Books That Teach You Strange Things 能学到奇怪东西的书

1. 201 观 Notes on Observing Water: A Story About the I Ching and the Tao Te Ching 观水记——一个关于《易经》与《道德经》的故事 Ping Yi平义6k WordsCompleted Notes on Watching the Water: A Story About the I Ching and the Tao Te Ching —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Wisdom of the I Ching Series

2. 202 火 Fire over Water: Not Yet Fulfilled, Continued 火水未济.续 Ping Yi平义8k WordsCompleted Fire over Water, Before Completion: Sequel —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 203 水 Water over Fire: Fulfilled 水火既济.成 Ping Yi平义Historical9k WordsCompleted Water over Fire, After Completion —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 204 雷 Thunder over Mountain: A Slight Overstep 雷山小过.稍过 Ping Yi平义8k WordsCompleted Thunder over Mountain, Slight Exceeding —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 大 The School of Mind in the Ming Dynasty 大明心学 Qingyuan Xiyu清渊汐语Historical251k WordsCompleted This is a sweeping historical novel starring Wang Yangming. The story begins with Wang Yangming’s birth in 1471, the seventh year of the Chenghua era, and ends with his death aboard a boat in Nanan, Jiangxi, in 1529, the seventh year of the Jiajing era. Spanning fifty-eight years, the novel paints a vivid, panoramic portrait of the extraordinary life of one of the Ming dynasty’s greatest figures: the omens surrounding his birth, his youthful ambitions, his enlightenment at Longchang, his campai 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   To learn and practice what you have learned is a pleasure, is it not? To have friends come from afar is a joy, is it not? Flip through *The Great Ming School of Mind* for a unique perspective.

6. 206 风 Wind over Lake: Sincerity 风泽中孚.信 Ping Yi平义Historical7k WordsCompleted Wind over Lake: Trust —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 一 A Lifetime of Martial Arts 一生武功 The Road of Donghang东航的路Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing This is the story of Wang Han, who failed the Bayes' theorem exam administered by the God of Physics and Technology and was banished to the mortal realm. There, he became cultivation partners with Huang Zhumiao, one of the Seven Fairy Maidens from Heaven, and underwent trials to advance his cultivation. Wang Han studied the Seven Injuries Fist. Every morning, he did push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups, then sat cross-legged and ate Shizhen Yifang ginseng paste for his health before soaking in medici 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is the true meaning of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality": there are no better opportunities, only better efforts. Chapters 97 and 98 show how to do push-ups, 100,000 sit-ups, 100,000 pull-ups, races, and maintain self-discipline for 250 years. It is a story of hard training, relying entirely on willpower and hard work, and in line with reality, it relies on self-discipline and steady progress.

8. 208 风 Wind over Water: Dispersal 风水涣.散 Ping Yi平义6k WordsCompleted Wind over Water: Dispersal —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 水 Water over Lake: Restraint 水泽节.节 Ping Yi平义7k WordsCompleted Water over Lake: Restraint —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 210 兑 Lake Upon Lake: Joy 兑为泽.悦 Ping Yi平义7k WordsCompleted Lake over Lake: Joy —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 211 万 All Things as One: Transmigrating Across Light-Years to Protect You 万有一体：穿越光年守护你 Zi Dan紫萏Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing Fantasy cultivation, Eastern Zen, and post-apocalyptic science fiction intertwine in a beautiful romance between immortal and mortal. An immortal spirit descends to the mortal world to turn the tables and change her fate. With an expansive imagination and a plot full of twists and turns, the story blends cultivation and tribulations, a love spanning dimensions, and the secrets behind the universe’s ascension to a higher dimension. Set against Earth’s ascension to a higher dimension, the novel fo 136Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this one! 🔥 Superpowers, cultivation, mythical beasts, immortal realm, divine realm, Buddhist realm, the origin of the universe.

