false 400626 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174442304m/400626.jpg Tao Te Ching, also commonly known as Lao Tzu, is perhaps the most important of Chinese classical texts, with an unparalleled influence on Chinese thought. This bilingual edition consists of two parts. The English text in Part One is a reprint of the earlier translation of the so-called Wang Pi text, first published by Penguin Books in 1963. Part Two is the fresh translation of a text which is a conflation of two manuscripts of the Lao Tzu, dating at the latest from the early Western Han and discovered at Ma Wang Tui in December 1973. The result is a text with a fuller use of particles, free from the scribal errors and editorial tampering of subsequent ages.

]]> 57854 226 100074 book 1947 Tao Te Ching, 25th-Anniversary Edition (Mandarin_chinese Edition) total:6592|5:3614|4:1855|3:912|2:180|1:29| 6592 28622 8817 666 2622245 4.34 6527 654 4687074 286714 101825 0872202321 9780872202320 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171481669m/101825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/101825.Tao_Te_Ching 4.24 311 Tao Te Ching, an unlikely team of a Japanese art expert and a Greek translator pull off a uniquely powerful version of the text. If one thing marks the language of the original Tao Te Ching, it is linguistic spareness. Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo are the first to succeed in duplicating the language in English, and although their search for just the right word occasionally goes far afield, they are mostly successful. The effect can be quite liberating as the full ambiguity of meaning comes through and you are afforded the freedom to interpret in a variety of ways. The translators also enhance the atmosphere of the book with Addiss's expressive calligraphy and the two lines in the original Chinese that are retained in each chapter. Addiss and Lombardo's rendering of the Tao Te Ching gets you right down into the primary source, and from there you're free to wander where you will.]]> 5 4 false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Fri Aug 17 07:29:48 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 05:38:49 -0800 2009
The translation is well done, it captures the nature of the text well and flows fairly evenly. ...more...]]> 2484855 149353 567651 0060812451 9780060812454 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175871709m/567651.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/567651.Tao_Te_Ching 4.38 48
Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.]]> 5 3 false Thu Jun 28 07:56:21 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:59:25 -0800 2009 Tao Te Ching, the widely known and influential Taoist text, written by Lao-Tzu and poetically translated in this edition b...more...]]> 1726176 108138 400626 014044131X 9780140441314 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174442304m/400626.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/400626.Tao_Te_Ching 4.04 179 Tao Te Ching, also commonly known as Lao Tzu, is perhaps the most important of Chinese classical texts, with an unparalleled influence on Chinese thought. This bilingual edition consists of two parts. The English text in Part One is a reprint of the earlier translation of the so-called Wang Pi text, first published by Penguin Books in 1963. Part Two is the fresh translation of a text which is a conflation of two manuscripts of the Lao Tzu, dating at the latest from the early Western Han and discovered at Ma Wang Tui in December 1973. The result is a text with a fuller use of particles, free from the scribal errors and editorial tampering of subsequent ages.

]]> 2 3 false Wed Jun 06 15:49:03 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:53:44 -0800 2009
The review which reviews can be neither full of review nor lacking.

But as the river changes course over seasons must the reviewer neither review nor not review, but follow the constant review.]]> 23670699 1207684 1128030 0060916087 9780060916084 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181221676m/1128030.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1128030.Tao_Te_Ching_A_New_English_Version 4.22 18 5 3 false Wed Jun 04 06:20:11 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 06:26:52 -0700 2008 14372405 734075 439655 0060955430 9780060955434 125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174781634m/439655.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439655.Tao_Te_Ching_A_New_English_Version 4.49 960
Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.]]> 5 3 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sat Feb 02 11:19:17 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 11:19:17 -0800 2008
There are many versions of the Tao Te Ching, both with and without commentaries. I comment on this version and the rather ancient 1944 version by Witter Bynner. I recommen...more...]]> 10278161 295251 57854 0679776192 9780679776192 246 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170477344m/57854.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57854.Tao_Te_Ching_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Mandarin_chinese_Edition_ 4.34 3158 Tao Te Ching is a poem. Like a poem, this version of the Tao Te Ching is not meant to be read in one breath from front to back, but is to be at intervals internalized and contemplated. Jane English's haunting black-and-white photos that undulate in and out on every page act as glycerin elixirs, helping the words slide into our souls for patient digestion. The photographs--of a glistening spider web, cloud-enveloped mountain tops, reflections on water, leaves in the sunlight--are as serenely lyrical as the ancient text, itself. ]]> 5 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 11 12:50:50 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 13:03:17 -0800 2007
Ridiculously difficult - that is the nature of the Tao Te Ching. I understand it only because my philosophy professor is brilliant.

