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Aleister Crowley's Tao Teh King [translated from the Chinese]: Liber CLVIIby Lao-Tzu, Stephen Skinner, Aleister CrowleyISBN 0950387649 (0-9503876-4-9)
Hardcover, Askin Publishers
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstressby Sijie Dai, Ina RilkeISBN 0385722206 (0-385-72220-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress'Book summary:An enchanting literary debutalready an international best-seller.
At the height of Maos infamous Cultural Revolution, two boys are among hundreds of thousands exiled to the countryside for re-education. The narrator and his best friend, Luo, guilty of being the sons of doctors, find themselves in a remote village where, among the peasants of Phoenix mountain, they are made to cart buckets of excrement up and down precipitous winding paths. Their meager distractions include a violinas well as, before long, the beautiful daughter of the local tailor.
But it is when the two discover a hidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translation that their re-education takes its most surprising turn. While ingeniously concealing their forbidden treasure, the boys find transit to worlds they had thought lost forever. And after listening to their dangerously seductive retellings of Balzac, even the Little Seamstress will be forever transformed.
From within the hopelessness and terror of one of the darkest passages in human history, Dai Sijie has fashioned a beguiling and unexpected story about the resilience of the human spirit, the wonder of romantic awakening and the magical power of storytelling. [via]More editions of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress:
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstressby Ina Rilke, Sijie DaiISBN 0701169826 (0-7011-6982-6)
Hardcover, Chatto & Windus
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Canon of Reason and Virtue: (Lao-Tze's Tao Teh King) Chinese and Englishby Lao-Tzu, Paul Carus, Daisetz Teitaro SuzukiISBN 0875480640 (0-87548-064-0)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Canon of Reason and Virtue: (Lao-Tze's Tao Teh King) Chinese and English'Book summary:This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition. [via]
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Dao De Jing: A New-Millennium Translationby David H. Li, LaoziISBN 0971169004 (0-9711690-0-4)
Softcover, Premier Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dao De Jing: A New-Millennium Translation'Book summary:This new-millennium translation of Lao Tzu's Dao De Jing (also known as Tao Te Ching) has many features, some unique, as follows:
1 - Interlinear Presentation. A short passage of two or three lines in Chinese is immediately translated into English before moving onto another short passsage in Chinese. In this way, a Chinese-literate reader can easily assess the level of the translator's competence, the appropriateness of his rendition, and the extent of his fidelity to the original -- whether it is an entire passage, a full sentence, a short phrase, or a single word. (A unique feature)
2 - Rhymed Passages. Lao Tzu uses rhymed expression for emphasis. Of the essay's 364 passages, at least 59 passages are rhymed -- these 59 passages are all rhymed in this translation. Since one can learn a great deal by reading just these rhymed passages, they are also collected as Appendix C at the back of this volume. (Another unique feature)
3 - Reference-Specific Annotations. This volume has 500+ foonotes.
4 - Comparison With Confucius's Analects. Dao De Jing was written to challenge Confucius and his school of thought. This volume culls 71 direct quotations from the Analects (as translated by the translator in an earlier work) for comparison. These quotations, along with other comments, are collected as Appendix E. (A unique feature)
5 - Comparison With Sun Tzu's Art of War. Dao De Jing is also regarded as a treatise on war. This volume culls 46 directo quotations from Sun Tzu's Art of War (as translated by the translator from another of his earlier works) for comparison. These quotations, along with other comments, are collected as Appendix F. (A unique feature)
6 - Lao Tzu's year-by-year chronology. Appendix A, on five pages. (A unique feature)
7 - List of Dao De Jing in English translation. Appendix H, on 14 pages, listing 124 unduplicated work.
8 - Key-word index. Appendix I, on 20 pages. [via]
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Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translationby David L. Hall, Roger T. AmesISBN 0345444191 (0-345-44419-1)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translation'Book summary:In 1993, archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient bamboo scrolls that contained the earliest known version of the Dao de jing. Composed more than two thousand years ago, this life-changing document offers a regimen of self-cultivation to attain personal excellence and revitalize moral behavior. Now in this luminous new translation, renowned China scholars Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall bring the timeless wisdom of the Dao de jing into our contemporary world.
In this elegant volume, Ames and Hall feature the original Chinese texts of the Dao de jing and translate them into crisp, chiseled English that reads like poetry. Each of the eighty-one brief chapters is followed by clear, thought-provoking commentary exploring the layers of meaning in the text. This new version of one of the worlds most influential documents will stand as both a compelling introduction to Daoist thought and as the classic modern English translation. [via]More editions of Dao De Jing: A Philosophical Translation:
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Dao de Jing : A Philosophical Translationby Roger T. Ames, David L. HallISBN 0345444159 (0-345-44415-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dao de Jing : A Philosophical Translation'Book summary:Composed more than 2,000 years ago during a turbulent period of Chinese history, the Dao de jing set forth an alternative vision of reality in a world torn apart by violence and betrayal. Daoism, as this subtle but enduring philosophy came to be known, offers a comprehensive view of experience grounded in a full understanding of the wonders hidden in the ordinary. Now in this luminous new translation, based on the recently discovered ancient bamboo scrolls, China scholars Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall bring the timeless wisdom of the Dao de jing into our contemporary world.
