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Tao Te Ching: A New English Version (Perennial Classics)

178 reviews
Lao Tzu

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

BEWARE OF CLUELESS REVIEWERS!
The naysaying reviewers did not bother to read this book through. Nowhere does it claim to be a literal translation, and following the lessons are the author's notes, explaining exactly what he did or didn't add, and why, as well as references to what was replaced from the original -- much of which is as wonderful as the lessons themselves. There is so much beauty and depth in this "new ...

Lao-tzu's Taoteching: with Selected Commentaries of the Past 2000 Years

15 reviews
Lao-tzu

Mercury House, 2001

Finally! A Tao Te Ching with the appropriate commentaries
In Asia, sacred texts like the Tao Te Ching are read with reference to the commentaries of its key historical luminaries. Only in the west is it read by itself, with no guidance. Finally, we have a TTC with key commentaries. Plus, the author has here given a translation that may come as close as possible to expressing the Chinese in English. It is concise, even pithy. A number of other features ...

Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching (Asian Institute Translations, No 1)

6 reviews
Lao Tzu

Shambhala, 1989

A stripped-down edition for beginners, with a bonus.
Anyone who may be looking for a stripped-down edition of the Tao Te Ching, one without Introduction, Commentaries, or Footnotes, so that one may immediately come to grips with this most fascinating and profound of texts without any distracting impedimenta at all, could hardly do better than get hold of a copy of this book. A brief description of its translator, Dr John C. H. Wu, will be found ...

Tao Te Ching (Skylight Illuminations)

24 reviews
Lao Tzu, Derek Lin

Skylight Paths Publishing, 2006

One of the Best
One of the best books I've read! I find it very practical to our daily lives and as you read, it will guide you through many principles that has a connection to our life. Not only do you learn to understand the Tao of life but also learn more about yourself and those around you. I would definitely recommend reading this book!

Lao Tzu: Te-Tao Ching - A New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-wang-tui Texts (Classics of ...

12 reviews
Lao Tzu

Ballantine Books, 1992

Mr Henrick's excellent translation of the Te-Tao Ching
The book of Lao Tzu - Te-Tao Ching is one of the ancient Chinese classics of Taoist philosophy that has been read by scholars and translated and published in books many times with varying translation results. It describes the philosophy of Virtue and The Way in 81 short Chapters. This translation is based on two original manuscripts - named Ma-Wang-Tui - that pre-date the manucripts used in ...

The Legend of Lao Tzu and the Tao Te Ching

4 reviews
Demi, Lao Tzu

Margaret K. McElderry, 2007

Ancient wisdom that applies to today's materialism
China will displace Germany as the world's third largest economy this year, which makes this beautifully brief book very appropriate as an introduction to the thought and religion of at least one of every five people in China. Globalisation means need for the wisdom of this book is unfolding every day because of the vast increases in greenhouse gases produced by China, the smog-ridden new ...

Tao te Ching

28 reviews
Lao Tzu

Tarcher, 2003

Good Translation
I did a lot of research ahead of time. I'm not an expert on Taoism or this book, but I do have a background in studying ancient works. Translation is very important. One of the big reasons I bought this is because as I was reading the verses, I kept having "aha" moments. For whatever reason, this translation feels really clear to me, without losing the tone of the original, which I ...

The Tao Te Ching: 81 Verses by Lao Tzu with Introduction and Commentary (Sacred Wisdom)

3 reviews
Lao Tzu

Watkins, 2006

Excellent
This is a beautiful and excellent translation with some brief but insightful commentary that seems to focus on how we should apply "The Great Integrity" to solve the problems the modern world. Don't let the price or the cover fool you; this is a worthy translation!

Tao Te Ching

18 reviews
Lao-Tzu, Burton Watson

Hackett Publishers, 1993

pristine translation
I was very impressed with this version of the Tao Te Ching...it avoided modern-day vernacular and felt much closer to the original text. Furthermore, the translator's addition of lines of the text in Chinese (as well as the glossary of Chinese characters in the back) helps readers see how the translator came up with the right words for the book. 5 stars

Tao Te Ching

76 reviews
Lao-Tzu

Random House Inc (T), 1982

Beyond brilliant
Tao Te Ching..meaning Book of The Way, or book of the Word. One of the best books ever written. Certainly , the book that has had the most profound positive influence on my life. If you are like me, you may be wondering should I get this particular version, and how does it compare with other versions like the Stephen Mitchell, Wayne Dyer and Jonathan Star versions, or even the Ursula Le Guin ...

