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Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences

Lawrence Weschler

4/5 ( ratings)

From a cuneiform tablet to a Chicago prison, from the depths of the cosmos to the text on our T-shirts, Lawrence Weschler finds strange connections wherever he looks. The farther one travels , the more everything seems to converge — at least, it does if you're looking through Weschler's giddy, brilliant eyes. Weschler combines his keen insights into art, his years of experience as a chronicler of the fall of Communism, and his triumphs and failures as the father of a teenage girl into a series of essays sure to illuminate, educate, and astound.

Language: English

Pages: 200

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: McSweeney's

Release: January 17, 2006

ISBN: 193241634X

ISBN 13: 9781932416343

Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences

Lawrence Weschler

4/5 ( ratings)

From a cuneiform tablet to a Chicago prison, from the depths of the cosmos to the text on our T-shirts, Lawrence Weschler finds strange connections wherever he looks. The farther one travels , the more everything seems to converge — at least, it does if you're looking through Weschler's giddy, brilliant eyes. Weschler combines his keen insights into art, his years of experience as a chronicler of the fall of Communism, and his triumphs and failures as the father of a teenage girl into a series of essays sure to illuminate, educate, and astound.

Language: English

Pages: 200

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: McSweeney's

Release: January 17, 2006

ISBN: 193241634X

ISBN 13: 9781932416343

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