Though attributed to Laozi, the Old Master, the Dao de jing is, in fact, of unknown authorship and may well have originated in an oral tradition four hundred years before the time of Christ. Eschewing philosophical dogma, the Dao de jing set forth a series of maxims that outlined a new perspective on reality and invited readers to embark on a regimen of self-cultivation. In the Daoist world view, each particular element in our experience sends out an endless series of ripples throughout the cosmos. The unstated goal of the Dao de jing is self-transformationthe attainment of personal excellence that flows from the world and back into it. Responding to the teachings of Confucius, the Dao de jing revitalizes moral behavior by recommending a spontaneity made possible by the cultivated habits of the individual.
In this elegant volume, Ames and Hall feature the original Chinese texts of the Dao de jing and translate them into crisp, chiseled English that reads like poetry. Each of the eighty-one brief chapters is followed by clear, thought-provoking commentary exploring the layers of meaning in the text. The books extensive introduction is a model of accessible scholarship in which Ames and Hall consider the origin of the text, place the emergence of Daoist philosophy in its historical and political context, and outline its central tenets.
The Dao de jing is a work of timeless wisdom and beauty, as vital today as it was in ancient China. This new version will stand as both a compelling introduction to the complexities of Daoist thought and as the classic modern English translation. [via]More editions of Dao de Jing : A Philosophical Translation:
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Dao De Jing: The Book of the Wayby LaoziISBN 0520242211 (0-520-24221-1)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dao De Jing: The Book of the Way'Book summary:Dao De Jing is one of the richest, most suggestive, and most popular works of philosophy and literature. Composed in China between the late sixth and the late fourth centuries b.c., its enigmatic verses have inspired artists, philosophers, poets, religious thinkers, and general readers down to our own times. This new translation, both revelatory and authentic, captures much of the beauty and nuance of the original work. In an extensive and accessible commentary to his translation, Moss Roberts reveals new depths of Dao De Jing.[via]
This edition is distinguished by the literary quality of the translation, its new renderings for a number of the stanzas, and by Roberts's knowledgeable contextualizations. Utilizing recently discovered manuscripts and Chinese scholarship based on them, he is able to shed new light on the work's historical and philosophical contexts. This translation shows that Dao De Jing is far more than a work of personal inspiration; it is also a work of universal scope that makes penetrating comments on politics, statecraft, cosmology, aesthetics, and ethics. Roberts brings these themes to our attention, shows how they are integrated into the work as a whole, and demonstrates the relevance of these topics for our own times.More editions of Dao De Jing: The Book of the Way:
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Dao De Jing: The Book of the Wayby Moss Roberts, LaoziISBN 0520205553 (0-520-20555-3)
Hardcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dao De Jing: The Book of the Way'Book summary:Dao De Jing is one of the richest, most suggestive, and most popular works of philosophy and literature. Composed in China between the late sixth and the late fourth centuries b.c., its enigmatic verses have inspired artists, philosophers, poets, religious thinkers, and general readers down to our own times. This new translation, both revelatory and authentic, captures much of the beauty and nuance of the original work. In an extensive and accessible commentary to his translation, Moss Roberts reveals new depths of Dao De Jing.[via]
This edition is distinguished by the literary quality of the translation, its new renderings for a number of the stanzas, and by Roberts's knowledgeable contextualizations. Utilizing recently discovered manuscripts and Chinese scholarship based on them, he is able to shed new light on the work's historical and philosophical contexts. This translation shows that Dao De Jing is far more than a work of personal inspiration; it is also a work of universal scope that makes penetrating comments on politics, statecraft, cosmology, aesthetics, and ethics. Roberts brings these themes to our attention, shows how they are integrated into the work as a whole, and demonstrates the relevance of these topics for our own times.More editions of Dao De Jing: The Book of the Way:
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The Daodejing of Laoziby Laozi, Philip J. IvanhoeISBN 0872207013 (0-87220-701-3)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Daodejing of Laozi'Book summary:A Daoist classic that has had a profound influence on Chinese thought, the Laozi or Daodejing, evolved into its present form sometime around the third century BCE and continues to enjoy great popularity throughout East Asia and beyond. Philip J Ivanhoe's lucid and philosophically-minded interpretation and commentary offer fresh insights into this classic work. In the substantial introduction and numerous notes, Ivanhoe draws attention to the issues at play in the text, often relating them to contemporary philosophical discussions and directing the reader to related passages within the Daodejing and to other works of the period. The Language Appendix, unique to this edition, offers eight translations of the opening passage by well-known and influential scholars and explains, line-by-line, how each might have reached his particular interpretation. [via]
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Good Earthby Pearl S. Buck, Stephanie Reents, Cynthia Brantley JohnsonISBN 1416500189 (1-4165-0018-9)
Softcover, Pocket Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Good Earth'Book summary:The story begins on the wedding day of farmer Wang Lung and follows his simple, often one-sided view of the Chinese culture, times, and his connection with the land. The land is a recurring theme throughout the novel, seemingly nurtured by the apparent protagonists, rejected and ruined by the antagonists. The author uses the House of Hwang, a nearby house of nobles, to contrast and predict their rise and fall. As the House of Hwang meets its slow and desperate end, Wang Lung rises.
