{"product_id":"travels-a-poetic-journey-james-n-mcmanus-9780796178657","title":"Travels A Poetic Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn moments of reflection, I often recall how my early years were altered through addiction. As I ripened, I watched a spirit diminish from the afflictions deep inside. It carried with it a heavy burden, inciting my soul endlessly for peace, a peace that never came. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking back with a tender sadness, I can now understand it was a time of darkness and euphoria. These words are a way of forgiving myself for not appreciating the difficulties of life that can break a young man's spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e I have come to those dark memories with a perspective that, in those moments, I was naive, not realizing there would be more to me than yesterday. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But now it's in these words that I'm able to acknowledge it, listen to its truth, and speak it back to you as poetry; it's a form of acceptance - it's this tender sadness that gives birth to a new consciousness, welcoming peace that finally has arrived. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These words of poetry are reflections of my travels throughout life. They represent a lifetime of joy, suffering, pain, grief, anxieties, those love things, and moments of peaceful solitude. They are my way of expunging those introspections I've carried for too long. I hope you enjoy these words about the poetic complexity of one man's travels through life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James N. McManus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0796178658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780796178657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sakura Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"James N. McManus","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153116999935,"sku":"9780796178657","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44093dc8-7dbc-4f42-b28d-9d902ac84362.jpg?v=1770781399","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/travels-a-poetic-journey-james-n-mcmanus-9780796178657","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}