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Deep Play

by Diane Ackerman

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

With A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman let her free-ranging intellect loose on the natural world. Now in Deep Play she tackles the realm of creativity, by exploring one of the most essential aspects of our characters: the abitlity to play.

Deep play is that more intensified form of play that puts us in a rapturous mood and awakens the most creative, sentient, and joyful aspects of our inner selves. As Ackerman ranges over a panoply of artistic, spiritual, and athletic activities, from spiritual rapture through extreme sports, we gain a greater sense of what it means to be "in the moment" and totally, transcendentally human. Keenly perceived and written with poetic exuberance, Deep Play enlightens us by revealing the manifold ways we can enhance our lives.

Review:

"[Ackerman] brings such joy to the page....The very act of reading this original, exultant, sage, poetic, and generous meditation on the importance of enchantment is deep play, and you can't ask that a book be anything more wonderful than that." Booklist

Review:

"A fascinating subject....Ackerman writes a swiftly moving and sensuous prose." The Washington Post Book World

Review:

"Ackerman is a skilled observer of nature and a lyrical prose stylist....This is a human keenly attuned to her senses." The Philadelphia Inquirer

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About the Author

Diane Ackerman lives in upstate New York.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780679771357

Author:

Ackerman, Diane

Publisher:

Vintage Books

Location:

New York

Subject:

General

Subject:

Methodology

Subject:

Child Psychology

Subject:

Psychological aspects

Subject:

Humanism

Subject:

Play

Subject:

Methodology x

Subject:

Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent

Subject:

Movements - Humanism

Subject:

Movements - Behaviorism

Subject:

Mind & Body

Subject:

Psychology-Child Psychology

Copyright:

1999

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Series:

Vintage

Series Volume:

106-357

Publication Date:

20000831

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

5 ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT

Pages:

256

Dimensions:

8.03x5.29x.67 in. .53 lbs.

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Product details 256 pages Vintage Books USA - 2008-01-17 English 9780679771357 Reviews:

"Review" by Booklist, "[Ackerman] brings such joy to the page....The very act of reading this original, exultant, sage, poetic, and generous meditation on the importance of enchantment is deep play, and you can't ask that a book be anything more wonderful than that."

"Review" by The Washington Post Book World, "A fascinating subject....Ackerman writes a swiftly moving and sensuous prose."

"Review" by The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Ackerman is a skilled observer of nature and a lyrical prose stylist....This is a human keenly attuned to her senses."