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Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu
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Description for Tao Te Ching
Hardcover. Stephen Mitchell's much praised translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, with its message of balance and harmony in living, is accompanied by a selection of ancient Chinese paintings. Illustrator(s): Little, Stephen. Translator(s): Mitchell, Stephen. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 colour paintings. BIC Classification: HRKN5; HRLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 432.
'Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it.' Stephen Mitchell's translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) has sold over half a million copies worldwide. In this stunningly beautiful edition of the fundamental modern Taoist philosophy text, Mitchell's words are set against ancient Chinese paintings selected by Asian art expert, Dr Stephen Little.
'Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it.' Stephen Mitchell's translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) has sold over half a million copies worldwide. In this stunningly beautiful edition of the fundamental modern Taoist philosophy text, Mitchell's words are set against ancient Chinese paintings selected by Asian art expert, Dr Stephen Little.
Product Details
Publisher
Frances Lincoln
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
434g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780711212787
SKU
V9780711212787
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Ref
99-96
About Lao Tzu
Stephen Mitchell was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1943. He studied at Amherst, the University of Paris and Yale. His previous books include Dropping Ashes on the Buddha, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke and The Book of Job. He lives with his wife in Berkeley, California.
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