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AUDIO CASSETTES ON SPECIAL TOPICS
There is something nice about listening to the spoken word. So much of the great and sacred litarature of the world was meant to be spoken, whispered, shouted. Here are some key texts in cassette form to introduce or reacquaint you to a world of discussion of what is truly important and properly life's goal. We also have some representative music from China's wonderful spectrum.

TAO TE CHING
Audio cassette, about 1 hour: Unabridged
translated by D. C. Lau
Read by John Rowe and Carole Boyd

"The Tao Te Ching, usually referred to as the Lao Tzu, is the classic work of Taoist philosophy. Traditionally ascribed to a historian known as Lao Tzu, who was an old contemporary of Confucius, the Tao Te Ching has had tremendous influence on Chinese thought. Today, the Tao Te Ching is considered to be an anthology of wise sayings dating back to the fourth century B.C.E., a golden age of Chinese philosophy. As a discourse both on personal conduct and government, in which self-effacement and the restraint of the desires is the ultimate aim, the tone of the work is moral rather than mystical. In this audio the Tao Te Ching again proves its power as a prescription for effortless happiness - and as timeless poetry."

Really a beautiful and full bodied rendition by Carole Boyd and John Rowe who read the chapters alternately.


REGULAR $ 11.95 OUR PRICE: $ 7.95

CHINA 3 CD's and a 56 page booklet

"China is home to ancient and contemporary musical traditions largely unknown to the west. A world of unfamiliar instruments, sounds and textures of sublime beauty. "
"From the austere elegance of chamber music from dynasties long ago to reflections on the natural world, China's music represents a world of enormous diversity and complexity. In the tradtion of Alan Lomax with the rural American south, of Bartok with the Hungarian culture, Josef Bomback had masterfully blended voices of the past with ones that respond clearly and boldly today, bridging the gap for cultural understanding.
This compilation provides a window to the musical sounds, textures and dimensions of China. The wide range of repertoire provides us a unique opportunity to sense the past and invites us to take in, with love and respect, the many voices and sounds that are China. Breathe in and let it fill all of your senses."-Yo-Yo Ma

Included are: Tibetan pop vocalist Dadon - a cappella folk songs from the Dong people - Islamic fusion music of the Uighurs - virtuoso pipa performances by Wu Man - Silk Bamboo music from south of the Yangtze - vagabond dance music - chamber music of the Tang and Song Dynasties and more.

REGULAR $ 14.95 OUR PRICE: $ 9.95


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