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What Is Tao?
by Alan W. Watts • 2000
The most important truth refuses to be named. What follows from that changes everything.
4.17
1k+
What Is Tao? Summary
What Is Tao? 91%
The most important truth refuses to be named. What follows from that changes everything.
by Alan W. Watts 2000
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Tao of Abundance
by Laurence G. Boldt • 1999
Ancient Taoist wisdom for abundance that has nothing to do with your bank account.
4.12
159
The Tao of Abundance Summary
The Tao of Abundance 90%
Ancient Taoist wisdom for abundance that has nothing to do with your bank account.
by Laurence G. Boldt 1999
4.12
159 ratings
The Face Reader
by Patrician McCarthy • 2007
The face records everything about you. A Taoist system teaches how to read the signs.
3.79
136
The Face Reader Summary
The Face Reader 90%
The face records everything about you. A Taoist system teaches how to read the signs.
by Patrician McCarthy 2007
3.79
136 ratings
The Essential Tao
by Lao Tzu • 1991
Why the best leaders barely act, and other paradoxes from the world's most translated wisdom text.
4.11
849
The Essential Tao Summary
The Essential Tao 90%
Why the best leaders barely act, and other paradoxes from the world's most translated wisdom text.
by Lao Tzu 1991
4.11
849 ratings
Bazi - The Destiny Code
by Joey Yap • 2004
Which years are for building and which are for waiting? The code is in your birthdate.
4.23
183
Bazi - The Destiny Code Summary
Bazi - The Destiny Code 89%
Which years are for building and which are for waiting? The code is in your birthdate.
by Joey Yap 2004
4.23
183 ratings
The Web That Has No Weaver
by Ted J. Kaptchuk • 1983
Western medicine isolates a cause. Chinese medicine reads a web. Another way of knowing the body.
4.23
2k+
The Web That Has No Weaver Summary
The Web That Has No Weaver 89%
Western medicine isolates a cause. Chinese medicine reads a web. Another way of knowing the body.
by Ted J. Kaptchuk 1983
4.23
2k+ ratings
The Living I Ching
by Ming-Dao Deng • 2006
The I Ching's 64 blueprints for navigating change, minus the fortune-telling.
4.29
113
The Living I Ching Summary
The Living I Ching 89%
The I Ching's 64 blueprints for navigating change, minus the fortune-telling.
by Ming-Dao Deng 2006
4.29
113 ratings
The Spark in the Machine
by Dr Daniel Keown • 2014
What if acupuncture channels actually exist? Fascial planes and bioelectricity prove they do.
4.37
596
The Spark in the Machine Summary
The Spark in the Machine 89%
What if acupuncture channels actually exist? Fascial planes and bioelectricity prove they do.
by Dr Daniel Keown 2014
4.37
596 ratings
Taoism for Beginners
by Elizabeth Reninger • 2020
Taoism without clichés: how effortless action works, and the virtues that reframe daily life.
3.94
238
Taoism for Beginners Summary
Taoism for Beginners 89%
Taoism without clichés: how effortless action works, and the virtues that reframe daily life.
by Elizabeth Reninger 2020
3.94
238 ratings
The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan
by Wong Kiew Kit • 2002
The slow movements hide a martial art, a medical system, and a path to enlightenment.
3.98
210
The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan Summary
The Complete Book of Tai Chi Chuan 89%
The slow movements hide a martial art, a medical system, and a path to enlightenment.
by Wong Kiew Kit 2002
3.98
210 ratings
The Five Elements
by Dondi Dahlin • 2016
Five types from Chinese medicine: find yours, read anyone, and outgrow your emotional blind spots.
3.85
342
The Five Elements Summary
The Five Elements 89%
Five types from Chinese medicine: find yours, read anyone, and outgrow your emotional blind spots.
by Dondi Dahlin 2016
3.85
342 ratings
Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu
Why the best leaders are invisible, the strongest bend, and the wisest do nothing at all.
4.29
184k+
Tao Te Ching Summary
Tao Te Ching 89%
Why the best leaders are invisible, the strongest bend, and the wisest do nothing at all.
by Lao Tzu
4.29
184k+ ratings
365 Tao
by Ming-Dao Deng • 1992
365 Taoist readings for a year of letting go, finding stillness, and moving with life's flow.
4.11
4k+
365 Tao Summary
365 Tao 89%
365 Taoist readings for a year of letting go, finding stillness, and moving with life's flow.
by Ming-Dao Deng 1992
4.11
4k+ ratings
The Tao of Inner Peace
by Diane Dreher • 1990
Stop fighting life. The Tao shows how to find peace by moving with the current, not against it.
