Liu Lin

Liu Lin, born in 1939 in Danzhai, Guizhou, is a professor and former deputy director of the Institute of Ancient Book Collation and Research at Sichuan University. He has long engaged in the study of the history of the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties, historical philology, Song history, and local history of the Bashu region. He co-edited the 360-volume Complete Prose of the Song Dynasty with Zeng Zaozhuang, authored the representative work Annotated Collation of Huayang Guozhi, and participated in collating the Song Huiyao Jigao and The Complete Works of Huang Tingjian, demonstrating deep attainments in ancient book collation and historical research. The library contains 13 of his works, spanning classics, examination preparation, finance, management, social sciences, and inspirational growth. These range from the monumental documentary compilation Complete Prose of the Song Dynasty to popular books on thinking and communication such as Useful Game Theory and How to Ask So Others Will Speak; How to Speak So Others Will Listen, as well as textbooks including Practical College English Reading Course 2 and International Marketing, reflecting a cross-disciplinary writing vision that balances scholarship and popularization.