蔡志忠漫画图书已经在44个国家出版，销售达到4000万册。中英文版蔡志忠漫画共10个品种，本书是其中的一册，蔡志忠用他独特而富有吸引力的画风，将中国古代典籍中博大精深的思想深入浅出地呈现给您。儒家构建和谐社会的智慧、道家崇尚自然与自由的智慧、兵家不战而胜的智慧……通过他画笔下一个个鲜活、有趣、生动的形象得到简明、精确、通俗的阐释。和以往出版物不同的是，这套丛书画面上的人物对话和情节说明全部是英文，边框里保留了古汉语原文，既满足了国外读者和英语学习者的阅读需要，也最大程度地保存了古代著作的文字精华，具有文学参考价值和收藏价值。

中国早期思想家的著作影响了中国文化和社会的方方面面，从教育到艺术，从政治和战争到日常礼节。广受欢迎的漫画家蔡志忠先生一直致力于用他独特而富有吸引力的画风将这些古代经典著作的智慧带入生活。这一中国传统思想系列漫画映射出历史上伟大思想家们的光辉；包括：

●孔子说  ●孟子说  ●菜根谭  ●六朝怪谈

●老子说I  ●论语  ●列子说  ●世说新语

●老子说II  ●韩非子说  ●聊斋志异  ●六祖坛经

●孙子说  ●庄子说I  ●史记

●禅说  ●庄子说II  ●大学·中庸

蔡志忠先生最早是因为他获奖的多部动画电影和每日连载漫画引起大众的关注的。在长期的自学之后，蔡志忠先生将创作方向转移到经典著作上。作品广受评论家的好评并快速成为畅销书。蔡先生的书已被美国知名出版社如，Princeton University Press和Knop出版。Brian Bruya是此系列书美国版的译者，拥有夏威夷大学比较哲学的博士学位。他是中国早期哲学研究领域的专家和翻译，同时还是一个关子中国哲学研究的网站“书海文苑”的总编辑。

Three General Headings

From Abidance to Attainment

Roots and Branches

The Eight Particulars

First to Last

Self-Cultivation

The Commentaries

On Expressing Clear Virtue

On Renewing the People

On Abiding in Perfect Goodness

On Roots and Branches

On Investigating Things and Extending Understanding

On Making Intentions Sincere

On Ordering the Mind and cultivating the Self

On Cultivating the Self and Regulating the Family

On Regulating the Family and Governing the Country

On Governing the Country and Bringing Peace to the Land

The Middle Path

Zhu Xi' s Preface

Moderation and Harmony

The Gentleman and the Lesser Man

Long Absent

Following the Way

Failure of the World

Shun

Wise People Practice What They Know

Yan Hni Chooses the Middle Path

Impossible

True Strength

Confucius Wouldn't Do That

The Simple-Minded Couple

The Axe Handle

Acting the Part

Fate

The Family

Gods and Spirits

Greatest Filial Virtue

King Wu

Perfect Filial Virtue

Good Government

Benevolence Is Human

The Five Relationships

An Ordinary Genius

The Three Qualities

The Nine Steps

The Importance of Preparation

There Is a Method

Sincerity

Sincerity and the Sage

Perseverance

Sincerity and Understanding

Acting From Self-Nature

Sincerity and Transformation

Predicting the Future

Sincerity and Completion

Expansive Sincerity

Emulating Nature

Intelligent Silence

The Wrong Way

The Way of the Gentleman

The Successful Ruler

A Good Name

Confucius' Role-Models

The Perfect Sage

Perfect Sincerity

Covering Brocade

Subtlety