{"product_id":"book-dg6b","title":"The Book of Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrought to you by Penguin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Penguin Classic is performed by Japanese actor Sadao Ueda, known for his appearances in \u003ci\u003eSpectre, London has Fallen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat We Did on Our Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life: aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with spirituality. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e was originally written in English and sought to address the inchoate yearnings of disaffected Westerners. In a flash of inspiration, Okakura saw that the formal tea party as practiced in New England was a distant cousin of the Japanese tea ceremony, and that East and West had thus \"met in the tea-cup.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49375679775024,"sku":"BDdg6b","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/237767-dg6b-Square.jpg?v=1734855215","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dg6b","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}