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Panchatantra -- more than 1000yr old collection of fables from India. It's a kind of self help book that uses vivid storytelling with animal characters, to impart practical life lessons.
Does "Mahabharata" count?
Mahabharat has everything in it. However west has not yet warmed up to it.
On speeches - Cicero (the only book that breaks down a speech is such a detail, same thing as above)
Gorgias - A Socrates dialog with a Gorgias, a sophist (men that were very well versed in the art or persuading but without having real knowledge), hard as it was (and it still is nowadays ) Socrates debunks this guy claims with elegance and class.
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Ha ... not as weird as you might think, 'cos I also thought the same, unless there're a few others on this site dedicated enough to learn French to read this book ...
ha, I also began learning French because of Count. Maybe we should start a club. Also, the only book I have found close/equal to Count of Monte Cristo is Les Miserables. The book is amazing, no idea about the musical. There are so many parts of the book (Waterloo) that just blow my mind. Also served as a motivation to learn French.
One book I will never get tired of reading over and over again is:
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
There's just something magical on that book which even to this day brings a lot of essence on how I understand and value life.
This book traverses generations, and is always a good read regardless whether you are at a schooling age or even close to retirement.
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ha, I also began learning French because of Count. Maybe we should start a club. Also, the only book I have found close/equal to Count of Monte Cristo is Les Miserables. The book is amazing, no idea about the musical. There are so many parts of the book (Waterloo) that just blow my mind. Also served as a motivation to learn French.
Curious about how you undertook learning French. What is the best way.
The Art of War
The Prince by Machiavelli, 1532 Chuang-tzu, 4th century BC The Art of War by Sun Tzu, 5th century BC Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, 14th century AD
So you are in management position?