Bibi Wein (26 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Provocative from the opening lines, this is a treasure trove of love, loss, humor, and self-discovery amidst the trees and cabins of the Adirondack Mountains:Somewhere around the age of 40, when I should have been deciding if I wanted to take my last chance at having a second child, should have been looking for a good job? I began instead to learn everything I could about staying out all night in the woods. Since I live in Manhattan, this pursuit could hardly be construed as even marginally relevant to my real life.Think Gretal Ehrlich and Annie Dillard. But this work is both more personal and more universal. Think Barbara Kingsolver?s Prodigal Summer for sensitivity to the natural world and narrative sweep.This book stands out from other tales of the land: it is about the romance and primitive majesty of the wilderness, how it shelters and awes us, terrifies us, and ultimately provides us with a sense of place. Here is exquisitely detailed narration balanced with sharp insights into modern life in the wilderness.?Bibi Wein offers a lovely and penetrating look into the thickets of the Adirondack woods and of the human heart.? ?Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature?The Way Home is a beautifully written, deeply spiritual and disarmingly honest meditation on nature?that found in the glorious out-of-doors as well as that of the infinitely less elegant (and far more exasperating) human being. Think of it as modern-day Walden?a way to sit in an armchair and experience the soul-stirring revelations that are offered when one learns to keep quiet and let the land speak.? ?Elizabeth Berg, author of The Art of Mending.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Used - Like New. For centuries, bamboo has fascinated legions of craftspeople, plant lovers and devotees of the handcrafted object. And nowhere is bamboo used more elegantly and distinctly than in Japan. Its presence touches every part of daily life-art, crafts, design, literature, and food. Its beauty enlivens textile designs, restaurant interiors, and holiday festivities. Artist and writer Nancy Moore Bess set out to discover just how bamboo-crafted objects attained such heights in Japan. Her travels took her throughout the country and through centuries of accumulated artifacts. After five years of dedicated research and study, she has assembled an unparalleled collection of writings and photographs that uncover the hidden beauty of bamboo. Bess unveils the boundless uses of this versatile material in Japan, ranging from the most elegant and refined to the most humble. She shows bamboo's applications in the garden and home, in the cherished accessories of the tea ceremony and flower arranging, and in an endless array of crafts from elaborate baskets to colorful kites and dolls. With illuminating text and over 250 exquisite photographs, illustrations, and artwork, Bess reveals the intricacies and resources of this lovely versatile plant. She explores the Japanese reverence for bamboo's natural beauty, adding immeasurably to our knowledge of the Asian sensibility and lifestyle. [AN ON-LINE INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR]Q. Could you tell us a little about your background? A. I am fond of saying that I'm a basketmaker from California. It is true, but . I have lived on the east coast more years than those early, influential ones in California. I learned to make baskets on 8th Avenue in New York City. Basketry is the focus of my professional life. I weave, teach, and exhibit. No matter where I travel, I find basketmakers and a conversation begins. Much of my first trip in Japan (11 months in 1986-87) was devoted to meeting basketmakers and watching them work. Q. What motivated you to write this book? / What got you started? A. When I first wrote the book proposal, I was thinking only of those basketmakers I had met in Japan - how hard they worked, how varied their baskets, how ubiquitous basketry was in Japan. As the book topic broadened to include ALL of bamboo in Japan, I found that I had much to learn, and the research began. Each interview led to more library work. Each book in the library led to more interviews. It was a never-ending circle for five years. I still can't resist a good book that reveals something new to me about bamboo in Japan. Q. Could you tell us a little about the contents of the book? A. The main thesis of the book is that bamboo touches every aspect in daily life in Japan, even in urban Tokyo or Osaka. At first, everyone tends to think this is an overly 'romantic' approach; however, upon more careful examination (or reading of Bamboo in Japan), it becomes clear that, unlike other single 'material' in Japan, bamboo is linked to everything - language, ritual, home life, food, design, art, and crafts. Other plants are important, pine and rice straw, for instance. But they don't have both the symbolism AND the practical use, it is 'either/or.' Only bamboo touches the everyday and the elegant, the practical and the elite, the farmer and the urban housewife. Only bamboo can go from kitchen zaru to the artwork of Living National Treasures. Q. What do you see as the centerpiece of the book? / Why is the book important? A. The marriage of text and illustration makes Bamboo in Japan successful. This bond allows the reader to penetrate the book at many different levels - one can look at the illustrations, read only the captions, dive into one section or all. All the text and illustrations are tied to the main thesis - bamboo touches every aspect of daily life in Japan - so the impact is considerable. Bamboo in Japan is important, in part, because it hasn't been done before. Earlier English-language books on the topic of bamboo covered p. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. x, 309, [1] pages. Appendix. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. Edge soiling. From the DJ: a study in depth of our alienated children. Bibi Wein has written, co-authored or contributed to a dozen books. Her short fiction, features and essays have appeared in numerous national magazines and literary journals, including Mademoiselle, OMNI, Kalliope, Other Voices, and American Letters & Commentary. She works as an editorial consultant, feature writer, and teacher of creative writing. The Way Home is her first book of creative nonfiction. Winner of the 2003 Tupelo Press Literary Fiction/Non-Fiction Prize. From an article in The New York Times: This book is based on first hand research (from the acid heads of Hashbury to the malcontents of exurbia), on intensive interviews with both the author's subjects and their mentors. A 27 year old novelist. Bibi Wein divides her teenagers into three groups: the dopers, the street dwellers, and the political radicals. What ties them together, inevitably, is their sense of being out of place and out of tune. They are strangers everywhere. One typical "doper" in Pennsylvania describes his decision to drop out this way: "Everyone thought I left Kentwood because I was too smart for the system. Actually, I left out of fear. Fear of the social order. Just a general feeling of âI don't fit in.' " A "political" girl in California explained the lure of drugs: "Depression. A feeling like there's no place for me. There's always unconsciousness to escape to. . . ." Pampered yet ignored by their parents, bored to tears in school, lavished with material goodsâ"Miss Wein tells us that the kids of her title have had few opportunities to test themselves, to prove their worth. Her cast of characters (too many of them stock figures) are hardly paragons. Sometimes they come across as thoughtless and self indulgent, fleeing to Nirvanas of peace and love that never were. They seldom make the same effort to understand their parents that they demand their parents make to understand them. For the most part, however, she finds the "runaway generation" intelligent, vibrantâ"and unwilling to swallow the goals and standards handed down to them. "It is indeed a terrified society," she concludes, "that must go to the lengths we do to keep youth and its ideas and energies so suppressed. . . . We are fortunate that more and more of our adolescents are rising above our fears and falsehoodsâ"and claiming their right to a voice in their own lives and the world we all live in.".…

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