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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