50 Books like American Shaolin

Muay Thai

by Michael Goodison • 2016

Modern life buries truth in comfort. In a Muay Thai ring, pain digs it back up.

4.24

138

🥊 Combat Sports ✈️ Travel Memoir 🥋 Martial Arts Memoir 🌑 Embracing Suffering 🤼 Fighting Philosophy

Muay Thai 95%

Modern life buries truth in comfort. In a Muay Thai ring, pain digs it back up.

by Michael Goodison 2016

4.24

138 ratings

🥊 Combat Sports ✈️ Travel Memoir 🥋 Martial Arts Memoir 🌑 Embracing Suffering 🤼 Fighting Philosophy

I Stand Corrected

by Eden Collinsworth • 2014

When a Western etiquette expert tried to teach China about manners, China politely corrected her.

3.20

188

🏢 Business Etiquette 🇨🇳 Modern China 📖 China Memoir 🗣️ Cultural Fluency 📜 Confucian Values

I Stand Corrected 93%

When a Western etiquette expert tried to teach China about manners, China politely corrected her.

by Eden Collinsworth 2014

3.20

188 ratings

🏢 Business Etiquette 🇨🇳 Modern China 📖 China Memoir 🗣️ Cultural Fluency 📜 Confucian Values

Dreaming in Chinese

by Deborah Fallows • 2010

Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.

3.63

2k+

📖 Language Memoirs 🏮 Chinese Culture 🧠 Linguistic Relativity 🗣️ Everyday Linguistics 🎓 Language Acquisition

Dreaming in Chinese 93%

Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.

by Deborah Fallows 2010

3.63

2k+ ratings

📖 Language Memoirs 🏮 Chinese Culture 🧠 Linguistic Relativity 🗣️ Everyday Linguistics 🎓 Language Acquisition

Lost on Planet China

by J. Maarten Troost • 2008

No Mandarin. One backpack. A country where one city adds 150,000 cars a year.

3.77

12k+

🧳 Travel Memoirs 🇨🇳 China Travel 😏 Wry Humor 👁️ Cultural Observation 🏗️ Rapid Urbanization

Lost on Planet China 93%

No Mandarin. One backpack. A country where one city adds 150,000 cars a year.

by J. Maarten Troost 2008

3.77

12k+ ratings

🧳 Travel Memoirs 🇨🇳 China Travel 😏 Wry Humor 👁️ Cultural Observation 🏗️ Rapid Urbanization

Red Scarf Girl

by Ji-li Jiang • 1997

A Shanghai schoolgirl's life shatters when she discovers her family is branded a class enemy.

3.80

18k+

🇨🇳 Chinese History 🏮 Cultural Revolution 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir ⚖️ Political Persecution 🕊️ Loss Of Innocence

Red Scarf Girl 93%

A Shanghai schoolgirl's life shatters when she discovers her family is branded a class enemy.

by Ji-li Jiang 1997

3.80

18k+ ratings

🇨🇳 Chinese History 🏮 Cultural Revolution 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir ⚖️ Political Persecution 🕊️ Loss Of Innocence

Beyond the Sky and the Earth

by Jamie Zeppa • 1999

Teaching in a Himalayan village, she learns Buddhism, political danger, and the slow art of arrival.

4.16

4k+

🏔️ Bhutan 😵‍💫 Culture Shock 🧑‍🏫 Teaching Abroad 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌄 Himalayan Memoirs

Beyond the Sky and the Earth 93%

Teaching in a Himalayan village, she learns Buddhism, political danger, and the slow art of arrival.

by Jamie Zeppa 1999

4.16

4k+ ratings

🏔️ Bhutan 😵‍💫 Culture Shock 🧑‍🏫 Teaching Abroad 🧘 Buddhist Practice 🌄 Himalayan Memoirs

On the Warrior's Path

by Daniele Bolelli • 2003

Martial arts are a philosophy written on the body. Fighting is just the first chapter.

