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Mr. Li Ka-shing is living proof that Knowledge Reshapes Destiny. "My father died when I was just 12 years old. As the eldest of three, I had to shoulder the responsibility of providing for my family. I had to quit school, but I didn't give up learning. I couldn't afford to buy new books, so I bought used books and traded them for other used books."

Decades have passed, and Mr. Li continues to seize every moment to read and to learn. He firmly believes that Knowledge Reshapes Destiny, and wants to disseminate this message throughout society. As part of this effort, the Foundation sponsors reading programs regularly and recommends quality books to the public, including the following:

9) 35 lives reshaped by knowledge
     
Title: Knowledge
Author: Liu Xianshu, Pan Yan
   
   
     
Description:
35 unforgettable stories of how knowledge reshaped destiny from people who have lived and learned.
     
10) Chaozhou through the ages
     
Title: Xinchao
Author: Shantou University Press
   
   
     
Description:
A set of books that examine and celebrate 5,000 years of the unique art and culture of Chaozhou.
     
11) Buddhist business
     
Title: The Diamond Cutter: The Buddha on managing your business and your life
Author: Roach, Geshe Michael
   
   
     
Description:
Combining ancient and contemporary wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Roach presents readers with empowering strategies for success in their work and personal lives. Roach gives fresh insight into ancient wisdom by using examples from his own experience in the business arena to turn a company he founded with $50,000 into a large corporation that boasts annual sales of over $100 million.
     
12) Witness to history
     
Title:
The Three Kingdoms
Author: Cite
   
   
     
Description:
"The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been." So begins the monumental tale The Three Kingdoms, a fourteenth-century masterpiece that now appears in a beautifully illustrated edition. Three Kingdoms is a sophisticated narrative of the fateful moment at the end of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) when the future of the Chinese empire lay in the balance.
     

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