However, as the weather turns disastrous for farming, Wang Lung's family has to flee to the city to scrape out a meager living. Upon returning home, the family fares better. Wang Lung eventually becomes a prosperous man, his rise contrasting with the downfall of the Hwang family, who lose their connection to the land. At the end of the novel, when Wang Lung is an old man, he overhears his sons plotting to sell some of the land, thus showing the end of the cycle of wealth and downfall. [via]
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- Good Earth: ISBN 1587249057 (1-58724-905-7)
Softcover, Wheeler Pub Inc - The Good Earth: ISBN 0743272935 (0-7432-7293-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - Good Earth: ISBN 0671035770 (0-671-03577-0)
Softcover, Pocket Books - The Good Earth: ISBN 0671510126 (0-671-51012-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - Good Earth: ISBN 0671729896 (0-671-72989-6)
Softcover, Pocket Books - Good Earth: ISBN 0381980332 (0-381-98033-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - The Good Earth: ISBN 0606341153 (0-606-34115-3)
Hardcover, Demco Media - Good Earth: ISBN 0671504371 (0-671-50437-1)
Hardcover, Pocket Books - Good Earth: ISBN 0785795286 (0-7857-9528-6)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Good Earth: ISBN 0870651455 (0-87065-145-5)
Hardcover, Pearson Prentice Hall - Good Earth: ISBN 0895774135 (0-89577-413-5)
Hardcover, Reader's Digest Association - Good Earth: ISBN 0899662994 (0-89966-299-4)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books - Good Earth: ISBN 1416500189 (1-4165-0018-9)
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- Good Earth: ISBN 1587249057 (1-58724-905-7)
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The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu: A New Translation and Commentary on the Tao Teh Chingby Henry WeiISBN 0835605582 (0-8356-0558-2)
Softcover, Theosophical Pub House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu: A New Translation and Commentary on the Tao Teh Ching'Book summary:The Tao Teh Ching in terms of mysticism and meditation. [via]
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- The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu: A New Translation and Commentary on the Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 0835605620 (0-8356-0562-0)
Hardcover, Theosophical Pub House - The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu: A New Translation and Commentary on the Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 0835605582 (0-8356-0558-2)
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- The Guiding Light of Lao Tzu: A New Translation and Commentary on the Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 0835605620 (0-8356-0562-0)
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The Illustrated Tao Te Ching: A New Translation and Commentaryby Lao Tze, Stephen Hodge, LaoziISBN 0764121685 (0-7641-2168-5)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Tao Te Ching: A New Translation and Commentary'Book summary:The Tao Te Ching is a classic work of ancient Chinese philosophy. It has been translated into virtually every written language in the world, with more than 60 versions existing in English alone. This brand-new translation with modern commentary by a student of Eastern Asian culture is of unusual value in that it reflects recent manuscript discoveries in China. Examined in light of modern scholarship methods, the discoveries suggest that previous translations of this seminal philosophical work are wrong in several important details. Stephen Hodge's commentaries explore the Tao Te Ching by placing its concepts and observations in the context of ancient Chinese culture, and then pointing out the philosophy's key ideas as they relate to the lives of men and women today. In discussing the limitations of words and language, he emphasizes our need to go beyond words in our quest for universal truths. The philosophical work's traditional 81 short chapters are arranged thematically, and are supplemented with commentary that explains both the ancient and modern significance of each text. More than 100 photographs complement the text with scenes of natural peace and serenity. [via]
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Illustrated Tao Te Chingby Martin Palmer, Jay Ramsay, Man-Ho Kwok, Kwok-Lap ChanISBN 1843336278 (1-84333-627-8)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Illustrated Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Acknowledged to be one of the definitive versions of the influential Chinese classic, this new translation reveals the text in its full glory and recaptures the flow and power of the original writings. One of the most important books in Chinese literature, its significance has reverberated throughout the centuries since the Han dynasty. Its powerful effect on Western society is second to none in terms of non-Western books. Here the Tao Te Ching's 80 chapters of wise sayings and commentaries on the self and our relation to society are sumptuously illustrated with contemporary works of art and are viewed not only individually but as part of a unifying pattern. Text in both English and Chinese includes background on Lao Tzu, the recognized author of the Tao Te Ching, plus a brief history of Taoism. Essential reading for anyone--even those who have read previous translations--with an interest in ancient wisdom.[via]More editions of Illustrated Tao Te Ching:
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Lao Tzu : Tao Te Chingby Ursula K. Le Guin, J. P. Seaton, Lao TzuISBN 1570623333 (1-57062-333-3)
Hardcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao Tzu : Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Like Stephen Mitchell, acclaimed author and poet Ursula K. Le Guin has attempted a nonliteral, poetic rendition of the 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. [via]
