{"product_id":"zen-matador-tomzas-chavez-9798992964608","title":"Zen Matador: The Fine Art of Transcending the Bull","description":"Zen Matador: The Fine Art of Transcending the Bull The memoirs of Tomás Chavez. An East-meets-West mind-fest, a psychedelic collage, truly one of a kind. This long-awaited autobiography is a must-read for beatniks, boomers, and late bloomers; hippies, hipsters, and tipsy tripsters; Chicanos, Paisanos, and gay Republican swells; garage musicians, fundamental Christians, and other ne'er-do-wells. In this metaphor, the matador is that in us that is passionate, compassionate, and evolving in consciousness; is that daring soul who lives on the precipice of the Matter-horn, precariously surfing an avalanche of danger, destruction, and damnation. The bullfighter is potentially heroic though often fearful and not fully assured-yet, yes, he's the guy who takes the proverbial 'bull by the horns.' Now in my mid-seventies, I offer this mix of memories, poems, and prose pieces in hopes that it might in any way be helpful to another human being-a laugh, a lift, an insight, maybe even a little support with our mutual stuff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tomás Chavez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992964608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Green Dolphin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.95d","brand":"Tomás Chavez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874649714943,"sku":"9798992964608","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zen-matador-tomzas-chavez-9798992964608","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}