4.11

557

🥋 Martial Arts Philosophy ⚔️ Warrior Archetypes 🧘 Embodied Wisdom 🥊 Combat Sports ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy

On the Warrior's Path 92%

Martial arts are a philosophy written on the body. Fighting is just the first chapter.

by Daniele Bolelli 2003

4.11

557 ratings

🥋 Martial Arts Philosophy ⚔️ Warrior Archetypes 🧘 Embodied Wisdom 🥊 Combat Sports ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy

Little Angels

by Phra Peter Pannapadipo • 2005

Most Thai novice monks did not choose the monastery. Hunger chose for them.

3.94

135

🧘 Thai Buddhism 🏯 Buddhist Monasticism 📿 Monastic Life 🎙️ Oral History ☸️ Theravada Tradition

Little Angels 92%

Most Thai novice monks did not choose the monastery. Hunger chose for them.

by Phra Peter Pannapadipo 2005

3.94

135 ratings

🧘 Thai Buddhism 🏯 Buddhist Monasticism 📿 Monastic Life 🎙️ Oral History ☸️ Theravada Tradition

The Karate Way

by Dave Lowry • 2009

Black belt is a learner's permit. Real karate is daily, invisible work on who you become.

4.19

124

🥋 Traditional Martial Arts ☯️ Martial Arts Philosophy 🛤️ Lifelong Practice 🧠 Mind-Body Practice 🪷 Zen Buddhism

The Karate Way 92%

Black belt is a learner's permit. Real karate is daily, invisible work on who you become.

by Dave Lowry 2009

4.19

124 ratings

🥋 Traditional Martial Arts ☯️ Martial Arts Philosophy 🛤️ Lifelong Practice 🧠 Mind-Body Practice 🪷 Zen Buddhism

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost

by Rachel Friedman • 2011

A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.

3.80

4k+

🎒 Solo Female Travel 🗺️ Coming Of Age Travel 🏕️ Backpacking Memoirs 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🌍 Cultural Immersion

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost Summary

The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost 92%

A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.

by Rachel Friedman 2011

3.80

4k+ ratings

🎒 Solo Female Travel 🗺️ Coming Of Age Travel 🏕️ Backpacking Memoirs 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🌍 Cultural Immersion

The Monks and Me

by Mary Paterson • 2012

Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.

3.75

492

🪷 Zen Buddhism ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌍 Engaged Buddhism 🌱 Transforming Suffering

The Monks and Me 92%

Forty days at Plum Village: breathing, walking, and the slow work of getting out of your own way.

by Mary Paterson 2012

3.75

492 ratings

🪷 Zen Buddhism ✍️ Spiritual Memoir 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌍 Engaged Buddhism 🌱 Transforming Suffering

Tao of Jeet Kune Do

by Bruce Lee • 1975

A martial art without a style can fit all styles: Bruce Lee's manual for adaptive combat.

4.36

9k+

🥋 Martial Arts Philosophy 🥊 Mixed Martial Arts 🧘 Zen Buddhism 💨 Ego Dissolution ⚡ Spontaneous Action

Tao of Jeet Kune Do 92%

A martial art without a style can fit all styles: Bruce Lee's manual for adaptive combat.

by Bruce Lee 1975

4.36

9k+ ratings

🥋 Martial Arts Philosophy 🥊 Mixed Martial Arts 🧘 Zen Buddhism 💨 Ego Dissolution ⚡ Spontaneous Action

Striking Thoughts

by Bruce Lee • 2000

All fixed styles trap you: Bruce Lee's radical case for living with no single way.

4.25

3k+

🥋 Martial Arts Philosophy ☯️ Taoism 🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧘 Mindfulness ✨ Authentic Living

Striking Thoughts 92%

All fixed styles trap you: Bruce Lee's radical case for living with no single way.

by Bruce Lee 2000

4.25

3k+ ratings

🥋 Martial Arts Philosophy ☯️ Taoism 🧘 Zen Buddhism 🧘 Mindfulness ✨ Authentic Living

Zen in the Art of Archery

by Eugen Herrigel • 1948

A German learns archery in Japan: the arrow fires itself only when the ego steps aside.

