Humorous and very light in tone, 'The Tao of Pooh' is a great and very enjoyable introduction to the core belief of Taoism. I honestly think that the author just wrote this book to get more money - which then is a little hypocrite having in account what he writes- because there is no consistency or purpose in what he writes. However the author just seemed to ramble that knowledge and technology are responsible for this destruction. In my opinion no one can reject the fact that Men are responsible for many devastation of our environment. The author just rambles and rambles and points out lots of parts of texts from other authors just with the intent of finding the words that justify his opinion - which is given as a irrefutable fact rather than an opinion. Well, I the Tao of Pooh I ignored it because its general feeling was nice. Throughout the 1st half of the book there were parts where I thought 'maybe he is being a little too extreme' or 'this seems too much an opinion and not a fact'. However the second part - the Te of piglet - was awful. We will relate it with our childhood and I think it gives more impact than a serious book about the subject.
The addiction of parts of Winnie the pooh to explain Taoism and certain attitudes of nowadays gave to the book a touch of home.
The first half - which corresponds to The Tao of Pooh - was so cute and inspirational, I read it with such delight and ended it with a feeling of happiness and accomplishment. I honestly keep asking to myself why did I buy this pack of 2 books in 1. In 2006, Hoff published an essay on his website titled "Farewell to Authorship", in which he denounced the publishing industry and announced his resignation from book-writing. The Te of Piglet also became an international bestseller and spent 59 weeks on The New York Times' bestseller list. The Tao of Pooh was an international bestseller and spent 49 weeks on The New York Times' bestseller list. Hoff was awarded the American Book Award in 1988 for The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow.
In his spare time, he practices Taoist Qigong and T'ai chi ch'uan. His studies in Asian Culture included reaching the certificate level in the Japanese Tea Ceremony, had two years of apprenticeship in Japanese fine-pruning methods, and four years of instruction in the martial art form of T'ai chi ch'uan, including a year of Ch'i Kung. Hoff has also studied architecture, music, fine arts, graphic design and Asian Culture. in Asian Art from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington in 1973. Benjamin Hoff grew up in the Portland, Oregon neighborhood of Sylvan, where he acquired a fondness of the natural world that has been highly influential in his writing.
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