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From Publishers Weekly
This topical Taoist manifesto, a sequel to Hoff's bestselling The Tao of Pooh , was a 21-week PW bestseller.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Ten years later, a sequel to the runaway bestseller The Tao of Pooh. If you like marshmallow laced with arsenic, it was worth the wait. In the original, as you may recall, Hoff had an Idea: that Winnie-the-Pooh could be used to explain Taoism, the ancient Chinese way of balance. Now, as luck would have it, Pooh's buddy Piglet turns out to be the perfect embodiment of Te, the Taoist term for virtue, which is attained through sensitivity, modesty, and smallness. Piglet, you see, is a ``Very Small Animal'' (for all his talk about smallness, Hoff, like A.A. Milne, who must be groaning in his grave, likes capital letters Very Much), and the diminutive porker's adventures are the perfect means to preach, Very Lightly, about being positive and ecological and upright. The trick is to ``observe, deduce, apply''; once done, the millennial ``Day of Piglet'' will arrive and human beings will once again achieve ``the state of paradise that existed before the Great Separation occurred.'' Watch out, though: All is not summer in the 100-Acre Wood. Beneath the goofy grin one finds bared teeth, as Hoff snaps away peevishly at Confucianism (``authoritarian, No- Nonsense attitude toward life''), Christianity, feminism (``behind their antimasculine words, it's Overmasculinity as Usual''), Republicans, critics, computers--whatever raises his Taoist hackles. All in a Good Cause, of course. No doubt, The Ching of Eeyore comes next. Then what? Well, by then the Day of Piglet will have come, and the whole world will be a Trillion-Acre Wood...so empty your pockets while you can, and watch Piglet bring home the bacon. (Illustrated with 51 line drawings from the original Pooh books. However did they dare?) -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Misleading and dissapointing.,
By Katsurina (NB, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Te of Piglet (Paperback)
I thoughrouly enjoyed and learned from the Toa of Pooh. The Te of Piglet seemed like little more than Mr Hoff's attempt to rub the success of the first book in the face of his critics.The theoretical intention of the book was to explain the concept of Te and applying it to piglet for the western audiance. You could probably sum up everything he had to say about it on one page. Or one quote from the New Testament: "Blessed are the meek." He didn't really say much more than that on the subject. What the book really seemed to be about was Eeyore. How Eeyore was against him, how Eeyore was wrong, how Eeyore never does anything, how Eeyore started all the wars... I often forgot the book was even supposed to be about piglet. He devotes a lot of time, especially near the end to various political issues, such as the destruction of the redwood forest. A worthy cause, and some of his other's may also be worthy, but he doesn't make it clear at all what any of it has to do with Piglet. He probably should have written a different book entirely. This book was less about Taoism and personal growth than it was a lesson in learning to ignore people who don't agree with you. And if you didn't know Benjamin Hoff Personally, and never told him the idea of the Toa of Pooh was stupid, then the core message wasn't meant for you. To those who is was meant for, allow me to paraphrase: I told you so.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Good example of hypocrisy,
By SplatW, (Carlsbad, NM United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Te of Piglet (Paperback)
Definetly not as good as the first. I really couldn't get over the condecending tone towards the whole loveable cast of my childhood heros. The chapter criticising feminism outraged me highly...It showed the authors obvious lack of understanding of what feminism is, even at its core, much less the understanding that there are an unlimited number of "breeds" of feminism...The whole book is hypocritical...the author spends all his time complaining about how in the wrong people who complain all the time are... Don't bother with this one.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Eastern philosophy made simple by Piglet...of course!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Te of Piglet (Paperback)
If you're like me, you've never really understood the mystical and murky meanings ofEastern philosophies. I had that humanities class and all, but it never really sunk in while I was sitting in the lecture hall behind some giggling freshman. These amazingly simple books have taught me the secrets of life and happiness. Well, not really, but they do teach you the way to get through life without life getting to you. Better than the Stress Ball and less expensive than a trip to a swanky health spa, it has been helpful to me. Hoff explains Taoism through beloved characters from the Winnie-the-Pooh stories by A.A. Milne. Yes, that's right, Pooh. I know it sounds weird, but it really works. These books are very charming, funny, and witty. I now understand Taoist philosophy (I think), Pooh, and Piglet better. I'm sure some Eastern philosophers are annoyed (or rolling over in their graves) at these books, but, hey, it's the only way Americans are every gonna understand it at all! http://pilot.msu.edu/user/trescami/newage.html
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