Traditional Chinese Stories : Themes and Variations Danny Dorling and the person he loves

and the person he loves more than anyone else

The blades start moving in sixty seconds

Blending personal and often hilarious anecdotes with presciptive advice for rediscovering your creative self

Sun-tzu's Art of War is arguably the most famous study of strategy ever written

With danger at every twist and turn

Traditional Chinese Stories : Themes and Variations Danny Dorling and the person he lovesSynopsis: For centuries the Chinese referred to their fiction as hsiao shuo, etymologically meaning "roadside gossip" or "small talk," and held it in low regard compared to classical poetry and drama. Not until the 20th century was the Chinese story internationally recognized as a beautiful and vital expression of the Chinese spirit. Spanning the former Han dynasty (206 B. C. A. D. 8) to the early Republican years, these 61 selected stories represent