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Lao Tzu: Te-Tao Ching A New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Textsby Robert G. HendricksISBN 0345370996 (0-345-37099-6)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao Tzu: Te-Tao Ching A New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Texts'Book summary:Lao-tzu's "Te-Tao Ching" has been treasured for thousands of years for its poetic statement of life's most profound and elusive truths. This new translation, based on the 1973 discovery of two copies of the manuscript more than five centuries older than any others known, corrects many defects of the later versions. In his extensive commentary, Professor Henricks reevaluates traditional interpretations. [via]
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Lao Tzu's Tao Te Chingby Timothy Freke, LaoziISBN 0749919663 (0-7499-1966-3)
Softcover, Piatkus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching'Book summary:The Tao Te Ching is one of the world's spiritual and philosophical classics. The 81 verses distil the wisdom of the sages, oracles and folk traditions of ancient China and are beautiful to read. They offer reflection and insight, and guide us towards personal growth and greater understanding. This new modern interpretation encapsulates the freshness of the original text while keeping a modern perspective. [via]
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Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching: A Book About the Way and the Power of the Wayby Ursula K. Le Guin, Lao-Tzu, Jerome P SeatonISBN 1570623953 (1-57062-395-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching: A Book About the Way and the Power of the Way'Book summary:Like Stephen Mitchell, acclaimed author and poet Ursula K. Le Guin has attempted a nonliteral, poetic rendition of the 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. [via]
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Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching a New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Textsby Lao-Tzu, Robert G. HenricksISBN 0345347900 (0-345-34790-0)
Hardcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching a New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Texts'Book summary:Lao-tzu's "Te-Tao Ching" has been treasured for thousands of years for its poetic statement of life's most profound and elusive truths. This new translation, based on the 1973 discovery of two copies of the manuscript more than five centuries older than any others known, corrects many defects of the later versions. In his extensive commentary, Professor Henricks reevaluates traditional interpretations.
From the Trade Paperback edition. [via]More editions of Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching a New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-Wang-Tui Texts:
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Lao-tzu's Taoteching: Translated by Red Pine with Selected Commentaries of the Past 2,000 Yearsby Red PineISBN 1562790854 (1-56279-085-4)
Softcover, Mercury House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lao-tzu's Taoteching: Translated by Red Pine with Selected Commentaries of the Past 2,000 Years'Book summary:Red Pine (a.k.a. Bill Porter) offers a new perspective on the Chinese classic Taoteching. A competent translator and interpreter of Chinese religion, he renders his work with an eye for detail and a spiritualism cultivated during years of Zen monastery living. It's odd that many read translations of Chinese classics as bare-bones texts, whereas no Chinese would tackle such obscurity in the absence of a helping hand from previous pundits. Fortunately, it is no longer necessary to rely on mystical insight in order to understand the Taoteching. Instead, we can look to the 12 or so commentators that Red Pine resurrects from Chinese history. With its clarity and scholarly range, this version of the Taoteching works as both a readable text and a valuable resource of Taoist interpretation. [via]
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Pearl Buck's the Good Earthby Pearl S. BuckISBN 0671006576 (0-671-00657-6)
Softcover, Monarch Notes
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Tao Lao Tsu Te Chingby Gia-Fu FengISBN 0613070313 (0-613-07031-3)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Lao Tsu Te Ching'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. [via]
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Tao of Power: A Translation of the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzuby R.L. WingISBN 0385196377 (0-385-19637-7)
Softcover, Doubleday
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao of Power: A Translation of the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu'Book summary:A masterpiece of practical philosophy, this is the manual composed by Lao Tzu for China's rulers to help them enhance interpersonal relationships and cultivate the enduring qualities of leadership. [via]
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The Tao of the Tao Te Ching: A Translation and Commentaryby Michael LarfargueISBN 0791409864 (0-7914-0986-4)
Softcover, State Univ of New York Pr
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Tao Te Chingby Lao-Tzu, David HintonISBN 1582431825 (1-58243-182-5)
Softcover, Counterpoint
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Written more than two thousand years ago, the Tao Teh Ching , or "The Classic of the Way and Its Virtue," has probably had a greater influence on Asian thought than any other single book. It is also one of the true classics of the world of spiritual literature.
Traditionally attributed to the near-legendary "Old Master," Lao Tzu, the Tao Teh Ching teaches that the qualities of the enlightened sage or ideal ruler are identical with those of the perfected individual. Today, Lao Tzu's words are as useful in mastering the arts of leadership in business and politics as they are in developing a sense of balance and harmony in everyday life. To follow the Tao or Way of all things and realize their true nature is to embdy humility, spontaneity, and generosity.
