{"product_id":"be-the-pine-be-the-paul-j-zingg-9781984516879","title":"Be the Pine, Be the Ball: Haiku Reflections on the World of Golf","description":"Focusing on the landscapes and memory of golf and examining the games nature and appeal, this collection of seventy-two haiku poems and essays aims to lead readers to a fuller appreciation of the culture and history of golf and a deeper awareness of a players place in the game. Be the Pine, Be the Ball also reveals the compelling beauty and power of haiku, the most popular poetic form in the world. Through the brevity of its style, precise language, and ability to reveal how ordinary moments and elements of our lives are pathways to a better understanding of ourselves and the world around us, haiku can have both a meditative and consequential effect on the reader. A key to the connection between haiku and golf is that both foster powers of concentration and detailed observation with a related reduction of distractions. Both seek to cultivate a more tranquil and disciplined mind and to translate that condition into how a life is lived and a game is played.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul J. Zingg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984516876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984516879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Xlibris Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2018 pg. 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2019 pg. 48","brand":"Paul J. Zingg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440253186303,"sku":"9781984516879","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_816bbfd5-9b40-4dc6-85b1-ba0bd0804cf7.jpg?v=1777181208","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/be-the-pine-be-the-paul-j-zingg-9781984516879","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}