LAOZI
The Way and Its Power, Arthur Waley, translation and commentary (1934). New York: Grove Press, 1958
Lao-Tzu Te-Tao Ching, Robert G. Henricks, translation and commentary. New York: Ballantine Books, 1989
Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way, Ursula K. Le Guin, English version and commentary. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1997
Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, Robert G. Henricks, translation and commentary. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000
Tao Te Ching, The Definitive Edition, Jonathan Star, translation and commentary. New York: Penguin Group, 2001
LAOZI & ZHUANGZI
The Texts of Taoism, James Legge, translation and commentary (1891). New York: Julian Press, 1959
The Essential Tao, Thomas Cleary, translation and commentary (1991). Edison, New Jersey: Castle Books, 1998
ZHUANGZI
The Complete Works of Zhuangzi, Burton Watson, translation and introduction (1964, rev. 2013). New York: Columbia University Press, 2013
Attaining Unlimited Life: Teachings of Chuang Tzu, Hua-Ching Ni, translation and commentary. Los Angeles: The Shrine of the Eternal Breath of Tao, College of Tao and Traditional Chinese Healing, 1989
The Book of Chuang Tzu, Martin Palmer, translation and introduction (1996) with Elizabeth Breuilly, Chang Wai Ming, and Jim Ramsay. London: Penguin, 2006
OTHER ESSENTIAL EARLY DAOIST WRITINGS
The Huainanzi, John S. Major, Sarah A. Queen, Andrew Seth Meyer, and Harold Roth, translation and editors. New York: Columbia University Press, 2010
The Tao of Politics: Lessons of the Masters of Huainan, Thomas Cleary, translation and editor. Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 1990
Wen-tzu: Understanding the Mysteries, Thomas Cleary, translation and introduction (1991). Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1992
The Book of Lieh-tzu, A.C. Graham, translation and introduction (1960). New York: Columbia University Press, 1990
Lieh-tzu: A Daoist Guide to Practical Living , Eva Wong, translation and introduction (1995). Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2001
ESSENTIAL LATER DAOIST WRITINGS
The Complete Works of Lao Tzu: Tao Teh Ching & Hua Hu Ching (4th century), Hua-Ching Ni, translation and commentary (1979, 1995). Santa Monica: Seven Star Communications, 1979, 1998
Treatise on Response and Retribution by Lao Tze (11th century), D.T. Suzuki and Paul Carus, translation and commentary. Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 1906
The Jade Emperor’s Mind Seal Classic (12th century), Stuart Alve Olson, translation and commentary. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions, 2003
The Book of Balance and Harmony (13th century), Thomas Cleary, translation and introduction. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1989
Seven Taoist Masters: A Folk Novel of China (ca.1500), Eva Wong, translation and introduction. Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 1990
The Secret of the Golden Flower: The Classic Chinese Book of Life (pre-18th Century), Thomas Cleary, translation and commentary. New York: Harper-Collins, 1991
The Taoist I Ching, Liu I-ming, commentary (1796), Thomas Cleary, translation and notes. Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 1986
Awakening to the Tao (1816), Liu I-ming, Contemplations and Refrains of Lament, Thomas Cleary, translation. Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 1988
20TH-CENTURY COMMENTARIES
Tao, The Watercourse Way, Alan Watts, Al Chung-liang Huang. New York: Pantheon Books, 1975
Taoism: The Road to Immortality (1978), John Blofeld. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1985
The Shambhala Dictionary of Taoism (1986), Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber; Werner Wünsche, translation. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 1996
The Shambhala Guide to Taoism, Eva Wong. Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 1997
For more on Daoism, see:
Film Dreams: Frank Capra
Music: KALW Radio Show #3, Ancient China in 20th-Century Music
Music: SFCR Radio Show #8, Daoism in Western Music, part 1
Music: SFCR Radio Show #9, Daoism in Western Music, part 2
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