The Ruler's Guide: China’s Greatest Emperor and His Timeless Secrets of Success
Language: English
Published by Scribner, 2017
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- Title
- The Ruler's Guide: China’s Greatest Emperor and His Timeless Secrets of Success
- Author
- Tang, Chinghua
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- Brand New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1501138774
- ISBN 13
- 9781501138775
- Item weight
- 0.32 kilograms
Tang Taizong is arguably the greatest Emperor in Chinese history. In Asia, many historians rank him with such rulers as Augustus, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon. When he founded the Tang dynasty, Taizong was only twenty-eight years old, and his chief accomplishments were on the battlefield, where he personally slew 1,000 of the enemy. Ultimately, he would defeat the descendants of Attila the Hun, open up the Silk Road trading route, create a golden age of prosperity and cosmopolitan culture, preside over a society in which women enjoyed higher status, and allow Christianity and Islam into China for the first time as well as introduce Buddhism into Tibet. His dynasty would last 300 years.
Here, author Chinghua Tang presents conversations between Taizong and his gifted advisers that reveal core aspects of leadership, among them: how to appraise oneself and assess others, how to enhance organizational effectiveness, how to compete with rivals, how to grow power and influence without losing the respect of others, how to learn from the rise and fall of predecessors, and how to craft one’s legacy.
An indispensable guide that is as relevant for a middle-manager, military commander, or athletic coach as for a school principal, political leader, or over-stressed parent, The Ruler’s Guide doesn’t just reveal the insights that have kept Taizong’s legacy alive, it spells out how that wisdom is a match for today’s fast-paced, ever changing world.
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Review
--Dan Rather, former anchor of CBS News, contributor to 60 Minutes, and multiple Emmy and Peabody Award Winner
"This brilliantly presented book is a jewel. The governing principles of one of history's most accomplished rulers and China's golden age emperor have never been seen in English--until now. And the intervening centuries have only validated the philosophy of Tang Taizong. You will be lifted and inspired by the elegant simplicity of The Ruler's Guide."
--Jon Huntsman, Jr., 2012 Presidential Candidate, former Governor of Utah, and former Ambassador to China
"Fascinating ... The book offers gem after gem of timeless and practical leadership lessons. Reading it made me think how much better off the world would be if common sense were common practice. The Ruler's Guide is full of common sense."
--Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The New One Minute Manager(R) and Leading at a Higher Level
"Enjoyable ... The Ruler's Guide has much to pass on to us, not the least of which is an explanation of the Chinese understanding of virtues, which gives us much to consider about how virtues, rather than harsh laws, make a vibrant society."
--James Webb, former U.S. Senator and author of The Emperor's General and Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
"The Ruler's Guide is a collection of riveting and powerful insights on leadership. It's worth reading for responsibilities in the boardroom or in combat."
--Barry R. McCaffrey, former U.S. Army Four-Star General, Commander-in-Chief U.S. Southern Command, and Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
"Ancient wisdom at its best. This book is to management what The Art of War is to military strategy. Inspired by both Confucius and Sun Tzu, Tang Taizong, along with his key advisors, offers us a world of superb advice that is still relevant even though it has existed for more than a millennia. The Emperor both confirms good management practice and propels us to achieve new peaks, along the way providing a persuasive rationale for cultivating a strong moral character."
--Peggy Loar, Founding Director of both the National Museum of Qatar and the Wolfsonian; former Director of the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service; and former VP of Global Arts and Culture at the Asia Society
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