CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART 1 WISDOM IN ACTION
1. Jade Sculpture
2. The Missing Seal
3. 1 Am Coming
4. Ransom Price
5. Woman in Black
6. The Babies' Chapel
7. Lie Detector
8. The Wedding of the River-God
9. Kidnapping
10. Sailing Under False Colors
PART 11 EDUCATION, ETHICS AND FAMILY VALUES
11. The Uncrowned King
Childhood and Family
Self-Education
An Exemplary Teacher
The Gentleman
Involvement in Politics
The Wandering Master
Last Days
12. Father Talks
Child Education
Family Relationship
Marriage and Companionship
Study
Success in Life
13. Virtuous Mothers
Neighborhood
The Loom
Privacy at Home
The Right Thing to Do
Armchair General
Old Wound
Snake with Twin Heads
Portrait of My Mother
14. No Joking Matter
To Kill A Pig
Filial Thoughts
Chanting
General Wu Qi
Beggar's Excuse
Mother's Milk
Found and Lost
Four Times Seven
PART 111 WIT, WILL AND THE ART OF WINNING
15. The Art of Competition
Organization and Leadership
Careful Planning
The Best Way of Winning
Positioning
Strategy and Tactics
Deception
Information Gathering
16. Revenge Is Sweet
17. The Battle of the Red Cliff
18. QuickWits
The Horse
The Fiddle
Forestallment
Sheepskin
Trees
Wine
Elephant
Rat Bites
PART IV LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RE-
LATIONS
19. The Art of Management
Burning Letters
Self-Discipline
Human Head for a Loan
When the Water is Too Clean
Delegating Authority
Large-Mindedness
The Domain of Prime Minister
Economic Weapon
Trees
Drum Beat
20. Human Resources
A Frightened Bird
Wifely Wisdom
Recommendanon
Dead Horse
The Scope of Duty
Balance of Power
Rats in a Temple
Responsibility
The Army Etiquette
Calibre
21. The Prime Minister
Reward or No Reward
Famine Relief
The Haughty Coachman
Redeeming a Slave
The Interpretation of a Dream
Power of Repartee
Confucius Embarrassed
Killing Three Birds with One Stone
22. A Wily Rabbit
Out of Hiding
The More the Merrier
A Dog and Cock Show
Swearing by Death
Sword Song
Burning the Books
Three Burrows
Forgive and Forget
PART V LOVE, SEX AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT
23. Sexual Harassment
A Ribbon-Ripping Banquet
Sense and Sensibility
Memory Kept Green
24. The Sex Life of Chinese Emperors
25. Song of Everlasting Sorrow
A Captivating Beauty
Lady Yang's Temper
The Tatar General
The Schemer
The Rebellion
The Death of a Beauty
26. Pretty Woman
PART VJ AMBITION, ABILITY AND HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY
27 Aliens of Distinguished Abilities
A Radical Reformer
A Super Diplomat
Man with a Silvery Tongue
A Spy Engineer '
28. A Merchant's Investment
29. The Assassin
30. Mind Over Matter
The Foolish Old Man Who Removed The Mountains
A Native of Yan
The Missing Axe
The Easiest
The Power of Hearsay
Faith
PART VII THE END, THE MEANS AND THE GOLDEN
MEAN
31. The Builder and the Destroyer
Birth Pangs of a Unified Country
The Mastermind
Mass Murder
The Great Wall
House of Death
32. When a Deer is a Horse
Succession Intrigue
Fratricide
The End of Li Si
A Deer for a Horse
33. Short and Sweet
Shield and Spear
Lost Horse
Double Standards
Truth and Trust
Self-Consciousness
Meditation
Dutch Courage
A Helping Hand
PART Vlll APTITUDE, ATTITUDE AND DESTINY
34 Dinner at Hongmen
A Born Warrior
A Village Chief
A Narrow Escape
35. Two Interviews
The Education of a Young Elite
The Promotion of a Foot Soldier
36. Farewell, My Concubine
The Battle of Yingyang
The Genius of Han Xin
Chance of a Liferime
Farewell, My Concubine
37. A Victor's Reflecrions
A New Epoch
Fall from Grace
Return of the Native
38. The Art of Flattery
Three Artists
One Hundred Honeyed Phrase.
Heavenly Design
Ladies of Jin
The Handsome Man
PART IX POLITICS: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
39. The Devil Inside
A Stern Tutor
A Profligate Ruler
The Power of Eunuchs
Assassination Plot
A Weakling
40. The Seduction of a Ming General
Nurhaci Versus the Ming Dynasty
The Deathtrap
Sinicization
Gentle Persuasion
A Mother's Rage
41. The Last Chinese Emperor
42. The Beauty or the Empire
PARTX THE WAY TO PEACE
43. The Art of Living
Be Humble
Be Gentle and Compassionate
Do Not Have Too Many Desires
Do Not Be Too Selfish
Do Not Be Too Sure
Withdraw in Good Time
Good Government
44. E.T.
The Woman in the Picture
The Thunder God
EPILOGUE
A Note on Pronunciation
Acknowledgements
Chart: Dynasties in Chinese History
Map of China
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