3.98

17k+

🧘 Zen Buddhism 📜 Eastern Philosophy 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🎯 Zen And The Arts 🍃 Effortless Action

Zen in the Art of Archery 92%

A German learns archery in Japan: the arrow fires itself only when the ego steps aside.

by Eugen Herrigel 1948

3.98

17k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 📜 Eastern Philosophy 📖 Spiritual Memoir 🎯 Zen And The Arts 🍃 Effortless Action

Brilliant Moon

by Dilgo Khyentse • 2008

He walked out of Tibet with goats and monks, then became the Dalai Lama's teacher.

4.48

132

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Spiritual Biography 🔀 Rimé Movement 🔴 Nyingma Tradition 🌀 Dzogchen Teachings

Brilliant Moon 91%

He walked out of Tibet with goats and monks, then became the Dalai Lama's teacher.

by Dilgo Khyentse 2008

4.48

132 ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Spiritual Biography 🔀 Rimé Movement 🔴 Nyingma Tradition 🌀 Dzogchen Teachings

Karate-Do

by Gichin Funakoshi • 1981

From sickly child to karate's global ambassador: a master's own story of hard and soft.

4.24

2k+

🥋 Karate Philosophy ⛩️ Japanese Budo 📜 Kata Practice 🛡️ Self-Defense Training 🧘 Mind-Body Integration

Karate-Do 91%

From sickly child to karate's global ambassador: a master's own story of hard and soft.

by Gichin Funakoshi 1981

4.24

2k+ ratings

🥋 Karate Philosophy ⛩️ Japanese Budo 📜 Kata Practice 🛡️ Self-Defense Training 🧘 Mind-Body Integration

Meetings With Remarkable Men

by G.I. Gurdjieff • 1960

A young seeker crosses Central Asia, finding teachers who upend everything he thought he knew.

4.10

3k+

📜 Spiritual Memoir 🔮 Esoteric Traditions 🕉️ Wisdom Traditions 🧘 Inner Search 🛤️ Fourth Way

Meetings With Remarkable Men 91%

A young seeker crosses Central Asia, finding teachers who upend everything he thought he knew.

by G.I. Gurdjieff 1960

4.10

3k+ ratings

📜 Spiritual Memoir 🔮 Esoteric Traditions 🕉️ Wisdom Traditions 🧘 Inner Search 🛤️ Fourth Way

Be Water, My Friend

by Shannon Lee • 2020

Bruce Lee’s philosophy of fluidity turned into daily practices for resilience and self-discovery.

4.17

8k+

🧘 Eastern Wisdom 🥋 Martial Arts Wisdom 💧 Adaptability 🫗 Beginner's Mind 🪞 Self-Knowledge

Be Water, My Friend 91%

Bruce Lee’s philosophy of fluidity turned into daily practices for resilience and self-discovery.

by Shannon Lee 2020

4.17

8k+ ratings

🧘 Eastern Wisdom 🥋 Martial Arts Wisdom 💧 Adaptability 🫗 Beginner's Mind 🪞 Self-Knowledge

The Way of Aikido

by George Leonard • 1999

Centering, blending, and the art of winning without harm: aikido lessons for life beyond the dojo.

4.12

330

🥋 Aikido ⚔️ Martial Arts Philosophy 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌱 Adversity Transformation

The Way of Aikido 91%

Centering, blending, and the art of winning without harm: aikido lessons for life beyond the dojo.

by George Leonard 1999

4.12

330 ratings

🥋 Aikido ⚔️ Martial Arts Philosophy 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌱 Adversity Transformation

Luohan Qigong. Treasure for health

by Jose Beneyto • 2017

Turn your body, breath, and mind into a single engine for health: the Luohan Qigong method.

🧘 Qigong Practice 🏥 Traditional Chinese Medicine ⚡ Energy Cultivation 💨 Breathing Techniques 🥋 Internal Martial Arts

Luohan Qigong. Treasure for health Summary

Luohan Qigong. Treasure for health 91%

Turn your body, breath, and mind into a single engine for health: the Luohan Qigong method.

by Jose Beneyto 2017

🧘 Qigong Practice 🏥 Traditional Chinese Medicine ⚡ Energy Cultivation 💨 Breathing Techniques 🥋 Internal Martial Arts

Zen in the Martial Arts

by Joe Hyams • 1979

A black belt reveals how the dojo teaches patience, conquers fear, and builds a life philosophy.

