Bettany Hughes: 5 books

Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact. From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul--resonates as an idea and a place, real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between East...

We think the way we do because Socrates thought the way he did; in his unwavering commitment to truth and in the example of his own life, he set the standard for all subsequent Western philosophy. And yet, for twenty-five centuries, he has remained an enigma: a man who left no written legacy and about...

For 3,000 years, the woman known as Helen of Troy has been both the ideal symbol of beauty and a reminder of the terrible power beauty can wield.In her search for the identity behind this mythic figure, acclaimed historian Bettany Hughes uses Homer’s account of Helen’s life to frame her own investigation....

★牛津、劍橋最會說故事的歷史學家，花費10年心血琢磨愛戀的絕美之城！ ★《絲綢之路》作者彼得．弗蘭克潘驚嘆：極富趣味，研究更是無懈可擊！ ★《1453：君士坦丁堡的陷落》作者羅傑．克勞利盛讚：深具開創性，是值得矚目的成就！ ★《經濟學人》《金融時報》《科克斯書評》《書單》《圖書館學刊》《紐約書訊》《華爾街日報》《衛報》《英國金融時報》《週日泰晤士報》《天主教先驅報》……英美各大媒體搶先報導、好評不斷！ ★作家及節目主持人謝哲青、金鐘獎節目主持人吳鳳、PChome...

Music therapists are trained to use their first study instrument in clinical practice, yet existing literature focuses almost exclusively on the use of piano, basic percussion and voice. This illuminating book brings together international music therapists who use a diverse range of musical instruments...