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  The Analects

  Lun Yu

  by Confucius, Shixiang Bao

  ReadHowYouWant publishes a wide variety of best selling books in Large and Super Large fonts in partnership with leading publishers. EasyRead books are available in 11pt and 13pt. type. EasyRead Large books are available in 16pt, 16pt Bold, and 18pt Bold type. EasyRead Super Large books are available in 20pt. Bold and 24pt. Bold Type. You choose the format that is right for you. This master piece of Confucius... (more)
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  The Book of Tea

  by Kakuzo Okakura

  THE BOOK OF TEA has served for more than a century as one of the most perceptive introductions to Asian life and thought in English. Publication of the book was a pioneering effort in the cultural bridge-building between East and West. Kakuzo Okakura perceived chanoyu—literally, "the way of tea"—as a form of spiritual culture, a discipline that transforms itself into the Art of Life. In writing of chanoyu, his... (more)
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  The Sayings of Confucius

  by Confucius

  Promoting virtues such as filial devotion, compassion, loyalty, and propriety, these dialogues between the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius and his disciples comprise the crux of Confucianism. Put faithfulness and truth first; have no friends unlike thyself; be not ashamed to mend thy faults. Wisdom has no doubts; love does not fret; the bold have no fears. To rank the effort above the prize may be called... (more)
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  于丹<论语>心得

  by 于丹

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  The Way of the Master

  by Steve Burns

  Murder and betrayal in ancient China. On his return to his home city of Qufu in the province of Lu during the Zhou dynasty, Yuen Meng Ji is delighted to be reunited with Master Confucius, his old friend and mentor after a five-year absence. But his delight at being home is short-lived as he is given the task of investigating the brutal murder of Shi, a complex former travelling companion and minor dignitary from... (more)
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  Ancient Wisdom For Millennial Minds

  by Mrs, Charlotte A. Clark-Frieson

  A Veteran Teacher's Primer on the Teachings Of Confucius.A Veteran Teacher Interprets Confucius' Teachings To Help Kids Learn Character and Virtue...A classroom teacher interprets the wise sayings of the Chinese sage, Confucius, to teach school age youngsters the virtues of thinking, enjoyment of work, modesty, humility, generosity, courtesy, reciprocity, and many other positive... (more)
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  The Book of Imaginary Beings

  by Jorge Luis Borges

  In a perfect pairing of talent, this volume blends twenty illustrations by Peter Sís with Jorge Luis Borges’s 1957 compilation of 116 "strange creatures conceived through time and space by the human imagination," from dragons and centaurs to Lewis Carroll’s Cheshire Cat and the Morlocks of H. G. Wells’s The Time Machine . A lavish feast of exotica brought vividly to life with art commissioned specifically... (more)
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  Taoism and Winnie-the-Pooh: Book 1

  The Tao of Pooh

  by Benjamin Hoff

  One of the world's great Taoist masters isn't Chinese, or a venerable philosopher, but is in fact none other than A. A. Milne's effortlessly calm, still, reflective bear Winnie-the-Pooh. While Eeyore frets and Piglet hesitates and Rabbit calculates and Owl pontificates, Pooh just is. And that's the clue to the secret wisdom of the Taoists.
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  Creation

  by Gore Vidal, Edgar Box

  A sweeping novel of politics, war, philosophy, and adventure–in a restored edition, featuring never-before-published material from Gore Vidal’s original manuscript– Creation offers a captivating grand tour of the ancient world. Cyrus Spitama, grandson of the prophet Zoroaster and lifelong friend of Xerxes, spent most of his life as Persian ambassador for the great king Darius. He traveled to India, where he... (more)
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  I Ching or Book of Changes (Arkana S.)

  by James Legge

  The I Ching , or Book of Changes, a common source for both Confucianist and Taoist philosophy, is one of the first efforts of the human mind to place itself within the universe. It has exerted a living influence in China for 3,000 years, and interest in it has been rapidly spreading in the West.
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  Confucius: The Secular As Sacred (Religious Traditions of the World)

  by Herbert Fingarette

  ". . . Confucius has revitalized all our thinking about the sage. . . . <it> opens up new prospects of understanding and learning from Confucius." -- A. C. Graham, Times Literary Supplement ". . . this wonderful little . . . book has become a modern classic of Confucian interpretation." -- John M. Koller, Oriental Philosophies " Confucius is one of the most significant philosophical books on... (more)
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  Thinking Through Confucius (Suny Series in Systematic Philosophy)

  by David L. Hall, Roger T. Ames

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  Moving Toward Stillness: Lessons in Daily Life from the Martial Ways of Japan

  by Dave Lowry

  Moving Toward Stillness is a collection based upon Dave Lowry's magazine articles from the past decade, mostly from his highly regarded column in Black Belt magazine. Written from an almost Japanese perspective, it offers an entertaining and informative view of the Martial Artsl arts. Topics explored include entering the Martial Artsl way, making the pursuit of traditional Asian Martial Artsl arts a part of... (more)
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  Mencius

  by Mencius

  The Confucian philosopher, Mencius (c.371-288 BC) explicated his master's moral principles and reinterpreted them for the harsh conditions of the 4th century BC, when they were threatened by the aggressive and amoral doctrines of legalism. With its stress on the "thinking heart" (or individual conscience), Mencius is a defence of morality in private and public life.
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  What Would Confucius Do?: Wisdom and Advice on Achieving Success and Getting Along with Others

  by E. Nagai-Berthrong

  The world has changed dramatically in the 2,500 years since Confucius’s lifetime, but in many ways we still struggle with his core concern: how to live together with a minimum of conflict. In What Would Confucius Do? , East Asian teacher and scholar E. N. Berthrong shows how Confucius’s timeless wisdom can improve your life and the world around you. Her original interpretation, based on years of studying The... (more)
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  Confucius: The Man and the Myth

  by Herrlee Glessner Creel

  This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of... (more)
• L'Imperatrice De La Soie: Le Toit du mondeJose Freches

  

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  L'Imperatrice De La Soie: Le Toit du monde

  by Jose Freches

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  History Makers - Ancient Philosophers (History Makers)

  by Don Nardo

  The lives, struggles, and ideas of some of the world's greatest thinkers are covered in this informative, entertaining volume. Representing the West are Democritus, Plato, and Aristotle; while the Eastern philosophers covered include Confucius, Chuang-tzu, and Buddha. (20020801)
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  The Great Learning: A Text by Confucius and Commentary of the Philosopher Tsang

  by Confucius

  As a Confucian classic, what the Great Learing teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence.
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  Confucius and Lao Tzu: The Analects of Confucius

  by Arthur Waley

  Confucius and Lao Tzu represent two basic elements in Chinese philosophy-the rational and the mystical.