4.19

4k+

🥋 Martial Arts Philosophy 🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌬️ Breathing Exercises 🔄 Process Focus

Zen in the Martial Arts 91%

A black belt reveals how the dojo teaches patience, conquers fear, and builds a life philosophy.

by Joe Hyams 1979

4.19

4k+ ratings

🥋 Martial Arts Philosophy 🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌬️ Breathing Exercises 🔄 Process Focus

Bangkok Days

by Lawrence Osborne • 2009

Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.

3.41

1k+

📖 Literary Travel Writing 🧳 Expat Life 🌏 Cultural Dislocation 🏚️ Urban Decay 🏃 Exile And Escape

Bangkok Days 91%

Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.

by Lawrence Osborne 2009

3.41

1k+ ratings

📖 Literary Travel Writing 🧳 Expat Life 🌏 Cultural Dislocation 🏚️ Urban Decay 🏃 Exile And Escape

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys

by Simon Reeve • 2018

Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.

4.34

6k+

🗺️ Travel Memoirs 📰 Travel Journalism ⛰️ Adventure Travel 🌍 Geopolitics Travel 💪 Resilience Narratives

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys Summary

Step By Step The Life In My Journeys 91%

Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.

by Simon Reeve 2018

4.34

6k+ ratings

🗺️ Travel Memoirs 📰 Travel Journalism ⛰️ Adventure Travel 🌍 Geopolitics Travel 💪 Resilience Narratives

Bruce Lee

by Bruce Lee • 1998

Bruce Lee's training logs: the isometric holds, circuits, and stretches behind his speed and power.

4.25

2k+

🥋 Martial Arts Training 🏋️ Strength Training 💪 Functional Fitness 🧱 Isometric Training 🥗 Athlete Nutrition

Bruce Lee 91%

Bruce Lee's training logs: the isometric holds, circuits, and stretches behind his speed and power.

by Bruce Lee 1998

4.25

2k+ ratings

🥋 Martial Arts Training 🏋️ Strength Training 💪 Functional Fitness 🧱 Isometric Training 🥗 Athlete Nutrition

Abroad in Japan

by Chris Broad • 2023

He went to rural Japan to teach English. A missile alert at dawn changed everything.

4.11

23k+

🏞️ Rural Japan 📚 Teaching Abroad 🍜 Japanese Food 😳 Culture Shock 🌏 Expat Life

Abroad in Japan 91%

He went to rural Japan to teach English. A missile alert at dawn changed everything.

by Chris Broad 2023

4.11

23k+ ratings

🏞️ Rural Japan 📚 Teaching Abroad 🍜 Japanese Food 😳 Culture Shock 🌏 Expat Life

The Book of Six Rings

by Jock Brocas • 2011

Traditional martial arts were never just physical. Their real purpose was to awaken the sixth sense.

3.80

🥋 Martial Arts Philosophy ⚡ Energy Work 🔮 Psychic Development 🧿 Intuition Training ⛩️ Traditional Budo

The Book of Six Rings 91%

Traditional martial arts were never just physical. Their real purpose was to awaken the sixth sense.

by Jock Brocas 2011

3.80

30 ratings

🥋 Martial Arts Philosophy ⚡ Energy Work 🔮 Psychic Development 🧿 Intuition Training ⛩️ Traditional Budo

A Search In Secret India

by Paul Brunton • 1934

A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.

4.28

2k+

🗺️ Spiritual Travelogue 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Practices 🤔 Spiritual Skepticism 🧭 Western Seeker

A Search In Secret India 91%

A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.

by Paul Brunton 1934

4.28

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Spiritual Travelogue 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Practices 🤔 Spiritual Skepticism 🧭 Western Seeker

Walking to Listen

by Andrew Forsthoefel • 2017

He crossed America on foot carrying a sign that invited conversation. Strangers told him everything.