John C. H. Wu has done a remarkable job of rendering this subtle text into English while retaining the freshness and depth of the original. A jurist and scholar, Dr. Wu was a recognized authority on Taoism and the translator of several Taoist and Zen texts and of Chinese poetry. [via]More editions of Tao Te Ching:
- Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 159030246X (1-59030-246-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 1590304055 (1-59030-405-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 1593082568 (1-59308-256-8)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 1842930567 (1-84293-056-7)
Softcover, Duncan Baird Publishers - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 1853264717 (1-85326-471-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc - Tao Te Ching : A New Translation: ISBN 1590300114 (1-59030-011-4)
Hardcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 1852309164 (1-85230-916-4)
Hardcover, Element Books Ltd - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 1582430470 (1-58243-047-0)
Hardcover, Counterpoint - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0451530403 (0-451-53040-3)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0486297926 (0-486-29792-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0679724346 (0-679-72434-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 0877733880 (0-87773-388-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 0877735425 (0-87773-542-5)
Softcover, Shambhala Pubns - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0679433163 (0-679-43316-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 087220233X (0-87220-233-X)
Hardcover, Hackett Publishing Company, Incorporated - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 039471833X (0-394-71833-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0886950074 (0-88695-007-4)
Softcover, Concord Grove Pr - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0394480848 (0-394-48084-8)
Hardcover, Bookthrift Co - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 0821220756 (0-8212-2075-6)
Hardcover, Bulfinch Pr - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 9622014674 (962-201-467-4)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr - Tao Te Ching: ISBN 1582431825 (1-58243-182-5)
Softcover, Counterpoint
- Tao Teh Ching: ISBN 159030246X (1-59030-246-X)
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The Tao Te Ching: A New Translation With Commentaryby Ellen M. ChenISBN 1557782385 (1-55778-238-5)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tao Te Ching: A New Translation With Commentary'Book summary:This incisive, illuminating translation of the Tao Te Ching treats these sacred writings as religious philosophy having as their central message the value of peace. Refreshing and challenging, this is a landmark work for all those investigating Eastern religion and philosophy.[via]More editions of The Tao Te Ching: A New Translation With Commentary:
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Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Editionby Jonathan StarISBN 158542269X (1-58542-269-X)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition'Book summary:In a new approach to the Tao Te Ching, this acclaimed translator explores the full range of meaning for each Chinese character, allowing readers, in effect, to interpret the ancient wisdom book for themselves.
Not only is Ancient Chinese a challenge to translate, but it contains a minefield of arcane terms and expressions that often have no counterparts in English. So while the Tao Te Ching is one of the most widely read books in the world, it remains also one of the most misunderstood.
Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition helps to remedy this situation. In addition to his own masterful translation, Jonathan Star supplies the multiple meanings of each Chinese character. Readers can use Star's translation in the first half of the book, can create their own by using the multiple definitions in the second half, or can combine the two to discover the most profound.
Star's work elucidates how translators arrive at diffuse meanings, as well as how the ancient Chinese regarded different concepts and what they meant within the context of the Tao. The volume also includes useful commentary, a character dictionary, and other tools that illuminate the different meanings of the Tao. This definitive edition enables Westerners to comprehend the Tao more deeply than ever before. [via]More editions of Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition:
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Tao Te Chingby Aleister Crowley, Hymenaeus BetaISBN 0877288461 (0-87728-846-1)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was uniquely qualified to produce a translation of Lao-tzus Tao Te Ching. He was called the finest English metrical poet of his generation by some of his contemporaries, and his work is anthologized in the Oxford Book of Mystical Verse. He was also a profound and experienced magician, mystic, and philosopher, trained in western esotericism, Hermeticism, the Qabalah and more traditional western philosophy, but with a deep and abiding interest in the ancient philosophies of the Orient. Crowley traveled widely in the East, and he actually walked across Southern China in 1906. His first-hand experience of the Orient made him one of the first students in the West to grasp oriental philosophy on its own terms, without a Eurocentric or Judeo-Christian cultural bias. The Chinese scholar Hellmut WIlhelp acknowledged the primacy of Crowleys work in Taoist studies. Crowley had no Chinese, and his translation is that of a poet interpreting the dry and scholastic translation of James Legge, as Ezra Pound would later do with the Confucian Analects. He contributes and autobiographical and critical introduction that discusses his religious philosophy and his lifelong attraction to Taoism, and his extensive notes and commentary to his translation help to amplify the meaning of the Chinese classic. This edition includes Crowleys verse translation of the Ching-ching Ching (Liber XXI, The Classic of Purity) as an appendix. This edition includes an editorial forward by Hymenaeus Beta, Frater Superior of O.T.O., as well as bibliography and index. [via]
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Tao Te Chingby Derek Bryce, Lao Tzu, Laozi, Leon WiegerISBN 0517225344 (0-517-22534-4)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:The TAO-TE-CHING, the ancient Taoist text written by philospher Lao-Tzu in the sixth century B.C., has inspired millions of people from all different backgrounds. This beautiful edition contains Chinese characters alongside the English text and is illustrated with black and white drawings. Commentary from the translators helps to illuminate the ideas discussed in the text so that modern-day readers can fully appreciate the meaning. [via]
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Tao Te Chingby Derek LinISBN 1594732043 (1-59473-204-3)
Softcover, Skylight Paths Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Reportedly written by a sage named Lao Tzu over 2,500 years ago, the Tao Te Ching is one of the most succinct--and yet among the most profound--spiritual texts ever written. Short enough to read in an afternoon, subtle enough to study for a lifetime, the Tao Te Ching distills into razor-sharp poetry centuries of spiritual inquiry into the Tao--the "Way" of the natural world around us that reveals the ultimate organizing principle of the universe.
