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It actually works.
So often Books which claim that by reading them you will be able to achieve this or that, fall far,far short of their claims. "Healing with Ki-Kou:" does what it say's and Dr. Li Xiuling is to be congratulated on her book. I have recently been told I have angina, so I bought the book. I practised the breathing exercises and angina pains I get shortly after getting up in the morning, no longer occur. Thats after 4 days practice. Similarly, the angiogram I had recently went so much better because as the procedure was carried out I practiced the breathing exercise and was totally relaxed. The book is easy to follow and the diagrammes are quite adequate for the purpose.I can only say that by breathing as she recommends your health will be improved and that must be a bonus to anyone. I recommend the book whole heartily, no pun intended.Old Bill

Actually works.
Was somewhat leary at first, decided to give it a go.
Healing Secrets
Healing with Ki-Kou is another piece in the puzzle for me. Breathing techniques work wonders and this book is chock full. Highly recomended for the health concious. ... Read more

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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
Amazing book!
Randine Lewis has taken all the most valuable information for any woman trying to conceive and condensed it into this extremely comprehensible and succinct book.Offering woman and incredible oppurtunity to heal themselves by understanding in depth how the body works and what they can do to support their fertility journey.I would highly recommend anyone wanting to conceive read this book.

A Must have!
After having a miscarriage at 8 weeks, and having waited for that pregnancy to happen for 12 years, I found comfort in researching as much as possible about dealing with the pain of my loss. Finding this book has made me realize why I have had so much trouble getting pregnant to begin with. It is easy to read and has a step by step explanation on how to apply the Ancient Chinese Medicine and methods in your life-style to be successfully pregnant... naturally. I strongly recommend this book to anyone in search for the "infertility cure". ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Infertility    6. Sterility And Fertility    7. Systems Of Medicine    8. Women's Health - General    9. Health & Fitness / Women's Health    10. Infertility & fertilization    11. Popular medicine   

Subjects:  1. Asian - General    2. Chinese Poetry    3. History and criticism    4. Tang dynasty, 618-907   

Editorial Review

Fifty years of scientific archaeology in the People's Republic of China (PRC) have redefined early Chinese culture. This handsome volume surveys some of the most spectacular recent finds and their role in reshaping the history of civilization in ancient China. The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., teamed up with Kansas City's Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to organize a second extravaganza of unburied treasures, emphasizing discoveries made since their last show in 1974. The more than 175 objects from four historical periods and in numerous media represent important early sites and a diversity of cultures located outside the central Yellow River area--most notably in the south and southwest regions, like the state of Chu. The range is vast, from roughly painted pots about 6,000 years old to lovely clay and marble figures modeling the courtly fashions of 1,000 years ago. The excellent photographs and short texts on individual objects and their excavation sites describe their artistic and historical importance and prompt readers to savor individual artifacts over broad sweeps of history. Linger over a unique pottery basin painted with diagonal lozenges; an over-life-size bronze figure and related heads with strikingly geometrical features; various fantastic creatures in bronze and jade; lacquer bowls and silk garment fragments that have unbelievably survived the centuries; and polychromed Buddhist deities that reveal details like blue mustaches and eyebrows. Read more

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Beautiful book and a big bargain
The paperback edition is unbelievably priced at less than $20 for 584 pages of high quality paper with every photo printed in full color. The editorial reviews says it all. But I just wanted to add that looking at the diversity of artifacts (many of which look surprisingly strange) in the early periods of China's history further I'm further convinced that the modern Han people came from the merging of many ancient cultures. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiquities    2. Antiquities, Prehistoric    3. Archaeology    4. Archaeology / Anthropology    5. Art    6. Asia - China    7. China    8. Civilization    9. Exhibitions    10. History - General    11. National Gallery Of Art - Exhibition Catalogs    12. Prehistoric peoples    13. Ancient World    14. Asian / Middle Eastern history: BCE to c 500 CE    15. Asian archaeology    16. BCE to c 500 CE    17. History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world    18. History of art: c 500 CE to c 1400    19. Oriental art    20. Social Science / Archaeology    21. c 500 CE to c 1000 CE   

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Excellent work.
I'm a Chinese and I was fancinated by it when I was working as a visiting scholar at a Canadian University. I couldn't help buying it for myself when I came back to mainland China later. It's a little expensive to buy it from here, but it's worth it. For me, this book is the most comprehensive and objective history work about modern China that I have seen.

