Practical Wisdom

25 books

Li Shutong on Chinese Learning cover
Li Shutong on Chinese Learning Li Shutong (Hong Yi) Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2019 This book collects Li Shutong's (Master Hongyi's) lectures on Buddhism and on art, arranged in two parts: "Master Hongyi on Buddhism" and "Li Shutong …
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Reading, Scholarship, Writing (Deluxe Hardcover Edition) Ji Xianlin Zhejiang People's Publishing House · 2016 Reading, Scholarship, Writing (Deluxe Hardcover Edition) is one volume of The Only Author-Approved Selected Works of Ji Xianlin, compiled by Ji Xianli…
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Rating 4.1
On the Edge of Two Worlds 程浩 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2013 Standing at the Edge of Two Worlds is a collection of writings by Cheng Hao, known online as "The Count in the Castle," assembled by his mother after …
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A Guide to Reading Medical Case Records 黄煌 China Press of Traditional Chinese Medicine · 2026 A Guide to Reading Medical Case Records is a textbook written by Professor Huang Huang of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine for his elective cour…
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My University (Zhihu "Salt" Series) 徐腾飞 Zhihu · 2015 My University is the 13th e-book in Zhihu's "Salt" series, written by Xu Tengfei, a teacher in the Bridge Engineering Department at Southwest Jiaotong…
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Rating 4.2
The Five Great Problems of Life André Maurois SDX Joint Publishing Company · 2015 The Five Great Problems of Life is a representative collection of essays by the French writer André Maurois (formerly rendered Moloa in Chinese), tran…
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Rating 3.3
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Woodcock, E. N. (Eldred Nathaniel), 1846-1917 Project Gutenberg · 2023 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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Rating 4.2
Jinzhai Medical Essentials 何宇光 / 陳諫 / 張志斌 · 2025 This work was compiled by Chen Jian of the Ming dynasty. Chen Jian, whose courtesy name was Jinzhai, lived for generations in Hangzhou and was a desce…
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Rating 3.9
The Fragrance of Reading Ten Thousand Volumes Ji Xianlin 清华出版社 · 2024 This book gathers Mr. Ji Xianlin's essays on reading, writing, and scholarship, each substantive rather than vague. His lively, witty prose lets reade…
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Rating 3.0
Record of the Transmission of the Medical Mind 钱乐天 · 2024 Traditional Chinese culture has a long intellectual lineage, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness and literary quality. Its early int…
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Rating 3.1
Medical Talks 毛对山 · 2024 Traditional Chinese culture has a long intellectual lineage, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness and literary quality. Its early int…
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Rating 2.7
Ten Maladies in Healing the Healer 吴楚 · 2024 Traditional Chinese thought and culture have a long history and are highly original, inventive, and literary. Early forms of thought have distinctive …
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Rating 3.4
Business Know-How: Konosuke Matsushita's 'Shortcut to Success' 松下幸之助 / 艾薇 Oriental Press · 2024 In this book, Konosuke Matsushita points out that no matter how difficult the times, there is always a path to business growth and prosperity. Forging…
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Rating 4.6
The Essays of Francis Bacon (English Original) 培根 Liaoning People's Publishing House · 2020 When this collection of essays was published, Bacon received widespread acclaim. Bacon himself, however, thought little of it, saying it was merely "s…
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Rating 3.6
Biography of Bacon 学习小组 Jilin University Press · 2025 This book covers topics such as Of Truth, Of Death, Of Religion, Of Revenge, Of Adversity, Of Simulation and Dissimulation, Of Parents and Children, O…
Improved Queen-Rearing or, How to Rear Large, Prolific, Long-Lived Queen Bees cover
Rating 3.0
Improved Queen-Rearing or, How to Rear Large, Prolific, Long-Lived Queen Bees Alley, Henry Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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Rating 3.0
Advice on Fox-Hunting Willoughby de Broke, Henry Verney, baron, 1844-190 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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Rating 4.0
The Author‘s Craft Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
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Rating 4.2
More Talks by Candlelight Zhou Zuoren Xianzhi Xianxing (imprint of Beijing Mingtianyuanhang Cultural Transmission Co., Ltd.) · 2025 What is it that one can do? This is the first question one ought to ask, though it is not easy to answer. Everyone can eat rice, but for someone like …
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Rating 3.6
Words Come Out as Chapters Lao She Zhangyue Banli · 2019 Published under the Public Domain Plan: Lao She, a master of modern Chinese literature. This series collects 55 works by Lao She. Written and compiled…