Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book About the Way and the Power of the Way

A rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritualphilosophical classic of Taoism, the Tao Te Chingfrom a legendary literary icon Most people know Ursula K.

Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy.

Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work.

And in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin?s unique take on Taoist philosophy?s founding classic.Le Guin presents Lao Tzu?s timehonored and astonishingly powerful philosophy like never before.

Drawing on a lifetime of contemplation and including extensive personal commentary throughout, she offers an unparalleled window into the text?s aweinspiring, immediately relatable teachings and their inestimable value for our troubled world.Jargonfree but still faithful to the poetic beauty of the original work, Le Guin?s unique translation is sure to be welcomed by longtime readers of the Tao Te Ching as well as those discovering the text for the first time.