{"product_id":"nine-headed-dragon-river-zen-journals-1969-1982-paperback","title":"Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals 1969-1982 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Matthiessen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn August 1968, naturalist-explorer Peter Matthiessen returned from Africa to his home in Sagaponack, Long Island, to find three Zen masters in his driveway--guests of his wife, a new student of Zen. Thirteen years later, Matthiessen was ordained a Buddhist monk. Written in the same format as his best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Leopard, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNine-Headed Dragon River \u003c\/i\u003e reveals Matthiessen's most daring adventure of all: the quest for his spiritual roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Matthiessen, distinguished novelist, naturalist, journalist, and explorer, was born in New York City and has been a commercial fisherman and charterboat captain. He participated as a diver in the worldwide search for the great white shark that culminated in his book \u003ci\u003eBlue Meridian \u003c\/i\u003e and in the film \u003ci\u003eBlue Water, White Death. \u003c\/i\u003e His fiction includes \u003ci\u003eRace Rock; Partisans; Raditzer; At Play in the Fields of the Lord, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was nominated for a National Book Award; and most recently \u003ci\u003eFar Tortuga. \u003c\/i\u003e His nonfiction includes \u003ci\u003eThe Tree Where Man Was Born, \u003c\/i\u003e which was nominated for a National Book Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Snow Leopard, \u003c\/i\u003e which won a National Book Award in 1979, and \u003ci\u003eIn the Spirit of Crazy Horse. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 303\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 28, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45609890742316,"sku":"9781570623677","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/nine-headed-dragon-river-zen-journals-1969-1982-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}