Zhang Chi

Zhang Chi, whose real name is Zhang Zhenxue, was born in 1962 with ancestral roots in Liaoning, China, and is a bestselling author in mainland China. Publicly available information about his early life and education is limited, but his body of work offers a clear picture of his main directions. He has long written books on success and motivation, psychological self-help, and workplace management, including The Philosophy of Keeping a Low Profile, Handbook for Middle Managers, and The Psychology of Overcoming Internal Friction, with a practical, action-oriented style aimed at general readers. The collection holds 21 of his titles, covering not only self-help but also world history and popular history, such as the third volume of A General History of France: The Enlightenment and the French Revolution (1715–1814), The Oxford History of Europe: The Birth of Modern Europe, four-volume set, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, and popular works like Zeng Guofan's Family Letters and Cai Dongfan's History of China: The Ming Dynasty, illustrated edition. Titles such as A Preliminary Study of the Archaeology of Disease and Medicine show his reach into social-science subjects, moving between accessible writing and a wide range of themes.