The author of this book has collected and divided 30 words of inspiration into three groups that correspond to the primary colors red, yellow, and blue. In addition, each word is associated with one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac. The zodiac signs include personality traits and specific life-enhancing words that are unique to those born under each sign. The symbols of the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac are painted in Sumi-e style calligraphy by renowned calligrapher, Daniel Nie. When you contemplate the 30 poems in this book, you may find that you are inspired by the beautiful...

What are my American Lessons? Why do I want to share them with you? I intended to write a book called "My American Dream." Yet even though I have achieved some of that dream during my life, the dream has become increasingly anachronistic, akin to how we romanticize or fantasize "the good old days," which we can never truly attain. The concept of "American Lessons" or "The New American Dream" may be more valuable to those who understand they must be well-prepared to get ahead in this extremely challenging world. The definition of "reality" is not what one thinks the world ought to be or what...