Author of "Su Shu": Huang Shigong/ Ding Minxiang Publisher: China Overseas Chinese Publishing House

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The Book of Su: Understanding the Successful Wisdom in the Book of Success is a magical secret book that only the right person can teach. It is the forbidden fruit of wisdom, the military strategy for governing people, and the manual for success. The Book of Su is an ancient book of success. It is said that it was given to Zhang Liang by the hermit Huang Shigong, who assisted Liu Bang in pacifying the world with this book. The original text of the Book of Su is not long, with only more than a thousand words, which is somewhat similar to the "quotations" of later generations. In such a short space, it fully expresses the four major ideological systems of self-cultivation, dealing with people, leadership strategies, and governing the country, which can be said to be profound. Later generations praised the Book of Su as "the first strange book of Chinese strategy", "the forbidden fruit of wisdom, the military strategy for governing people, and the manual for success". In order to let readers more deeply appreciate the wisdom of the Book of Su, the Book of Su: Understanding the Successful Wisdom in the Book of Success adopts the authoritative text of the Book of Su in the Complete Library of Four Branches of Literature. Referring to the annotations of Zhang Shangying, a famous minister in the Song Dynasty, and Wang Shi, a commentator in the Qing Dynasty, this book provides readers with the original text, and draws on the strengths of many schools of thought to provide a simple and popular translation, a wonderful and appropriate evaluation, and a more in-depth extended reading for the original text. It integrates knowledge, philosophy, storytelling, and practicality, and makes a vivid exposition of the profound wisdom and strategies of "Su Shu" in terms of being a person, dealing with the world, the workplace, and management, and guides readers to fully and deeply understand the wisdom of success in this legendary book. The book has a very accurate grasp of human nature, a subtle observation of the laws of change of things, and just the right advice on life strategies. Reading "Su Shu: Understanding the Wisdom of Success in the Legendary Book" will make you feel like you have suddenly realized something.