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Translated with commentary by Roger T. Ames & David L. Hall - Narrated by Ralph Lowenstein - Abridged Nonfiction - 3 COMPACT DISCS - 3 hours, 45 minutes

Publisher, Audio Partners (April 2003)

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A work of timeless wisdom and beauty, this groundbreaking new translation is derived from the Guodian Bamboo Texts recently discovered in China.

In 1993, archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient bamboo scrolls that contained the earliest known version of the Dao de jing. Composed more than 2,000 years ago; this life-changing document offers a regimen of self-cultivation to attain personal excellence and revitalize moral behavior. Now, in this luminous new translation, the renowned authors bring the ancient wisdom of the Dao de jing into our contemporary world. Gain new understanding of this great work with guidance from the authors' deep experience with Eastern philosophy, history, and culture.

About the Authors: Roger T. Ames is a professor of philosophy at University of Hawaii and editor of the journal Philosophy East & West. His translation of the bestselling classic Sun-Tzu: The Art of Warfare is recognized as a landmark of contemporary Chinese studies.

David L. Hall was a professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso. His early research on A.N. Whitehead and American philosophy led him to rethink both Daoism and classical Greek philosophy, resulting in the publication of The Uncertain Phoenix and Eros and Irony.

About the Narrator: Ralph Lowenstein is Actor-in-Residence and faculty member at Vassar College, where he has appeared in more than 60 productions. He has numerous television credits and has also narrated audiobooks for the Library of Congress' Talking Books program.