Wei: 607 books
A Savage War
A Military History of the Civil War
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018
How the Civil War changed the face of war
The Civil War represented a momentous change in the character of war. It combined the projection of military might across a continent on a scale never before seen with an unprecedented mass mobilization of peoples. Yet despite the revolutionizing aspects...
West Pointers and the Civil War
The Old Army in War and Peace
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
Most Civil War generals were graduates of West Point, and many of them helped transform the U.S. Army from what was little better than an armed mob that performed poorly during the War of 1812 into the competent fighting force that won the Mexican War. Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh demonstrates how the "old...
by Yuan Wei
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
Wei Yuan was a Chinese scholar from Shaoyang, Hunan. He moved to Yangzhou in 1831, where he remained for the rest of his life. He is best known for writing Military history of the Qing Dynasty , a narrative work on the Opium War, and Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms , which consisted of Western material collected by Lin Zexu during and after the First Opium War.
The Lyrical in Epic Time
Modern Chinese Intellectuals and Artists Through the 1949 Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
In this book, David Der-wei Wang uses the lyrical to rethink the dynamics of Chinese modernity. Although the form may seem unusual for representing China's social and political crises in the mid-twentieth century, Wang contends that national cataclysm and mass movements intensified Chinese lyricism...
The Valley Spirit
A Female Story of Daoist Cultivation Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
A young woman, Lindsey Wei, graduates from high school in America and sets out to find her roots in China, questing for who she is and where her life path belongs. She discovers in herself a skill for martial arts and seeks the hidden knowledge of meditation. After three years of study in various...
by Sun Tzu, Wu Qi, Wei Liao
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Written between 500 BCE and 700 CE, these seven texts have inspired generals for millennia, both in China and the wider world. Featuring Sun Tzu's The Art of War, this new translation brings to light the military masterpieces of ancient China. These seven texts display an understanding of strategy...
by Wei Wei, Wuxiang Zhu, Guiping Lin
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Approaching Business Models from an Economic Perspective examines business model logic and explores the model from different aspects including definition, design, functionality, elements, and self-sustaining logic. It explains the essence and core elements of a business model and unlocks its mysteries,...
by Wei Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Originally published in 1987, two years before the Tiananmen Square protests, Zhang Wei's award-winning novel is the story of three generations of the Sui, Zhao, and Li families living in the fictional northern town of Wali during China's troubled postliberation years.
Spanning four decades...
Visual Basic 2005 Jumpstart
Make Your Move Now from VB6 to VB 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2005
Okay, all you VB6 developers--time's up. As of March 2005, Microsoft no longer supports this version of Visual Basic. And you can't blame them. Three years ago, they introduced the .NET Framework--an elegant, powerful platform--along with the new component-based VB.NET language. But roughly five million...
by Wei-Meng Lee
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2011
Create must-have applications for the latest Android OS
The Android OS is a popular and flexible platform for many of today's most in-demand mobile devices. This full-color guide offers you a hands-on introduction to creating Android applications for the latest mobile devices. Veteran author...
Chi Kung for Women's Health and Sexual Vitality
A Handbook of Simple Exercises and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2014
A guide to restoring women’s reproductive health and maintaining sexual desire
• Includes fully illustrated instructions for Chi Kung exercises to clear energetic blockages, tone the female reproductive organs, prevent uterine cancer, and restore sexual vitality
• Explains how...
Cosmic Astrology
An East-West Guide to Your Internal Energy Persona
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2012
Combining Chinese Taoist astrology, Western zodiac astrology, and birth destiny cards to develop your innate talents and transform your negative traits
• Includes charts to discover your Chinese animal year, your Western zodiac sun sign, your moon sign, and your birth destiny card as well...
Sealing of the Five Senses
Advanced Practices for Becoming a Taoist Immortal
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
An illustrated guide to follow the path to the Immortal Tao
• Reveals the 9 inner alchemy formulas for the Sealing of the Five Senses practice, including strengthening the senses and activating the Thrusting Channels
• Explores how abuse of the senses leads to energy loss and degradation,...
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Yoga
8 Weeks to Strength, Awareness, and Flexibility
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
An Easy, Accessible Yoga Program for Health & Wellness
Are you looking for a new health practice to enhance your day-to-day routines? Have you been interested in trying out yoga, but are too intimidated by the seemingly fancy and challenging poses? The Harvard Medical School Guide to Yoga...