Ten biographies of historical figures

From birth to death, it is only a few decades. Compared with the eternal time and space, life is so insignificant in this long time. Anyone who can leave a few words is capable. These ten books take you closer to that era and touch their legendary life.

1, "I want a romantic life all my life"

Chaplin (UK)

International cultural publishing company

July 2004

Content recommendation: Chaplin is the greatest critical realism film artist in the 20th century and the most famous comedy movie star in the world. His greatest contribution is to raise the vulgar "farce" of laughing for the sake of laughing to the height of criticizing realistic art, and he sharply criticized the evils of capitalist society with his unique comic art expression style and spicy irony. He starred in more than 80 films in his life. His comedy performance makes people laugh, but it also makes people feel the bitterness of tears after laughing, and is full of sympathy for the oppressed and bullied. In this autobiography, it reflects more than just a film history. What is more valuable is his view on film art.

2. Wittgenstein's biography

Monks (UK)

zhejiang university press

20 1 1 June

Content recommendation: Wittgenstein is one of the most influential philosophers in the 20th century. His research fields are mainly philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of spirit and philosophy of language. He studied under Russell, a famous British writer and philosopher.

Munch's Wittgenstein completely tells the life story, thoughts and academic achievements of the philosopher Wittgenstein. This book truly shows the change and formation of this great thinker's personality and his profound soul life, which not only helps readers understand him, but also helps readers understand his profound philosophical thoughts.

3. Biography of Napoleon

(German) emil ludwig

Changjiang literature and art publishing house

June 20 13

Content recommendation: Napoleon is the masterpiece of emil ludwig, a world-renowned German biographer, and one of the classic works in Napoleon's biography. This book describes Napoleon's great battles and brilliant military achievements in his all-powerful life. Napoleon represented an era, known as a generation of "military giants", but also a great political genius. Through detailed historical materials, the author vividly presents Napoleon's great charm and historical merits and demerits to readers. The perfect combination of historical facts and meticulous psychological description, as well as vivid character description, makes this book both literary and readable.

4. Biography of Nietzsche

Hallevie (France)

Beijing Sanlian Bookstore

20 14 12 months

Content recommendation: Nietzsche is one of the most important and controversial figures in the history of western philosophy development. Because of different viewpoints and positions, people have different opinions on him. In addition, Nietzsche's thought is unique and powerful, full of metaphors and contradictions, and even "crazy" monologues are often misunderstood, so that some people say that "Nietzsche's life and works have been seriously misinterpreted in the history of modern literature and thought." Nietzsche is a pioneer of modern western philosophy. He first criticized the western modern society, but in his time, his theory did not attract people's attention. It was not until the 20th century that it caused widespread and complicated repercussions.

So, what kind of person is Nietzsche? Why is his thought widely misunderstood by people?

The author of this book shows us the maverick life of a real thinker listening to his inner call through a lot of letters and memories of Nietzsche and his relatives and friends.

5. Biography of Zhu Yuanzhang

Han Wu

Hunan People Publishing House

September 20 13

Content recommendation: Zhu Yuanzhang unified China and established the Ming Dynasty. During his reign, he practiced spy politics, built a literary inquisition and slaughtered heroes, intellectuals and people. This book unscrambles the selfish heart of the male guessing master, which can be described as peeling off one layer at a time and going straight into the hall, making people gasp after reading it.

This book was written by Wu Han at 1948. At that time, the author was free in thought, lively in writing and vivid in language, and was in his prime. In his works, a rogue who has gone through hardships and begging for a living, a brave, wise and frank commander; The image of an emperor who is diligent and loves the people, stays up all night and is suspicious, and the contradiction of killing people is complicated and multifaceted.

6. Zeng Guofan

Don

Beijing Sanlian Bookstore

June 20 16

Content recommendation: Liang Qichao told the world: "Ceng Wenzheng people are not only modern, but also unprecedented adults;" Not only in China, but also in adults around the world who can't see it. "

Who is this Ceng Wenzheng? What are his special advantages that deserve the attention of these two people? However, in modern times, some people accuse Han of being the chief culprit, hypocrite and black sheep. Later traitors, traitors and executioners seemed to be irrefutable cases.

In the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization, the contrast between one person's verdict and the final verdict is so great that it is probably impossible to find a second one. This alone is enough to arouse people's infinite interest in exploration. Then, let's push open the rusty historical iron gate and walk into just visiting, where blood spilled 50 years ago.

