As an annual year-end program, recently, Ashin has been asked the most is:When will CITIC Publish's Book of the Year be announced?
No, at the beginning of 2024, Ashin finally came to the official announcement:
After fierce competition and a combination of indicators, we selected from more than 1,000 books published this year2023 CITIC Publishes the Book of the Year!
Standing in the face of drastic changes, we always believe that knowledge and meaning transcend time, and no matter how the cycle fluctuates, the essence of publishing is unshakable to disseminate knowledge, convey meaning, and inherit culture.
We hope that through each book and the issues behind it, readers can enter into a thoughtful intellectual life, care about labor, care about happiness, care about human dignity and the ability to think freely, and care about human beings themselves.
Bidding farewell to 2023, we must continue to move forward without stopping. Next year, Ashin will continue to publish more good books to accompany you.
Below, let's take a look at the 2023 CITIC Publishing Annual Good Books, Authors of the Year, and Translators of the Year.
"The Origin of the Rich Race: How Humans Became Rich".
Written by Wu Lemin
For more than 200 years, the Malthusian theory was actually wrong?
The author offers a new perspective on the study of economic history: a reinterpretation of history as a whole from the Darwinian view of historyThe main cause of the pre-industrial poverty trap is not population growth, but technological, cultural and institutional competition between ethnic groups.
Career or Family? 》
by Claudia Golding.
The work of the 2023 Nobel Laureate in Economics. Golding, a professor at Harvard University and a well-known labor economist, divided the group of college-educated women from the early 20th century to the present into five groups and studied them in depthKarma, marriage, childrenand the obstacles encountered in reality, as well as the evolution of generations, to point to the root causes of inequality.
Examine the root causes of women's inequalities in the workplace and propose practical solutions.
The Logic of Growth: Nobel Laureates in Economics on How China's Economy Develops
Edmund Phelps.
Nobel laureate economist Edmund PhelpsSummary of China's economic development in the past 20 years, analyzed and answered key questions about China's economic growth, independent innovation, social vitality, national prosperity, modern values, entrepreneurship and innovation education, etc.
Understand the underlying logic of growth at three levels:Help the prosperity and development of the country, promote the innovation of social systems, and focus on the better life of individuals.
"This is the Silk Road: A Walk to the Historical Site".
Written by Hou Yangfang.
Professor Hou Yangfang of Fudan University is based on the interpretation and research of modern explorers' records such as "Historical Records", "Book of Han" and "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty".It took 10 years, more than 20 times, and a total of 30,000 kilometersRe-follow the Silk Road.
History has been accurately reconstructedMultiple Silk Road routes——Including Zhang Qian's passage to the Western Regions, Xuanzang's scriptures, Gao Xianzhi's expedition, and Stein's and other explorers' routes. Multiple were targetedAn important landmark on the Silk Road——Including 2 Yumen passes in the Han and Tang Dynasties, etc
Many of the conclusions and important landmarks in the book are:The first official announcement,All the locations and routes are based on the author's own personal experience, rather than deductions based on the paper materials of his predecessors.
Oppenheimer
Kay Bird Martin JBy Sherwin.
The authoritative book on Oppenheimer traces Oppenheimer's life. The book was also the inspiration for Nolan's film Oppenheimer**.
Oppenheimer was the driving force behind the unleashing of the nuclear threat, but he later worked to contain it. in this bookUp to 25 yearsIn writing the article, the author consulted thousands of bibliographic records, as well as a large number of documents kept by Oppenheimer himself in the Library of Congress, as well as thousands of pages of FBI records of Oppenheimer's more than 25 years of surveillance, and interviewed nearly 100 of Oppenheimer's close friends, relatives, and associates.
This book brought Oppenheimer's image to lifeHe led us into the nuclear age and struggled to find a way to eliminate the threat of nuclear warAlthough he did not succeed, our efforts continued.
Elon Musk Biography
by Walter Isaacson.
Famous biographer IsaacsonA close-up look at today's high-profile and controversial innovative entrepreneursElon Musk's mystery: He's a knack for breaking the mold, leading the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence, and he's got Twitter in his pocket.
For two years,Isaacson followed Musk inseparably, attending meetings large and small, visiting factories with him, conducting in-depth interviews with him, as well as his family, friends, colleagues, ex-wife and rivals. Isaacson unveiled Musk's insider story, which spans timeIn the more than 50 years from the 70s of the 20th century to April 2023, there have been heart-wrenching victories and ups and downs, which is amazing.
