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King David: Sacred and Secular in Biblical Times (in final editing; expected 2025)
Spring and Autumn: A Chinese Military Revolution (expected 2025)
Confucius and the Empire: An Ethic of Service (expected 2026)
Homer and Others: Enjoying the Odyssey (expected 2026)
Arts of War: Classical Chinese Military Thought
Quiet Ways: The Dau/Dv Jing and Chinese Statecraft
Ventures: China's Oldest Divination Text
From the Chinese: Glimpses of a Virtuoso TraditionWarring States Papers v2 (near final)
Alpha v2 (near final)
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