{"product_id":"open-secrets-inward-prospects-eva-brann-9781589880191","title":"Open Secrets \/ Inward Prospects: Reflections on World and Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her latest book, Eva Brann has collected observations and aphorisms written over more than thirty years. \u003ci\u003eOpen Secrets \/ Inward Prospects\u003c\/i\u003e divides in a rough but ready way into two sorts: observations about our external world well known to all but not always openly told, and sightings of internal vistas and omens, wherein she looks at herself as a sample soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOften the aphorisms balance opposing thoughts, as if the writer were--simultaneously--on both ends of the seesaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the preface Eva Brann describes her manner of composition: \"I wrote these thoughts down on about two thousand sheets, two to three thoughts per paper, and I kept them in some used manila envelopes, the earliest of which bore a postmark of 1972.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEva Brann\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of the senior faculty at St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, where she has taught for over fifty years. She is a recipient of the National Humanities Medal. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Logos of Heraclitus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFeeling Our Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHomage to Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Music of the Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUn-Willing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThen and Now\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHomeric Moments\u003c\/i\u003e (all published by Paul Dry Books).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eva Brann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589880196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589880191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.36h x 4.78w x 1.29d","brand":"Eva Brann","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46795591942399,"sku":"9781589880191","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd92fd4e-7ccb-46fb-927a-cffbb89a918a.jpg?v=1744948076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/open-secrets-inward-prospects-eva-brann-9781589880191","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}