杨亮

Yang Liang is an author about whom little public information is available. His writing and editorial work focus mainly on popular history, biography, and film- and television-related subjects. Six of his works are held in the collection, including Nanming Beige (National History 001) and A Lively History of World War I, which relate historical events and anecdotes in an accessible style, as well as an illustrated biography of Qian Xuesen that combines images with text, and A Dictionary of Street Dance Terms, which touches on the film and dance fields. These titles show an eclectic choice of subjects that balances readability with useful knowledge. His National History and Anecdotes series each comprise five volumes, indicating a degree of scale and a series-based approach to popular history writing. Overall, Yang Liang is a writer and editor who addresses general readers and presents history and biographical knowledge in a relaxed manner, and he is worth the attention of readers interested in history books and biographies.