Tao Te Ching: A New English Version - Softcover

Mitchell, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060955430 ISBN 13: 9780060955434

Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000

Synopsis

Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living, and one of the wonders of the world. In eighty-one brief chapters, the Tao Te Ching looks at the basic predicament of being alive and gives advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit. This book is about wisdom in action. It teaches 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) and applies equally to good government and sexual love; to child rearing, business, and ecology.

Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.

 

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Mitchell attended Amherst, the University of Paris, and Yale. His many books include The Book of Job, Tao Te Ching, Parables and Portraits, The Gospel According to Jesus, A Book of Psalms, Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke, and Genesis. Byron Katie, author of Loving What Is and an inspirational speaker.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0060955430
• ISBN 13: 9780060955434
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128