April Recommended Reading
CHINA, A CULTURAL HISTORY
by Arthur Cotterell. A highly
readable history of China, in a
single
volume.
THE WANDERING TAOIST, SEVEN
BAMBOO TABLETS OF THE CLOUDY SATCHEL,
and GATEWAY TO A VAST WORLD
by
Deng MingDao. A colorful and
entertaining chronicle of the life
and training of a Hua Mountain monk,
in three
volumes. (Editor's note: these books
are out of print; suggest you try
used bookstores. See CHRONICLES OF
TAO.)
Harper & Row Publishers. ISBN 0-06-
250226-3 (pbk)
HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE
UNIVERSE A Complete Guide to
the Principles and Practice of CHI-
GUNG
by Daniel Reid. Shambala
Publications. ISBN 1-57062-337-6
T'AI CHI TOUCHSTONES: YANG
FAMILY SECRET TRANSMISSIONS
translated by Douglas Wile. The T'ai
Chi
Classics, songs (instructional
poems), discourses, and old
photographs make this collection of
fragments a
colorful and instructive addition to
your library.