4.11
1k+
The Tao of Inner Peace Summary
The Tao of Inner Peace 89%
Stop fighting life. The Tao shows how to find peace by moving with the current, not against it.
by Diane Dreher 1990
4.11
1k+ ratings
Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2007
An ancient Chinese manual for outsmarting your own mind. Works for 2,500 years, still works now.
4.25
22k+
Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life Summary
Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life 89%
An ancient Chinese manual for outsmarting your own mind. Works for 2,500 years, still works now.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2007
4.25
22k+ ratings
The Way of Qigong
by Kenneth S. Cohen • 1999
From breath to bedroom: qigong's complete guide to cultivating life energy, with the science.
4.20
760
The Way of Qigong Summary
The Way of Qigong 89%
From breath to bedroom: qigong's complete guide to cultivating life energy, with the science.
by Kenneth S. Cohen 1999
4.20
760 ratings
Healing Light of the Tao
by Mantak Chia • 2008
The Taoist energy circuit: conscious breath and attention unlock the body's self-healing power.
4.18
166
Healing Light of the Tao Summary
Healing Light of the Tao 89%
The Taoist energy circuit: conscious breath and attention unlock the body's self-healing power.
by Mantak Chia 2008
4.18
166 ratings
The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing
by Daniel Reid • 1994
Turn food into vitality, breath into energy, stillness into clarity: the Taoist health system.
4.31
141
The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing Summary
The Complete Book of Chinese Health and Healing 89%
Turn food into vitality, breath into energy, stillness into clarity: the Taoist health system.
by Daniel Reid 1994
4.31
141 ratings
Living the Wisdom of the Tao
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2008
Ten Taoist principles and daily affirmations to dissolve struggle and let life flow effortlessly.
4.30
937
Living the Wisdom of the Tao Summary
Living the Wisdom of the Tao 89%
Ten Taoist principles and daily affirmations to dissolve struggle and let life flow effortlessly.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2008
4.30
937 ratings
The Wisdom of Your Face
by Jean Haner • 2008
Learn the ancient Taoist art of reading faces to uncover personality and hidden patterns.
4.05
549
The Wisdom of Your Face Summary
The Wisdom of Your Face 88%
Learn the ancient Taoist art of reading faces to uncover personality and hidden patterns.
by Jean Haner 2008
4.05
549 ratings
The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu
by Wong Kiew Kit • 2001
How Shaolin monks build power from chi, not muscle, and why forms unlock it.
3.93
358
The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu Summary
The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu 88%
How Shaolin monks build power from chi, not muscle, and why forms unlock it.
by Wong Kiew Kit 2001
3.93
358 ratings
The Tao Made Easy
by Alan Cohen • 2018
Stop wrestling with life. The Tao's ancient insight: ease, not effort, unlocks what you seek.
4.36
294
The Tao Made Easy Summary
The Tao Made Easy 88%
Stop wrestling with life. The Tao's ancient insight: ease, not effort, unlocks what you seek.
by Alan Cohen 2018
4.36
294 ratings
Striking Thoughts
by Bruce Lee • 2000
All fixed styles trap you: Bruce Lee's radical case for living with no single way.
4.25
3k+
Striking Thoughts Summary
Striking Thoughts 88%
All fixed styles trap you: Bruce Lee's radical case for living with no single way.
by Bruce Lee 2000
4.25
3k+ ratings
Chinese Thinkers Through the Ages
by Philosophical Library • 2018
The Chinese sages had one message across twenty-five centuries: stop forcing, start flowing.
4.50
2
Chinese Thinkers Through the Ages Summary
Chinese Thinkers Through the Ages 88%
The Chinese sages had one message across twenty-five centuries: stop forcing, start flowing.
by Philosophical Library 2018
4.50
2 ratings
Trying Not to Try
by Edward Slingerland • 2014
Four paths to spontaneous mastery, debated in ancient China and now confirmed by cognitive science.
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2k+
Trying Not to Try Summary
Trying Not to Try 88%
Four paths to spontaneous mastery, debated in ancient China and now confirmed by cognitive science.
by Edward Slingerland 2014
3.74
2k+ ratings
Yin Yoga
by Paul Grilley • 2002
You've been stretching wrong. True flexibility requires five minutes of stillness, not effort.
