Customer Review: The permanent and global chinese military theory from a classical author. Its style and content characteristics support the idea of one unique author. It is of very easy reading and very long full comprehension. It is like to be defoliating an artichoke or an onion. With each useful reading, more... more info
Customer Review: In his preface and notes which form a part of this book, Mitchell (1)makes clear his belief that Lao-tzu is a historic person , and not just a mythical figure; (2) asserts that the Tao Te Ching (TTC)is the work of a single author, Lao-tzu; (3) states that his "most essential preparation" for writing... more info
Customer Review: The story starts off with Wang Lung as a humble, honest, and in this case, a humiliated farmer when he goes into a the House of Hwang to look for a wife. His wife, O Lan is not only faithful, hardworking although her life is plagued with misfortunes due to her plain looks. Through poverty, begging,... more info
Customer Review: I really tried hard to finish this book but after over 200 pages of flowery words, I figured that I am not cut out for this religion. My mistake is that I expected to find some universal enlightenment without religious conversion.
Customer Review: I don't want to leave a long comment because the truth is the book is a great classic. My only problem with it has been constant grammar errors. Once Lord Guan Yu is referred to as Lory Guan Yu, and just things like that. In fact, on the back of the book their is an error in the first line, so I... more info
Customer Review: Delivery speed was ok. Shipping rate was great considering the size and weight of this book collection. Books quality is as expected for paper edition.
Customer Review: The original name of this story is Journey to the West. It is the Chinese equivalent of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Like Snow White or other beloved Western fairy tales, every Chinese child knows this epic story of the Monkey King and his companions' journey to the West to seek enlightenment. Along the... more info
Customer Review: "The Travels" of Marco Polo is easily one of the most important books in Western literature. Written during the Late Middle Ages, this book has been widely read and appreciated for nearly 700 years. Yet modern readers should note that this is not a modern work meant for pure entertainment.... more info
Customer Review: This story is set as a biography of Yehonala/Yehenara/Tzu Hsi/Empress Dowager Cixi, and was overall a good read. But as a novel only, mind you. The details of Tzu Hsi's life are largely unknown, and many people smeared her good name (like Edmund Backhouse), so this novel is meant to be just... more info
Customer Review: This magical novel portrays a traditional society turned upside down: a boy who'd rather be a girl, women who are more powerful than men, and a faerie who delivers the most licentious of messages. Much of this panorama takes place within the tranquil gardens and hand-carved edifices of the Jia... more info
