title: The Three Kingdoms, Volume 3: Welcome The Tiger: The Epic Chinese Tale of Loyalty and War in a Dynamic New Translation (with Footnotes)
author: Luo Guanzhong
description: "This translation faithfully conveys a native Chinese-speaking person's understanding of this most influential and famous Chinese book. To translate this Chinese classic into modern English is a challenging and difficult job for any language translator. However, this joint effort by Yu Sumei and Ronald Iverson has met the challenge." <b>Hua Xin, former advisor and translator for IBM China</b><br /><br />"One of the greatest and best-loved works of popular literature." <b><i>Dictionary of Oriental Literatures</i></b><br /><br />"<i>The Three Kingdoms</i> is considered the ultimate book on strategy, offering keen insights into Chinese culture. Ron Iverson's effort is a great contribution to the understanding of Chinese culture and history." <b>Xinmin Wang, former Consul for Cultural Affairs for the PRC and advisor to the President of China</b>
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  Cold
  
  
  War and World Order
  
  
  Published by Zhongjing Liu at Smashwords
  
  
  Copyright 2018 Zhongjing Liu
  
  
    
  
  
  Lecturer: Zhongjing Liu
  
  
  Time: 18 February, 2017
  
  
    
  
  
  For Chinese version,
  
  
  Transcriber: xqmxqm
  
  
  Proofreader: Three Horses
  
  
    
  
  
  For English version,
  
  
  Translator: Simon of Cyrene
  
  
    
  
  
  Cover maker: Fuyukawa Mame
  
  
    
  
  
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  For Chinese version, please look at: “世界宪制史5：冷战与世界秩序”  
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