{"product_id":"the-lotus-and-the-mud-henryk-skolimowski-9781517146146","title":"The Lotus and the Mud: Autobiography of a Philosopher","description":"From Henryk Skolimowski: \"I was born in a wrong country and at a wrong time. To have been born in the interwar period in Poland -- when the two giants (Germany and the Soviet Russia) were soon to smash us, one after another -- was not an auspicious occasion. Yet, I have survived, and even tried to sculpt out of the magma of circumstances a sculpture of my own life, which I cherish and am proud of. I think I have been a significant witness of the chaos and craziness of the 20th century Western Civilization. For all its pitfalls, unfulfilled promises, dark hours of the soul -- and even tragedies -- life is glorious. I have had my share of agonies in life. But what I mainly wanted to share in this autobiography is the glory of life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henryk Skolimowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517146143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517146146\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 08\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.51d","brand":"Henryk Skolimowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940033790207,"sku":"9781517146146","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f69426b6-e901-4c6f-b27b-a978d78f1188.jpg?v=1681444901","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lotus-and-the-mud-henryk-skolimowski-9781517146146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}