{"product_id":"wonder-an-owners-guide-to-your-one-extraordinary-life-9798996223206","title":"Wonder: An Owner's Guide to Your One Extraordinary Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe world is still full of wonder. We've just been too busy to look.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003e\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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn thirteen lyric essays across four movements, Gary Waddell takes you on a sweeping journey: from a twilight backyard in North Carolina to a Parisian chapel in the rain, from a Schubert melody to a sculptor's improbable survival, from a desert sky of breathtaking brilliance to a 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\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTender, luminous, and unhurried, Wonder belongs on the shelf beside Anna Quindlen's A Short Guide to a Happy Life, Ross Gay's The Book of Delights, Haemin Sunim's The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down,  and the lyric poetry of Mary Oliver. It 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 the wonder in front of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWonder awaits. Just look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Waddell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Creative Spark Consulting, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798996223206","brand":"Creative Spark Consulting, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48460501024905,"sku":"9798996223206","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_500b45a8-4c9c-45c9-8376-0467664a67b9.jpg?v=1790663914","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/wonder-an-owners-guide-to-your-one-extraordinary-life-9798996223206","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}