{"product_id":"tao-te-ching-a-new-english-version-9780061142666","title":"Tao Te Ching: A New English Version","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Mitchell's rendition of the \u003cem\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/em\u003e comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine. It embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor, grace, largeheartedness, and deep wisdom.\" -- Huston Smith, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Religions of Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn eighty-one brief chapters, Lao-tzu's \u003cem\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eBook of the Way\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMitchell, Stephen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStephen Mitchell's many books include the bestselling \u003cem\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGilgamesh\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Second Book of the Tao\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eThe Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Gospel According to Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Job\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMeetings with the Archangel\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50585207570706,"sku":"9780061142666","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d2023ca7-64f8-4c56-a17a-fd61e5f505af.jpg?v=1732037038","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tao-te-ching-a-new-english-version-9780061142666","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}