Derek Lin's insightful commentary, along with his new translation from the original Chinese--a translation that sets a whole new standard for accuracy--will inspire your spiritual journey and enrich your everyday life. It highlights the Tao Te Ching's insights on simplicity, balance, and learning from the paradoxical truths you can see all around you: finding strength through flexibility (because bamboo bends, it is tough to break); achieving goals by transcending obstacles (water simply flows around rocks on its way to the sea); believing that small changes bring powerful results (a sapling, in time, grows into a towering tree).
Now you can experience the wisdom and power of Lao Tzu's words even if you have no previous knowledge of the Tao Te Ching. SkyLight Illuminations provides insightful yet unobtrusive commentary that describes helpful historical background, explains the Tao Te Ching's poetic imagery, and elucidates the ancient Taoist wisdom that will speak to your life today and energize your spiritual quest. [via]
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Tao Te Chingby Feng, Jane English, Gia-Fu FengISBN 0679776192 (0-679-77619-2)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Scholars say that the original 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. [via]
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Tao Te Chingby James Legge, Lao TzuISBN 1406509981 (1-4065-0998-1)
Softcover, Dodo Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:The Tao Te Ching, roughly translated as The Book of the Way and its Virtue, is an ancient Chinese scripture. Tradition has it that the book was written around 600 BC by a sage called Lao Tzu ("Old Master", also transliterated as Laozi, Lao Tse, Laotze, and in other ways) a record-keeper in the Emperor's Court of the Zhou Dynasty. The short work is one of the most important in Chinese philosophy and religion, especially in Taoism, but also in Buddhism. Many Chinese artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers and even gardeners have used the book as a source of inspiration. Its influence has also spread widely outside the Far East, aided by many different translations of the text into western languages. The book covers large areas of philosophy from individual spirituality and inter-personal dynamics to political techniques. The Tao Te Ching is said to contain 'hidden' instructions for Taoist adepts (often in the form of metaphors) relating to Taoist meditation and breathing. [via]
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Tao Te Chingby Lao-TseISBN 1419184873 (1-4191-8487-3)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name. [via]
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Tao Te Ching: The New Translationby Martin Palmer, Jay Ramsay, Man-Ho KwokISBN 1852303220 (1-85230-322-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching: The New Translation'Book summary:For more than 2,500 years, the Tao Te Ching has been the major underlying influence in Chinese thought and culture. This outstanding collector's edition is a completely fresh translation, meticulously drawn from the earliest known Chinese manuscript, and rendered into a powerful text by poet John Ramsay. Illustrated in full color with calligraphy and 14th-century Chinese paintings. [via]
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Tao Te Chingby Stephen Addiss, Lao-Tzu, Burton Watson, Stanley LombardoISBN 0872202321 (0-87220-232-1)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching'Book summary:With this edition of the 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. [via]
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The Tao Te Ching: 81 Verses by Lao Tzu with Introduction and Commentaryby WatkinsISBN 1842931237 (1-84293-123-7)
Hardcover, Duncan Baird Publishers
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tao Te Ching: 81 Verses by Lao Tzu with Introduction and Commentary'Book summary:[via]The Tao Te Ching is universally renowned as a sublimely poetic spiritual teaching by the legendary sage, Lao Tzu. Its easily assimilated aphorisms provide a continuous source of spiritual nourishment, its insights on statesmanship are practical guides for our own time, and, in the West, the Taoist systems of the I Ching, Tai Chi, Qui Gong, and Feng Shui are becoming increasingly popular. Ralph Alan Dales brilliant translation uniquely captures, as never before, the essential meaning of this profound text.More editions of The Tao Te Ching: 81 Verses by Lao Tzu with Introduction and Commentary:
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Tao Te Ching: About the Way of Nature and Its Powersby Lao TzuISBN 0895295067 (0-89529-506-7)
Softcover, Avery Pub Group
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Tao Te Ching: An Authentic Taoist Translation = Lao-Tzuby Laozi, J. Bright-FeyISBN 158173333X (1-58173-333-X)
Hardcover, Sweetwater Press
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The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzuby Brian Browne WalkerISBN 0312147449 (0-312-14744-9)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu'Book summary:The Tao te Ching of Lao Tzu is one of the most widely read and deeply cherished books in the world, a work many consider the wisest book ever written. In his introduction, translator Brian Browne Walker says, "It is less a book than a living, breathing angel."[via]
In his new translation, Walker stays close to the direct literal accuracy of the Chinese characters while producing a modern, exceptionally clear version that has the ring and voice of Lao Tzu, a man who may or may not have been a single individual. "I have come to think of Lao Tzu less as a man who once lived," Walker writes, "and more as a song that plays, eternal and abiding."More editions of The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu:
Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and the Wayby Lao Tzu, Victor H. MairISBN 0553070053 (0-553-07005-3)
Hardcover, Bantam Books
