Review: Books: PHILOSOPHY: Chicken broth for the soul? No thanks: Confucius From the Heart: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern World Yu Dan Macmillan pounds 14.99, pp188
No wonder [Yu Dan] has struck a chord. Her book tells people how to achieve inner peace through the wisdom of Confucius and a medley of Buddhist, Daoist and Christian teaching. Some say she has given them "chicken broth for the soul". Her book has sold more than 10m copies in China, making...
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| Published in | The Observer (London) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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London (UK)
Guardian News & Media Limited
17.05.2009
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| Summary: | No wonder [Yu Dan] has struck a chord. Her book tells people how to achieve inner peace through the wisdom of Confucius and a medley of Buddhist, Daoist and Christian teaching. Some say she has given them "chicken broth for the soul". Her book has sold more than 10m copies in China, making her the country's "most famous woman". |
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| ISSN: | 0029-7712 |