Looking for Books Suited to Ordinary People Struggling with Debt 求推荐适合负债普通人看的书

1. 1 上 The Upper Class's Closely Guarded Secret: The Ugly Truth About Rich-People Thinking 上层阶级绝密：难听的富人思维 Shangguan Xue Niu上官雪牛997k WordsCompleted [Not a Power Fantasy] This book is an unpleasant course in revealing advanced ways of thinking. If that bothers you, don't read it. This book offers a detailed account of the unspeakable secrets of the upper-class wealthy circles. The hidden information gaps and dark truths of the upper class are exposed... A certain cryptocurrency circle? A certain stock? A certain family? A certain industry? Beyond the village? ... A whole series of topics will be discussed in detail later. Do you know why you 1kReads7.4Score195Shelves

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   I recommend reading the first book; it explains many useful ways of thinking.

2. 2 穷 A Broke Person’s Guide to Turning Things Around: Practical Ways to Make Money from Zero 穷鬼的翻身指南：0开始赚钱实操 Fusang Star扶桑星Urban69k WordsCompleted Still making excuses for being broke? No startup capital, no connections, no skills? Wake up! Stop numbing yourself with these excuses. You're broke because you're lazy and stupid. Look at you: a monthly salary of 3,000, a maxed-out Huabei balance, and a reading list of money-making guides gathering more dust than your savings. Sound familiar? This book, The Broke Person's Guide to Turning Things Around, is tailor-made for a naturally gifted loser like you. We don't deal in empty fantasies about 822Reads8.0Score307Shelves
3. 3 富 Rich People's Secrets: Things You'll Never Hear 富人密语：那些你永远不会听到的 The Same Moon一样的月亮2.0M WordsCompleted (A Scalpel for the Mind) This is not a feel-good novel meant to soothe your soul, but a counterintuitive course in rethinking. If you’re easily offended, leave now. This book sets out to expose the unspoken rules of survival and secrets of wealth among the upper classes. It will ruthlessly dissect: How an information gap becomes an invisible sickle that reaps your gains. The “ruthless” truths behind the rules, where human nature, capital, and power are intertwined. Whether the so-called “hot tre 361Reads8.2Score—Shelves
4. 4 觉 Awakening to Wealth: The Practical Guide 觉醒的财富【干货版】 Break the Deadlock, Govern Yourself破局自牧Urban189k WordsOngoing [Not a feel-good book. Read with caution.] This book isn't here to please you. It's here to operate. Cut out the poverty-stricken lesion in your brain and replace it with the operating System of the strong. Ninety-nine percent of people in this world are NPCs, following a predetermined program and calling it fate. Only one percent are players. They rewrite the rules and seize resources. Want to turn your life around? Want financial freedom? Put away that fragile heart first, keep up with my pace 139Reads7.7Score—Shelves
5. 5 打 Office Workers, Stop Dreaming. Listen to Me and Learn How to Turn Your Life Around 打工人别做梦了，听我讲怎么逆袭 A Decent Scoundrel奸的好人Urban286k WordsCompleted [Not empty inspiration, but practical, hard-earned advice] If you're just looking for a quick thrill, click the top-left corner and leave. But if you really want to escape wage-slave life, change your fate, and turn things around, keep reading. I'm a poor kid from a rural village in Guangxi who graduated from middle school. I had no degree, connections, or resources. I've tightened screws on an assembly line, been tricked into becoming a lecturer for a pyramid scheme, and even ended up in jail b 83Reads7.1Score—Shelves
6. 6 从 From Zero to One: Becoming a Millionaire 从0到1成为百万富翁 Slumdog Millionaire贫民窟的亿万富翁Urban123k WordsCompleted I was born in one of China's poorest mountain villages. Through self-study of BTC quant trading and overseas markets, I set off alone for another country. Starting with gray-market businesses, I went on to build a cross-border capital network, weathering bankruptcy and being reborn before finally turning things around in the global markets. I believe that everyone comes into this world with a mission. Whether it was luck or ability that brought me this far doesn't matter. I'm sharing my story no 33Reads6.5Score—Shelves