In my opinion, Taoism is and always was a relevant philosophy fo...more...]]> 5327282 320190 13649 1570623953 9781570623950 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166571462m/13649.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13649.Lao_Tzu_Tao_Te_Ching_A_Book_About_the_Way_and_the_Power_of_the_Way 4.32 301 Tao Te Ching. She brings to it a punctuated grace that can only have been hammered out during long trials of wordsmithing. The wisdom that she finds in the Tao Te Ching is primal, and her spare, undulating phrases speak volumes. By making the text her own, Le Guin avoids such questions as "Is it accurate?" By making it her own, she has made it for us--a new, uncarved block from which we are free to sculpt our own meaning.]]> 5 2 false Wed Aug 29 20:38:59 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 20:38:59 -0700 2007
"Like Stephen Mitchell, acclaimed author and poet Ursula K. Le Guin has attempted a nonliteral, poetic rendition of the Tao Te Ching"

It's nothing like Mitchell's pretty but totally opaque translation. LeGuin gives you readable ...more...]]> 49150252 1131783 393361 1562790854 9781562790851 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174408931m/393361.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/393361.Lao_tzu_s_Taoteching_with_Selected_Commentaries_of_the_Past_2000_Years 4.47 17 5 9 false Fri Mar 13 09:19:50 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 11:00:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 22965129 1177693 57854 0679776192 9780679776192 246 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170477344m/57854.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57854.Tao_Te_Ching_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Mandarin_chinese_Edition_ 4.34 6592 Tao Te Ching is a poem. Like a poem, this version of the Tao Te Ching is not meant to be read in one breath from front to back, but is to be at intervals internalized and contemplated. Jane English's haunting black-and-white photos that undulate in and out on every page act as glycerin elixirs, helping the words slide into our souls for patient digestion. The photographs--of a glistening spider web, cloud-enveloped mountain tops, reflections on water, leaves in the sunlight--are as serenely lyrical as the ancient text, itself. ]]> 5 1 false Mon May 26 03:37:39 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 01:19:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 14559645 246177 57854 0679776192 9780679776192 246 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170477344m/57854.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57854.Tao_Te_Ching_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Mandarin_chinese_Edition_ 4.34 6592 Tao Te Ching is a poem. Like a poem, this version of the Tao Te Ching is not meant to be read in one breath from front to back, but is to be at intervals internalized and contemplated. Jane English's haunting black-and-white photos that undulate in and out on every page act as glycerin elixirs, helping the words slide into our souls for patient digestion. The photographs--of a glistening spider web, cloud-enveloped mountain tops, reflections on water, leaves in the sunlight--are as serenely lyrical as the ancient text, itself. ]]> 3 1 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 15:54:51 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 06:01:43 -0800 2008 3 - not collecting treasures prevents stealing.
13- accept disgrace willingly
23- he who does not trust will not be trusted
46- he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough
57- the more rules and regulations, the more thieves and robbers there will ...more...]]> 6292560 384057 13649 1570623953 9781570623950 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166571462m/13649.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13649.Lao_Tzu_Tao_Te_Ching_A_Book_About_the_Way_and_the_Power_of_the_Way 4.32 301 Tao Te Ching. She brings to it a punctuated grace that can only have been hammered out during long trials of wordsmithing. The wisdom that she finds in the Tao Te Ching is primal, and her spare, undulating phrases speak volumes. By making the text her own, Le Guin avoids such questions as "Is it accurate?" By making it her own, she has made it for us--a new, uncarved block from which we are free to sculpt our own meaning.]]> 5 1 false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Sep 16 16:19:42 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 07:23:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 13461823 824523 13649 1570623953 9781570623950 37 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166571462m/13649.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13649.Lao_Tzu_Tao_Te_Ching_A_Book_About_the_Way_and_the_Power_of_the_Way 4.32 301 Tao Te Ching. She brings to it a punctuated grace that can only have been hammered out during long trials of wordsmithing. The wisdom that she finds in the Tao Te Ching is primal, and her spare, undulating phrases speak volumes. By making the text her own, Le Guin avoids such questions as "Is it accurate?" By making it her own, she has made it for us--a new, uncarved block from which we are free to sculpt our own meaning.]]> 5 1 false Thu Jan 24 19:08:15 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 19:16:29 -0800 2008
There are more careful and scholarly translations (such as Robert G. Henricks'), but Le Guin's translations is highly readable and poetic. She takes p...more...]]> 20180430 805272 439655 0060955430 9780060955434 125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174781634m/439655.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439655.Tao_Te_Ching_A_New_English_Version 4.49 960
Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.]]> 5 1 false Sun Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 19:02:52 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 08:02:00 -0700 2008
