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Title: Road to Heaven( Encounters with Chinese Hermits) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: BillPorter <>Publisher: CounterpointLLC
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Bill Porter's Road to Heaven is a brilliant essay on the traditions of Chinese hermits, a startling reminder of how far we have gone astray. It should be a part of any serious Zen or Taoist library.” Jim Harrison
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- PublisherCounterpoint LLC
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1582435235
- ISBN 13 9781582435237
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages240
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