"The Origin of Time".
By Thomas Hertog.
Stephen Hawking is inIn his last article**, he proposed a new cosmology from the top down, subverting the idea of the origin of time that he put forward in A Brief History of Time, of which Thomas Hertog is a co-author.
In this article, they argue:The multiverse is not that much, and the evolution of the universe is smooth and limited overall
* The Ultimate Question of the Origin of the Universe and Time:When did the universe begin? When did it start? Is there a yesterday yesterday? The book's astonishing revisions to the idea of the origin of the universe will completely change the way people look at the origin of the universe and time.
The Tower of Babel
Written by Kuang Lingxiu.
The fantasy works of Chinese female writer Kuang Lingxiu have won major awards such as the Nebula Award, the Logue Award, and the British National Book Award.
A fusion of history and fantasy, the power of language and translation。Set a novel magical mystery that loses semantics in translation, and as soon as a word is translated differently from the original meaning, the magic will work on the silver bar.
The epic grand narrative, the grand and detailed world view setting, opens a paragraphAlternative histories about ** and colonial, cultural and technological.
History of Art
Marilyn Stockstad.
By Michael Coslen.
Based on the vision of global civilizationA classic of art general knowledge, the Chinese version was introduced for the first time。This book weighs 9 pounds, is full color and 16 pages, more than 1,200 pages, and more than 2 million words, which is suitable for collection and gifts.
The whole book totalsMore than 1,400 high-definition** images from nearly 300 museums, galleries, libraries, and research institutions around the world, inclusive70,000 years of ancient and modern art on 6 continentsThere are also neglected female artists in Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America, which have greatly expanded the boundaries of time, geography, and gender, and enriched the connotation of art history.
"The Answer Floats in the Wind: The Philosophy of Modern Song".
Written by Bob Dylan.
Bob Dylan's first brand new work since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016. He began writing this book in 2010 and has been working on it for more than ten years.
In the book, he is interested in:The 66 carefully selected modern pop** works offer extraordinary insights into the context and nature of their content。Dylan not only provided a personal playlist about modern pop**, but also used these works to present a kaleidoscopic portrait of the American music scene in the 20th century.
"Looking for Lin Musen Bookstore".
Written by Tang Sulan.
Children's writer Tang Sulan's fantasy fairy tale, the story of the mysterious disappearance and return of a century-old bookstore, makes people see that the power of faith and perseverance can travel through time and space.
In today's gradual disappearance of physical bookstores, let children seeThe nurturing of culture needs to be nourished from generation to generation before it can take root and flourish
Sophie's World: Comic Version
No] Jostein Judd Original.
than Vincent Zabis adapted.
Nick by Nick Ill.
Sophie's World is a coming-of-age book that has influenced 50 million readers around the world, and has been hailed as one of the 100 classics of the 20th century, with the original translated into 64 languages. The comic version adapted by the world's super team has brought this classic back to life. Those who have seen it exclaimed:It turns out that philosophy can be so cute!
A panoramic view of the history of human civilization。It's not a simple comic**, it's a completely new adaptation; It tells the story of Sophie with a fresh painting style and cinematic scenes.
Follow Sufi through the Greek city-states, stroll through Roman palaces, and enterThe 22 historical scenes of mankind have met with philosophical giantsRecreate the highlight moment when the stars of human civilization shine.
"The Last Storyteller".
Written by Donna Barba Higuera.
After 380 years of interstellar flight,13-year-old girlPietra awoke from her slumber and found herself the last human to hold the memory of Earth. Placed in the starship, which has become a "brave new world", Pietra carefully camouflages and explores ......
A gold-filled oneA new work of science fiction children's literature。A thrilling interstellar journey:A comet is coming, the end is in danger, where will humanity go?
The Grand Canal: From Beijing, Down to the South of the Yangtze River! 》
Zeng Zirong.
In ancient times, there were no cameras, but fortunately, ancient painters recorded what they saw and heard in paintings. Please accept this "ticket" for the Grand Canal and walk in25 famous paintings for a cruise on the Grand Canal.