4.18
1k+
Yin Yoga Summary
Yin Yoga 88%
You've been stretching wrong. True flexibility requires five minutes of stillness, not effort.
by Paul Grilley 2002
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Art of Peace
by Morihei Ueshiba • 1992
A martial art that ends conflict by blending, not striking: the founder's philosophy of peace.
4.20
5k+
The Art of Peace Summary
The Art of Peace 88%
A martial art that ends conflict by blending, not striking: the founder's philosophy of peace.
by Morihei Ueshiba 1992
4.20
5k+ ratings
The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity
by Daniel Reid • 1989
The three Taoist arts of health: food as medicine, breath as energy, and sex as rejuvenation.
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1k+
The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity Summary
The Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity 88%
The three Taoist arts of health: food as medicine, breath as energy, and sex as rejuvenation.
by Daniel Reid 1989
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Meaning of Happiness
by Alan W. Watts • 1940
Happiness is not a prize to be won but what remains when you stop fleeing yourself.
4.05
925
The Meaning of Happiness Summary
The Meaning of Happiness 88%
Happiness is not a prize to be won but what remains when you stop fleeing yourself.
by Alan W. Watts 1940
4.05
925 ratings
Aikido in Everyday Life
by Terry Dobson • 1993
Stop meeting force with force. An Aikido master's guide to redirecting conflict until it dissolves.
3.86
176
Aikido in Everyday Life Summary
Aikido in Everyday Life 88%
Stop meeting force with force. An Aikido master's guide to redirecting conflict until it dissolves.
by Terry Dobson 1993
3.86
176 ratings
A Brief History of Thought
by Luc Ferry • 2011
Life and death are one, chaos and peace are one, and self-help is the obstacle.
3.96
4k+
A Brief History of Thought Summary
A Brief History of Thought 88%
Life and death are one, chaos and peace are one, and self-help is the obstacle.
by Luc Ferry 2011
3.96
4k+ ratings
A Short History of Chinese Philosophy
by Feng Youlan • 1948
The 2,500-year argument over how to live well that China conducted instead of religion.
4.33
687
A Short History of Chinese Philosophy Summary
A Short History of Chinese Philosophy 88%
The 2,500-year argument over how to live well that China conducted instead of religion.
by Feng Youlan 1948
4.33
687 ratings
The Body Clock in Traditional Chinese Medicine
by Lothar Ursinus • 2020
Your organs have a schedule: learn the two-hour windows that rule energy, mood, and healing.
4.03
144
The Body Clock in Traditional Chinese Medicine Summary
The Body Clock in Traditional Chinese Medicine 88%
Your organs have a schedule: learn the two-hour windows that rule energy, mood, and healing.
by Lothar Ursinus 2020
4.03
144 ratings
NAGOMI
by Ken Mogi • 2024
Japan's philosophy for whole living: acceptance plus creativity, mixed daily until life tastes right
3.55
185
NAGOMI Summary
NAGOMI 88%
Japan's philosophy for whole living: acceptance plus creativity, mixed daily until life tastes right
by Ken Mogi 2024
3.55
185 ratings
The Universal One
by Walter Russell • 1926
Every solid is light slowed by motion; the slowing force is the same one that thinks.
4.18
215
The Universal One Summary
The Universal One 88%
Every solid is light slowed by motion; the slowing force is the same one that thinks.
by Walter Russell 1926
4.18
215 ratings
The Shift
by Wayne W. Dyer • 2010
Ambition left you empty. The exit is a turn toward service, humility, and your spiritual source.
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2k+
The Shift Summary
The Shift 88%
Ambition left you empty. The exit is a turn toward service, humility, and your spiritual source.
by Wayne W. Dyer 2010
4.18
2k+ ratings
Face Reading
by Mari Silva • 2021
Your face reveals wealth, health, and relationships: master the ancient Chinese art of reading them.
3.71
21
Face Reading Summary
Face Reading 88%
Your face reveals wealth, health, and relationships: master the ancient Chinese art of reading them.
by Mari Silva 2021
3.71
21 ratings
Confucianism
by Daniel K. Gardner • 2014
No god, no police: how one moral philosophy held Chinese society together for two thousand years.
