Grain of Truth: The Ancient Lessons of Craft
Language: English
Published by Macfarlane Walter & Ross, Toronto, 2001
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Seller: Hourglass Books, vancouver, BC, CanadaHourglass Books
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Signed by Ross Laird on the title page with no inscription; a solid, clean copy in collectable condition; Governor General's Literary Awards Nominee seal on front cover.
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- Title
- Grain of Truth: The Ancient Lessons of Craft
- Author
- Laird, Ross A.
- Publisher
- Macfarlane Walter & Ross, Toronto
- Publication year
- 2001
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Dust jacket
- Very Good+
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1551990652
- ISBN 13
- 9781551990651
- Edition
- Canadian First.
The book is organized into eight chapters, based on the essential symbols of ancient Taoism (wind, earth, thunder, deep water, mountain, shallows, fire, and the unfathomable). Each chapter deals with a particular craft project – its inspiration, the materials it requires, the rewards it offers. Using sharp tools and a delicate touch, Laird uses the creative process to discover his essence.
Grain of Truth is lyrical and mesmerizing. Like Eugen Herrigel’s Zen in the Art of Archery, it explores physical discipline as a path to spiritual awakening. Like Thoreau’s Walden, it places the unadorned self in nature, simple experience opening a door to unforeseen depths. Like Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, it evokes the mystical through keen observation of the natural world. It’s a book to cherish.
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