Revised and re-translated, Red Pine's best-selling and authoritative translation of Taoteching is now--vitally--available once again.

"With its clarity and scholarly range, this version of the Taoteching works as both a readable text and a valuable resource of Taoist interpretation." --Publishers Weekly

"A refreshing new translation Here, one feels, are the bare bones, shining brightlyHighly recommended."--Library Journal

"Read it in confidence that it comes as close as possible to expressing the Chinese text in English."--Victor Mair, Chinese scholar, U. Penn