About the author

Cai Tong is a Chinese book author. Public information about him is limited, and his work generally falls under the inspirational and personal-growth category. The library holds one of his books, Close Reading: The Art of Deep Reading. The title suggests that he focuses on reading methods themselves, discussing how to move from a superficial to a deeper engagement with a text and how to turn reading from passive intake into active understanding and reflection. The subject is aimed at general readers who wish to improve their reading efficiency and quality of thinking, stressing concentration, repeated examination and genuine absorption of content rather than the sheer number of books read. On the basis of the available material, Cai Tong's writing tends toward the practical and methodological, with clear and workable language that seeks to offer readers a practicable approach to reading. His work is classified in the Chinese book market as inspirational growth, and his readers are largely concerned with self-improvement and learning ability. As biographical details are unavailable, no speculation is made here; this note introduces only the subject matter and writing characteristics of his work.

Written (12)

Close Reading: The Art of Deep Reading cover
Rating 4.0
Close Reading: The Art of Deep Reading 采铜 Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2025 Cai Tong, author of Deep Reading: The Art of Deep Reading, returns with a major new work that uses deep reading to break through information anxiety i…
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Rating 3.5
Close Reading: The Art of Deep Reading 采铜 Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2025 Close Reading: The Art of Deep Reading is by Cai Tong, a PhD in psychology from Zhejiang University and author of the bestselling book Refinement, and…
Close Reading: The Art of Deep Reading cover
Rating 3.5
Close Reading: The Art of Deep Reading 采铜 Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2025 The author of *Jingjin* turns his attention back to the most everyday and most easily neglected act—reading. Instead of efficiency slogans like "read …
Zhihu Salt Series Psychology Bundle (9 Volumes): Know Yourself, Improve Yourself, Become a Happier Person cover
Zhihu Salt Series Psychology Bundle (9 Volumes): Know Yourself, Improve Yourself, Become a Happier Person Cheng Yinan / Dongji Zai Hangzhou / 李松蔚 / 采铜 / 清流 / 叶壮 / Feng Shenxing Zhihu · 2017 This is a nine-volume collection of psychology-themed e-books in Zhihu's "Salt" series. The nine individual titles were compiled into a bundle and re-…
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Rating 3.7
Mastery: How to Become a Highly Capable Person 采铜 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2016 Mastery: How to Become a Highly Capable Person is a personal-growth book published in 2016 by Caitong (real name Cui Xiangyu), a doctor of psychology …
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Rating 3.7
Becoming Excellent: How to Become a Formidable Person 采铜 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2016 Becoming Excellent: How to Become a Formidable Person is the first book by Cai Tong, PhD in psychology. The author argues that blind effort is merely …
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Zhihu Bestselling E-book Box Set (30 Volumes) Zhihu / 采铜 / 李松蔚 / Tian Jishun / 斌卡 / Chen Qin Zhejiang Publishing United Group Digital Media Co., Ltd. · 2016 This book is an e-book box set officially produced by Zhihu, collecting the thirty best-selling short e-books from its e-book brands the "Salt" series…
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So Good They Can't Ignore You: How to Become a Formidable Person 采铜 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2016 Many self-management books offer slogans but no actions. So Good They Can't Ignore You is a rare exception: written by Cai Tong, a PhD in psychology w…
Zhihu "Salt" Psychology Bundle (9 Volumes Including The Art of Deep Learning, Goodbye Procrastination, Beyond One Hour, etc.) (Know Yourself, Improve Yourself, Become a Happier Person) cover
Zhihu "Salt" Psychology Bundle (9 Volumes Including The Art of Deep Learning, Goodbye Procrastination, Beyond One Hour, etc.) (Know Yourself, Improve Yourself, Become a Happier Person) Zhihu / 采铜 / Dongji Zai Hangzhou / 李松蔚 / Cheng Yinan / 清流 / 叶壮 / Feng Shenxing Zhejiang Publishing United Group Digital Media Co., Ltd. · 2015 "Salt" is an e-book brand launched by Zhihu around 2014, taking its meaning from "the salt of wisdom crystallized from the ocean of knowledge": each b…
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Rating 4.7
Open Intelligence: Cai Tong's Zhihu Self-Selected Essays 采铜 CITIC Press · 2014 Open Intelligence is the 19th e-book in Zhihu's "Salt" series and a self-selected collection by Cai Tong, one of Zhihu's early signature authors. The …
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The Art of Deep Learning 采铜 Zhihu · 2014 The Art of Deep Learning is the 26th e-book in Zhihu's "Salt" series. Its author, Cai Tong (Zhihu user No. 41161), holds a PhD in psychology and is a …
Essential Motivation: So Good They Can't Ignore You · Youthful Absurdities · Your 8,760 Hours a Year (Box Set) cover
Essential Motivation: So Good They Can't Ignore You · Youthful Absurdities · Your 8,760 Hours a Year (Box Set) 采铜 / Zhu Xuan / 艾力 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House This is an e-book omnibus collecting three bestselling titles for young adult readers, commonly found in e-book resource bundles or collection catalog…

Publishers

CITIC PressJiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing HouseZhejiang Publishing United Group Digital Media Co., Ltd.Hunan Literature and Art Publishing HouseZhihu