Grain of Truth: The Ancient Lessons of Craft
by Laird, Ross
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket as Issued
- Seller
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Walker & Company, 2001. CG3 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated black and white wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A book about the practical process by which the author makes objects out of wood. The narrative is also used to invoke the deaper reality of and a meditation on the universal meaning of craft and creativity. 187p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
Synopsis
Ross A. Laird was born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. He holds an MA in Counselling Psychology from Antioch University in Seattle and a PhD in Creative Process from the Union Institute in Cincinnati. A poet and craftsman, he currently teaches counselling and psychology .
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- Seller
- Bookmarc's
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- SCW05766
- Title
- Grain of Truth: The Ancient Lessons of Craft
- Author
- Laird, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Publisher
- Walker & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Nonfiction Non-fiction Taoism Tao Way Wood Woodworking Woodwork Craft Crafts Hobby Hobbies House Home Religion Eastern Religious Studies Philosophy Eastern Creativity Meditation Advance Reading Copy ARC Uncorrected Proofs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crafts & Skills; Arts: Applied; Biography / Memoirs; Religion: General / Spirituality; Crafts & Skills / Woodworking;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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La Porte, Texas
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- Tight
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- Shelf Wear
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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