the commentary on local government and law provides a different way of thinking than we are used to in the United State...more...]]> 21687456 666282 439655 0060955430 9780060955434 125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174781634m/439655.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439655.Tao_Te_Ching_A_New_English_Version 4.49 960
Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.]]> 5 1 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 04:57:07 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 05:02:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 29078488 1389580 57854 0679776192 9780679776192 246 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170477344m/57854.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57854.Tao_Te_Ching_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Mandarin_chinese_Edition_ 4.34 6592 Tao Te Ching is a poem. Like a poem, this version of the Tao Te Ching is not meant to be read in one breath from front to back, but is to be at intervals internalized and contemplated. Jane English's haunting black-and-white photos that undulate in and out on every page act as glycerin elixirs, helping the words slide into our souls for patient digestion. The photographs--of a glistening spider web, cloud-enveloped mountain tops, reflections on water, leaves in the sunlight--are as serenely lyrical as the ancient text, itself. ]]> 5 1 false Sat Aug 02 16:07:27 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 16:12:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 47040106 2056666 57854 0679776192 9780679776192 246 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170477344m/57854.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57854.Tao_Te_Ching_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Mandarin_chinese_Edition_ 4.34 6592 Tao Te Ching is a poem. Like a poem, this version of the Tao Te Ching is not meant to be read in one breath from front to back, but is to be at intervals internalized and contemplated. Jane English's haunting black-and-white photos that undulate in and out on every page act as glycerin elixirs, helping the words slide into our souls for patient digestion. The photographs--of a glistening spider web, cloud-enveloped mountain tops, reflections on water, leaves in the sunlight--are as serenely lyrical as the ancient text, itself. ]]> 5 2 false Sat Feb 21 07:23:31 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 07:29:30 -0800 2009 52108079 2167666 57854 0679776192 9780679776192 246 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170477344m/57854.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57854.Tao_Te_Ching_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Mandarin_chinese_Edition_ 4.34 6592 Tao Te Ching is a poem. Like a poem, this version of the Tao Te Ching is not meant to be read in one breath from front to back, but is to be at intervals internalized and contemplated. Jane English's haunting black-and-white photos that undulate in and out on every page act as glycerin elixirs, helping the words slide into our souls for patient digestion. The photographs--of a glistening spider web, cloud-enveloped mountain tops, reflections on water, leaves in the sunlight--are as serenely lyrical as the ancient text, itself. ]]> 5 1 false Thu Apr 09 15:07:26 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 15:07:58 -0700 2009 46028407 1019268 439655 0060955430 9780060955434 125 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174781634m/439655.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/439655.Tao_Te_Ching_A_New_English_Version 4.49 960
Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture.]]> 0 1 false Wed Feb 11 08:18:19 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 08:55:37 -0800 2009 my name is
Peter rock "the maze" treacy campbell
dear reader whomever ya are
the "lighter game" is not a game
the lighter game is a book.....an epitaph
taoism is a process of thought, meditation, an...more...]]> 53599741 2018031 57854 0679776192 9780679776192 246 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170477344m/57854.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57854.Tao_Te_Ching_25th_Anniversary_Edition_Mandarin_chinese_Edition_ 4.34 6592 Tao Te Ching is a poem. Like a poem, this version of the Tao Te Ching is not meant to be read in one breath from front to back, but is to be at intervals internalized and contemplated. Jane English's haunting black-and-white photos that undulate in and out on every page act as glycerin elixirs, helping the words slide into our souls for patient digestion. The photographs--of a glistening spider web, cloud-enveloped mountain tops, reflections on water, leaves in the sunlight--are as serenely lyrical as the ancient text, itself. ]]> 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Apr 22 10:12:31 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 10:41:56 -0700 2009 about ten really get it. however, it's a pleasure to hold it in your hands and read it every once in a while; for even those that don't share the ideas that stand behind the verses, or...more...]]> 11839865 727763 103801 0679600604 9780679600602 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171502018m/103801.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/103801.Te_Tao_Ching 4.62 8 Tao Te Ching is a poem. Like a poem, this version of the Tao Te Ching is not meant to be read in one breath from front to back, but is to be at intervals internalized and contemplated. Jane English's haunting black-and-white photos that undulate in and out on every page act as glycerin elixirs, helping the words slide into our souls for patient digestion. The photographs--of a glistening spider web, cloud-enveloped mountain tops, reflections on water, leaves in the sunlight--are as serenely lyrical as the ancient text, itself. ]]> 5 1 false Sun Jan 06 20:07:57 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 23:48:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=400626