Under the delicate brushes of the ancients, it is like watching a geographical history documentary on paper, along the route of the Grand Canal, passing through Beijing, Tianjin, Dezhou, Tai'an, Huai'an Qingkou, Yangzhou, Guazhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou9 historical and cultural cities, all the wayLook at geography, learn history, and feel the customs, explore the wisdom of the ancients, listen to the past and present life of the Grand Canal, and the endless legends on the canal.
A Brief History of Mankind: A Comic Book of Knowledge (2 volumes).
Israel] by Yuval Harari.
Belgium] David van der Meeren, ed.
Illustrated by Danielle Casanave.
A Brief History of Humanity (Knowledge Comics) isA comic book version of the phenomenal bestseller "A Brief History of Mankind", which has sold 23 million copies worldwide, was adapted by author Yuval Harari himself, in collaboration with artists David van der Meeren and Danielle Casanave. It's not just a comic book version, a reinterpretation of the original story, like a fun, wild, and engaging epic movie.
Book IFrom Ape to Ruler of EarthIntroduction: How did humans, a weak animal, rule the planet? is the main question that this book answers. From the perspective of human history, the author Yuval inspires us to understand what human beings are, from ** to ** to **.
Book IIHow Wheat Changed the WorldIntroduction: Starting from the beginning of human cultivation of wheat,**1What earth-shaking changes did the agricultural revolution 20,000 years ago make human life, and how does it affect today's life? From the emergence of cities and states, to the birth of the world's first legal code, to the formation of hierarchies in human society, the agricultural revolution is the cornerstone of it all.
"Today is waiting for tomorrow: Cao Wenxuan International Master Philosophy Picture Book" series of 4 volumes
Written by Cao Wenxuan.
Russia] Igor Onikov.
Alessandro Sanna.
Slovakia] Dusan Kelly.
Illustrated by Dong Xiaoxian.
A collection of picture books created for children aged 3-8 years oldNarrative, philosophical, aesthetic, poeticAll in one, by famousWritten by children's writer Cao Wenxuan, and illustrated by a number of internationally renowned illustrators.
The author miniaturizes the grand theme into a line of beautiful text through allegorical stories or beautifully worded poems, and the creation of illustrators broadens the boundaries of the theme, so that readers of all ages can enjoy a beautiful visual feast while having a deeper understanding of the theme.
"Grandma Mountain".
Illustrated by Li Linhui.
Full of creative ** contrasts, tellingThe emotional transformation of the child going to the grandmother's house from hating to liking.
Seemingly bad fantasies are paired with pleasant pictures,The happiness that grandma bringsOne after another: picking watermelons and playing hide and seek with grandma, the mountains can also become the most unique playgrounds; On the night when the stars and moon twinkled, my grandmother washed my clothes, and her hands were full of moonlight; The gently swaying fan in my grandmother's hand made me ......fall asleep peacefullyThese scenes from childhood are all fixed as precious and beautiful images in memory.
"Free as Air: Picture Book Master Eric Batuu Classics Series" (9 volumes).
Fa] Eric Batu et al.
Painted by Eric Batu et al.
A selection of 9 classic works by picture book master Eric Batuo。The sun can be blue; The little train can burrow into the sea, climb the vines, and "drink" the sun with a straw, and taste as ...... orange juice
9 imaginative stories, simple words full of intriguing meaningsLet children see the infinite possibilities of the world, and their imagination is as free as air!
"Those Things That Are Beautiful But Fade Away".
By Robert Mack**.
Presented in both Chinese and English, inspired by**Natural vocabulary in the English language that is considered obsolete, for example"Acorns"with"Heron"These words disappeared from the dictionary, and generations of children gradually forgot about them. The author is named afterBeautifully written, describing the backstory of each word and the cultural significance associated with it.
This book is not just a children's picture book, it is a onceA tribute to nature, a way of subverting and challenging the separation of modern society from nature.
Seeing Children: Insight, Empathy, and Connection
Written by Becky Kennedy.
A new parenting masterpiece that can lay the foundation for a good parent-child relationship and change the way families work。If you want to regain your parenting confidence and become a more powerful parent, then you should check out this book.
The core idea of the book is:To see the inner beauty of the child and see the goodness of our own, as long as we understand the inner needs of the childIt is not only the child's behavior that improves, but also the functioning of the whole family and the feelings of each other. The book not only shares Dr. Becky's 10 parenting guidelines, but also teaches parents to deal with a series of parenting problems through more than 40 cases.
