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The Art of Stillness
Adventures in Going Nowhere (Ted)
by Pico Iyer
Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2014 by Simon & Schuster Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-4711-3886-7, ISBN: 1-4711-3886-0

"Part of the TED series: The Art of Stillness In this age of constant movement and connectedness, when so many of us are all over the place, perhaps staying in one place - and locating everything we need for peace and happiness there - is a more exciting prospect, and a greater necessity than ever before. Through his extensive interviews with creative geniuses of our day, as well as historical records and his own life experience, acclai ..."

Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse, Pico Iyer, Hilda Rosner
Hardcover, 176 Pages, Published 2017 by Peter Owen Publishers
Special Edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-7206-2001-6, ISBN: 0-7206-2001-5

"Dissatisfied with the traditional Vedic way of life, Siddhartha, the handsome son of a Brahmin, leaves his family and his friend, Govinda, in search of a higher state of being. Having experienced the myriad forms of existence, from the wealthy and luxurious, to the pleasures of sensual and paternal love, Siddhartha finally settles down beside a river where a humble ferryman teaches him his most valuable lesson yet. Hermann Hesse's short ..."

TED Books Box Set
The Creative Mind: The Art of Stillness, The Future of Architecture, and Judge This
by Pico Iyer, Chip Kidd, Marc Kushner
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2015 by Simon & Schuster/ Ted
ISBN-13: 978-1-5011-3912-3, ISBN: 1-5011-3912-6

"Three smart, playful, original TED books from a leading architect, designer, and writer in one collection "The Art of Stillness," "The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings," and "Judge This" inspire a more creative life. In "The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere," travel writer Pico Iyer considers the unexpected rewards of staying put and reveals a counterintuitive truth: The more ways we have to connect, the more we seem ..."

TED Books Box Set
The Completist: The Terrorist's Son, The Mathematics of Love, The Art of Stillness, The Future of Architecture, Beyond Measure, ... The Laws of Medicine, and Follow Your Gut
by Zak Ebrahim, Hannah Fry, Pico Iyer, Margaret Heffernan, Marc Kushner, Chip Kidd, Stephen Petranek, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Rob Knight, Brendan Buhler, Barry Schwartz
Hardcover, 1,216 Pages, Published 2015 by Simon & Schuster/ Ted
ISBN-13: 978-1-5011-3913-0, ISBN: 1-5011-3913-4

"This wide-ranging boxed set of ten TED Books titles covers everything from architecture to business, space travel to love: "The Terrorist s Son, The Mathematics of Love, The Art of Stillness, The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings, Beyond Measure, Judge This, How We ll Live on Mars, Why We Work, The Laws of Medicine, "and" Follow Your Gut." Provocative, intelligent, and forward-thinking, the first ten TED Books is perfect for any c ..."

The Book of Santa Barbara
by Pico Iyer, Macduff Everton, Mary Heebner
Paperback, 234 Pages, Published 2012 by Tixcacalcupul Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-9829270-2-1, ISBN: 0-9829270-2-9

"Santa Barbara seems a place of such obvious charms. The golden beaches and sage-covered hillsides are there at first glance, while the Spanish-style townscape issues an invitation to visit all year, thanks to an unvaryingly pleasant Mediterranean climate. Even so, it takes an artist with a unique vision to reveal the complexity of Santa Barbara's beauty, as Macduff Everton does so brilliantly in the photographs that grace the pages of t ..."

The Best Travel Writing 2011
True Stories from Around the World
by James O'reilly, Larry Habegger, Sean O'reilly, Pico Iyer, Cameron M. Smith, Travelers' Tales
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2011 by Travelers' Tales
ISBN-13: 978-1-60952-008-3, ISBN: 1-60952-008-4

"This book is our annual collection of the best travel writing of the year, much of it never published before, from big names in travel literature and emerging new writers. "The Best Travel Writing 2011" is the eighth volume in the annual "Travelers' Tales" series launched in 2004 to celebrate the world's best travel writing - from Nobel Prize winners to emerging new writers. The points of view and perspectives are global, and themes enc ..."

Global Soul A Format
(Export Only)
by Pico Iyer
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2001 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-4970-3, ISBN: 0-7475-4970-2

Global Soul
Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home
by Pico Iyer
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2000 by Bloomsbury Pub Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-4965-9, ISBN: 0-7475-4965-6

"As an Indian born, English educated, American naturalised "global citizen" now living in "suburban Japan", few could be better qualified for travel writing than Pico Iyer: a fact proved by his much praised previous titles Cuba and the Night and Tropical Classical.Those looking for similarly agreeable reportage in this book will, however, be disappointed. The Global Soul isn't just a travelogue, it's a thesis: a lyrical and skittish diss ..."

