Translated by Stanley Lombardo. Introduction and notes by Robert Lamberton. Clear brief notes and a glossary make this a must for introductory courses.[...]

In what may be the most faithful translation of the "Tao Te Ching," the translators have captured the terse, enigmatic beauty of the original masterpiece without embellishing it with personal interpretation or bogging it down with explanatory notes. By stepping out of the way and letting the origina[...]