12. 212 巽 Wind Upon Wind: Following 巽为风·顺 Ping Yi平义9k WordsCompleted Wind over Wind: Adaptability —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 213 火 Fire over Mountain: The Journey 火山旅·行 Ping Yi平义18k WordsCompleted Fire over Mountain: Journey —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 雷 Thunder over Fire: Abundance 雷火丰.盛 Ping Yi平义20k WordsCompleted Thunder over Fire: Abundance —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 雷 Thunder over Lake: The Marrying Maiden 雷泽归妹·合 Ping Yi平义8k WordsCompleted Thunder over Lake: Union —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 风 Wind over Mountain: Gradual Progress 风山渐·缓 Ping Yi平义11k WordsCompleted Wind over Mountain: Gradual Progress —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 艮 Mountain Upon Mountain: Stillness 艮为山.止 Ping Yi平义10k WordsCompleted Mountain over Mountain: Stillness —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 震 Thunder Upon Thunder: Shock 震为雷.惊 Ping Yi平义16k WordsCompleted Zhen Wei Lei. Shock —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 火 Fire over Wind: The Cauldron, Renewal 火风鼎.新 Ping Yi平义11k WordsCompleted Huo Feng Ding. Renewal —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 民 Forbidden Folk Feng Shui Secrets 民间风水禁忌秘术 Longmen Zhizhe龙门至合Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing First comes fate, then fortune, then feng shui; fourth, build up good karma, and fifth, study. Sixth, choose a good name; seventh, know your physiognomy; eighth, honor the gods; ninth, seek the help of benefactors; and tenth, nurture your health. The author, Liu Zhihe, is a twenty-first-generation disciple of the Longmen school of Quanzhen Taoism, and explains the secrets of feng shui through stories. The Yin-Wood House-Locking Layout, the Twin Trees at the Gate Curse, the Corpse in the Central 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A fun and educational book that teaches you about feng shui through stories; it's engaging and a great read.

21. 221 泽 Lake over Fire: Revolution, Transformation 泽火革.变 Ping Yi平义14k WordsCompleted Ze Huo Ge. Transformation —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 水 Water over Wind: The Well, Depth 水风井.深 Ping Yi平义13k WordsCompleted Shui Feng Jing. Depth —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 223 泽 Lake over Water: Oppression 泽水困.困 Ping Yi平义6k WordsCompleted Ze Shui Kun. Distress 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 地 Earth over Wind: Ascension 地风升.升 Ping Yi平义17k WordsCompleted Earth over Wind: Rising —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 司 The Legend of Situ Shankong 司徒山空传 Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery996k WordsCompleted The rags-to-riches journey from teahouse server to grandmaster. The extraordinary life of an old Taoist from eastern Sichuan, spanning seventy years! 3.2kReads8.9Score960Shelves
26. 226 仇 Chou Xian'er 仇仙儿 Lady Lu芦美人Mystery113k WordsCompleted Good demons are for Fahai to handle, and bad ghosts need bad people to deal with them. If life is already miserable, who cares if you end up in the frying pan after death! If you won’t let me, Chen Guang, live in peace, then what the hell am I cultivating merit for? One word: fight to the bitter end! 3.5kReads—Score202Shelves

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    It's like watching a TV series; whenever I have free time, I'm thinking about where the story will go next. Who knows?

27. 227 临 A Final Wish 临终之愿 Lei-jie's Hopeless Simp蕾姐的老舔狗Mystery322k WordsOngoing [Not for everyone: a niche novel with no harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincible hero, and no wish fulfillment. The storytelling is detailed, but the pacing is a little slow.] [Why I write: I'm not after money. I don't have much, but I have enough. What I hope for is understanding, and I sincerely look forward to thoughtful readers.] [Keywords: hard science fiction, rigorous logic, wit and humor, critical thinking, and knowledge from seventeen academic disciplines to broaden your perspective] 184Reads—Score102Shelves

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    This isn't a novel meant to fool you like a child. You want to make money? But money is actually the least scarce thing in the world. You believe in feng shui? You don't realize that complex systems are impossible to predict. You want to change your fate? But the person who named you that name wants you to change theirs. When you're tired of all this, read this book. I will tell you, with the utmost sincerity, how to steadily climb higher and farther. Don't worry about the protagonist's personality; he's unconventional, but I'm still very serious.