Well-Crafted, comprehensive and accessible
Probably the most useful, one-volume history of Ming and post-Ming China.Well crafted with appropriate profiles of many of the leading players.
the standard by which to measure others
I teach history in an International Baccalaureate public high school in San Diego California.After trying several other texts I have always come back to Spence for my class and my students.Every year some students come away from the unit lost and dumbfounded but more come away excited and intrigued.The chapters that we use from 1911 - 1980 are awesome for our studies which focus on the Cold War.The thoroughness of the research and preciseness of the narrative are awesome examples of historical methodology in them selves.Spence's compelling analysis on top is simply icing on the cake. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Asia - China    3. China    4. China - History - 20th Century    5. History    6. History - General History    7. History: World    8. Qing dynasty, 1644-1912    9. Asian / Middle Eastern history   

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Worsley Followers Pay Attention ...
Unschuld is a scholar, a genuine translator that doesn't leave much to the imagination.His understanding of the cultural contexts (as there are many) in which TCM grew are un-matched in terms of written text.Get his books, if not for the honest look he takes at TCM, but for the fact that his works are the bread and butter of TCM.The gross ignorance of the classics among so called "Doctors of TCM" in the western world is amazing.Don't guess about TCM, either learn to read Chinese or get good translations of the classics.Not pocket translations at a American grade five reading level.If we expect people to view us as Doctors, we should study like one.
Milestone
This book is a milestone for those of us who wish to understand Chinese medicine. As others have noted, this is not a translation of the Su Wen, but a thorough commentary. I consider it a necessary introduction before attempting to read the translation. Once Unschuld's translation is released, I will feel more prepared to grasp the meaning behind the text. Unschuld is an expert in this field and I'm not sure what a previous reviewer meant by self appointed. I think his experience, education, previous works, and position as director of his academic department speak for themselves! If you wish to go deeper into your understanding of the medicine, buy this book!

Lost in the Contradictions of Misunderstanding
Robert Feld is welcome to embrace Unschuld's highly scholarly, hard to read, disjointed text. My primary point is that this is NOT the Nei Jing, it is not the text, it is not readable as such, and it is not a guide for would-be doctors interested in practicing based on Nei Jing. That much should be more clear in the description of the book, but it is not. It should be called "Essays on Nei Jing."Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Medicine    2. Anthropology - General    3. Archaeology / Anthropology    4. Early works to 1800    5. History    6. Medical    7. Medicine, Chinese    8. Medicine, Chinese Traditional    9. Social Science    10. Su wen    11. Third World Development    12. Anthropology    13. Asian studies    14. China    15. History of medicine    16. Social Science / Anthropology / General    17. Traditional medicine & remedies   

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Excellent volume focused on Pre-Xia Chinese history.
Comprehensive text focusing on Pre-Xia Chinese history.This text is actually a slim 300 page volume and best-of-all is available in a .pdf version that is easy to travel with.Text is missing Chinese characters to supplement the Hanyu Pinyin for Chinese terms. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ancient - General    2. Antiquities    3. Antiquities, Prehistoric    4. Archaeology    5. Archaeology / Anthropology    6. Asia - China    7. China    8. Neolithic period    9. Social Science    10. Sociology    11. Asian archaeology    12. Social Science / Archaeology   

Editorial Review

Tibetan Buddhism has one of the most complex iconographies of any religion. Robert Beer, the artist who brought to life the saints of Tibetan Buddhism in Read more

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read Dagyab Rinpoche's Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture
It's a more interesting and authoritative reference for this subject matter. This is due to Rinpoche being a qualified (I emphasise the word 'qualified') Lama and Tibetan scholar. Also at no point does Rinpoche compromise Tibetan Buddhism by giving away restricted information.

