Pictorial trade wraps. 240 pp. Short bibliography. Drawings by Gendler. Signed & dated by Gendler shortly after publication. "In this wide-ranging and deeply-felt book, (Gendler) invites us to reclaim the often misunderstood quality of beauty as one of the most profound forces in our lives." She draws on "observations from art and nature." Fine, like new.

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Titre

NOTES ON THE NEED FOR BEAUTY (Signed) An Intimate Look at an Essential Quality

�diteur

Marlowe & Co, New York

Date de parution

2007

Langue

anglais

ISBN � 10 chiffres

1569242925

ISBN � 13 chiffres

9781569242926

Reliure

Soft cover

�dition

First Edition.

�tat de l'article

Fine

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In the vein of A Natural History of the Senses, the author of the beloved The Book of Qualities (200,000 sold) pays homage-freshly, uniquely, urgently-to beauty, human creativity, and the majesty of the natural world

� propos de l?auteur

J. Ruth Gendler is an artist, writer, and teacher. She is the author of The Book of Qualities and the editor of Changing Light: The Eternal Cycle of Night and Day.The Book of Qualities, now in its thirty-fifth printing, has been adapted as a two-act theatre piece and translated into German, Japanese, and Chinese, as well as being widely excerpted in literary, psychological and educational publications. In addition to personal essays and poems, Gendler writes about the arts, education, health, and books. Her artwork has been exhibited nationally.Gendler has taught writing and art in a variety of settings for twenty years. She has been an artist in residence with both California Poets in the Schools and Young Audiences of the Bay Area and leads writing and creativity workshops nationally. She received her B.A. in English and Communications from Stanford University, and she now resides in Berkeley, California.

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