| Breathe the Wind, Drink the Rain: Notes on Being Alive Contributor(s): Wood, Douglas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0878397094 ISBN-13: 9780878397099 Publisher: North Star Press of St. Cloud OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays |
| Dewey: 814 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.15 lbs) 58 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Artist and wilderness guide Douglas Wood here presents his personal recipe for being truly alive--for arriving at the ground beneath your feet and feeling at home in the universe. Warm, witty, and wise, with a rare knack for getting to the heart of things in two words rather than two-thousand, BREATHE THE WIND, DRINK THE RAIN is a guidebook to that most elusive destination of all. Yourself. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wood, Doug: - Douglas Wood has been called Minnesota's ''renaissance man'' -- author, artist, musician, naturalist, wilderness guide. As an award winning writer of books for children and adults he has almost two and a half million copies in print, including the classics Old Turtle and Grandad's Prayers of the Earth. Douglas has read his books, narrated, and performed at the White House, New York's famed Lincoln Center, and other major performing venues around the country. Douglas is also an accomplished musician and composer. He performs his original, nature-themed music on guitar, banjo, and mandolin, often performing with his Wild Spirit Band. He continues to explore the relationship between the natural world and the human spirit. Douglas Wood lives with his family in a log cabin in the pines by the Mississippi River.Wood, Douglas: - Douglas Wood is the author of the classics Old Turtle, Grandad's Prayers of the Earth, and Fawn Island. Among his many literary honors are the Christopher Medal, International Reading Association Book of the Year, and the American Booksellers ABBY Award. |