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Ursula K. Le Guin, a student of the Tao Te Ching for more than fifty years, offers her own thoughtful rendering of the Taoist scripture. She has consulted the literal translations and worked with scholars to develop a version that lets the ancient text speak in a fresh way to modern people, while remaining faithful to the original Chinese. Avoiding scholarly interpretations and esoteric Taoist insights, she has revealed the Tao Te Ching's immediate relevance and power, its depth and refreshing humour, in a way that shows better than ever before why it has been so loved for more than 2,500 years. Included in this work are Le Guin's own personal commentary and notes on the text. The book also features two audio CDs of the entire text read by the author, accompanied by the musical talents of Todd Barton. |