Book Library
This site contains English translations of Asian books on human science, extraordinary human abilities, contemplative practice, and modern science and technology.
Available books
Experimental Research and Induction Training of Extraordinary Human Abilities
A 1995 Fudan University compilation on experimental research and induction training of extraordinary human abilities. Includes the translated chapters, notes, diagrams, tables, and source-page illustrations.
On Human Science and Modern Technology, 2012 Edition
Qian Xuesen’s 2012 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press edition, translated from the Bibliotheek scan with page-preserving OCR, inline diagrams, tables, photographs, equations, and Markdown footnotes.
Magical Qigong and Special Abilities
A heavily illustrated 1988 anthology compiled by East, West, South, North magazine, covering qigong masters, healing practices, training methods, experimental reports, and extraordinary abilities. Includes 214 tightly cropped source photographs, diagrams, and illustrations.
New Century: Qigong, The Mystery of Human Body's Special Functions
Ke Yunlu’s extended investigation of qigong, extraordinary human functions, consciousness, Chinese philosophy, and religious phenomena, translated from the complete 351-page scan.
Qigong and the Mystery of Special Abilities
Gong Caizhang, Wei Ping, and Zhang Yibin’s 1990 book from Shandong University Press, covering qigong health practices, telepathy, anomalous cognition, psychokinesis, and theoretical interpretations.
Qigong · Prediction · Remote Sensing · Special Abilities
A 1991 collection examining qigong practice alongside forecasting, remote sensing, extraordinary perception, experimental reports, and theoretical discussion. The complete 215-page scan is translated with hidden source-page provenance and inline source diagrams.
Development of Special Abilities and Supernatural Powers
A systematic Chinese treatment of extraordinary abilities, Buddhist supernatural powers, qigong theory, breathing and meditation practices, energy perception, and structured training methods. Includes 95 source diagrams and exercise illustrations placed inline.
Method of Developing Special Abilities in Esoteric Buddhism
Kiriyama Seiyū’s work on esoteric Buddhist training, chakras, mandalas, mudras, mantra practice, visualization, and the cultivation of extraordinary abilities. Includes 31 source chakra, seal, mandala, and posture diagrams.
A Collection of Ancient Chinese Accounts of Extraordinary Human Abilities
Xie Yuyu’s 1982 anthology of historical Chinese accounts concerning non-visual perception, remote sensing, precognition, psychokinesis, hypnosis, extraordinary qigong, anomalous diagnosis, and other reported abilities. All located scans omit printed page 2; its cited Book of Han passage is transparently reconstructed and source-linked in the translation.
Entering Transformation and Transcendence: Extraordinary Abilities
Ma Bin and Zhao Xichun’s 1995 collection of unusual abilities and historical anecdotes, organized around food and fasting, exceptional endowments, martial arts, prediction, healing, qigong, object transportation, and dreams. Includes six full-page source plates.
A Decade of the Qigong and Extraordinary Human Abilities Craze in China
Huang Hui and Wang Xiaozhong’s documentary history of the 1979–1989 Chinese qigong and extraordinary-human-abilities controversy, including experiments, media reports, institutional debates, prominent advocates and critics, and seven source tables placed inline.
Creating Human Science, Volume 1
Qian Xuesen et al.'s foundational 1989 compilation on human body science, extraordinary abilities research, qigong science, systems theory, and the proposed new discipline of human science. Translated from the complete 886-page scan with 185 inline source figures, photographs, and diagrams.
The Part of the World I Saw: My Connection with Human-Body Science
Sun Chulin's first-person account of her decades-long experience with extraordinary human abilities, including psychokinesis, anomalous perception, and her work with researchers. Translated from the complete 345-page scan with 98 inline source photographs.
Between Spirit and Form: An Overview of a Century of Qigong Research, 1912–2011
Lin Zhongpeng and Lin Hai's historical and theoretical overview of a century of Chinese qigong research, preserving the digital-native EPUB's headings, notes, links, and 44 inline figures.
Between Spirit and Form: Complete Bibliography of a Century of Qigong Research, 1912–2011
A continuous 9,044-record bibliography of Chinese qigong research from 1912 through 2011, translated in source order with exact record continuity and seven source images.
Developing Extraordinary Abilities: The Mind Is Also a Science
Shi Chaolin's account of extraordinary abilities, psychokinesis, telepathy, mind science, reported cases, and self-training methods, translated from the complete Traditional Chinese EPUB.
Mastery Through Trataka Practice
Ramesh Chandra Srivastava’s practical Hindi manual on trataka, concentration, visualization, hypnotism–mesmerism, gemstone and planetary practices, and related methods. Translated from the third edition with 17 source-derived graphics placed inline.