- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Watkins Publishing (31 Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1842930966
- ISBN-13: 978-1842930960
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 11.4 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 502,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This Taoist text also contains a modern commentary and introduction to Taoism.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is perhaps my most disliked translation of the Tao Te Ching so far. It is almost painfully difficult to read, with horrible needless commentary after every single verse. Since the translations are so bad, you can see why the commentary was needed, but the commentary itself is absoloutely awful, and incredibly difficult to read. The author uses far too many words that are long and difficult to understand. I'm not stupid, I know what the author is saying, but the author could have written the commentary much more colloquially. Instead the author makes the book a chore and an unpleasant read, having to sit through 222 pages of absoloute annoying needless rambling! Do not buy this copy of the Tao Te Ching. It's completely de-harmonious and irritating. Instead buy Jonathan Star's translation, which is very colloquial and easy to understand, without fancy commentary and pictures of roses on the front cover...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I brought this as an aid to my taoism work, it is fantastic, it gives philosophical insight based on taoist beliefs about every day matters and really does help you to understand the fundamental principles which taoism relies on. highly recommendable, brilliant book and very easy to read in sections :)
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