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Confucius: The Analects
Av Confucius
Inbunden, 2024
253 kr
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You may rob the Three Armies of their commander, but you cannot deprive the humblest peasant of his opinion – Confucius (Analects 9.25)The Analects of Confucius has been one of the most widely read and studied books in China for the last 2,000 years, and continues to have a substantial influence on …
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
The Code of the Samurai
Av Inazo Nitobe
Inbunden, 2024
253 kr
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“Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than cherry blossom” are the opening words to Inazo Nitobe’s Bushido: The Soul of Japan. It was 1900 and Inazo, a Japanese academic living in the USA, had been prompted to write the book after an American professor had wondered how the …
Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing)
The Way to Goodness and Power
Av Lao Tzu
Inbunden, 2024
219 kr
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No understanding of Chinese civilization is possible without a grasp of Taoism, the philosophy that has shaped not just Chinese spirituality but also art, science and politics. And it was in the Tao Te Ching, written around 300BC, that the fundamental beliefs of Taoism were first gathered. This …
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Buddhist Teachings on Death and Dying
Av Karma Lingpa
Inbunden, 2022
219 kr
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First revealed by a Tibetan monk in the 14th century, Bardo Thodol (“Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Intermediate State”) – known more commonly as The Tibetan Book of the Dead – describes the experience of human consciousness in the bardo, the interval between death and the next rebirth in the …
Art of War
A New Translation
Av Sun Tzu
Inbunden, 2025
253 kr
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Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today. Napoleon, Mae Zedong, General Vo Nguyen Giap and General Douglas MacArthur all claimed to have drawn inspiration from it. And beyond the world of war, business and management gurus have also …
Book of Tea
Japanese Tea Ceremonies and Culture
Inbunden, 2026
303 kr
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‘Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage,’ are the opening words of Okakura Kakuzō’s The Book of Tea, written in English in 1906 for a Western audience. The book is a long essay celebrating the secular art of the Japanese tea ceremony and linking its importance with Zen Buddhism and …
Book of Songs (Shi-Jing)
A New Translation of Selected Poems from the Ancient Chinese Anthology
Av Confucius
Inbunden, 2026
251 kr
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Claimed by some to have been compiled by Confucius in the 5th century BCE, the Book of Songs is an ancient anthology of Chinese poetry. Collecting poems over a number of centuries, the anthology – sometimes known as the Classic of Poetry (or Shi-jing) – is the oldest existing collection of Chinese …
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
The Code of the Samurai
Av Inazo Nitobe
Inbunden, 2026
219 kr
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“Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than cherry blossom” are the opening words to Inazo Nitobe’s Bushido: The Soul of Japan. It was 1900 and Inazo, a Japanese academic living in the USA, had been prompted to write the book after an American professor had wondered how the …
Pillow Book
Revelations of a Japanese Lady-in-Waiting
Av Sei Shōnagon
Inbunden, 2026
232 kr
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“A preacher ought to be good looking. For if we are to properly understand his worthy sentiments, we must keep our eyes on him while he speaks … ”“Hateful things: one has been foolish enough to invite a man to spend the night in an unsuitable place – and then he starts snoring.”“Things that give a …
Astrology
Understanding Your Star Sign
Inbunden, 2018
288 kr
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Astrology is an illustrated guide to this ever-popular subject,with easy-to-use instructions to help you understand the fundamental ideas and determine the more advanced aspects of the Zodiac: what should you understand by your sun sign? How do you work out what your moon sign is? How should you …
Chinese Astrology
Av James Trapp
Inbunden, 2019
166 kr
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If you’re born in the Chinese year of the Rat, what are your characteristics? With whom is someone born in the year of the Ox most compatible? And what are the worst flaws associated with your Chinese star sign? Chinese Astrology is a beautifully illustrated guide with easy-to-use instructions to …
Chinese Characters
Av James Trapp
Inbunden, 2019
247 kr
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The elegant pen-strokes and visual harmony of Chinese writing, known as hànzì, have long been admired in the west. Classical Chinese calligraphy is a popular and valuable art form, and with the increasing economic and cultural power of China, its writing is becoming more widely appreciated and …
Classic Symbols
A Guide
Inbunden, 2021
225 kr
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Symbols are all around us – some mysterious, some timeless, some arcane and some prosaic. But what are their origins? What does the infinity symbol really signify? Do you understand yin and yang? And why is the swastika really a good luck sign? This enticing gift book explores the world of classic …
Haiku
Classic Japanese Short Poems
Inbunden, 2024
251 kr
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Haiku – seventeen-syllable poems that evoke worlds despite their brevity – have captivated Japanese readers since the seventeenth century. Today the form is practiced worldwide and has become established as part of our common global heritage. This beautiful traditionally hand-bound volume presents …
Five Rings
The Classic Text on Mastery in Swordsmanship, Leadership and Conflict: A New Translation
Inbunden, 2024
287 kr
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Strategy is the craft of a warrior – Miyamoto Musashi Written around 1645, Miyamoto Musashi’s Five Rings is a classic Japanese work on mastery in swordsmanship, leadership and conflict. Musashi was a swordsman, philosopher and strategist, and today his work remains of influence not only in the …
Prince
Political Thought in the Renaissance
Inbunden, 2025
219 kr
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Napoleon, Mussolini, Voltaire, even Mafia man John Gotti – they all read Machiavelli’s The Prince. Philosophers such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, David Hume and Adam Smith were influenced by it. And the book’s ideas led to the term Machiavellian entering the language. But the influence of The Prince …