3.98
372
Confucianism Summary
Confucianism 88%
No god, no police: how one moral philosophy held Chinese society together for two thousand years.
by Daniel K. Gardner 2014
3.98
372 ratings
The Tao of Physics
by Fritjof Capra • 1975
When physics reached the subatomic level, it found a universe that Eastern mystics knew long ago.
3.97
20k+
The Tao of Physics Summary
The Tao of Physics 88%
When physics reached the subatomic level, it found a universe that Eastern mystics knew long ago.
by Fritjof Capra 1975
3.97
20k+ ratings
Yang Sheng
by Katie Brindle • 2019
Prevention before prescription: the Chinese self-care tradition that treats energy, not symptoms.
3.91
584
Yang Sheng Summary
Yang Sheng 88%
Prevention before prescription: the Chinese self-care tradition that treats energy, not symptoms.
by Katie Brindle 2019
3.91
584 ratings
Taoism for Dummies
by Jonathan Herman • 2013
A 2,000-year tradition of alchemists, rebels, and monks that the West mistook for a single book.
3.55
118
Taoism for Dummies Summary
Taoism for Dummies 88%
A 2,000-year tradition of alchemists, rebels, and monks that the West mistook for a single book.
by Jonathan Herman 2013
3.55
118 ratings
Confucius from the Heart
by Yu Dan • 2006
The Confucian path to a steady life: less anxiety, better friends, and ambitions you don't outgrow.
3.75
696
Confucius from the Heart Summary
Confucius from the Heart 88%
The Confucian path to a steady life: less anxiety, better friends, and ambitions you don't outgrow.
by Yu Dan 2006
3.75
696 ratings
The Way of Zen
by Alan W. Watts • 2011
Zen claims truth cannot be spoken. Watts explains the philosophy, history, and practices anyway.
4.16
24k+
The Way of Zen Summary
The Way of Zen 88%
Zen claims truth cannot be spoken. Watts explains the philosophy, history, and practices anyway.
by Alan W. Watts 2011
4.16
24k+ ratings
On Quality
by Robert M. Pirsig • 2021
Value isn't a judgment we add to reality. It is reality, and everything else follows.
3.64
387
On Quality Summary
On Quality 88%
Value isn't a judgment we add to reality. It is reality, and everything else follows.
by Robert M. Pirsig 2021
3.64
387 ratings
Tao Te Ching
by Stefan Stenudd • 2011
Wu-wei gets more done than striving. The Tao Te Ching's quiet wisdom for modern lives.
4.30
178
Tao Te Ching Summary
Tao Te Ching 88%
Wu-wei gets more done than striving. The Tao Te Ching's quiet wisdom for modern lives.
by Stefan Stenudd 2011
4.30
178 ratings
Shaolin Spirit
by Shi Heng Yi • 2026
Breath, stillness, and the Shaolin virtues: a master's path to an unshakeable mind.
3.81
805
Shaolin Spirit Summary
Shaolin Spirit 87%
Breath, stillness, and the Shaolin virtues: a master's path to an unshakeable mind.
by Shi Heng Yi 2026
3.81
805 ratings
Feng Shui For Skeptics
by Kartar Diamond • 2003
Your red door can cause divorce. Real Feng Shui runs on compass math, not lucky charms.
3.93
15
Feng Shui For Skeptics Summary
Feng Shui For Skeptics 87%
Your red door can cause divorce. Real Feng Shui runs on compass math, not lucky charms.
by Kartar Diamond 2003
3.93
15 ratings
The Healer Within
by Roger Jahnke • 2013
Your body makes its own medicine. Four ancient Chinese practices that teach it how.
4.13
232
The Healer Within Summary
The Healer Within 87%
Your body makes its own medicine. Four ancient Chinese practices that teach it how.
by Roger Jahnke 2013
4.13
232 ratings
Luohan Qigong. Treasure for health
by Jose Beneyto • 2017
Turn your body, breath, and mind into a single engine for health: the Luohan Qigong method.
Luohan Qigong. Treasure for health Summary
Luohan Qigong. Treasure for health 87%
Turn your body, breath, and mind into a single engine for health: the Luohan Qigong method.
by Jose Beneyto 2017
Feng Shui Modern
by Cliff Tan • 2022
Feng shui without the woo: ancient spatial logic that makes any room feel like home.
4.16
2k+
Feng Shui Modern Summary
Feng Shui Modern 87%
Feng shui without the woo: ancient spatial logic that makes any room feel like home.
by Cliff Tan 2022
4.16
2k+ ratings
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