Tai-Chi, The supreme ultimate exercise for health, sport, and self-defense
by Cheng Man-ching and Robert W. Smith;  Charles E. Tuttle Co - ISBN 0-8048-0560-1

• good introductory book. Includes (black & white) photos of all postures.

Nederlandse vertaling:
Tai-Chi: De meest verheven oefening voor gezondheid, sport en zelf-verdediging; Uitgeverij Bakker - ISBN 9789060194713

The Essence of Tai Chi Chuan, The Literary Tradition
translated by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo, Martin Inn, Susan Foe, Robert Amacker;  North Atlantic Books - ISBN 0-913028-63-0

• founding texts of Tai Chi Chuan; most fundamental & authentic texts on Tai Chi philosophy & principles that is currently available

Nederlandse vertaling door Marita Wessels:
De essentie van T’ai Chi Ch’uan – de klasssieke teksten; Uitgeverij Karnak - ISBN 9789063500207

Tai Chi Chuan Ta Wen, Questions and Answers on Tai Chi Chuan
by Chen Wei-Ming - translated by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo and Robert W. Smith;  North Atlantic Books - ISBN 0-938190-67-9

• old (originally published in 1929) thin book in question & answer format; discusses a lot of the questions that beginning and advanced practitioners ask

Nederlandse vertaling:
T’ai Chi ch’uan – vragen en antwoorden;  Uitgeverij Karnak - ISBN 978-9063500559

There are no secrets. Professor Cheng Man-ching and his Tai Chi Chuan
by Wolf Lowenthal;  North Atlantic Books - ISBN 1-55643-112-0

• one of the few books that describes the spirit of the teaching by Professor Cheng Man-ch'ing

Cheng Tzus Thirteen Treatises on Tai Chi Chuan
by Professor Cheng Man Ching - translated by Benjamin Pang Jeng Lo and Martin Inn;  North Atlantic books - ISBN 0-938190-45-8

• very good book to better understand Tai Chi

Nederlandse vertaling door Marita Wessels:
Dertien verhandelingen over T'ai Chi Ch'uan; Uitgeverij Karnak - ISBN 9789063500405

Te-Tao Ching
Lao-Tzu - translated by Robert G. Henricks;  Ballantine Books - ISBN 0-345-34790-0

• thorough translation of the foundation of Taoist philosophy

Nederlandse vertaling door B.J. Mansvelt Beck:
Te-Tao Ching - Een nieuwe vertaling, gebaseerd op de recent ontdekte Ma-wang-tui teksten; Uitgeverij Kosmos - ISBN 90 215 1626 8

The Art of Warfare – The First English Translation Incorporating the Recently Discovered Yin-ch’üeh-shan Texts
Sun-Tzu - translated by Roger Ames; Ballantine Books - ISBN 0-345-36239-X

• translation of Taoist martial philosophy

Chinese Boxing, Masters and Methods
by Robert W. Smith;  North Atlantic Books - ISBN 1-55643-085-X

• describes several (martial arts) masters and their styles