The 'Wonderful' Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs!!!
I love this book. Having found it a few years back at a tattoo shop in Santa Cruz, California, I was only able to look at it for a short time but I was able to gain so much knowledge as to the wealth of designs and deep meaning found in Tibetan art. This book stayed in my mind thereafter. Here it is a few years and a couple tattoos later and the book resurfaced on Amazon. Great price, great condition and prompt service.This book is great for one who has interest in Tibetan art and it's symbolic nature.The concepts are well articulated and with each 'type' placed into a different chapter it makes refrencing quite simple. If you are interested, get this book!

Great book
Great book, with lots of details. If you are interested in tibetan handicrafts, here you can get any tibetan design you can imagine. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ancient Oriental Art    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Art, Tibetan    5. Buddhism - General    6. China    7. Criticism    8. Eastern - General    9. General    10. History - General    11. Religion And Art    12. Symbolism in art    13. Themes, motives    14. Tibet    15. ASIA    16. Religion / Buddhism    17. Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication    18. Tibetan   

Subjects:  1. 1613-1917    2. Asia - China    3. China    4. History    5. History - General History    6. History: World    7. Mongols    8. Qing dynasty, 1644-1912    9. Russia    10. Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900    11. History / China    12. c 1600 to c 1700    13. c 1700 to c 1800   

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Sun-Tzu: The Art of War (Classics of Ancient China)
This is an excellent translation of the various known texts including some of the more recent archaeological finds.Ames' preface also provides a valuable context for the writings - historical, cultural and philosophical.His insights into the Chinese culture, both past and present, prepares the reader well for the subsequent translations.The distinctions between western modes of thought, with their deep divisions between the physical and spiritual, are contrasted with the Chinese philosophy of continuous change within all extant things.For them there is no dichotomy - everything is defined by their roles and the ability to understand reality and truth as it is.Also, while I cannot read Chinese, it was cool to have the original writings provided for all the translations.Even if you've read the translations before, this book provides an excellent update to a literary/philosophical classic.

Sun-Tzu: The Art of War, edited by Roger T. Ames
This is the translated version that also includes the original Chinese text. Hence for the reader who can read traditional classic Chinese, one can truly appreciate what Sun-Tzu had achieved. His work is a masterpiece of scholarly literature as well as a demonstration of his military geniusness and insight.
Book review
I have not read other translations of Sun Tzu's "The Art of Warfare,"...in fact, I have not read anything by Sun Tzu.Thus, I had a huge sense of anticipation as I embarked on the legendary text. Yet, I must confess that I was also not expecting much, given that this was a translation.
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Subjects:  1. Early works to 1800    2. Eastern - General    3. History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical    4. Military    5. Military - General    6. Military Science    7. Military Science (General)    8. Military art and science    9. Philosophy    10. Technology    11. Philosophy / Ancient   

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - General    2. Social Science    3. Sociology    4. Sociology - Urban    5. Ancient Greece    6. Ancient Rome    7. China    8. Cities and towns - History    9. Europe    10. Human geography    11. Japan    12. Mesopotamia    13. Middle East    14. Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural    15. Urban communities   

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Great comprehensive introduction to ancient Chinese history.
Volume is in English but has excellent Chinese characters (Hanzi) along with Hanyu Pinyin for Chinese terms.Very comprehensive summary (with photographs) of ancient Chinese History.Only thing missing is a .pdf version because this volume is heavy and difficult to travel with.

Indispensable
I waited a long time to buy this book, being somewhat daunted by its enormous price.When I finally ran across a copy on the used market for a reasonable sum, I picked it up.I could not be more pleased.The quality of the scholarship is sensational, the illustrations are superb.I was especially surprised at the extraordinary volume and quality of the illustrations (albeit all black and white), since I was expecting straight text.There is nothing out there in English that approximates the sophistication, charm, or scholarly depth of this volume.Don't be dissuaded by assertions that it is a difficult read; to the contrary, this is a very accessible and addictive text, even for those with little familiarity in the area of ancient Chinese history. Now I finally had a chance to read this
Cambridge History of China is usually of very high standard, both in terms of historiography and integration of latest scholarly research.Read more

