Reading Recommendations

Daoist Texts

The Daodejing of Laozi translation by Phillip J Ivanhoe

Lieh-tzu: A Taoist Guide to Practical Living translation by Eva Wong

The Taoist Classics, Volume One: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary

The Taoist Classics, Volume Two: The Collected Translations of Thomas Cleary 

Zhuangzi: Basic Writings by Burton Watson

Zhuangzi: The Complete Writings by Brooke Ziporyn

Chinese Philosophy

(books which contain sections on Daoism)

Readings in Classical Chinese Philosophy edited by Bryan Van Norden and Phillip J Ivanhoe

Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy by Bryan Van Norden

Zhuangzi and the Becoming of Nothingness by David Chai

The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh

Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity by Edward Slingerland

Mind and Body in Early China: Beyond Orientalism and the Myth of Holism by Edward Slingerland

How to Live a Good Life: A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy edited by Massimo Pigliucci

Chapter 3 is about Daoism written by Robin Wang. It is worth a read. The book is quite good if you want to compare a lot of theories on the Good Life in one place. Worth the read.