{"product_id":"crossing-higher-ground-rick-van-de-poll-9780999480823","title":"Crossing Higher Ground: : Poetry from the Mountaintops","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThese are the stories that mountains tell. Discover the powerful messages from the poetry of the mountaintops. This is the second book in the series.\u003c\/strong\u003eAre you ready to experience your view from the mountaintops? Would you like to encounter the freshness of the air, the vastness of the horizon, and the infinite silence that attends the high points? Rick Van de Poll is an accomplished ecologist, science writer, and poet who has felt the world fall away from beneath his feet for a moment. His first book is \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrossing Paths: A Poetic Journey in 45 Days\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHe has witnessed as well as experienced the trials and tribulations of getting to the top of the mountains. Fifty years of wandering has yielded many a lesson from the ascent of high peaks and brought with it a perspective on humankind that would otherwise be missing from his life.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrossing Higher Ground: Poetry from the Mountaintops\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a sensitive and beautiful illustrated nature poetry book journaling the author's experiences.In \u003cem\u003eCrossing Higher Ground\u003c\/em\u003e you'll discover: How mountains become our teacherHow they force us to look beyond ourselvesHow they remind us to not take life for grantedHow they hold the secrets in their bonesAnd why they give up those secrets slowly, carefully, and intentionally\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrossing Higher Ground \u003c\/em\u003ewill show you the mountaintop's accounting of the passage of time and how they bear witness to every chapter of Earth's history, and as such forces us to reflect upon the chapter that we as a species are living in today.Get \u003cem\u003eCrossing Highter Ground \u003c\/em\u003eto experience life's journey from the mountaintops\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Van de Poll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0999480820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999480823\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Owl Feather Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.34d","brand":"Rick Van de Poll","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441679184127,"sku":"9780999480823","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_583d52a3-5ed2-4b77-a224-5d36a8c59824.jpg?v=1777192244","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crossing-higher-ground-rick-van-de-poll-9780999480823","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}