28. 228 一EN The Unconventional Path to Immortality 一本不正经的修仙感悟 A Wisp of Clamor一缕喧嚣1.9M WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Xianxia] [Xuanhuan] [Comedy] [Urban] After three lifetimes, I finally attained the Dao, Roaming the mortal world, laughing at its vicissitudes. I ferry souls across the River of the Underworld, following fate, But whoever the hell dares lay a hand on my people, I’ll beat you to death, you little bastard... 1.7kReads9.2Score120Shelves

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    In the real world, there are methods for cultivating immortality that are directly taught! After practicing, some miraculous things may happen depending on the individual!

29. 229 重 Reborn, the Unhinged Villainess Stops Chasing Him 重生后，疯批女配她不舔了 Little Satisfaction小满意Modern Romance272k WordsCompleted [Wealthy family + CEO romance + Devoted husband + Secret crush + Both virgins] Nan Jia learned after her death that she was the vicious supporting character in a doting-wife novel! And her whole family was doomed to die! Nan Jia was engaged to a childhood betrothed, but her fiance only had eyes for his ideal woman, so Nan Jia became the circle's notorious doormat! After being reborn... She dumped her fiance! She stopped being a doormat! Thinking of her father, who went bankrupt in a pig-b 998Reads8.0Score114Shelves
30. 230 紫 A Guide to Zi Wei Dou Shu 紫微斗数说明书 Jie Xuan界玄384k WordsCompleted This book was created to explain Zi Wei Dou Shu in plain language and help us understand it better. Zi Wei Dou Shu is not actually that mysterious. By studying a wealth of real-world case studies, we can better understand and apply it, helping us learn more about our birth dates and plan our lives. The book will also share some methods for improving one’s fortune for your consideration. It also covers practical learning experiences in Chinese medicine’s image-number therapy, Yangzhai feng shui, 50Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 婆 My Mother-in-Law Helps Me Drive Off My Husband’s Mistress, and I Help Her Beat Up the Fake Sweetheart 婆母帮我赶小三，我帮婆母揍白莲 Show Your Brilliance展风华Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama and comic drama are titled Here, Take My Dowry! A clever transmigrated heroine, a hilarious revenge story, and a satisfying tale of taming her husband! You killed my mother, so I’ll kill you. You covet my husband? I’ll sell him to you for silver. No silver? Get lost! Take a concubine? Has my husband considered how much the household would spend over the decades between a concubine entering the family and her death? I did the math: two hundred thousand taels. Does my husband sti 15.5kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves
32. 232 地 The Mysteries of Earth Veins 地脉奇门 Water Domain Dry City水域干城Mystery330k WordsCompleted This fantasy novel incorporates feng shui, the arts of Qimen Dunjia, character divination, burial texts, and other elements. The male protagonist is drawn into a geomantic conspiracy within a conspiracy that has lasted a thousand years. In the end, he grows from a postgraduate archaeology student into a ruthless figure capable of defying fate... 126Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book contains many elements.

33. 233 恶 My Wicked Neighbor Stole My Heat for Five Years, Then Called Me a Fool? I Built a $30,000 Insulated Wall and Made Her Pipes Burst Eight Times 恶邻蹭暖5年骂我傻？我装3万保温墙让她水管爆炸八次 Weird Little Tomato奇奇怪怪小番茄16k WordsCompleted My awful neighbor mooched off my heat for five years, then called me an idiot? I installed $30,000 worth of insulation, and made her pipes burst eight times 111Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 贬 Demote Me from Wife to Concubine? I’ll Break Off the Engagement and Marry the Prime Minister 贬妻为妾？退婚拐个首辅做夫君 Pale Moonlight月影清浅Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth and revenge + portable space + taking down scumbags] [A restrained, devoted, scheming chief secretary × a cool, alluring heiress fallen on hard times] The entire household of Ningzhou's richest family, the Mu clan, was slaughtered. Young Mu Youning took the Mu family's fortune and sought refuge with her fiancé and cousin, Gu Changfeng. Five years later, her fiancé still refused to honor their engagement, and another childhood sweetheart, the woman he truly loved, had appeared at his sid 2.8kReads8.2Score341Shelves
35. 235 认 Better to Strive for Yourself Than to Find a Godfather 认义父不如自强不息 Donghua Dijun666东华帝君666Urban2.4M WordsOngoing (This is a wildly imaginative fantasy novel, dedicated to fellow wage slaves as busy as I am. May life get a little easier for us all!) Lü Bu is reborn in the modern era. No Three Kingdoms this time, but China! It was bad enough being strangled to death at White Gate Tower, but the history books also branded him with the shameful label of “the man who stabbed his foster fathers.” He had only been forced by those powerful old men to do their bidding. He put those scoundrels to death with his own 680Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    It contains several sections of cultivation mantras, which are authentic.

