Tao Te Ching; A New English Version Paperback - 2006
by Tzu, Lao; Stephen Mitchell
- Used
- Paperback
In an all new look for this acclaimed translation of a classic, Loa-tzu's "Tao Te Ching, "or "Book of the Way," is the classic manual on the art of living. In 81 brief chapters, it looks at the basic predicament of being alive and gives advice to help achieve balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit.
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Details
- Title Tao Te Ching; A New English Version
- Author Tzu, Lao; Stephen Mitchell
- Series Perennial Classics
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 144
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York
- Date 2006
- Features Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # 087376
- ISBN 9780061142666 / 0061142662
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.5 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 1.27 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Taoism
- Dewey Decimal Code 299.514
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From the rear cover
In eighty-one brief chapters, Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe.
Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.
