
Shipping tycoon Jefferson Lyon wasn't a man who took no for an answer--from anybody. So when his "faithful" secretary finally had enough of his difficult, demanding ways and quit, he followed her to the tropical resort where she was vacationing. There'd be no relaxing for Jefferson...he...

This is the first comprehensive study in a Western language of Liu Tsung-y an, one of the finest prose stylists China has ever produced. Liu was not only a leading writer of T'ang China (618-906) but also an important thinker of his time. Examining every major aspect of his life...