FWIW decades ago I enjoyed "The Tao is Silent" by the late Raymond Smullyan. Having just scanned for modern reviews I suggest the following link may be helpful

FWIW decades ago I enjoyed "The Tao is Silent" by the late Raymond Smullyan. Having just scanned for modern reviews I suggest the following link may be helpful--here is an excerpt of their conclusion : "... All in all, The Tao Is Silent is an interesting book filled with Taoist and Zen wisdom pared down from a complex framework to meet the needs of a contemporary (nineteen-seventies) Western audience, and I can recommend it to people starting out with Taoism with the caveat that it’s aiming for a Western readership with all the guailo-fication that implies. -- Jacob Martin https://jadecryptofwonders.com/blog/the-tao-is-silent-raymond-smullyans-introduction-to-lao-tzu https://jadecryptofwonders.com/blog/the-tao-is-silent-raymon...