The Lady And The Monk - Four Seasons In Kyoto
by Pico Iyer
Paperback, 383 Pages, Published 1992 by Vintage Books / Random House
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-552-99507-8, ISBN: 0-552-99507-X

"Title: The Lady and the Monk( Four Seasons in Kyoto) Binding: Paperback Author: PicoIyer Publisher: VintageBooks"

The Gate
(New York Review Books Classics)
by Natsume Soseki, Pico Iyer, William F. Sibley, Edward Fowler, Sōseki Natsume
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2012 by Nyrb Classics
ISBN-13: 978-1-59017-587-3, ISBN: 1-59017-587-5

"An NYRB Classics OriginalA humble clerk and his loving wife scrape out a quiet existence on the margins of Tokyo. Resigned, following years of exile and misfortune, to the bitter consequences of having married without their families’ consent, and unable to have children of their own, Sōsuke and Oyone find the delicate equilibrium of their household upset by a new obligation to meet the educational expenses of Sōsuke’s brash younger brot ..."

The Best American Travel Writing 2004
(The Best American Series)
by Pico Iyer, Jason Wilson
Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2004 by Mariner Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-618-34126-9, ISBN: 0-618-34126-9

"Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This uniqu ..."

Alex Webb & Rebecca Norris Webb
Violet Isle: A Duet of Photographs from Cuba
by Alex Webb, Pico Iyer, Rebecca Norris Webb, Amelia Youssefi
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2009 by Radius Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-934435-18-2, ISBN: 1-934435-18-X

""The Violet Isle" is a little-known nickname for Cuba, inspired by its richly colored soil - one of the many qualities that make the country so seductive to photographers. This handsomely designed, slipcased edition offers an engaging, at times unsettling document of a country that, for the past 50 years, has remained in an economic, political, cultural and ecological bubble, isolated from the rest of the world (though it is unlikely to ..."

Journeys Home
Inspiring Stories, Plus Tips & Strategies to Find Your Family History; Library Edition
by Andrew Mccarthy, Traber Burns, Mr Bob Souer, Adam Verner, Shaun Grindell, Feodor Chin, Bernadette Dunne, Carrington Macduffie, Amy Rubinate, Armando Duran, John Mclain, Tom Bromhead, Mark Peckham, Simon Vance, Arthur Morey, Stephen R. Thorne, R. C. Bray, Angela Brazil, Caroline Shaffer, Mia Chiaromonte, Kate Reading, Paul Michael Garcia, Professor Christine Williams, Melanie Ewbank, Rebecca Mitchell, Pam Ward, Dr Spencer Wells, Joyce Maynard, Pico Iyer, Diane Johnson, Patrick Girard Lawlor, Michael Kramer, Various Narrators
Audio, Published 2015 by Blackstone Audiobooks
Audiobook, Cd, Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-1-4815-1131-5, ISBN: 1-4815-1131-9

"Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, this compelling narrative combines intriguing tales of discovery with tips on how to begin your own explorations. Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy's featured story recounts his quest to uncover his family's Irish history, while twenty-five other prominent writers tell their own heartfelt stories of connection.Spanning the globe, these stories offer personal takes ..."

Frédéric Lagrange
Mongolia
by Pico Iyer, Frédéric Lagrange
Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2018 by Damiani
ISBN-13: 978-88-6208-606-6, ISBN: 88-6208-606-7

"French photographer Frédéric Lagrange began taking pictures of Mongolia in 2001. Since then, he has taken 12 trips to the country over the course of 15 years, visiting in all 4 seasons and traveling through the nation's vastly different regions. Frédéric Lagrange: Mongolia is the result: a visual portrait of Mongolia and its people, captured in stunning focus. Designed in an oversized format to maximize the impact of the smallest detail ..."

Der Dalai Lama
by Pico Iyer, Erika Ifang
Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2008 by Goldmann Wilhelm
Restexemplar
ISBN-13: 978-3-442-33814-6, ISBN: 3-442-33814-X

Abandon
by Pico Iyer
Paperback, 477 Pages, Published 2003 by Penguin
ISBN-13: 978-2-213-61645-2, ISBN: 2-213-61645-0