Charlie Munger
He has been dealing with money all his life and has set the best investment record ever. Munger's greatness lies in the fact that he has successfully passed through one economic cycle after another with his legend of wealth that he has won many battles, and deduced such a simple and unchanging truth - knowledge and wisdom are the only magic weapons to achieve life.
Throughout his life, he put aside luck and speculation, he believed in universal wisdom, and he seized every opportunity to persuade people to read day after day, which was an eternal stupidity, painstaking effort, which made him rise to the rank of thinker.
The cycle will go back and forth, and for all of us, the light of Charlie Munger's wisdom will always shine in the midst of change.
Henry Kissinger
This is a strong man who has reached rare heights in both the world of human intelligence and the world of power, and he is also an important representative of the transformation of scholars into politicians.
For more than half a century, he has always been on the front line of the international political stage, and he has been deeply involved in the planning of today's world pattern. A century of war in Europe and the experience of the aftermath of his own life have made Kissinger firmly believe that peace is the highest goal of mankind.
He has a keen insight into the world and is always vigilant about all matters that have the potential to create a greater threat, and the impact of technology and commerce on the planet that transcends national borders. The construction of a secure world in the future can draw precious wisdom from Kissinger.
Cai Fang
The Era of Negative Population Growth: Challenges and Opportunities for China's Economic Growth
Cai Lei
Believe".Jin Guantao
Real and Virtual
Li Fengqun
Under the MoonLi Xiguang
Mutual Learning of Civilizations: Islamic Think Tanks, Culture and ** along the Belt and Road
Lin Qian
Zhang Juzheng, Prime Minister of the State of Shan: The Change of Power and the Reform of Life".
Lin Xueping
* Chain Attack and Defense Battle
Yang Qi
Dunhuang Art General Education Course".
[Day] Ryuichi Sakamoto
How many more times can I see the full moon rising
Han Byung-chul
Zen Philosophy, The Disappearance of Rituals: The World of the Present
Absence: East Asian Cultures and Philosophy
Contemplative life, or idleness
Transculture: Culture and Globalization
Compromising Society: Today's Pains
Cao Wenxuan
"Today is waiting for tomorrow: Cao Wenxuan International Master Philosophy Picture Book" series of 4 volumes
Guo Xiaodong
The Chinese Dragon Hunt (all 4 volumes).
Sanxingdui Dream Quest: The Mystery of the Scepter of the King of Fish (all 2 volumes).
The Book of Mountains and Seas (all 2 volumes).
Li Linhui
"Grandma Mountain".Liu Xingshi
Liu Xingshi's Grandfather's Chinese Geographical Adventure**" all 3 volumes).
Song Haidong
Pinyin Cat Adventures
Tang Sulan
"Looking for Lin Musen Bookstore".
Wu Guosheng
The Course of Science: Juvenile Edition (Volume I & II).
Yang Peng
I Am the Monkey King (1-4).
Annie
The Disappearance of Rituals: The World of the Present
Chen Xi
Zen philosophy "Contemplative life, or idleness".
Chen Yang
The Tower of BabelLu Tianxue
The Clock That Never Stops
Ni Qianqian
The Paradox of Rules: Technology, Stupidity and Power Behind Imagination**
Qiu Taotao
"The Origin of Time".Yan Chaofan
Career or Family? 》
Zhang Butian
Classical Thought: An Oxford History of Western Philosophy. Volume 1
Introduction to the Philosophy of Science: Fourth Edition
Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology
Zhang Fan
The Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Fall of Prussia, 1600-1947
Zhang Jijing
Hu Yuqing
The Economist at War
The same as the United States
Seeing Children: Insight, Empathy, and Connection
Lacquer Yangping
Don't let the bunny drive the bus! 》
Tang Yaming
I started learning the rules at the age of 5
At the age of 5, I began to understand safety".
Wu Juan
Little Rabbits Learn to Communicate: A Picture Book for Children on Nonviolent Communication
Xu Xin
The Story of the Rabbit Girl (all 4 volumes).
The most beautiful song in the world".
Dong Xiaoxian
Today is waiting for tomorrow Cao Wenxuan International Master Philosophy Picture Book - Who Beats the Drum in the Late Night
Gong Yanling
A particularly slow express post
Goo-dong
I'm worried that I can't feed my own piglets".
Ye Luying
A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains: Picture Book Edition