The Couple'S Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Lovers - Softcover

William Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569246505 ISBN 13: 9781569246504

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 1999

Synopsis

Following the successful debut of the Parent's Tao Te Ching---William Martin now reinterprets the Tao for couples.

With The Parent's Tao Te Ching, William Martin beautifully re-interpreted Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching--one of the world's oldest and most widely read books of wisdom--expressly for parents. Now, he distills and freshly re-interprets the essence of each of the Tao's 81 chapters to speak directly and clearly to couples.
William Martin's indelible, spirited, and sage advice, rendered in free verse, captures the ancient spirit of Lao Tzu's original text, yet speaks directly to modern lovers--and to the full sweep of their experiences and emotions. A deeply felt alternative to advice books that urge readers to manipulate their partners rather than to love them, The Couple's Tao Te Ching is for everyone who has embarked upon a loving relationship, which, as William Martin says, "can be the most rewarding and enlightening adventure possible."
Foreword by Hugh and Gayle Prather

About this title

About the Author:

William C. Martin, a writer, teacher, and counselor, lives in Otter Rock, OR.

Review:

In a culture where loving associations are often treated as not much more than optional interludes, it's a singular delight to find a book successfully establishing that such relationships can, instead, fill lives with a joy and fulfillment not to be found elsewhere. And when the author goes further, as in this book, and provides immediately practical guidance on how to ensure that one's own love relationship will do just that, you have found yourself a singular book, indeed. Bill Martin has already proved himself a noteworthy Tao Te Ching scholar, and in this book he does so yet again. -- George Fowler, best-selling author of Dance of a Fallen Monk: A Journey to Enlightenment

The perfect book for couples to savor in bed together one day at a time. -- Jennifer Louden, author of The Couple's Comfort Book

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1569246505
• ISBN 13: 9781569246504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 145
• Illustrator: Hank Tusinski