Tao Te Ching, 9780711212787
Hardcover
Sacred world cannot be improved; tamper and you’ll ruin it.

Tao Te Ching

An Illustrated Journey

$30.95

  • Hardcover

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 1999

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Summary

‘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 sele…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780711212787
ISBN-10:0711212783
Author:Stephen Mitchell
Publisher:Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint:Frances Lincoln
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:31 March 1999
Weight:406g
Dimensions:91mm x 395mm x 314mm
About The Author

Stephen Mitchell

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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