7. 7 我 Let Me Teach You How to Build Wealth 我来教你财富升级术 The Tempered One淬炼的人Urban341k WordsCompleted [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story · A Practical Guide to Climbing the Social Ladder] This book refuses to sell you a fantasy. It is for the tough-minded, those willing to trade knowledge for a different fate. My courses now start at 28,000 yuan per package. I poured into this book the life-saving advice I wish I could have given my younger self. While the business world teaches people how to “network upward,” I want to tell the boy who used to squat in an urban village, eating instant noodles: some 34Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 高 High-Level Thinking: The Truth Behind Social Mobility 高层思维：阶级跃升背后的真相 Soul Refiner炼魂的人508k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment novel, but a practical guide to changing your mindset] If you’re looking for wish fulfillment, please go elsewhere. This book isn’t meant to entertain the masses. It’s for people who genuinely want to change their destiny and rise to a higher social class. I dropped out of high school in my first year and only have a middle school education. I went from working on a factory assembly line, to delivering food, to waiting tables, then got into business and sales. I caught t 647Reads8.4Score102Shelves
9. 9 财 Financial Freedom: The Secret to Making Big Money for Ordinary People 财务自由：普通人赚大钱的秘诀 Shangguan Xue Niu上官雪牛Urban197k WordsCompleted This book offers a detailed guide to one question: How can ordinary people make money and build wealth? It’s aimed at ordinary people with humble beginnings and no connections, and breaks down the methods and paths to making a fortune in detail. No empty talk, no vague generalities, no unrealistic platitudes, and nothing fanciful. It’s practical and down-to-earth. The advice is actionable and easy to learn and imitate. It takes an in-depth look at a wide range of cases where ordinary people turn 23.7kReads8.4Score3.6kShelves
10. 10 1 Reborn with 1.87 Million in Debt 187W负债重生 Young Uncle年轻的叔叔Urban291k WordsCompleted Chen Mo is a Beijing guy who used to have it good. Then the pandemic hit, his business went under, and he wound up buried in debt, including online loans. The collection calls came more reliably than his alarm clock. He thought his life was pretty much over. But guess what? Someone was willing to pay for his “experience of failure.” Turns out, taking that fall landed him a whole new line of work. Where were these people when he needed them before? This is a story about digging yourself out from 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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11. 11 我 I'm Xiao Cui, but Cui Isn't My Surname 我是小崔，但不姓崔 Young Uncle年轻的叔叔Urban229k WordsCompleted Just look at the debt-collection business these days. It’s become a whole new breed. Splashing paint and scrawling slogans on walls is old news. Now it’s all about technology and ruthless tactics: AI robots make eight hundred calls a day, checking up on you more than your own mother. They open with “the legal department” and “credit blacklist,” making themselves sound like government agencies. In reality, the guy on the other end of the desk might just be sitting there in slippers, chomping on a 45Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 算 The Book of Fortune-Telling 算命簿 The Monkeys Are All Over The Mountain, But My Butt Is Red满山猴子俺腚红Urban2.2M WordsOngoing I am a fortune-teller in real life. I was 83 years old when I wrote this book. No one knows what sort of writing an 83-year-old man might produce, and neither do I. I just want to write a book while I still have time, and finally put one matter to rest... Synopsis: A wandering fortune-teller speaks of hidden mysteries, yet has a past unknown to all. This forbidden volume records a century's worth of secrets about practitioners of the occult. In the instant when dark arts clash with fate, the mys 3.3kReads7.0Score492Shelves

