1. Ames, Roger T. (ed.). 1998. Wandering at Ease in the Zhuangzi. Albany: State University of New York Press. (A good collection of essays dealing with varied aspects of the Zhuangzi’s thought.)
2. Berlin, Isaiah. 2005. Liberty, ed. Henry Hardy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (One of the most important books on the theory of liberty, which is also helpful for understanding Zhuangzi’s idea of freedom.)
3. Chan, Wing-tsit. 1963. A source book in Chinese philosophy. Princeton: Princeton University Press. (In this textbook, the translation of chapters 2 and 6, as well as additional selections, are very helpful for getting an accurate understanding of Zhuangzi’s thought. Author’s introduction, comments, and notes are also valuable.)
4. Chen, Guying 陳鼓應. 1983. Modern commentaries and translations of the Zhuangzi 莊子今注今譯. Beijing: Zhonghua shuju. (A convenient and useful translation and commentary of the Zhuangzi in modern Chinese with collections of ancient and modern scholars commentaries.)
5. Cook, Scott. 2003. Hiding the world in the world. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. (A collection of essays on varied aspects of Zhuangzi studies.)