{"product_id":"spring-a-spiritual-biography-of-the-season-hardcover","title":"Spring: A Spiritual Biography of the Season - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSusan M. Felch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBarry Moser\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42109348151431,"sku":"9781683365730","price":36.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/3be06844a423e973408875cf96eb608f_354f304e-5094-4d61-b026-966e8d225cc4.webp?v=1732473971","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/spring-a-spiritual-biography-of-the-season-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}