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13. 13 负 Debt and Redemption 负债与上岸 Brother Sixty-Nine六九哥Urban242k WordsCompleted Debt and Getting Back on Your Feet Dedicated to everyone treading the deep waters of life who has never stopped paddling. At forty-eight, Li Wei went from being a boss to a name on a blacklist. His company went bankrupt, he was 4.81 million yuan in debt, and his wife and children left him. The only ones who didn't abandon him were his parents, who handed him their wrinkled old-age savings passbook. To survive, he fled to another province and became a low-level sales rep. In a life made up of 477Reads6.8Score119Shelves

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    The first two books are about the experiences of two men in their forties who lost their jobs and were in debt, and how they turned their lives around. The following books are golden ideas for turning debt into wealth, so take a look and see if there are any that suit you. Being happy will give you a chance to turn your life around.

14. 14 被 After Being Laid Off, I Started My Life Over 被裁后，我重启人生 Yun Chu Chao Mu云初朝沐Urban100k WordsCompleted At forty-two, Han Lei had spent half his life in pharmaceutical procurement and thought his steady job was secure. Then the layoff notice arrived, along with his severance package, and just like that, he was unemployed. Apply for jobs? No takers. Start a business? No capital. His elderly parents needed support, his kids depended on him, the mortgage came due every month, and his wife's expression grew more strained by the day. Clutching his severance pay, Han Lei gritted his teeth and plunged i 5Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 温 A Wenzhou Native's Diary of Getting Rich 温州人发财日记 Wealth and Honor富贵Urban139k WordsCompleted Dare to endure every hardship under heaven, dare to travel every road, dare to overcome every obstacle, and dare to seize every fortune. This is the Wenzhou people’s philosophy of wealth. They are surpassing Indians in their drive, the British in their wealth, Americans in their money, and Jews in their intellect. With entirely new business models and ways to build wealth, they are changing reality and making history. Wherever there is wealth, there are people from Wenzhou. The future belongs to 17.9kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves
16. 16 在 The Complete Guide to Making Money from Home with Cross-Border E-Commerce 在家做跨境电商赚钱全攻略 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景15k WordsCompleted The Complete Guide to Making Money from Home with Cross-Border E-Commerce 10Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 居 Working from Home: How to Make a Million 居家办公，如何赚到100万 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景14k WordsCompleted How to Earn 1 Million While Working from Home 3Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 2 2026: 50 Ways to Make Money with AI 2026年，利用AI赚钱的50种方法总结 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景15k WordsCompleted 50 Ways to Make Money with AI in 2026 2Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 手 A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Money with Xiaohongshu 手把手教你利用小红书赚钱 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景13k WordsCompleted A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Money with Xiaohongshu 46Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 我 I Deliver Food in Shenzhen, but They Discover I’m a Billionaire’s Only Son 我在深圳送外卖，被发现是亿万富翁的独生儿子 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景6k WordsCompleted I Deliver Food in Shenzhen, and They Found Out I'm a Billionaire's Only Son —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 在 How to Make Money from E-Commerce on Xiaohongshu at Home 在家如何利用小红书做电商赚钱 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景14k WordsCompleted How to Make Money from Home with Xiaohongshu E-Commerce 24Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 五 Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: From Squad Leader to Master of the Shattered Tang! 五代十国：从伍长开始逐鹿残唐！ The Man of the Silent South Wind南风不语人Historical1.0M WordsOngoing In 898, the first year of the Guanghua era at the end of the Tang dynasty, warlords carve up the land and fight among themselves. Rituals and morality have collapsed, people trade children for food, and the world is a living hell. Liu Rengong, military governor of Lulong, brazenly betrays Li Keyong and swallows up three military districts. Lu Yanwei, military governor of Yichang, flees to Weibo in defeat. It is at this moment that Wang Zhongmu arrives in this era, becoming a lowly squad leader a 64.7kReads8.5Score7.7kShelves