36. 236 挺 Pregnant with My Second Child, I Married a Senior Officer, Leaving My Ex and His Brat in Tears 挺孕肚二嫁首长，前夫逆子悔哭了 Half Past Midnight in the Third Geng三庚半夜Modern Romance775k WordsCompleted Also known as Forty and Divorced, Then Remarried to a Childless Commander and Blessed with Pregnancy After Pregnancy [Silver-haired heroine + remarriage + ex-husband and son regret losing her + commander's secret love comes true + sweet midlife romance + a woman's fight to save herself] After twenty years of marriage, Jiang Lan devoted herself to looking after her whole family, only for her husband and son to grow more and more fed up with her. Then, after the high school entrance exams, her son 13.1kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves
37. 237 妻 After Her Wife and Daughter Were Sacrificed and She Died Horribly in Prison, She Came Back for Revenge 妻女血祭，监狱惨死后她杀回来了 Miao Ya喵芽Modern Romance577k WordsCompleted [Reborn + regretful pursuit + revenge and face-slapping + never turning back] If you don't like it, fight back. If they make a move, slap them. If you can settle it with your hands, don't waste your breath. Slap, slap, slap! After they spent one wild night together and she became pregnant, Xie Jin's first love left the country in grief. He hated Ye Qingli and never set foot in her room again. She honored his parents, bore him a daughter, helped him through every hardship, and was even willing to 7.8kReads8.5Score985Shelves
38. 238 相 The Art of Face Reading 相面术 White Eagle of Qingshan Prefecture青山州的白鹰Modern Romance177k WordsCompleted Bing means clarity; Jian means insight into one's surroundings. Zicheng, a Celestial Master, devoted his life to cultivating himself in the world. He was strict with himself, fair in rewarding and punishing, thrifty, committed to self-cultivation, respectful of the seasons, rigorous in scholarship, upright in character, and an advocate of the Confucian ideals of making a name through achievement, virtue, and words. He could perceive the tiniest details and see through hidden truths. He passed on 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book is the foundational work of contemporary behavioral psychology, allowing you to see through scams and exploitative schemes at a glance, and stay away from betrayal by scumbags. The second book explores the historical origins of money, drawing upon the wisdom of China's founding ancestors and the history of Chinese economic thought. The third book contains the lifelong stock trading insights of many private equity tycoons; every chapter is worth reading. Thank you for reading! Please leave a review after you finish! [Shy][shy][shy][add to bookshelf][add to bookshelf][add to bookshelf]

