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The most widely read military classic in human history, The Art of Warfare is the seminal work on the philosophy of warfare. But only in 1972, when Chinese archaeologists unearthed a cache of manuscr
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Historical, nutritional, and culinary information about East Asia's most important soybean food accompanies over five hundred recipes for dishes using its seven varieties
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If you're a parent, you may have already discovered the dearth of literature on a very important period in your child's life: ages two to five, known as the preschool years. The first book of its kind
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