Although, I never would of thought to relate this book to the Asia institute, you do have a point. This book was the fastest selling novel for a variety of age groups. It incorporates the Book of Tao throughout the ending of the story. It makes references to direct quotes found in the book. There has been a great deal of controversy about this book, from Opera, Larry King, the New, and the front pages of the papers around the United States. While the content of this book is not appropriate for school, I would bet that high school students have heard about this book and even some of them have read the book. It would probably spark interest to many students to make a relation to this book. The Book of Tao became a book of guidance to change the characters life into a positive way. It would be interesting to see how high school students would relate to some quotes found in this book