Tao Te Ching (Barnes & Noble Classics)

1 review
Lao Tzu

Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005

The Perfect Book that can be reviewed is not the Perfect Book!
This was the first time I ever studied the classic of philosophy, the 'Tao Te Ching.' The notes by Yi-Ping Ong are exceedingly helpful, especially considering that I am a silly Westerner that is positively ignorant about Chinese history and culture. Her introduction was also extremely enlightening and allowed even a novice to grasp the major principles of Lao Tzu's philosophy. The translation by ...

Te-Tao Ching (Modern Library)

9 reviews
Lao-Tzu

Modern Library, 1993

A true treasure of wisdom spiced with fun.
One of my most treasured possessions is battered old Chinese paperback I picked up for the equivalent of about fifty cents many years ago. The print is uneven and smudged, the paper is poor-quality with lots of show-through, and the book isn't even properly bound but has just been stapled together. So why do I treasure it? Well, in the first place because it's a book of selections from a man I ...

Tao Te Ching (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

4 reviews
Lao-Tzu

Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1999

I gave my copy of this book to a good friend...
...and I spent hours trying to find the exact same translation online. The effort was worth it. I've seen many other translations, but none did as wonderful a job in both translating the meaning of this work in an intuitively understandable manner and in continuing to make it read with the beautiful lyricism I've become accustomed to. I don't know how you found this particular edition of ...

Tao Te Ching: A New Translation

3 reviews
Lao Tzu

Shambhala, 2007

Hamill's Careful Balance
I've been reading translations of the Tao since the early 1960s, reading Paul Carus and Arthur Waley. Recent years have brought wonderful translations: Feng and English, Stanley Lombardo, and Ursula LeGuin are my favorites. Sam Hamill may be the finest contemporary translator of Eastern poetry, and his Tao solidifies his reputation. What I admire is how he keeps the language hard-edged (there's ...

Tao Te Ching

10 reviews
Lao Tzu

Bantam, 1990

I enjoy this throughly.
Over the course of the last 15 years or so I've seen maybe six English translations of the Tao Te Ching, including those of Red Pine and Henricks. I'm not qualified to speak to the accuracy of Mair's effort, but I have found it to be far and away the most poetic and powerful that I've encountered. This truely sings in places, as Mair attempts (so he says) to impart not only the meaning of each ...

Tao Te Ching

24 reviews
Lao Tzu

The Chinese University Press, 2001

Kick the New Age right out of your DDJ...
I love this translation. Not so much for the translation but for the introduction in the original edition. Lau was really the first critic of the traditional story of Laozi and the Dao De Jing to bring it to the English masses. The DDJ is a composite work, not the work of one author, as romantic as the story of Laozi may be. It was the work of many and thus the reason for some of its ...

Tao Te Ching: The New Translation from Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition (Tarcher Cornerstone Editions)

1 review
Lao Tzu

Tarcher, 2008

Poetic Tao
This is a beautiful version of the Tao Te Ching, most well understood when read alongside a more literal translation. This one is a bit more modern & poetic than a starker literal translation, but when read together the deeper meanings come through.

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching: A Translation of the Startling New Documents Found at Guodian (Translations from the ...

6 reviews
Robert G. Henricks, Lao Tzu

Columbia University Press, 2005

An exceptional piece of work
As a student of the Dao i have studied six different translations of the Dao de Jing intensly. I have never been able to pick one out as the best. All versions have something of the essense of the Dao, and all have something of the translators desires or his or hers own spiritual/philosophical background. But then the Ma-wang-tui texts were translated by Mr. Henricks and we were indeed closer ...

Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching

26 reviews
Ursula K. Le Guin, Jerome P. Seaton, ...

Shambhala, 1997

Excellent!
One great way for non-Chinese speakers to appreciate the nature of this book is to compare many different translations and see how different they can be. I've read any number of translations of the Dao De Jing, and this is by far my favorite. Most of them tend to be pretty academic, which certainly has it's value, but Ms. Le Guin demonstrates an genuine affection for this work that comes ...

Tao - The Way - Special Edition

1 review
Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu

El Paso Norte Press, 2007

Great Historical Overview
This book contains all the essential elements of philosophy of the founder of Taoism, Lao Tzu, as expressed in the "Tao Te Ching" as well as the important interpretations and explanations of The Tao by his two most important disciples, Chuang Tzu and Lee Tzu. It contains all of the important sayings and parables that form the basis for Taoism from these three Great Sages. The translations ...