3.88

3k+

🚶 Cross-Country Walking 📖 Travel Memoir 🇺🇸 American Pilgrimage 👂 Deep Listening 🤝 Stranger Encounters

Walking to Listen 91%

He crossed America on foot carrying a sign that invited conversation. Strangers told him everything.

by Andrew Forsthoefel 2017

3.88

3k+ ratings

🚶 Cross-Country Walking 📖 Travel Memoir 🇺🇸 American Pilgrimage 👂 Deep Listening 🤝 Stranger Encounters

Spirit Run

by Noé Álvarez • 2020

He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.

3.50

5k+

🏃 Running Memoirs 🌿 Indigenous Spirituality 🧳 Immigrant Experience 🧬 Generational Trauma 🏔️ Ultrarunning

Spirit Run 91%

He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.

by Noé Álvarez 2020

3.50

5k+ ratings

🏃 Running Memoirs 🌿 Indigenous Spirituality 🧳 Immigrant Experience 🧬 Generational Trauma 🏔️ Ultrarunning

The Barefoot Lawyer

by Chen Guangcheng • 2013

Blind and under house arrest, he crawled seven hours through Chinese fields to escape.

4.29

450

🏛️ Chinese Politics ✊ Dissident Memoirs ⚖️ Human Rights In China 🌱 Grassroots Activism 🔒 Authoritarian Regimes

The Barefoot Lawyer 91%

Blind and under house arrest, he crawled seven hours through Chinese fields to escape.

by Chen Guangcheng 2013

4.29

450 ratings

🏛️ Chinese Politics ✊ Dissident Memoirs ⚖️ Human Rights In China 🌱 Grassroots Activism 🔒 Authoritarian Regimes

Barbarian Days

by William Finnegan • 2015

Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.

4.28

41k+

🌊 Surf Culture 🏄 Surf Travel 📖 Literary Memoir 🌀 Obsessive Pursuits 🌺 Coming Of Age

Barbarian Days 91%

Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.

by William Finnegan 2015

4.28

41k+ ratings

🌊 Surf Culture 🏄 Surf Travel 📖 Literary Memoir 🌀 Obsessive Pursuits 🌺 Coming Of Age

Uncaged

by Frank Shamrock • 2012

Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.

3.65

🥋 Mma History 🚪 Childhood Abuse 🩹 Abuse Recovery ⚔️ Warrior Mindset 🏡 Adoption And Belonging

Uncaged 91%

Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.

by Frank Shamrock 2012

3.65

96 ratings

🥋 Mma History 🚪 Childhood Abuse 🩹 Abuse Recovery ⚔️ Warrior Mindset 🏡 Adoption And Belonging

Vagabonding

by Rolf Potts • 2002

Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.

3.95

28k+

🧳 Long-Term Travel 🐢 Slow Travel 📖 Travel Philosophy 🏠 Minimalist Living 🌍 Cultural Immersion

Vagabonding 91%

Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.

by Rolf Potts 2002

3.95

28k+ ratings

🧳 Long-Term Travel 🐢 Slow Travel 📖 Travel Philosophy 🏠 Minimalist Living 🌍 Cultural Immersion

Little Princes

by Conor Grennan • 2011

To impress a girl, he volunteered at a Nepali orphanage. The children were not orphans.

4.26

24k+

🪢 Child Trafficking 🌍 Humanitarian Work 🎒 Volunteering Abroad 🫂 Family Reunification ⛰️ Mountain Expeditions

Little Princes 91%

To impress a girl, he volunteered at a Nepali orphanage. The children were not orphans.

by Conor Grennan 2011

4.26

24k+ ratings

🪢 Child Trafficking 🌍 Humanitarian Work 🎒 Volunteering Abroad 🫂 Family Reunification ⛰️ Mountain Expeditions

Eat, Pray, Love

by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2006

Italy for pleasure. India for prayer. Bali to see if the two can coexist.

3.65

1.9M+

✈️ Travel Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🎒 Solo Female Travel 🍝 Food And Travel 🧘 Meditation Practice

Eat, Pray, Love 91%

Italy for pleasure. India for prayer. Bali to see if the two can coexist.

by Elizabeth Gilbert 2006

3.65

1.9M+ ratings

✈️ Travel Memoir 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 🎒 Solo Female Travel 🍝 Food And Travel 🧘 Meditation Practice

The Secret Piano

by Zhu Xiao-Mei • 2007

Mao's labor camps couldn't silence her Bach. The Paris debut came at 46.

