{"product_id":"winter-gary-schmidt-9781683365747","title":"Spring: A Spiritual Biography of the Season","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore the gentle unfurling of spring and reflect on how nature celebrates birth and renewal-in this collection of reflections by our greatest writers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs winter's austere power begins to fade, we notice the first signs of vigor and life returning to the world: delicate crocuses pushing through the damp earth; frogs croaking in the barely thawed ponds; the year's first warm breeze on our faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese first sure signs of spring bolster our spirits and remind us of the eternal cycle of death and rebirth, and also--more poignantly--of the steady march of time and our own advancing years. With each successive spring, it seems, we cherish the promise of renewed life more and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese thoughtfully chosen writings, poems and meditations--from Robert Frost, Lisa Couturier, William Blake and Lady Sarashina to the eighth-century Chinese poet Tu Fu and many others--both celebrate spring's re-emergence of life and evoke the season's delicate balance of growth and decay, youth and maturity, innocence and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683365747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683365747\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 02\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d","brand":"Gary Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937264402687,"sku":"9781683365747","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a9f65e2c-75ef-461f-978e-98915d03ae96.jpg?v=1681429052","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/winter-gary-schmidt-9781683365747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}