As the author explains, this is neither a travel nor a history book, or even a piece of reportage.

如作者解释，这既不是一本游记，也不是一本历史书，甚至也不是报告文学。

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A history book which may contain the facts in story form will be easier to read than one dealing with scientific subjects.

以故事形式包含事实的历史书比科学题材的书更容易阅读。

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How did that history book become a novel?

这本历史书是怎么变成小说的呢?

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The center's director,Youk Chhang, says older history books simply ignored the Khmer Rouge era, with the exception of a brief mention in one book.

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It could be a folk tale. It could be a history book.

可以是民间传说，也可以是历史书。

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For reading, if you are really curious about some of this early history, I can recommend this book. It is "Mendeleev's Dream."

关于阅读，如果你们真的对,早期的历史很感兴趣的话，我向你们推荐这本书，叫做门捷列夫的梦想“

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People who made a difference and should be remembered in the history book.

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Go ahead and write the history book on this: 2011 is the year TV got institutionalized as a social network engine.

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All it takes is picking up a history book to see the huge difference that vaccination has made in the modern world.

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