4.01

3k+

🎹 Classical Music 🏮 Cultural Revolution 🎵 Music And Survival ✊ Art As Resistance 🌱 Late Career Rebirth

The Secret Piano 91%

Mao's labor camps couldn't silence her Bach. The Paris debut came at 46.

by Zhu Xiao-Mei 2007

4.01

3k+ ratings

🎹 Classical Music 🏮 Cultural Revolution 🎵 Music And Survival ✊ Art As Resistance 🌱 Late Career Rebirth

Mao's America

by Xi Van Fleet • 2023

Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.

4.42

560

🏮 Maoist China 🕯️ Survivor Testimony ⚖️ Totalitarian Parallels 🎭 Identity Politics Critique 🌏 Cultural Comparison

Mao's America 90%

Mao's Red Guards burned the books of her childhood. Now she watches America strike the match.

by Xi Van Fleet 2023

4.42

560 ratings

🏮 Maoist China 🕯️ Survivor Testimony ⚖️ Totalitarian Parallels 🎭 Identity Politics Critique 🌏 Cultural Comparison

My Spiritual Journey

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2009

A Tibetan monk's path: why your happiness depends on everyone else's, and how to build it.

3.98

3k+

🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 📖 Spiritual Memoirs ❤️ Compassion Practice ✊ Nonviolence Advocacy 🔬 Science And Spirituality

My Spiritual Journey 90%

A Tibetan monk's path: why your happiness depends on everyone else's, and how to build it.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2009

3.98

3k+ ratings

🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 📖 Spiritual Memoirs ❤️ Compassion Practice ✊ Nonviolence Advocacy 🔬 Science And Spirituality

Journey of a Thousand Miles

by Lang Lang • 2008

Tom and Jerry made him love the piano. His father almost made him hate it.

4.04

938

🎹 Classical Piano 🎵 Music Memoirs 🐯 Tiger Parenting 🌏 Immigrant Stories 👨‍🏫 Mentorship

Journey of a Thousand Miles 90%

Tom and Jerry made him love the piano. His father almost made him hate it.

by Lang Lang 2008

4.04

938 ratings

🎹 Classical Piano 🎵 Music Memoirs 🐯 Tiger Parenting 🌏 Immigrant Stories 👨‍🏫 Mentorship

Taoism for Beginners

by Elizabeth Reninger • 2020

Taoism without clichés: how effortless action works, and the virtues that reframe daily life.

3.94

238

🏮 Taoist Philosophy 📜 Classical Chinese Philosophy 🌊 Effortless Action ⚗️ Inner Alchemy 🔥 Energy Cultivation

Taoism for Beginners 90%

Taoism without clichés: how effortless action works, and the virtues that reframe daily life.

by Elizabeth Reninger 2020

3.94

238 ratings

🏮 Taoist Philosophy 📜 Classical Chinese Philosophy 🌊 Effortless Action ⚗️ Inner Alchemy 🔥 Energy Cultivation

Chinese Cinderella

by Adeline Yen Mah • 1999

Blamed from birth for her mother's death, a girl in 1940s China discovers her one way out.

4.08

42k+

🏮 Chinese Family 💔 Childhood Abuse 🥀 Emotional Neglect 📚 Academic Refuge 👧 Motherless Daughters

Chinese Cinderella 90%

Blamed from birth for her mother's death, a girl in 1940s China discovers her one way out.

by Adeline Yen Mah 1999

4.08

42k+ ratings

🏮 Chinese Family 💔 Childhood Abuse 🥀 Emotional Neglect 📚 Academic Refuge 👧 Motherless Daughters

A Short History of Chinese Philosophy

by Feng Youlan • 1948

The 2,500-year argument over how to live well that China conducted instead of religion.

