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Tao Te Ching - A New English Version

Stephen Mitchell

Publisher: Harper Perennial

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The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell 
 
In eighty-one brief chapters, Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao—the basic principle of the universe.
Available since: 10/13/2010.

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