Chung Books

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These cost me a _lot_ of money (with $12.49 per item postage charge) and I did not know what was in them. The reward is largely worth the risk in this case. The quality of Tsai's writing and illustration and easy-to-read translation by Bruya is up to the standard of Zen Speaks.

* What I wanted to know but no review said: "Why buy these rather than The Tao Speaks: Lao-Tzu's Whispers of Wisdom? How are they different?"

* I don't know. Given the subtitle of that book, I wouldn't buy that one and these two as I suspect that their content is very similar or even largely identical.

* Do buy both volume I and II. Together they are a complete translation of all eighty-one chapters of the _Daodejing_. (That's what I really wanted to know.)

The chapters are not in strict numerical order. You won't have to turn back pages but you will have to swap volumes to read the _Daodejing_ in order. For example, of chapters 18 - 23, even numbers are in the first volume, odd numbers are in the second volume. This is an extreme example and larger runs of chapters are together

Volume I also contains a short cartoon biography of Laozi (largely after Sima Qian) at the start and a few pages of general interest stories at the end.

The source text is printed in Chinese down each page edge, surrounded by a pink box.

Both these volumes are printed on a matt, off-white paper. They are in black and white. For future reference (as sometimes reviews are applied to new editions), the copyright page indicates a publication date of May 2005 for both. They are 93 and 87 pages respectively.

Read other reviews on the product links I include for more dynamic perspectives. The most important part for me is in the paragraphs marked: *

These cost me a _lot_ of money (with $12.49 per item postage charge) and I did not know what was in them. The reward is largely worth the risk in this case. The quality of Tsai's writing and illustration and easy-to-read translation by Bruya is up to the standard of Zen Speaks.

* What I wanted to know but no review said: "Why buy these rather than The Tao Speaks: Lao-Tzu's Whispers of Wisdom? How are they different?"

* I don't know. Given the subtitle of that book, I wouldn't buy that one and these two as I suspect that their content is very similar or even largely identical.

* Do buy both volume I and II. Together they are a complete translation of all eighty-one chapters of the _Daodejing_. (That's what I really wanted to know.)

The chapters are not in strict numerical order. You won't have to turn back pages but you will have to swap volumes to read the _Daodejing_ in order. For example, of chapters 18 - 23, even numbers are in the first volume, odd numbers are in the second volume. This is an extreme example and larger runs of chapters are together

Volume I also contains a short cartoon biography of Laozi (largely after Sima Qian) at the start and a few pages of general interest stories at the end.

The source text is printed in Chinese down each page edge, surrounded by a pink box.

Both these volumes are printed on a matt, off-white paper. They are in black and white. For future reference (as sometimes reviews are applied to new editions), the copyright page indicates a publication date of May 2005 for both. They are 93 and 87 pages respectively.

The new edition of this book continues the tradition of readability, relevance and practicality. It is to be highly recommended for medical and dental students and for trainees in all surgical specialities.

this text exhibits strong research methodology and interesting conclusions about perceptionsand how they are related to ethnicity.

Professor Queen's informative treatise on the hermaneutics of the Confucian Spring and Autumn is a relatively concise text, though the level of language and jargon is very high. Useful as a text or a resource for research.

God's Oak Tree by Allia Zobel Nolan is based on The Acorn and the Oak Tree by Lori C. Froeb. The story is accompanied by the Bible verse, Genesis 1:11.

God has a plan for everything. And to illustrate His plan, Allia Zobel Nolan tells the story, in rhyme, of an acorn that grows into a mighty oak tree.

The book's layout is unusual and I can't even describe it. I will just say that there is an illustration of an acorn and when you turn the pages, a bit of the acorn disappears and part of the oak tree appears in its place, until all you see is the mighty oak tree.

Children will be attracted to God's Oak Tree for the beautiful illustrations, the unique layout and the lyrical verse.

Armchair Interviews says: This is a must have for children. The message is powerful and the story is memorable.

Published in 1997 by Yonsei University in South Korea, this book is a series of articles about the post World War 2 relations between the various East Asian countries.

There is a passing mention of South East Asia, with one author remarking that ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) has done little in its history. Which may be a little unfair. ASEAN was founded for two reasons. The first was external. To group what was seen as a handful of fragile dominos to hold off Chinese and Soviet expansionism. But the second reason was internal. To keep the peace between its members. Not unlike NATO, with one of its founding objectives to stop France and Germany going to war again.

Most of the book is devoted to the tensions on the Korean peninsula. You might think this arises because the publisher is Korean. But even to a totally external observer, Korea is inarguably the most dangerous part of East Asia. Several articles speculate on the possible modes of unification, ranging from benign to very parlous. No author considers the long term viability of North Korea to be plausible. These scenarios lack what has eventuated since the book was published. Today, North Korea appears close to having nuclear weapons, and has a more advanced and publicly tested delivery system. Which is not to say that the book is outdated, but that some even more negative events can now be postulated.

The life story of a fascinating man who accomplised a tremendous amount in one lifetime. He seemed to genuinely care about people's welfare and wanted to help. His broad-ranging career provided him ample opportunity to fulfill that function. I highly recommend this book which details the story of an important and interesting man in Chinese history.

It was my first time to buy used book through the Amazon.

It's great. better that my thought! Thanks.

This story is still unfolding. But the Sunshine Policy of 1999 looks at the hopes of the South Korean government that a peaceful relationship would emerge with North Korea. Initiated by Kim Dae-Jung when he became leader of South Korea.

The North's economy is studied, especially in terms of how the south's chaebols like Hyundai could integrate with and bring it up. A key issue is that reunification would be an arduous task that could take a generation and be immensely costly. There are speculations about a collapse of the North's government and what this might entail for Seoul.