{"product_id":"tao-te-ching-isbn-9780553349351","title":"Tao Te Ching","description":"A landmark translation of one of the most popular works of world literture, this edition of the Tao Te Ching is based on the Ma-wang-tui manuscripts.\u003cb\u003eVictor H. Mair\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of Chinese texts including Lao Tzu’s \u003ci\u003eTao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and the Way\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the editor of the \u003ci\u003eCambria Sinophone World\u003c\/i\u003e series and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe True History of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e. Mair is Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania, where he has been teaching since 1979.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe way of life defined in the Tao Te Ching was developed by ancient sages who lived in China some two thousand years ago. \u003cb\u003eLao Tzu\u003c\/b\u003e, known as the Old One, was one such sage who practiced \"the way,\" although there were almost certainly other religious thinkers who contributed further ideas and wisdom to it.","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304869810405,"sku":"NP9780553349351","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780553349351.jpg?v=1767737790","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/tao-te-ching-isbn-9780553349351","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}