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Title: The New Lao Tzu: A Contemporary Tao Te Ching by Ray Grigg, Bill Gaetz ISBN: 0-8048-3034-7 Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co Pub. Date: March, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Very free-form but good
Comment: A very accessible book. At the same time, this version is the farthest from the original (which the author freely admits, though.) Even though it's rather removed from the more literal translations, it is done appropriately; after having read five or six of them, I can say that this one offers the best combination of preserved meaning and good, easy-going, readable form. Briggs' book is probably the best TTCh to begin from. Recommended.

PS. The commentary (quite a bit of it -- both on TTCh itself and quite a bit of background historical material arranged as a number of small essays) is a bit superficial, but still curious; at any rate, it doesn't hurt. A good bibliography is supplied too. Again, I think it's a worthy book.

Rating: 5
Summary: Best version I've read
Comment: Unlike other translations I've read, this version doesn't seem stilted or precious. It's clear, digestible while preserving poetic grace and style. The introduction is well worth reading before you get to the guts of the book. I keep buying copies because I seem to give this one away a lot.

Rating: 5
Summary: superior trranslation of the Tao Te Ching
Comment: This interpretation of the Tao Te Ching is poetic, meaningful, and moving. It is in no way "new agey". This translation, in my opinion, is far superior to the Stephen Mitchell translation. I don't know why that book has so many more comments than this one. I highly recommend this version above the Mitchell book.

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