{"product_id":"zen-guitar-9780684838779","title":"Zen Guitar","description":"\u003cb\u003eUnleash the song of your soul with \u003ci\u003eZen Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e, a contemplative handbook that draws on ancient Eastern wisdom and applies it to music and performance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach of us carries a song inside us, the song that makes us human. \u003ci\u003eZen Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e provides the key to unlocking this song--a series of life lessons presented through the metaphor of music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhilip Sudo offers his own experiences with music to enable us to rediscover the harmony in each of our lives and open ourselves to Zen awareness uniquely suited to the Western Mind. Through fifty-eight lessons that provide focus and a guide, the reader is led through to Zen awareness. This harmony is further illuminated through quotes from sources ranging from Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix to Miles Davis. From those who have never strummed a guitar to the more experienced, \u003ci\u003eZen Guitar \u003c\/i\u003eshows how the path of music offers fulfillment in all aspects of life--a winning idea and an instant classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSudo, Philip Toshio:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Philip Toshio Sudo (1959-2002) was the eldest son of Japanese-American parents. He attended Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a Liberal Arts degree. He then went on to Columbia University, where he received his Master's Degree in journalism. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eZen Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZen 24\/7, Zen Sex\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Six Strings\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617370706194,"sku":"9780684838779","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0e644308-45d2-4a01-a21a-66261d078016.jpg?v=1732517461","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/zen-guitar-9780684838779","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}