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23. 23 五 Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: A Realm Apart 五代十国：偏居山河 Ding Dong丁冬Historical161k WordsCompleted Set against the turmoil of the late Tang dynasty, this story features historical figures such as Huang Chao, Zhu Wen, and Li Keyong, bringing to life the period from the fall of the Tang through the beginning of the Five Dynasties. Huang Chao repeatedly failed the imperial examinations, and, enraged by the corruption and darkness of late Tang society, eventually raised a rebellion. The Tang dynasty crumbled under the force of Huang Chao's massive uprising. Ambitious warlords carved out territori 105Reads8.8Score—Shelves
24. 24 五 Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of the Central Plains 五代十国：中原迭代 Ding Dong丁冬Historical177k WordsCompleted Set against the turmoil of the late Tang dynasty, this story features historical figures such as Huang Chao, Zhu Wen, and Li Keyong, bringing to life the period from the fall of the Tang through the beginning of the Five Dynasties. Huang Chao repeatedly failed the imperial examinations, and, enraged by the corruption and darkness of late Tang society, eventually raised a rebellion. The Tang dynasty crumbled under the force of Huang Chao's massive uprising. Ambitious warlords carved out territori 336Reads9.1Score—Shelves
25. 25 五 The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: Warlords Rise 五代十国：诸侯并起 Ding Dong丁冬Historical159k WordsCompleted Set amid the turmoil of the late Tang dynasty, this tale brings together historical figures such as Huang Chao, Zhu Wen, and Li Keyong in a story spanning the late Tang through the early Five Dynasties. After repeatedly failing the imperial examinations, Huang Chao grew furious at the late Tang's dark and corrupt society and ultimately raised the banner of rebellion. The Tang dynasty crumbled under the force of the sweeping Huang Chao Rebellion, and ambitious warlords began carving out territori 726Reads9.2Score110Shelves
26. 26 听 Huang Renyu on Chinese History 听黄仁宇讲中国历史 Ni Duan倪端Historical175k WordsCompleted Mr. Huang Renyu's books are not ordinary works of history, nor are they written solely for scholars and specialists. They are intended for the vast majority of Chinese readers and have a particularly strong sense of their times, which resonates with people. Among China's intellectuals and reformers, they also have the largest readership. Based on Mr. Huang Renyu's works, Listening to Huang Renyu Talk About Chinese History offers an in-depth analysis of his “macro-history” perspective. It outline 29Reads8.3Score—Shelves
27. 27 镇 Pacifying the Japanese Raiders: The Achievements of Liu Rengui 镇海惊倭：刘仁轨功业录 Young Man from Dragon City龙城后生Historical187k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Please visit Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 天 Tianxingfu 天兴福 Xu Duo徐铎Historical339k WordsCompleted Heavenly Prosperity is a novel inspired by the rise of Dalian merchants in the early twentieth century and modeled on the history of the century-old Tianxingfu trading house. Founded by the Shao family, Tianxingfu originated in the ancient city of Jinzhou in southern Liaoning and flourished in the Northeast. Brothers Shao Qinjian and Shao Laowu carried on the wishes of their father and older brothers. Though they made their living fishing, they never forgot their principles. After a fortunate fi 93Reads9.4Score—Shelves
29. 29 破 The Bankruptcy Runaway’s Guide to Paying Off Debt 破产跑路还债记 The Murky Wine Drinker浊酒客Urban415k WordsCompleted His debts came crashing down, leaving him with just 20,000 yuan. He wanted to turn his life around, but his desperation only dragged him deeper into trouble. [Debt + Entrepreneurship] [Realistic style] A different story of debt, running away, and paying it all back for today's younger generation. 5.7kReads8.9Score550Shelves

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    I may be defeated and never recover, but I'm determined to make a name for myself.

30. 30 2 18 Ways to Make Money in 2025 2025赚到钱的18种方式 The Jade Rabbit Who Eats the Moon吃月的玉兔儿Completed 18 Ways to Make Money in 2025 —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 5 Become Rich in 50 Days 50天成为富人 Xiao Dong's Heartfelt Words晓东心语123k WordsCompleted 50 Days to Become Rich is a captivating and thought-provoking novel. It tells the story of an ordinary person who, while facing life’s many pressures and difficulties, unexpectedly gets a unique opportunity and embarks on an extraordinary journey from ordinary to wealthy in just 50 days. At first, the protagonist has only a vague idea of what wealth means, with no clear goals or effective methods. However, over the course of those 50 days, he faces challenges and setbacks, while also having the 311Reads6.5Score—Shelves
32. 32 负 A Comeback Diary: 400,000 Yuan in Debt 负债40万的翻身日记 Koutian Wu Oh口天吴噢Urban111k WordsCompleted Early in the morning, sunlight struggles through a gap in the curtains and falls across the bills piled on my desk. The glaring figure “400,000” is a constant reminder of the predicament I’m trapped in. Debt weighs on me like heavy shackles, making it hard to breathe, but today I’m determined to take the first step toward turning things around. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 嬴 The Ying Clan’s Startup Story: Three Hundred Years to Build Great Qin 嬴家创业记：三百年拼出一个大秦 A Worker at the Foot of Zhongnan Mountain终南山下打工人Historical501k WordsCompleted This book follows a core approach of “popular humor + historical facts + character deconstruction + dramatic pacing.” Building on the tradition of the storyteller, it offers a lighthearted take from the perspective of a historical observer, toning down the elevated, formal feel of traditional storytelling and looking back on the rise and fall of the Qin dynasty with down-to-earth humor. We see the Qin people’s courage and tenacity: from a tribe raising horses on the western frontier to an empire 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Qin family's company has been working tirelessly on research and development (reform) for three generations, keeping their competitors in six countries up at night.

