Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive

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Product Details
Price
$29.00  $26.97
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Publish Date
Pages
336
Dimensions
6.12 X 9.25 X 1.0 inches | 1.0 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781250281098

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About the Author
Eliot Stein is a journalist and editor at the BBC. His forthcoming book for St. Martin's Press, Custodians of Wonder, is inspired by a column he created for BBC Travel called Custom Made in which he profiles remarkable people upholding ancient traditions around the world. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Wired, The Guardian, The Washington Post, National Geographic, The Independent, and elsewhere. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife and young son.
Reviews

"Intrepidly reported and delightfully delivered, Custodians of Wonder is a tonic for our troubled times. From a Swedish night watchman to a Peruvian bridge weaver, Eliot Stein shines a bright and generous light on unexpected pockets of joy--and reminds us of the quiet beauty found in ancient, unbroken traditions. There is much magic, and wisdom, in these pages." -- Eric Weiner, NYT bestselling author of The Geography of Bliss and The Geography of Genius

I so enjoyed Eliot Stein's celebration of the unsung arts still faintly glowing in the shadows of all our pasts. In this charming book he has uncovered and preserved treasures across five continents that might otherwise have slipped away. As he writes, Custodians of Wonder 'invites us to fall back in love with the world'. -- Sara Wheeler, author of Mud and Stars: Travels in Russia