Reading Level
What is the reading level of Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way is 10th and 11th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 8 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 6 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 8 |
Reading Time
0 hrs 51 mins
How long to read Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way?
The estimated word count of Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way is 12,710 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 0 hrs 51 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 1 hrs 25 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 0 hrs 29 mins.
| Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way - 12,710 words | ||
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| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 1 hrs 25 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 0 hrs 51 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 0 hrs 29 mins |
- Authors
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Ursula K. Le Guin
More about Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
12,710 words
Word Count
for Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
192 pages
Pages
1 hour and 22 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
Ursula K. Le Guin, a student of the Tao Te Ching for more than fifty years, offers her own thoughtful rendering of the Taoist scripture. She has consulted the literal translations and worked with the scholar J. P. Seaton to develop a version that lets the ancient text speak in a fresh way to modern people, while remaining faithful to the original Chinese. This rendition reveals the Tao Te Ching’s immediate relevance and power, its depth and refreshing humor, illustrating better than ever before why it has been so loved for more than 2,500 years. Included are Le Guin’s own personal commentary and notes along with two audio CDs of the text read by the author, with original music composed and performed by Todd Barton.