{"product_id":"book-2f6v","title":"Wonder","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe world is still full of wonder. We've just been too busy to look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eI couldn't put it down. It is exquisite. A profound read — and I say that with no hyperbole. It spoke to something missing in me that I cannot verbalize yet\u003c\/em\u003e.\" — Bonnie Lieberman, Mom and School Board President\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe move through our days half-awake — rushing past the poppies, skipping the concert, ducking in out of the rain and missing the experience waiting around the corner. And then, every so often, something stops us cold. A lilting ballad. A painting in the museum we almost skipped. A friend who holds fast to joy and grace at the absolute edge of everything. In those moments, we remember what it feels like to be fully, achingly alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWonder is a sanctuary for those moments — and an invitation to see them in the middle of our busy, over-scheduled lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn thirteen lyric essays across four movements, Gary Waddell takes us on a sweeping journey: from a twilight backyard in North Carolina to a Parisian chapel in the rain, from Frida Kahlo's unblinking gaze to a desert sky of breathtaking brilliance, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to a friend's porch at the end of a life well-lived. Along the way, he makes a quietly radical case — that wonder isn't a luxury reserved for grand vistas and rare occasions, but is the very point of it all, available to anyone willing to pay attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers who love Anna Quindlen's \u003cem\u003eA Short Guide to a Happy Life\u003c\/em\u003e, Ross Gay's \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Delights\u003c\/em\u003e, Haemin Sunim's \u003cem\u003eThe Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down, \u003c\/em\u003eand the lyric poetry of Mary Oliver, Wonder is a book to keep, to return to, and to give — to anyone who has everything, or would welcome a reminder to breathe deeply and notice what's in front of them. Wonder awaits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust look.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67752655683888,"sku":"BD2f6v","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2f6v-Square-cover.png?v=1788887323","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2f6v","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}