{"product_id":"beyond-the-sands-jesus-diaz-llorico-9789360167592","title":"Beyond The Sands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"When I think back on the years I've spent in the Middle East, I tend to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efeel this burning sense of nostalgia. Having spent my years as a firefighter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eassigned in an airbase, I was mostly surrounded by the desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the quietness that engulfed the place and the solitude of being far away\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom home, I found a friend in poetry. Gazing into the clear blue skies and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe stunning desert, I saw the beauty of life. Sandstorms can happen in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emoments you least expect, a mirage could occur and deceive you before\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyour eyes, and there were days when intense sunlight can burn through\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyour skin. But despite it all, the calmness follows after and it becomes a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epicturesque scenery once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe desert is a lot like life. Unexpected turbulences may occur but, in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eend, there is always that calmness purging from the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is all about life, love, and nature. These poems are testaments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat despite the adversities life can bring, it goes on and remains to be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeautiful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jesus Diaz Llorico\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9360167592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789360167592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ukiyoto Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Jesus Diaz Llorico","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48519872512255,"sku":"9789360167592","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90905a30-8388-4d0d-9230-3ad72a3e759f.jpg?v=1778739344","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-sands-jesus-diaz-llorico-9789360167592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}