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  • The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature

    Edited by Mark Bender, Victor Mair ...
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    "On your feet, soldier!” Colonel Bender is going to see if you've got what it takes to excel—at work, in your personal life, and in any area where you're not reaching your full potential. If the strategies presented in this book can mean the difference between life and death in a battle situation—and they often do—then you can bet that they're powerful enough to help you achieve spectacular ... Read more

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  • The Nuosu Book of Origins

    A Creation Epic from Southwest China

    Translated by Mark Bender, Aku Wuwu ...
    Series series Studies on Ethnic Groups in China
    Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295745701The Nuosu people, who were once overlords of vast tracts of farmland and forest in the uplands of southern Sichuan and neighboring provinces, are the largest division of the Yi ethnic group in southwest China. Their creation epic plots the origins of the cosmos, the sky and earth, and the living beings of land and water. This translation is a rare ... Read more

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