{"product_id":"summer-gary-schmidt-9781683365785","title":"Summer: A Spiritual Biography of the Season","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore the rich vibrancy of summer and reflect on how nature teaches us to value time-in this collection of reflections by our greatest writers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA season of both growth and of stillness, of hard work in the garden and of relaxing in the cool of the mountains, summer is a celebratory time. Every day matters, says summer. Look around you. Life is starting up again after a long winter and spring, and we find ourselves in a world filled with creatures and plants and shimmers of heat on the subway, with backyard cookouts and ice cream trucks jingling through the neighborhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of powerful, stirring pieces from a wealth of sources--ranging from poems composed in eighth-century China to letters from a pioneer woman in the American West, from the Declaration of Independence to Ray Bradbury's musings on childhood summers--invites us all to fully experience the rich and bountiful spirituality of summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 168336578X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683365785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skylight Paths Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Gary Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984131621119,"sku":"9781683365785","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_89e6deda-38d0-4e2b-b949-e860bb9c1c97.jpg?v=1683270671","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/summer-gary-schmidt-9781683365785","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}