34. 34 和 He Shen Is Reborn and Begins His Rise as a Secretary 和珅转生从秘书开始进步 Wang Wenzhi汪文智Urban251k WordsCompleted [Political career + civil servant + pinnacle of power + career-focused + officialdom] He Shen transmigrates into the modern era and is reborn. After graduating from graduate school, he enters the system as a selected graduate, starting out as a grassroots civil servant. He quickly wins the favor of a patron and becomes a leader's secretary! Having learned from the mistakes of his past life, he turns over a new leaf and resolutely refuses to take bribes. Guided by the belief that an official shou 221Reads—Score103Shelves

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35. 35 正 The Complete Guide to Secret Affairs in Officialdom 正说官场秘事大全集 Ya Se雅瑟Historical348k WordsCompleted Throughout China's history, the vast officialdom has been like a mysterious, unfathomable black hole. Those who spend their days navigating the treacherous sea of officialdom can be shattered in an instant, swallowed without a trace by this enormous black hole. If the black holes in space are governed by the natural forces of the universe, then this black hole of officialdom is ultimately controlled by human hands. To a great extent, the one who rules this black hole is the emperor, wielding abs 39Reads8.9Score—Shelves
36. 36 中 The Chinese-Style Circle 中国式圈子 Ding Bangwen丁邦文Anime Fanfiction409k WordsCompleted Xiahou Ping is suddenly parachuted into Chunjiang City. Faced with a complicated situation at the start of his new post, he is at a loss. Wang Qiankun is determined to temper Xiahou Ping, so he assigns him the major task of evaluating the development of Jiangtan No. 2. Thrust into the heart of the storm, Xiahou Ping has no choice but to face a barrage of shocks and temptations. After only a year in the post, Xiahou Ping moves to work at the Haibei County Committee, aiming to broaden his experien 251Reads9.5Score—Shelves
37. 37 我 My Journey Through the Civil Service Exams 我的公考遴选之路 An Qi Yilu安琦伊露Urban258k WordsCompleted Ten years of ups and downs in officialdom, tempered by exam after exam. His father’s sudden death sent his life down a different path and changed Wu Feng’s fate. From graduating college to being selected for a post in Shen City, Wu Feng sat two civil service exams and four selection exams. To say he had plenty of exam experience would be an understatement. Over the course of ten years, he worked in the Public Security Bureau, the Organization Department, the Education Bureau, the Inspection Offi 31Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 我 My Dongguan Dream: Sister Mei 我的东莞梦：媚姐 Zeng Yi曾呓Urban2.4M WordsOngoing Sister Mei's advice to me: The women at entertainment venues are just for looking. Don't get serious with them. Sister Mei also said: Don't get any ideas about me, either. [A story about working for a living, perhaps with a little of me, you, and him in it.] 197.5kReads8.9Score9.8kShelves

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39. 39 债 Debt Travels the World, Saving Others and Yourself 债行天下，渡人，渡己 Money Comes Every Day天天来钱Urban108k WordsOngoing Debts must be repaid. It’s only right and proper! What if you don’t have the money? Then see how Ye Chen pays his debts with his life, teaching people lessons they can learn from, strategies they can adapt, and ways to find meaning and direction in life, until they achieve a breakthrough of insight! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Debt Travels the World, Saving Others and Saving Yourself"—a debt-themed book that has moved millions of readers to tears late at night. When the cold, impersonal collection calls ring, when summonses flood the mailbox, when the last lifeline is swallowed by loan sharks, when death announces the destruction of families—this is the triple blow at the beginning of "Debt Travels the World, Saving Others and Saving Yourself." But what truly makes readers tremble is the realization: they have used debt to choke us, forgetting—at the end of the chains, stands their own shadow.