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Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and the Wayby Victor H. Mair, Lao TzuISBN 055334935X (0-553-34935-X)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and the Way'Book summary:A landmark translation of one of the most popular works of world literture, this edition of the Tao Te Ching is based on the Ma-wang-tui manuscripts. [via]
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Tao Te Ching : The Cornerstone of Chinese Cultureby Lao Tzu, Abe BellenteenISBN 9654941562 (965-494-156-2)
Softcover, Astrolog Publishing House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching : The Cornerstone of Chinese Culture'Book summary:Written nearly 2,500 years ago, this ancient text served as the basis for Chinese and other Eastern philosophies for generations, as well as for the I Ching. Meaning "the way that has to be followed," this version was translated in 2001 and is based on two scientific editions that were published in China at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as on the English translation rendered by the Buddhist Association in London. This version includes terms that are explained for and accessible to the modern reader. [via]
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Tao Te Ching: The Way of Vitrueby Lao Tzu, Patrick M. ByrneISBN 0757000290 (0-7570-0029-0)
Softcover, Square One Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Te Ching: The Way of Vitrue'Book summary:A fundamental book of the Taoist, the Tao Te Ching is regarded as a revelation in its own right. It provides a wealth of wisdom and insights for those seeking a better understanding of themselves. Over time, many changes have been made to the original Chinese text. Researcher Patrick M. Byrne has produced a translation that is accurate and easy to
understand, while capturing the pattern and harmony of the original. [via]More editions of Tao Te Ching: The Way of Vitrue:
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Tao Teh Chingby Laozi, Jingxiong Wu, John C. H. WuISBN 1570629617 (1-57062-961-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Teh Ching'Book summary:The most widely known and read Chinese classic in the West, the Tao Teh Ching is a series of insightful comments on life and nature. Part poetry, part paradox, always forceful and profound, the Tao Teh Ching has been leading its readers to expand their view of life since it was written over two thousand years ago.
The Tao Teh Ching teaches that the qualities of the enlightened sage or ideal ruler are identical with those of the perfected individual. This lucid translation demonstrates that these teachings are as useful in the arts of leadership as they are in developing a sense of balance and harmony in everyday life. John C. H. Wu has done a remarkable job rendering this difficult and subtle text into English while retaining the freshness and depth of the original. This edition features the Chinese text alongside the English translation.
The Shambhala Library is a series of exquisitely designed and produced cloth editions of the world's spiritual and literary classics, both ancient and modern. Perfect for collecting or as gifts, each volume features a sewn binding, decorative endsheets, and a ribbon markera delightful-to-hold 4 ¼ x 6 ¾ trim size. [via]More editions of Tao Teh Ching:
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Tao Teh Kingby Archie J. Bahm, Lao-TzuISBN 087573040X (0-87573-040-X)
Softcover, Jain Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao Teh King'Book summary:Widely recognized as one of the world's great literary classics, Tao Teh King is one of the simplest yet most profound interpretations of man and nature. As a religion, it provides one of the sanest and most enduring of the major religions of mankind. Interpreted here by one of the foremost Western scholars of Eastern philosophies. [via]
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The Tao Teh King: Liber CLVII a New Translationby Aleister Crowley, Lao-TzuISBN 0913576069 (0-913576-06-9)
Hardcover, Thelema Publications
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Tao Teh King: Nature and Intelligenceby Lao TzuISBN 0804463875 (0-8044-6387-5)
Softcover, Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Tao Teh King: Saying of Lao Tzuby MedhurstISBN 0835604306 (0-8356-0430-6)
Softcover, Natl Book Network
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Te-Tao Chingby Lao-Tzu, Robert G. Henricks, LaoziISBN 0679600604 (0-679-60060-4)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Te-Tao Ching'Book summary:A cycle of short poems, this is a work of world literature and has the significance of the Bible for more than a quarter of humanity. Written in two halves, the "Tao" ("way") and the "Te" ("virtue"), it is treasured for its poetic statements about life's most profound and elusive truths. [via]
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The Way: According to Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and Seng Tsanby Gerald SchoenewolfISBN 0875730825 (0-87573-082-5)
Softcover, Jain Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Way: According to Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, and Seng Tsan'Book summary:A poetic rendering of the Taoistic classic Tao Teh Ching by Lao Tzu, aimed at recapturing the tone and substance of the original. It is also the only work that assembles together the three major works of Taoism, including the most well known selections from Chuang Tzu and "Trusting the Inner Self" by Seng Tsan. The author has embellished each page containing the verses, with a beautiful, contemporary and theme specific illustration to create a dramatic impact. [via]
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The Way of Life According to Laotzu ; Translated by Witter Bynner ; Illustrated by Frank Wrenby Lao-Tzu, Witter BynnerISBN 0856290017 (0-85629-001-7)
Hardcover, Lyrebird Press Ltd
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The Way of Life According to Laotzu: An American Versionby Witter BynnerISBN 0399512985 (0-399-51298-5)
Softcover, Perigee
