 the te of piglet is a 1992 new york times bestselling taoist philosophical non-fiction book written by benjamin hoff as a companion to his 1982 work the tao of pooh.best sellers: february 14, 1993 new york times the book was published by dutton books and spent 21 weeks on the new york times bestseller list.the te of piglet publishers weekly ==synopsis== the te of piglet is based around two topics, the concept of te, the chinese word meaning 'power' or 'virtue', and piglet of the winnie the pooh books.peace is a bookshelf away new york times hoff elucidates the taoist concept of 'virtue â of the small'; though, he also uses it as an opportunity to elaborate on his introduction to taoism. it is written with many embedded stories from the a. a. milne winnie the pooh books, both for entertainment and because they serve as tools for explaining taoism. in the book piglet is shown to possess great power â a common interpretation of the word te, which more commonly means virtue â not only because he is small, but also because he has a great heart or, to use a taoist term, tz'u. the book goes through the other characters â tigger, owl, rabbit, eeyore and pooh â to show the various aspects of humanity that taoism says get in the way of living in harmony with the tao. ==reception== the palm beach post stated that although the first book was a "sleeper hit", the te of piglet "falls short as a companion to [the] tao of pooh".smith, peter.  te of piglet falls short as companion to tao of pooh. palm beach post. november 15, 1992, p6l. princeton university's cotsen children's library praised the book.review: the te of piglet cotsen children's library kirkus reviews wrote "if you like marshmallow laced with arsenic, it was worth the wait".the te of piglet kirkus reviews publishers weekly wrote "hoff's tired attac
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