1. 半小时漫画中国史30 Minutes of Chinese History in Cartoon (Volume 1-4)
Publication Date: first volume published in March 2017, the fifth volume published in September 2020
Format: 21*15*2 | Pages: 250 | Reading age: all ages
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Half an hour, it will not take up too much time for you, and it will be very easy to read. Comics, I am used to reading thick history books. Most Chinese history is written in words, whereas this book does not draw historical stories into comics, but combines some modern elements in a very trendy way.—-By Douban ID 远行客
Throughout “30 Minutes Cartoon”, you would understand three thousand years of Chinese history.
Those hand-painted emperors are funny characters. Their amazing energy at the key nodes in history has created three thousand years of fascinating Chinese history.
The book reveals a complex historical circumstance without inconsequential details. Each page demonstrates history in humorous writing style, which makes you laugh every three seconds.
2. 半小时漫画中国史(番外篇)-中国传统节日30 Minutes of Chinese History in Cartoon - Traditional Chinese Culture
Publication Date: November 2019 Format: 21*15*2 | Pages: 232 | Reading age: all ages * licensed: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Throughout “30 Minutes Cartoon”, you would understand the origin of the traditional festival. Be familiar with the 24 solar terms and nine traditional Chinese festivals: Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, tomb-sweeping day, Dragon Boat Festival, qixi festival, hungry ghost festival, Mid-Autumn festival, double ninth festival and laba festival through hand-drawn cartoons and jokes. This book continues the rigorous and hilarious style of the "30 Minutes Cartoon" series, allowing you to learn the true history of traditional festivals while laughing out loud.
I have gained knowledge and learned about many historical allusions and culture contained in traditional Chinese festivals. —By Douban ID 海王星的精灵
3. 半小时漫画中国史-经济篇 30 Minutes of Chinese History in Cartoon - Economic
Publication Date: September 2020 Format: 21*15*2 | Pages: 304 | Reading age: all ages * licensed: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Looking at history through the economy, you can see through the laws of historical development!Through hand-painted cartoons, readers can understand the complicated ancient Chinese economic terms. From an economic point of view, the historical laws behind change of dynasties in China are revealed
The team interprets complex ancient Chinese economic terms concisely and swiftly through hand-drawn comics and paragraphs, without boring theories and incomprehensible terminology.It reveals the economic perspective behind China’s change of dynasty.—By Douban ID 海纳百川
4. 半小时漫画世界史 30 Minutes of Global History in Cartoon
Publication Date: April 2018 Format: 21*15*2 | Pages: 272 | Reading age: all ages *licensed: Simplified Chinese, Korean, traditional Chinese
Throughout “30 Minutes Cartoon”, you would understand global history. Just through hand-drawn and humorous bit of wisdom, the author smooths out a clear historical context: short and simple European history, the trilogy of the past in American history, the history of Japan that could be finished reading in one sitting, the muscled Spartan warrior, the cool Pirates of the Caribbean, etc. Those hand-painted emperors are funny characters: Alexander, Caesar, Constantine, Charlemagne, Washington, Lincoln, napoleon, Meiji emperor, etc. All of them are just like you and me since they all have strengths and weaknesses, friends and enemies. Their amazing energy at the key nodes in history has created five thousand years of fascinating global history. The book reveals a complex historical circumstance without inconsequential details. Each page demonstrates history in humorous writing style, which makes you laugh every three seconds.
After reading this minimalist European history, I have sorted out a European history in the long river of time, which is more helpful to understand the general background of ” Ice and Fire”, “Downton Abbey”, and “Pirates of the Caribbean” TV series. This is a wonderful feeling. —-By Douban ID 五色饭
5. 半小时漫画科学史 30 Minutes of History of Science in Cartoon
Publication Date: June & November 2020
Format: 21*15*2 | Pages: 27-3002 | Reading age: all ages
It’s still funny. The predecessor of science is natural philosophy, and science has never been isolated. When I went to the Library of Alexandria, I didn’t expect so many stories about it. Seeing the sail first and then the hull shows that the earth is round, a simple method of argumentation.Arabic numerals were invented by Indians.The connection between algebra and geometry is inspired by spider webs. The ball will keep running without friction. —–By Douban ID thintoy
From the ancient Greek period to the Newtonian era, you will enjoy the process of scientific development: Pythagoras kicked the students into the river in order to stick to his theory; Bruno was not burned for heliocentric theory, but for his religious beliefs; Kepler is a super myopia; Newton was passionate about alchemy and was a very devout believer… We don’t put on scary hard theory, but show you refresh stories of those familiar scientists and masters.