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Way of Life According to Laotzu: An American Version'Book summary:In an expanded format, enhanced with new calligraphy, is a timely and welcomereissue of the classic of Eastern philosophy and religious thought that sold over 200,000 copies in its previous edition. [via]
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The Way of Life : Tao Te Chingby Lao TzuISBN 0451626745 (0-451-62674-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Way of Life : Tao Te Ching'Book summary:Tao Te Ching: The Way of Life A new translation of the Tao Te Ching, by R.B. Blakney Softcover book published by Mentor Books, copyright (renewed) 1983, 21st printing [via]
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The Way of Life : Tao Te Ching: the Classic Translationby Lao Tzu, R. B. BlakneyISBN 0451527941 (0-451-52794-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Wild Swansby Jung ChangISBN 0743254392 (0-7432-5439-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster Mass Market
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wild Swans'Book summary:Through the lives of three different women - grandmother, mother and daughter - this book tells the story of 20th-century China. At times scarcely credible in the details it reveals of the suffering of millions of ordinary Chinese people, it is an unforgettable record of tyranny, hope and ultimate survival under conditions of extreme harshness. In 1924, at the age of 15, the author's grandmother became the concubine of a powerful warlord, whom she was seldom to see during the 10 years of their "marriage". Her daughter, born in 1931, experienced the horrors of Japanese occupation in Manchuria as a schoolgirl, and after their surrender joined the Communist-led underground fighting Chiang Kai-Shek's Kuomintang. She rose to be a senior Communist official, but was imprisoned three times. Her husband, also a high official and one of the very first to join the Communists, was relentlessly persecuted, imprisoned and finally sent to a labour camp where, physically broken and disillusioned, he lost his sanity. The author herself grew up during the Cultural Revolution, at the time of the personality cult of Mao and the worst excesses of the Gang of Four. She joined the Red Guard but after Mao's death she was to become one of the first Chinese students to study abroad. [via]
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of Chinaby Jung ChangISBN 0743246985 (0-7432-4698-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China'Book summary:In Wild Swans Jung Chang recounts the evocative, unsettling, and insistently gripping story of how three generations of women in her family fared in the political maelstrom of China during the 20th century. Chang's grandmother was a warlord's concubine. Her gently raised mother struggled with hardships in the early days of Mao's revolution and rose, like her husband, to a prominent position in the Communist Party before being denounced during the Cultural Revolution. Chang herself marched, worked, and breathed for Mao until doubt crept in over the excesses of his policies and purges. Born just a few decades apart, their lives overlap with the end of the warlords' regime and overthrow of the Japanese occupation, violent struggles between the Kuomintang and the Communists to carve up China, and, most poignant for the author, the vicious cycle of purges orchestrated by Chairman Mao that discredited and crushed millions of people, including her parents. [via]
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The Wisdom of Laotseby Lao-Tzu, Yutang Lin, Chuang-Tz+UISBN 0313211647 (0-313-21164-7)
Hardcover, Greenwood Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Wisdom of Laotse'Book summary:A cycle of short poems, this is a work of world literature and has the significance of the Bible for more than a quarter of humanity. Written in two halves, the "Tao" ("way") and the "Te" ("virtue"), it is treasured for its poetic statements about life's most profound and elusive truths. [via]
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Balzac Et LA Petite Tailleuse Chinoby Daj SijieISBN 2070416801 (2-07-041680-1)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Balzac Et LA Petite Tailleuse Chino'Book summary:Broché: 228 pages Editeur : Gallimard (14 octobre 2002) Collection : Folio Langue : Français [via]
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Balzac Et La Petite Tailleuse Chinoise: Romanby Sijie DaiISBN 2070757625 (2-07-075762-5)
Hardcover, Gallimard
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Balzac Et La Petite Tailleuse Chinoise: Roman'Book summary:Dans la Chine de Mao, savoir lire, c'est déjà faire partie des intellectuels. Et on ne badine pas avec les intellectuels : on les envoie se rééduquer dans les campagnes, travailler dans des rizières ou dans des mines. C'est ce qui est arrivé au narrateur et à son ami Luo, si jeunes et déjà marqués du sceau infamant d'"ennemis du peuple". Pour ne pas sombrer, ils ont heureusement encore quelques histoires, quelques films à se raconter, mais cela fait bien peu. Jusqu'à ce que, par miracle, ils tombent sur un roman de Balzac : petit livre à lire en cachette, tellement dangereux, mais tellement magique, qui changera le cours de leur vie en leur ouvrant la porte de la fille du tailleur, en rendant possible ce qui ne l'aurait jamais été...
Il fallait oser confronter le monde de Balzac et la Chine de Mao : Dai Sijie, réalisateur renommé qui vit en France, a réussi cet improbable pari et on lit avec enthousiasme et frénésie ce premier roman parfaitement maîtrisé. --Karla Manuele [via]
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Tao-Te-Kingby Lao-Tzu, Hans Knospe, Odette BrandliISBN 3257218753 (3-257-21875-3)
Hardcover, Diogenes
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tao-Te-King'Book summary:Das Tao- Te- King von Lao Tse dürfte nach der Bibel das am weitesten verbreitete und meistübersetzte Buch sein. Und seitdem die Lehre vom Tao im Westen bekannt geworden ist, hat sie dort Menschen angesprochen und auch politische Wirkungen gezeigt. [via]
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