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Provides an insider's account of the Chinese school system, revealing the secrets that make it both the best and worst in the world, discussing that despite turning out the world's highest-achieving students in reading, math, and science, Chinese educators, parents, and political leaders hate the system and long to send their kids to western schools; and discusses how current reforms in the United States parallel the classic Chinese system.

When lazy Po attempts to master the ancient skills of kung fu, everyone wonders if the world is ready for him, but Master Shifu discovers the secret to training Po is food.

For several decades, China has been torn apart by civil war, as feudal lords and power-hungry tyrants vied control of the Han Dynasty. What began as a conflict between eighteen lords and became a battle between three kings now rests in the hands of a new generation, who must finish their ancestors work if China is to be a unified nation once more.

The rivalry among Bei Liu, Cao Cao, and Quan Sun has been the defining struggle of the era of the three kingdoms. But two of the men are dead, and the era of the three kingdoms is drawing to a close. Now, Liang Zhuge, who was the architect of Bei Liu's ascent to power, must engage in almost constant battle and forge unpopular alliances if he is to preserve the legacy of his former master.

Yu Guan is dead. Cao Cao is gravely ill. And Bei Liu is consumed by vengeful rage. And suddenly the things they've spent their lives fighting for are in dangerous peril. Can anyone overcome fate to witness a final victory? Or will everyone go to his grave with unfinished business?.

Bei Liu has become one of the three most powerful men in China, which means he must learn how to defend himself on multiple fronts. Now, Bei Liu must dispatch his two sworn brothers to keep the territories he has fought long and hard to gain. If they succeed, their dream will be one step closer to being realized. If they fail, it will all come crashing down.

Six years ago, Bei Liu was told of a plan that would allow him to one day win control of China and restore greatness to his beloved homeland. Now he is within reach of his goal, but he will discover that the closer he gets, the longer his list of adversaries, for nothing binds people together quite like a common enemy.

Bei Liu continues to grow stronger, yet he refuses to listen to his advisors when they urge him to set aside morality and do what needs to be done to save the nation. But the path to power does not follow a high road, and soon Bei Liu will confront betrayal that will tear more than one life apart.

From the time Bei Liu swore to defend his nation, he has learned to rely on a handful of people to help him survive. But as his power grows, so do the number of people who surround him--some by choice and some by arrangement. Bei Liu is wary of new allies, but he will soon learn that sometimes people are a whole lot more valuable than they seem.

Bei Liu has won a decisive battle against Cao Cao, and the prime minister is in danger of losing everything. But like a cornered animal, Cao Cao is at his most dangerous with his back against the wall. What he does next will forge an unlikely alliance, and cost the life of one of China's most legendary heroes.