4.33

687

🏮 Chinese Philosophy 🌏 Eastern Thought 🏛️ Schools Of Thought 📜 Confucianism 🌊 Taoism

A Short History of Chinese Philosophy Summary

A Short History of Chinese Philosophy 90%

The 2,500-year argument over how to live well that China conducted instead of religion.

by Feng Youlan 1948

4.33

687 ratings

🏮 Chinese Philosophy 🌏 Eastern Thought 🏛️ Schools Of Thought 📜 Confucianism 🌊 Taoism

The Happiness of Pursuit

by Chris Guillebeau • 2014

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

3.70

7k+

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives 🌍 Adventure Travel 🧱 Self-Reliance

The Happiness of Pursuit 90%

A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?

by Chris Guillebeau 2014

3.70

7k+ ratings

🗺️ Bucket Lists 🧭 Life Design 🏔️ Quest Narratives 🌍 Adventure Travel 🧱 Self-Reliance

Red Roulette

by Desmond Shum • 2021

From poverty to billions, she partnered with premiers. Then Beijing made her vanish.

3.91

6k+

🇨🇳 Chinese Politics 💰 Crony Capitalism ⚖️ Authoritarian Regimes 🔗 Elite Networks ✍️ Dissident Memoir

Red Roulette 90%

From poverty to billions, she partnered with premiers. Then Beijing made her vanish.

by Desmond Shum 2021

3.91

6k+ ratings

🇨🇳 Chinese Politics 💰 Crony Capitalism ⚖️ Authoritarian Regimes 🔗 Elite Networks ✍️ Dissident Memoir

Buddhism

by Damien Keown • 1996

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

3.74

3k+

📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🪷 Mahayana Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice

Buddhism 90%

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

by Damien Keown 1996

3.74

3k+ ratings

📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🪷 Mahayana Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice

Life and Death in Shanghai

by Nien Cheng • 1986

When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.

4.33

14k+

🔥 Cultural Revolution 👮 Totalitarian Regimes ⛓️ Political Imprisonment 🧱 Survival Memoirs 📜 Modern Chinese History

Life and Death in Shanghai 90%

When Red Guards destroyed her Shanghai home, she used Mao's own words to survive prison.

by Nien Cheng 1986

4.33

14k+ ratings

🔥 Cultural Revolution 👮 Totalitarian Regimes ⛓️ Political Imprisonment 🧱 Survival Memoirs 📜 Modern Chinese History

Adventure Capitalist

by Jim Rogers • 2003

One car, 116 countries, zero flights. The investment lessons hiding at the world's border crossings.

4.01

2k+

📈 Emerging Markets 🚗 Travel Memoir 🛣️ Overland Travel 📊 Demographic Trends 🏗️ Economic Development

Adventure Capitalist 90%

One car, 116 countries, zero flights. The investment lessons hiding at the world's border crossings.

by Jim Rogers 2003

4.01

2k+ ratings

📈 Emerging Markets 🚗 Travel Memoir 🛣️ Overland Travel 📊 Demographic Trends 🏗️ Economic Development

Yoga Bitch

by Suzanne Morrison • 2011

Two months in Bali to become enlightened. She mostly just learned to hate her nickname.

3.67

4k+

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Yoga Bitch 90%

Two months in Bali to become enlightened. She mostly just learned to hate her nickname.

by Suzanne Morrison 2011

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4k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Memoir 🕉️ Yoga Culture 🔍 Spiritual Skepticism 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor 😔 Guru Disillusionment

The Ultimate Athlete

by George Leonard • 1975

Your body contains physical genius that organized sports were built to suppress, not awaken.

3.62

🧘 Mind-Body Integration 👁️ Somatic Awareness ⚡ Energy Work 🥋 Martial Arts Philosophy 🤝 Non-Competitive Play

The Ultimate Athlete 90%

Your body contains physical genius that organized sports were built to suppress, not awaken.

by George Leonard 1975

3.62

45 ratings

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In My Own Way

by Alan W. Watts • 1972

A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.

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In My Own Way 90%

A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.

by Alan W. Watts 1972

4.18

1k+ ratings

☯️ Eastern Philosophy 🍃 Zen Philosophy 🌉 East-West Synthesis 🍄 Psychedelic Spirituality 🪷 Nondual Awareness

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