| 1. |  | The Art of War
from The World Book Company, Ltd
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 | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Tao Te Ching: A New English Version
from Harper Perennial Modern Classics
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 | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 3. | ![]() | Good Earth
from John Day Co
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 | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller; Revised and Updated Edition
from HarperOne
Price: $12.21
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. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Three Kingdoms: Chinese Classics (Classic Novel in 4-Volumes) (No. 1-4)
from Foreign Languages Press
Price: $44.95
Customer Review:
I have just finished reading this book and was moved to make a comment. First of all, I want to say that this is a complete version of "Three Kingdoms", not an unabridged one.
The Foreign Language Press published this English translation made by Moss Roberts, in four volumes and 2340 pages,... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Journey to the West (4-Volume Boxed Set)
from Foreign Languages Press
Price: $39.15
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. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Monkey: Folk Novel of China
from Grove Press
Price: $10.40
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 | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | The Travels of Marco Polo
from W. W. Norton & Company
Price: $12.44
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 | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Imperial Woman (Buck, Pearl S. Oriental Novels of Pearl S. Buck, 3rd,)
from Moyer Bell
Price: $11.16
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 | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The Golden Days (The Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Volume 1)
from Penguin Classics
Price: $10.88
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 | 4.5 / 5.0
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