Richard Wilhelm Plate of Shrimp Update

Brian gives me a book. Meanwhile, I have outed myself to the Better Business Bureau as not being that Richard Wilhelm

April 25, 2022

Today I met up with my nephew Brian, who works at a Barnes & Noble. He gave me a book he accidentally stumbled on at work, Chinese Fairy Tales and Legends. Written by Richard Wilhelm. Yes, that Richard Wilhelm.

Meanwhile, my complaint about Author Reputation Press LLC has posted to the Better Business Bureau website. Here it is:

“Beware of Author Reputation Press LLC! I have been receiving voice mails from them since last October, suggesting that I have them help me market my book, I Ching -- The Book of Changes. Unfortunately for ARP, I am not the author of the I Ching, which is an acknowledged classic of Chinese philosophy. I simply share the first and last names of Richard Wilhelm, the translator of the I Ching from Chinese to German. That esteemed Richard Wilhelm (I do not believe I am any relation) has been dead for almost 100 years. This is hilarious to me. But my point is that if ARP doesn't care to find out anything about authors they cold call -- particularly if the authors are dead or not -- and if they don't know that the I Ching is thousands of year old -- then ARP probably doesn't care much about the book it wants to publish and market for you.”

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