{"product_id":"out-of-exile-ted-torgersen-9781966540519","title":"Out of Exile","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of a journey is the experience, not the destination; thus the spirit's wanderings can be long indeed, with the only motive to spread joy. This book and the one that follows represent my life's work. I wrote Fallen Empire after completing Out of Exile, which represents my attempt to recapture the internal harmonics that flowed so freely in my youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young man I was inspired by song lyrics, and naïvely entrusted what I wrote to individuals who simply stole it. I not only received nothing but was also persecuted, which resulted in my being blacklisted while at university. During my education I discovered that the use of rhyme, assonance, and meter that comprise internal harmonics were present in the lyrics I had already written. I present the best of them here for literary purposes only-though the songs have been sung and marketed long since, they are mine. I gave away the songs that I later wrote, most notably those that appear in the 1970s film The Harder They Come, starring Jimmy Cliff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBabylon looks like a place to leave the road, but it's a dead end. Once there, oppression traps the spirit, and the journey continues without the traveler. When the mind works a little, one thinks; when it works a lot, one wonders; but if you try to remember why, you will fail. Chief Seattle said it best, but my version is, \"I will write no more forever.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ted Torgersen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966540515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966540519\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ink Start Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Ted Torgersen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743074627839,"sku":"9781966540519","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2cf0bf2b-f7c3-419a-9279-542bce702516.jpg?v=1782449624","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/out-of-exile-ted-torgersen-9781966540519","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}