Chatting Books Online Day 135. Today's recommended book is the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. Back when we first opened the bookshop we stocked a lovely edition of the Tao Te Ching. It was hardcover with hand sewn binding. Unfortunately, this edition soon went out of stock and though I have checked repeatedly the publisher has never made it available since. So I have periodically over the last 4.5 years flipped through online and print catalogs looking for a copy that I felt was worthy of your bookshelf but paperback just would not do and the few hardcovers I found were ridiculously expensive . Until now that is! We now have a new hardcover edition of "the book of the way " that while it is not a handsewn binding is a nice size with a good sturdy hardcover binding and a lovely dust jacket. It has a deep red flyleaf page front and back , and a nice easy to read font.
The Tao Te Ching (or the Way and its virtue) , which is thought to be the basis of Buddhist thought , centers itself on naturalness, simplicity and self-awareness. This lovely gift edition book gives us a lot to consider about this most important topic.
Hardcover 108 pages, $16.95 a copy.
