{"product_id":"summer-a-spiritual-biography-of-the-season-paperback","title":"Summer: A Spiritual Biography of the Season - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSusan M. Felch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBarry Moser\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore the rich vibrancy of summer and reflect on how nature teaches us to value time--in this collection of reflections by our greatest writers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA season of both growth and of stillness, of hard work in the garden and of relaxing in the cool of the mountains, summer is a celebratory time. Every day matters, says summer. Look around you. Life is starting up again after a long winter and spring, and we find ourselves in a world filled with creatures and plants and shimmers of heat on the subway, with backyard cookouts and ice cream trucks jingling through the neighborhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of powerful, stirring pieces from a wealth of sources--ranging from poems composed in eighth-century China to letters from a pioneer woman in the American West, from the Declaration of Independence to Ray Bradbury's musings on childhood summers--invites us all to fully experience the rich and bountiful spirituality of summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760216637728,"sku":"9781683365778","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9c76024b463d8b2a7ccaf1df81758943.webp?v=1780174725","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/summer-a-spiritual-biography-of-the-season-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}