Thomas Cleary is the translator of over fifty volumes of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian and Islamic texts from Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Pali and Arabic. These first two volumes of his Collected Translations are devoted to the ancient Chinese tradition founded by Lao Tzu. Vol. 1 features the Tao Te Ching, Chuang-Tzu, Wen-Tzu: Understanding the Mysteries, The Book of Leadership & Strategy: Lessons of the Chinese Masters and Sex, Health & Long Life: Manuals of Taoist Practice. Vol. 2 includes Understanding Reality: A Taoist Alchemical Classic, The Inner Teachings of Taoism, The Book of Balance & Harmony, and Practical Taoism.