{"product_id":"wonder-an-owners-guide-to-your-one-extraordinary-life-hardcover","title":"Wonder: An Owner's Guide to Your One Extraordinary Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Waddell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003e\"Lovely... approachable... poetic.\" - 4 out of 5 stars, Foreword Clarion Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I couldn't put it down. A profound read - and I say that with no hyperbole. It spoke to something missing in me that I cannot verbalize yet.\" - Bonnie Lieberman, Mom and School Board President\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\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\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 Frida Kahlo's unblinking gaze to a desert sky of breathtaking brilliance, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to a friend's 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\u003eFor readers who love 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, Wonder 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 what's in front of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWonder awaits. Just look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67839450644632,"sku":"9798996223206","price":32.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/IV3UXNPGwI9798996223206.webp?v=1793292706","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/wonder-an-owners-guide-to-your-one-extraordinary-life-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}