Subjects:  1. Ancient World History    2. Antiquities    3. Asia - China    4. China    5. China - History    6. Civilization    7. History    8. History - General History    9. History: World    10. Medieval    11. To 221 B.C    12. Asian / Middle Eastern history: BCE to c 500 CE    13. China--History--To 221 B.C    14. History / Medieval   

Subjects:  1. 221 B.C.-960 A.D    2. Antiquities    3. Archaeology (General)    4. Archaeology / Anthropology    5. Architecture    6. Asia - China    7. China    8. China - History    9. Civilization    10. General    11. To 221 B.C    12. Ancient World    13. Architecture / General    14. Asian / Middle Eastern history: BCE to c 500 CE    15. Asian archaeology    16. BCE to c 500 CE   

Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit    2. China    3. Exercise    4. Healing - General    5. Martial Arts    6. Medicine, Tibetan    7. Meditation    8. New Age    9. New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit    10. New Age Movement    11. Self-care, Health    12. Tibet    13. Yoga    14. Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts & Self-Defense   

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Ancient Sichuan : Treasures from a Lost Civilization
A fabulous book! I'd give it 10 stars! Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiquities    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Asian    5. China    6. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    7. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum    8. Excavations (Archaeology)    9. History - Ancient & Classical    10. Sanxingdui Site (China)    11. Sichuan Sheng    12. Sichuan Sheng (China)    13. Archaeology and Ancient History    14. Archaeology by period / region    15. Art / History / Asian    16. Art and Architecture    17. Asian and Asian American Studies    18. BCE to c 500 CE    19. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles   

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Unacknowledged contributors
The correct title of the book should read Tantra in Practice (Princeton Readings in Religions) by David Gordon White (Editor), Beavis and Butthead.

The choice of topics misses the heart of tantra
I would not recommend this book since the choice of topics enfogs the subject rather than illuminating it. This collection does indeed have some excellent contributions from leading scholars, but it is the whole package that is disappointing. I was also disappointed with White's own contributions.

Good overview...
World-class scholars ANDRE PADOUX, PAUL E. MULLER-ORTEGA, DOUGLAS R. BROOKS and many others come together to write about Buddhist Tantra, Hindu Tantra, Jain Tantra, and Tantra and Islam in South Asia; //the countries covered are China, India, Japan, Nepal and Tibet.//Read more

Subjects:  1. Hinduism    2. Mysticism    3. Religion    4. Religion - World Religions    5. Tantric Buddhism    6. Tantrism    7. Archaeology and Ancient History    8. Asian and Asian American Studies    9. Asian studies    10. China    11. Collections & anthologies of various literary forms    12. India    13. Japan    14. Literary studies: general    15. Mind, Body, Spirit    16. Nepal    17. Religion / Mysticism    18. Tibet   

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The Dao that can be described is not the real Dao
As an acupuncturist and MD I am certainly interested in ideas about how acupuncture works. But I do not expect someone to tell me that his view of acupuncture is the 'true way' or therefor all other ideas about acupuncture, including the 'meridian' idea and the 'energy' idea are wrong. And that is exactly what Donald Kendall does.
THE FUTURE OF INTEGRATED MEDICINE
"Why does anyone care whether Chinese anatomy and physiology are explained as energy flowing through meridians, or by the circulation of blood, nutrients, other vital substances, and vital air (qi) through the vascular system?The answer to that lies in the moral obligation of every practitioner to provide each patient with the latest medical understanding available.The need to continually search for the truth is the most fundamental principle of science and medicine... Research so far shows that the true concepts of Chinese Medicine operate under known physiological principles, involving the complex organization of the neural, vascular, endocrine,and somatic systems, sustained by the circulation of nutrients, vital substances, and oxygen from vital air."
WOW- The Best English CM Book in At Least a Decade
I'm an acupuncturist, AND an author who puts Chinese medicine (CM) into layman's terms (see PulseMed.org).One of the most difficult things to explain is "What is qi?" and it's not fun responding to objections that Chinese medicine is unscientific or even occultic.Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Medicine    2. General    3. History    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Acupuncture    7. China    8. Medical / General    9. Medicine | Primary Care    10. Traditional medicine & remedies   