40. 40 美 The American Civil War and Reconstruction: 1830-1910 美国的内战与重建：1830—1910 Steven Hahn史蒂文·哈恩Historical584k WordsCompleted This groundbreaking work explores America's political and economic transformation between 1830 and 1910. Focusing on the 80 years surrounding the American Civil War, it recounts the establishment of the American empire and the rise of capitalism, introducing the struggles among industrial capitalists, financiers, and workers; slaveholders and enslaved people; entrepreneurs and laborers; and other forces. From the 19th to the 20th century, the United States changed from an agricultural society wi 67Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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41. 41 中 A General History of Modern China, Volume Eight: Civil War and Crisis (1927–1937) 中国近代通史 第八卷 内战与危机（1927-1937） Yang Kuisong杨奎松Historical456k WordsCompleted Using major events in Chinese history from 1927 to 1937 as its thread, this book recounts the efforts and attempts made by modern society during this exceptionally complex period. After nominally unifying China, the Nanjing Nationalist Government sought to implement tutelage, establish constitutional government, and strengthen the foundations of the military, national defense, education, and the economy. Meanwhile, under the guidance of the Communist International, the Chinese Communist Party pu 185Reads9.2Score107Shelves
42. 42 国 The Chinese Civil War and Sino-American Relations: Marshall's Secret Report on His Mission to China 国共内战与中美关系：马歇尔使华秘密报告 Marshall马歇尔Historical285k WordsCompleted The Chinese Civil War and Sino-American Relations: Marshall's Secret Reports from His Mission to China is a collection of reports Marshall sent to the U.S. State Department during his mission to China, arranged in chronological order. Marshall's reports give a complete account of his work during the mission, with detailed records of every meeting, the exchanges between participants, proposals and counterproposals from the Communists and Nationalists, and the course of each event. Although The Ch 59Reads9.3Score—Shelves
43. 43 金 Golden Gate: Civil War and Cold War: American, Soviet, and Chinese Archives and Research 金门：内战与冷战：美、苏、中档案与研究 Shen Zhihua沈志华Historical424k WordsCompleted Golden Gate: Civil War and Cold War: Declassified American, Soviet, and Chinese Archives and Research draws on recently declassified archives from the United States, the former Soviet Union, mainland China, and Taiwan, as well as a wealth of historical sources such as diaries. It offers a fresh, multifaceted interpretation of the major political and military events surrounding Kinmen since the 1940s. Its incisive analysis and penetrating insights make it an important reference for uncovering the 53Reads9.2Score—Shelves
44. 44 世 Stories from Contemporary World History (4) 世界当代历史那些事（4） Feng Huaping冯化平Historical73k WordsCompleted The World Today: Key Events in Contemporary History, Volume 4 covers the world situation after the end of the Yalta system, the world situation during the Cold War, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Desert Sabre, the Bosnian Civil War, the Yugoslav Wars, the Croatian War of Independence, the transition from modernism to postmodernism, Abstract Expressionism and the abstract art movements that followed, and the wars that continued to rage after the Second World War. —Reads7.9Score—Shelves
45. 45 抗 Since the War of Resistance Began 抗战以来 Zou Taofen邹韬奋Historical139k WordsCompleted Zou Taofen was an outstanding Chinese journalist, political commentator, and publisher. He studied at Fuzhou Industrial University, the primary school affiliated with Shanghai Nanyang Public School, and Nanyang Public School’s middle division. In 1919, he transferred from the electrical and mechanical engineering program in Nanyang Public School’s upper division to the liberal arts program at St. John’s University in Shanghai. In 1922, he became head of the editorial department at the China Voca 3Reads8.8Score—Shelves
46. 46 第 The Complete History of World War II (11-Book Set) 第二次世界大战全史（套装共11册） Arnold Toynbee阿诺德·汤因比Historical6.8M WordsCompleted This series covers international relations in the twentieth century. Its strengths include rich content, comprehensive source material, detailed notes, clear prose, and vivid storytelling. It cites a wealth of government documents, conference records, archival materials, and the private notes and memoirs of heads of state and other important figures. It offers a valuable reference on international relations in the nearly half-century since the end of World War I. The Survey of International Affa 618Reads9.4Score202Shelves
47. 47 那 That Time We Were Beaten: A Panoramic Look at the First Opium War Between China and Britain 那一次，我们挨打了:中英第一次鸦片战争全景解读 Duanmu Cixiang端木赐香Historical249k WordsCompleted This book offers a panoramic interpretation of the Second Opium War between China and Britain from 1840 to 1842. Placing the war in its broader international context, it presents the balance of power as seen through the wide-angle lens of the mid-nineteenth-century world. It provides a detailed account of the relative strength of China and Britain, their preparations before the war, the course of the conflict, and its aftermath and impact, giving readers a comprehensive, multifaceted understandi 20Reads8.7Score—Shelves
48. 48 三 Three Kingdoms: The Path of a Discarded Soldier 三国之弃卒行 Reykjavik雷克雅末克Historical555k WordsCompleted [No System] [Rivalry for Supremacy] [Stratagems] [Ruthless Schemer] [Wuxia] Cao Cao: “Without me, who knows how many would call themselves kings and emperors.” Chen Qi: “I want to try assassinating…” 71Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Those who have read this have all become successful and wealthy.

49. 49 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.8kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves

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