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The Art of War
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The Art of War is one of the oldest and most famous books on military strategy in the world.
This edition has been prepared specifically for the kindle, and includes a hyperlinked table of contents. It is based on the classic 1910 translation by Lionel Giles…. More >>
A Pocketful of Zen
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In BUDDHA, TAO, ZEN, “Father of American Beat Zen” Dwight Goddard reveals the history of Zen’s transmission and development, from Shakyamuni Buddha’s Enlightenment in India, to Bodhidharma’s journey to bring the Dharma to China, through a succession of remarkable teachers, ending with Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch of Buddhism, whose experiential insight into traditional Chinese Taoism gave Chinese Ch’an and Japanese Zen their characteristic form and spirit. In THE… More >>
SUN TZU THE ART OF WAR
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Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chinese warfare and military thought. Since that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on Sun Tzu to warfare and cilivzation have adapted these teachings for use in politics, business and everyday life. The Art of War is a book which should be used to gain advantage of opponents in the boardroom and battlefield alike…. More >>
My Splendid Concubine
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2008 Winner London Book Festival, Honorable Mention in Fiction
2009 Winner San Francisco Book Festival, Honorable Mention in General Fiction
2009 Winner Hollywood Book Festival, Honorable Mention in General Fiction
A fascinating illumination of nineteenth-century Chinese culture and the complex Englishman Robert Hart, the father of China’s modernization. Hart’s struggles adapting to Chinese culture, always feeling the pull and force of h… More >>
Tao Teh King
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Ch. 1. 1. The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name…. More >>
A Book of Five Rings – The Art of War for Samurai
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The Book of Five Rings is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general, written by the samurai warrior Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645. It is considered a classic treatise on military strategy, much like Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. There have been various translations made over the years, and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial artists: for instance, some business leaders find its discussion of conflict and taking the advantage to be… More >>
Tao I: The Way of All Life
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Tao is The Way. Tao is the source of all universes. Tao is the principles and laws of all universes. In the sixth book of the Soul Power Series, New York Times bestselling author Master Zhi Gang Sha shares the essence of ancient teachings of Tao and reveals a new Tao text for the twenty-first century that he received directly from the Divine. These new divine teachings reveal how Tao exists in every aspect of life, from waking to sleeping to eating and more. Master … More >>
A Guide to the I Ching
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Used by its readers as an oracle, this book, based on the terminology used in the classic Wilhelm/Baynes translation, puts the I Ching into modern language. This allows its wisdom to be applied to the situations of everyday life. Decoded are words such as “the superior man,” the “inferior man,” “the inferiors,” and the “faithful followers,” which refer respectively to the true self, the ego, the bodily self, and aspects of character such as patience and perseverance… More >>
The Huainanzi: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Government in Early Han China
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The Huainanzi opens a unique window into the intellectual life of the early Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-7 C.E.). Compiled by scholars at the court of Liu An, king of Huainan, and intended to summarize “all that a modern monarch needs to know,” the text was formally presented by the king to his much younger cousin, Emperor Wu, in 139 B.C.E. This first complete English translation of The Huainanzi, the product of twelve years of scholarship, faithfully reveals it… More >>
The Huainanzi: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Government in Early Han China
The Tao Te Ching: An Illustrated Journey
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Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) is a timeless guide to the art of living. Its central figure, the Master, lives in harmony with the Tao, the irreducible essence of the universe. Surrendering to it as the Master teaches, we feel whole. Emptying ourselves of judgment and desire, we discover the universal truths within: Without wanting, we find peace; if we let go of what we love, our love becomes present.Stephen Mitchell’s acclaimed translation of this ag… More >>