
Deep Play
Diane Ackerman(Author)
Vintage Books (Publisher)
Published on 8. August 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-679-77135-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
"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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
5 ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
329 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-679-77135-7 (9780679771357)
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DIANE ACKERMAN has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in addition to garnering many other awards and recognitions for her work, which include the bestselling The Zookeeper’s Wife and A Natural History of the Senses. She lives in upstate New York.