Dancing in the Dark: Romance, Yearning, and the Search for the Sublime de Ascher, Barbara L - 1999

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HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

HarperCollins, 1999-05-01. Hardcover. Good.

Cliff Street Books, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo, hardcover, name on endpaper else fine in near fine beige and green pictorial dj. "Romance is structured yearning. In the romantic moment, we gather and focus that yearning in order to connect with something outside ourselves, believing against all odds that such connection is possible, knowing paradoxically that romance is born in the space between our reach and our grasp." 228 deckled pages.

Harpercollins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0060174420 . 0.89 x 9.25 x 6.12 Inches; 256 pages; <P>"Romance is structured yearning. In the romantic moment, we gather and focus that yearning in order to connect with something outside ourselves, believing against all odds that such connection is possible, knowing paradoxically that romance is born in the space between our reach and our grasp."<P>So begins Barbara Lazear Ascher's <I>Dancing in the Dark.</I> Offering enchantment to a disenchanted age, this mesmerizing new book explores our instinctual, ageless romantic impulse and the essential role of romance in our lives, in nature, and in the arts.<P>Barbara Ascher's lyrical and provocative prose expands the idea of romance and reveals its powers to redeem passion in our everyday lives. Ascher seeks out the romantic and explores the connections among sex, religion, family, nature, travel, food, music, art, and… Leer más

New York: Cliff Street Books, 1999. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Fine/Near Fine. This book describes the author's quest to find the transcendent in life. She elevates this quest to a passion-suffused life force composed of hope reverence for the unattainable, and the desire for more. Friendly, humorous and informative this book connects life to art, fact to fiction, and present to past. "What a wondeful book!This is one of the books I love."--Pat Conroy. A pristine book with a wrinkle along the top edge of back DJ panel else fine. Keywords: ROMANCE IMPULSE LIFE NATURE ARTS

Harper, 1999-04-21. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

New York, NY: Harper. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. Stated First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060174420 . Yellowing (light) to pages. Very Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; 228 pages .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.