Strive for the Top (New Century Universal Library): New Century Universal Library · Foreign Culture Series

Author: Booker Washington (USA)
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Publish Date: 1997-03-01
Features: "The New Century Universal Library" is a key book launched by Liaoning Education Press. The entire series focuses on the popularization and dissemination of culture, adhering to the principles of being essential, practical, durable, and easily stored. Under the guidance of experts from various disciplines at home and abroad, the library selects and includes rare and valuable editions of Chinese and foreign classics. From 1996 to 2005, the plan was to publish 100 books annually, accumulating to 1,000 volumes over the decade, aiming to provide a basic outline of the development of human culture and to select a fundamental reading list for modern readers in the 21st century.
Traditional Culture Series: Collects classic works of traditional Chinese culture, which are reviewed and proofread by version experts before being published in simplified horizontal characters.
Modern Culture Series: Focuses on the works of academic giants from the Republican era, featuring modern and contemporary humanistic achievements. It collects, organizes, and publishes rare, well-known but hard-to-find, or long-lost works in simplified characters.
Foreign Culture Series: Collects the finest treasures from the world's humanistic heritage outside China, with a focus on cultural research and introduction. The writing style is light and elegant, with a fresh and lively tone, making it highly readable and belonging to the category of "small works by great writers."
The overarching purpose of the entire series is to provide long-lasting, readable, and useful books for readers eager for knowledge, demonstrating the necessity of reading activities in modern society and promoting the formation of a reading culture in society, creating a realm where book lovers can feel like they own a library.