39. 239 北 A Collection of Northern History and Culture 北方历史人文汇 White Eagle of Qingshan Prefecture青山州的白鹰Historical635k WordsCompleted Northern China is the birthplace of Chinese civilization. This book is divided into two volumes. The first, “Abundant Resources and Outstanding People,” maps the landscape of historical fiction through a collection of stories about cultural luminaries. It explores ancient myths and the creation of the bright world humanity depends on for survival. The second volume is a historical novel about fascinating episodes in China's economic history, covering land systems, salt and iron investment, water 3Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 240 股 The Stock Market Swordsman and His Merciless Blade 股道剑客无情剑 White Eagle of Qingshan Prefecture青山州的白鹰Urban238k WordsCompleted Synopsis of The Merciless Sword of the Stock Market Swordsman There's a saying in the jianghu: the stock market is a battleground like hell, where the masses rise and fall. Only the ruthless can glimpse a shred of the truth. In this arena where numbers and human nature intertwine, a man known as Flying Swordsman A Fei bursts onto the scene. With his blunt sword, an old trading terminal, he cuts through a thousand unpredictable turns of the market and earns the title of Short-Term Trading Supreme 7Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 学 Scholar or Tyrant: Who Can Have a Good Life? 学霸和枭雄，什么人能过上好日？ Phoenix Wood Cicada凤木蝉兮Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted (Dual male leads. Period story. Urban.) One is a poor scholar, the other a big shot in the underworld. They struggle for fifty years. What does it take to live a good life? And what is a good life? 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The book contains passages from classical Chinese poetry, the Chu Ci (Songs of Chu), and parallel prose; it's not about seeking the unusual, but rather enjoyable. [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

42. 242 托 Tuoxie De Naoren's 15th Book 托鞋的脑仁第15本书 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Urban3.3M WordsOngoing 110Reads6.8Score122Shelves

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    A Foolish Master in the Countryside

43. 243 傻 The Foolish Master in the City 傻子高手在都市 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Urban876k WordsCompleted The city is full of tricks. I’m going back to the countryside. Silly Long has been a bit slow since he was a child. But he knows the martial arts of the Meihua school, as well as divination, Shennong medicine, geomancy, cultivation and breath control, and physiognomy. With all that, he’s made quite a name for himself in the city… 1.1kReads—Score100Shelves
44. 244 边 A Border Guard's Blade Shatters the Firmament 边关小兵刀破苍穹 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Historical886k WordsCompleted The frigid wind sweeps sand through Blackrock Pass. Lin Que wraps himself in a patched military uniform and runs his fingers over the rusty ancestral blade, “Windbreaker”... A border guard armed with a battered blade, Lin Que awakens the bloodline of a magical beast. He slays foreign tribes, foils political schemes, defeats the Buddhist and Daoist sects, and challenges the Heavenly Court. Together with the women who love him, he brings order to the world! 662Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 无 Infinite Battle Cops 无限战警 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse977k WordsCompleted The world has changed, and humanity can survive only inside bases. When darkness falls and devours the world, the real destruction has only just begun! Li Qiang returns from a bloody fight in the slave arena! He becomes a battle cop and embarks on the path to power! He leads Earth beyond the Milky Way and breaks through the darkness! His fury shakes heaven and earth! His rage makes the universe tremble! 46Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 非 Nonli, I Must Have You 非离，不可 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Urban413k WordsCompleted [Urban Romance] [Relationships] [Marriage] [About Love] Can’t two people just be together and live happily? If they chose to get married, why are they always arguing? How did a good life turn into such a mess? Why insist on getting divorced? 275Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 黄 Ballads of the Loess Plateau 黄土情谣 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁8k WordsCompleted A Ballad of Loess and Love 31Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 我 My 999 Days as a “Piglet” in Northern Myanmar 我在缅北当“猪仔”的999天 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁10k WordsCompleted My 999 Days as a “Piglet” in Northern Myanmar —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 249 荒 After the Deserted Island 荒岛之后 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted After the Deserted Island —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 250 被 The Truth the Japanese Army Tried to Hide: The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru 被日军掩盖的真相：里斯本丸沉没事件 Xing Jian行简Historical10k WordsCompleted [Lisbon Maru, Japan, World War II, prisoners of war, shipwreck, war] The Truth Hidden by the Japanese Military: The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru centers on a humanitarian disaster during World War II, bringing to light a chapter of history long buried. In October 1942, the Japanese cargo ship Lisbon Maru was carrying around 1,800 British prisoners of war from Hong Kong to Japan when it was torpedoed by an American submarine near the Zhoushan Islands. As the ship slowly sank, the Japanese military 71Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    📚 Open a classic book and discover a better version of yourself!

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