{"product_id":"strange-life-of-ivan-osokin-paperback-1","title":"Strange Life of Ivan Osokin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. D. Ouspensky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The feeling for the suspense of the present moment, which hangs like a drop of rain upon the window, containing a whole world in itself.\" -- V. S. Pritchett \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ivan Osokin is in utter despair. He's failed at school, he's broke, and the woman he adores has just abandoned him. If only he could live his life over again and avoid all his mistakes  A chance encounter with a magician provides Ivan with that precise opportunity, and he's sent back in time to correct his wrong turns. But even with a fresh start, he's helpless to fix the errors of his past. \u003cbr\u003e This intriguing novel by P. D. Ouspensky, one of the most important and influential figures in twentieth-century occultism, inspired the movie \u003ci\u003eGroundhog Day. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eS\u003c\/i\u003eet in the final years of czarist Russia, the tale unfolds in Moscow and Paris and offers an imaginative exploration of one of the chief themes in Ouspensky's works: the concept of eternal recurrence, which proposes that our endless repetition of missteps only can be halted by the kind of change that comes from within.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with Aleister Crowley, Madame Blavatsky, and George Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky (1878 -1947) ranked among the most important and influential figures in the occult movements of the 20th century. With such books as \u003ci\u003eA New Model of the Universe, The Fourth Dimension\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTertium Organum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Miraculous\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e, he earned a loyal following among those seeking a deeper knowledge of themselves and their lives, and of the meaning of human existence. \u003ci\u003eStrange Life of Ivan Osokin\u003c\/i\u003e was his only novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769558270240,"sku":"9780486843513","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/678a38067c88a47bcab2845043ec1217.webp?v=1780350795","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/strange-life-of-ivan-osokin-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}