Human homeland

Author: (American) John Bachman (Room), He Zhao Wu, Li Shen, Peng Gang
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The Story of the World We Live In (The Home of Mankind) is a best-selling book by the renowned American writer John Bachman (Room), published in 1932. Within a few months of its release, it sold 138,000 copies in the United States alone, and by the following year, it had been translated into 14 languages, including German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, and Chinese. Our translation is based on the revised London edition of 1939. When the book was introduced to China in 1933 under the title Room's World Geography, it quickly became a favorite among middle and high school students. Now, half a century later, few Chinese readers are still familiar with this book. The book that brought John Bachman (Room) worldwide fame, despite being written half a century ago and with many data now outdated, remains a valuable read that offers rich humanistic knowledge. Its value lies not only in transforming dry historical and geographical content into engaging and lively prose but also in making readers profoundly feel the grandeur of history as a grand stage and the wonder of Earth as humanity's great home. The shifting of stars and the ebb and flow of time have washed away countless figures of the past, and when reflecting on the present and the past, one cannot help but be amazed at the rapid progress of human society.