記科目。でも、その前に知っておくべき常識的な知識があります。

This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years. The book covers the complex history of the diverse societies and economies of Iran against the background of dynastic changes, revolutions, civil wars, foreign occupation, and the rise of the Islamic Republic.

Nombreux sont ceux qui ont parcouru la Chine. Moins nombreux sont ceux qui sont retournés dans les hauts lieux de l’Empire en pleine période Covid. Ce livre compile douze lettres écrites sur le terrain, chacune dans une mégalopole différente, pendant les évènements des années 2020 à 2022.

Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House.

The extraordinary new book from the bestselling author, a travel adventure across the island nation. Brimming with wry humour and fascinating insights, this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country. Michael Palin’s latest adventure sees him exploring one of the most fascinatingly...

The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan. With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998.

Three corpses: drugged, labeled, and brutally beheaded; a trail that Detective Li Yan has to follow. He and forensic pathologist Margaret Campbell have been trying to deny the attraction that nearly destroyed both their careers. But when a fourth victim is found, they have no choice but to work together to track down the truth and to hunt down a ruthless killer. The Fourth Sacrifice is the second in the acclaimed China series from Peter May, author of Runaway, Entry Island and the internationally best-selling Lewis Trilogy.

In December 1937, in the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking and within weeks not only looted and burned the defenseless city but systematically raped, tortured and murdered more than 300,000 Chinese civilians. Amazingly, the story of this atrocity- one of the worst in world history- continues to be denied by the Japanese government.

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'A TENSE AND ATMOSPHERIC THRILLER WITH A HEART-STOPPING ENDING' TANGLED WEB 'POWERFUL AND AUTHENTIC' GLASGOW HERALD The Beijing Ripper makes a personal vendetta against Detective Li Yan in the sixth and final episode in the China series GRUESOME MURDERS His...

From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up. At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life...

Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick.

Meet Keiko. Keiko is 36 years old. She's never had a boyfriend, and she's been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years. Keiko's family wishes she'd get a proper job. Her friends wonder why she won't get married. But Keiko knows what makes her happy, and she's not going to let anyone come between her and her convenience store.

For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized by Kipling. When play first began the...

Maîtrisez la fascinante histoire du Japon et décryptez son évolution culturelle, des premiers empereurs à la modernité. Plongez au cœur d'une narration chronologique captivante qui relie les grandes décisions politiques aux paysages grandioses encore visibles aujourd'hui. Que vous...