title: Derek Lin
text: # Derek Lin
  
  Derek Lin is a Taiwanese-American author in the Tao genre.
  
  Lin translated the Tao Te Ching and annotated it. His translation is published by Skylight Paths Publishing in 2006.
  
  Lin is also the author of four books published by the Tarcher imprint of the Penguin Group: The Tao of Daily life, The Tao of Success, The Tao of Joy Every Day and The Tao of Happiness, as well as two independently published books: The Tao of Wisdom and The Tao of Tranquility.
  
  ## Philanthropy
  
  Lin offers his books to incarcerated individuals in the United States free of charge.
  
  