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Book

The art of stillness : adventures in going nowhere

Author

Pico Iyer

Call Number

  • 158.12 I97 (CEN)

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Edition

First TED Books hardcover edition.

Publication Information

New York : TED Books/Simon & Schuster, 2014.

Physical Description

74 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm

Summary

The Art of Stillness considers the unexpected adventure of staying put and reveals a counter-intuitive truth: The more ways people have to connect, the more they seem desperate to unplug. There is even a growing trend toward observing an 'Internet sabbath' every week, turning off online connections from Friday night to Monday morning and reviving those ancient customs known as family meals and conversation.

Contents

  • Going nowhere
  • Passage to nowhere
  • The charting of stillness
  • Alone in the dark
  • Stillness where it's needed most
  • A secular sabbath
  • Coming back home.

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