{"title":"Richard Bode","description":"Richard Bode worked at McGraw Hill and was editorial director and chief speechwriter at Burston-Marsteller. As a freelance writer, he contributed to Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping, Sail, Sports Illustrated. He is also the author of Blue Sloop at Dawn (1979), which was excerpted in Sports Illustrated, Newsday Sunday Magazine, and Sail, and wrote the award-winning essay \"To Climb the Wind.\" He died in 2003 of liver cancer.","products":[{"product_id":"first-you-have-to-row-a-little-boat-reflections-on-life-living-paperback","title":"First You Have to Row a Little Boat: Reflections on Life \u0026 Living - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow with a brand new foreword from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Jeffrey Zaslow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIRST YOU HAVE TO ROW A LITTLE BOAT\u003c\/b\u003e first hit shelves in the mid 1990s and has been inspiring readers ever since. Written by a grown man looking back on his childhood, it reflects on what learning to sail taught him about life: making choices, adapting to change, and becoming his own person. The book is filled with the spiritual wisdom and thought-provoking discoveries that marked such books as \u003ci\u003eWalden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eZen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance\u003c\/i\u003e. For nearly twenty years, it has enchanted and endeared sailors and non-sailors alike, but foremost, anyone who seeks large truths in small things. This refurbished edition will find a place in the hearts of a whole new generation of readers.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51433750364383,"sku":"9780446670036","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/sDV7MDiG8K9780446670036.webp?v=1790017216"},{"product_id":"beachcombing-at-miramar-the-quest-for-an-authentic-life-hardcover","title":"Beachcombing at Miramar: The Quest for an Authentic Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eEDITING ANNOTATION FOR ISBN -- 0446672769 TITLE: BEACHCOMBING AT MIRAMAR BY BODE RICHARD C0In this \"restful book about the companions we choose and the pace at which we live our lives\" (\"Los Angeles Times\"), the bestselling author of \"First You Have to Row a Little Boat\" recounts his decision to leave an unfulfilling career and move to a small beach cottage. There, as he walks on the beach and observes the people around him, Bode gradually gains insight into many of the deep mysteries of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Bode left an unfulfilling career and an unhappy marriage to seek the truth about his life. On a California beach he contemplated the sea and shore, and tuned himself to the rhythm of the tides. His authentic self emerged. And in this remarkable and beautiful book, he shares the lessons he learned about the art of living. What does it mean to be a husband and a father? What does it mean to be a success, to be someone's lover, someone's son? Bode finds surprising answers in surprising places: in a sunset, in a piece of beach glass, in conversations shared and conversations overheard, in memories of his father. Beachcombing At Miramar is filled with unforgettable moments: a funeral for drowned fishermen, birds at dusk, and constellations in the night. And with each word picture, painted with the passion and clarity that Gauguin sought in Tahiti, Bode shows us how to see with new eyes the choices we make - from relationships we choose to relationships we flee, from careers we pursue to the ones that consume us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67926212116703,"sku":"9780446518673","price":38.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/YQFyIHpwKh9780446518673.webp?v=1791233530"},{"product_id":"beachcombing-at-miramar-the-quest-for-an-authentic-life-paperback","title":"Beachcombing at Miramar: The Quest for an Authentic Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eBode went to a California beach to discover the truth about his life. Contemplating the sea \u0026amp; the shore, tuning in to the rhythms of the tides, he observed, he experienced, he remembers. This book has the power, like the sea, to reshape our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67926218014943,"sku":"9780446672764","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Jbc-GKRMa59780446672764.webp?v=1791233570"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/richard-bode.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}