7. Wang Yangming, knowing and doing in one

Duyinshan

Beijing Sanlian Bookstore

July 20 14

Content recommendation: In the wild dragon field, Wang Yangming realized that "the way of saints is self-sufficient", that is, everyone has a conscience. In blood shed's battlefield and sinister court, what makes Longchang realize enlightenment works is "the unity of knowing and doing", that is, following the inner conscience can achieve the realm of tranquility and invincibility.

If the study of mind is a sage's kung fu, then the unity of knowing and doing is worldly wisdom. The unity of knowing and doing is not an epiphany, but a realm of life that is constantly reflected and practiced in hardships.

By telling the glorious legend of Wang Yangming, this book analyzes the infinite power of the unity of knowledge and action for you.

8. Yong Zhengdi

Eryuehe

Changjiang literature and art publishing house

March 20 16

Content recommendation: This book describes the little-known life of the Qing court, but it is not limited to the small Forbidden City. Brothers struggle, murder is faint, Longting changes hands, Yongzheng narrowly wins, and new peaches in the Forbidden City are exchanged for old ones. But the tree wants to be quiet, but the wind will not stop. Inside and outside the imperial city, there are still dangers in the north and south of the river. Things change, testing the emperor's talent. Yongzheng relied on Fang Bao and other important officials to clean historical records, regardless of safety, and appointed newcomers such as Tian Wenjing and Liu Molin to patrol the Yellow River defense line to show sympathy for the people. Taking advantage of Qinghai's victory, he carved a bow lightly, smashed the coup plot of the Eight Ye Party and the Fourteenth Brother, banned Longkedo and killed Nian Gengyao. However, the Eight Ye Party was still unfinished, and Wang Fu secretly discussed that he wanted to borrow the iron hat king to force Yongzheng to abdicate; In Gan Qing's palace, there was a war of words, and the wind and waves resumed.

The author organically combines the artistic techniques of traditional novels with modern consciousness, which not only describes the complex political struggle in the Forbidden City, but also shows the feud and ruthless struggle among local officials, as well as the unpredictable and unfortunate fate of literati. The secret history of the court, street customs, imperial examinations and Qin Lou restaurants are vividly represented in the author's works.

9. "Hu Xueyan, a Red Top Merchant"

lightning

Jiangsu literature and art publishing house

May 20 12

Content recommendation: Hu Xueyan, the richest man in the Qing Dynasty, was very poor when he was a child and lived by herding cattle; A little longer, he went to the bank to do chores, sweep the floor and empty the urinal, which was appreciated by the boss and was named as an errand agent; When I met a noble Wang Youling, I funded him to open a bank and associate with officialdom middleman, and soon became a rich man in Hang Cheng. Defeated and committed suicide, Hu Xueyan was appointed as the new governor of Fujian and Zhejiang. He is good at dancing with long sleeves and unique vision, hoarding, manipulating the market, monopolizing finance, organizing westernization, stopping foreign businessmen and raising military salaries. For 30 years, it soared until it was rich in the world. Cixi was rewarded with a yellow jacket and rode horses in the Forbidden City, ranking second in the official rank, which was unparalleled. Do more charity and win the reputation of "Good Man in Hu Da".

Overnight, the situation changed suddenly, and Cixi ordered the cancellation of the property, and the hidden dangers accumulated over the years broke out in an all-round way. Within three days, she was poor and became a victim of political struggle. Two years later, she died of depression and was buried in a rock.

Hu Xueyan abided by the commercial principles of "no deceit" and "truth is priceless" all his life. He was invincible for a while, and his brilliant achievements were respected as a generation of "business saints" by later generations; But the imperial power is boundless and unstoppable, and the fate of businessmen is not in their own hands. Open this book and learn about the genius and fate of the next generation of business sages in bureaucracy.

10, despicable saint: Cao Cao

Wang Xiaolei

Jiangsu literature and art publishing house

20 12 1 1 month

Content recommendation: All great traitors and loyal ministers in history are similar, except Cao Cao. Cao Cao's stratagem, treacherous degree often makes his opponent dizzy and unable to find the north, and despicable degree often breaks through the moral bottom line, but he is a saint who cares about the world and sympathizes with all beings; Moreover, he is also a gentle and talented poet; Finally, he is a sensitive, self-abased and lonely ordinary person.

Open this book, and you will know that this unique guy in China history has entered the wonderful inner world of Cao Cao, which has been dusty for two thousand years.