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True story of the (so called)Great Wall
Many times we meet Great Wall. However, how many people can distinguish the fact from bubble about the wall? Why was it built? When? For what?This book try to find the relation of the walls between the Wall of theMing and previous 'Walls' including First Emperor's. After you read thisbook, you'll understand what made Chinese build the Wall. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Asia - China    2. Great Wall of China    3. Great Wall of China (China)    4. History    5. History - General History    6. History: World    7. World - General    8. ASIA    9. Ancient World    10. Asian / Middle Eastern history: BCE to c 500 CE    11. Asian studies    12. History / World   

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Worthwhile in Spite of the Hype
I've done various exercise systems over the years and I'd say this one is far beyond all others in terms of giving a workout to the fingers and wrists, major sources of stress in the computer age. It is also a very methodical system, going step by step; for example, one exercise involves the legs, the next adds arm movements, and then another integrates breathing and visualization.
Great book!
I will reccomend this book to anyone! This is one of the best books!

Simply great!

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Subjects:  1. Aging    2. Alternative Therapies    3. China    4. Consumer Health    5. Exercise    6. General    7. Health & Fitness    8. Health/Fitness    9. Healthy Living    10. Medicine, Tibetan    11. Self-care, Health    12. Tibet    13. Health & Fitness / Exercise    14. Mind, Body, Spirit    15. Oriental & Indian philosophy   

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I wish every Chinese could read this book!
Having grown up in mainland China, having read most of the Chinese history books available, and having steeped with all comtemporary arts and media propaganda as well as serious scholar works, I thought that I have a full grasp of the modern Chinese history until I read this book half through, of which I bought the fifth edition several years ago but collecting dust on the book shelf.I could not help to wait the finish of my reading of the whole book but to write this.So far, this is a book I read with such fascination better than reading any book in my life, including those page turner best seller fictions. Originally I picked up to read this book as some kind of obligation to read those books I bought but never opened, following my successes with those Hemingway and Mark Twain, and pessimistically planned to spend the rest of July to finish it, and this was only three days ago and I'm already half through.When I read this book for the past few days, I cannot help to notice the connections between the events in the past and those events more recently.For example, Kang You-Wei's reform and four modernization; Tai Ping Tiang Guo and the lang reform of the 50's; the list goes on.Overall, I highly recommend anyone, especially those of us oversee Chinese from mainland China, to read this book.I will be anxious to know whether any attempt has been made to translate this book into Chinese so that every Chinese could read it.Not knowing the difference between the fifth and the sixth edition, I would offer a suggestion to consider for the seventh edition:to add a list of Chinese for those names used in the text, since it's very hard to remember all the names in the out dated old spelling, in addition to correspond each with the correct Chinese name.

A classic- indispensable!
I recently took a course on the history of modern China in university, which covered the era spanning from the late Qing to 21st century. Initially I was rather daunted by the size and thickness of this book, but I ended up reading this book 3 times by the end of the course because it was so readable. Immanuel Hsu's analysis is clear and obviously up to par. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is taking a similar course. If you're keen to understand China particularly in the light of current affairs, you need to know about its recent history as well. There is no better place to start than with "The Rise of China" by Immanuel Hsu.

Excellent work by one of the best scholars of Modern Chinese History
This is the best single-volume history of Modern China that you could own.It covers thehistory of China from the Ch'ing (Qing) dynasty to the emergence of China as a global superpower at the beginning of the 21st century.Scholarly, yet immensely readable. This work will remain a lasting memorial to Professor Hs�, a preeminent scholar of Modern Chinese History, whom I had the great privilege to know. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Asia - China    3. China    4. Far East    5. History    6. History - General History    7. History: World    8. Modern - General    9. Qing dynasty, 1644-1912    10. Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900    11. Asian / Middle Eastern history: from c 1900 -    12. History / China    13. History, World | Asian    14. Modern period, c 1500 onwards