The Tao Te Ching: A paraphrase for the modern reader

The Tao Te Ching is simple yet profound. It is easy to read, but difficult to fully comprehend. This volume attempts to bring a two thousand six hundred year old document into the twenty-first century. Rather than a new translation, it is a paraphrase, the author's original message wrapped in language and ideas that are available to every modern reader.Lao Tzu writes that "a journey of a thousand kilometers begins with a single step." This book is your first step to grasping the meaning of one of the most noble philosophies ever conceived.