6. 半小时漫画唐诗 30 Minutes of Tang Poetry in Cartoon
Publication Date: May 2019, September 2019
Format: 21*15*2 | Pages: 320 | Reading age: all ages
To understand Tang poetry[1], you should start with the story behind Tang poetry.
Through hand-drawn cartoons and humorous bit of wisdom, Chen Lei and his team took us to re-read those great Tang poetry that we used to memorize during school period: the poem sage Dufu with his life of wild youth and a tragedy end, finally appeared here with the expectation of people; Poet Liu Zongyuan is actually a joke writer; Li Shangyin, the first poet of the late Tang Dynasty, always encountered misfortune, and the rest of his life was homeless and miserable, etc
[1] Tang poetry refers to poetry written in or around the time of or in the characteristic style of China’s Tang dynasty (618 – 907)
7. 半小时漫画经济学 30 Minutes of Economics in Cartoon
Publication Date: August 2019-April 2020
Format: 21*15*2 | Pages: 232 | Reading age: all ages
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
It is easy to understand and explains various financial terms and incorporates historical development into it. The paragraphs make the story lively and interesting to read.—By Douban ID 林小路
Chen Lei and his team use hand-drawn comics and paragraphs as a method to explain profound economic theories in simple language and associate to our real life in life problems. Chen Lei’s book will break the stereotype that economics is too professional to understand. You should be able to gain practical, simple economic knowledge while you laugh at loud during reading time
8. 半小时漫画哲学史30 Minutes of History of Philosophy in Cartoon
Publication Date: August 2020
Format: 21*15*2 | Pages: 205 | Reading age: all ages
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
There is no need to be so proficient, to attract readers to explore more in-depth knowledge, which is already a great achievement.—By Douban ID 海纳百川
Understood the essence of Chinese philosophy in seconds after reading it:
Confucius’ “ritual” is actually a guide to life, and even the arrangement of what songs everyone should listen to!
Lao Tzu’s “Tao De Jing” is actually a report for rulers to read!
Mozi turned out to be a hip-hop man. His core idea of “non-attack, universal love” can be summed up in one sentence as peace and love!
Open the book, distinguish the three major schools of Chinese philosophy, and clarify the ins and outs of Chinese philosophy!
9. 半小时漫画预防常见病 30 Minutes of Common Diseases Prevention in Cartoon
Publication Date: August 2020
Format: 21*15*2 | Pages: 127 | Reading age: all ages
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
This book introduces the pathogenesis of twelve common diseases, as well as the small changes in our living habits to prevent these diseases. If you can wash your hands once before eating and after going out and going home, you can reduce the risk of hand, foot and mouth disease, new coronary pneumonia and other diseases; prevent polio and avian flu and other diseases, remember not to eat raw food or drink raw water; Don’t stay up late, get enough sleep, improve immunity, and the flu will go around you… Open the book, find out the causes of common diseases, and be your own doctor.
—By Douban ID 昊天
Slightly change your living habits and easily eliminate potential dangers of common diseases. Open this book, find out the causes of common diseases, and be your own doctor.
- a) Humorous comics b) Find out the causes of diseases c) Learn to prevent diseases scientifically
Chen Mingquan, the chief physician of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Huashan Hospital and the director of the emergency department, reviewed this book for us.
10. 半小时漫画宋词 30 Minutes of Song Ci in Cartoon
Publication Date: April 2020
Format: 21*15*2 | Pages: 340 | Reading age: all ages
* licensed: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Through hand-drawn cartoons and humorous bit of wisdom, Chen Lei and his team took us to re-read those great Song Ci that we used to memorize during school period
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