{"product_id":"raison-dztre-i-bradley-james-9781493503575","title":"Raison d'être, I","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome moments in life are meant to be savored, enjoyed through slow, deliberate consumption. But too often, such moments are met instead with overeagerness and excessive hunger, which threaten to devour the context of the moment before its content is even partially digested.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor this reason, Bradley James requests that you take your time and be patient with \u003ci\u003eRaison d'être\u003c\/i\u003e. It should be read only a few pages at a time, in a quiet place where you can thoroughly consider the deep, sometimes dark mental images and prodding questions that will inevitably pervade your thoughts and tempt you to turn just one more page-even though that's exactly what you've been told not to do.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprised of two separate volumes, \u003ci\u003eRaison d'être\u003c\/i\u003e was described by Kirkus Independent Reviews as \"an epic, multipart poetry cycle about the nature of life and the transience of relationships\" and \"a free-form, often thought-provoking verse confessional in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth standing alone and taken together with the second book in the collection, \u003ci\u003eRaison d'être, Volume I\u003c\/i\u003e deeply explores the author's thoughts and philosophies on life, death, spirituality, and the essence of what makes human life so precious and unique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bradley James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 149350357X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781493503575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2014 pg. 126","brand":"Bradley James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48436762771711,"sku":"9781493503575","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3bc1b9ec-9241-4ae0-a129-7b9ae771b494.jpg?v=1777157616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/raison-dztre-i-bradley-james-9781493503575","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}