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A Book That Takes Its Time
An Unhurried Adventure in Creative Mindfulness
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Ideal for readers interested in mindfulness, creativity, and self-development who appreciate a tactile, interactive experience that encourages slowing down and intentional living.
A book that's more than a book. Turn its pages (made up of varying and beautiful papers) and indulge in the acts of reading, savoring illustrations and inspirational quotes, creating papercrafts and colouring pages
A book that's more than a book. Turn its pages (made up of varying and beautiful papers) and indulge in the acts of reading, savouring illustrations and inspirational quotes, creating paper crafts and colouring pages.... and by taking the time to do so, experience a calming, a slowing down, and a sense of mindfulness to balance the rush of the modern world.
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Take time to breathe. Take time to create. Take time to reflect, take time to let go. A book thatโs unique in the way it mixes reading and doing, A Book That Takes Its Time is like a mindfulness retreat between two covers.
Created in partnership with Flow, the groundbreaking international magazine that celebrates creativity, beautiful illustration, a love of paper, and lifeโs little pleasures, A Book That Takes Its Time mixes articles, inspiring quotes, and what the editors call โgoodiesโโbound-in cards, mini-journals, stickers, posters, blank papers for collaging, and moreโgiving it a distinctly handcrafted, collectible feeling.
Read about the benefits of not multitasking, then turn to โThe Joy of One Thing at a Time Notebookโ tucked into the pages. After a short piece on the power of slowing down, fill in the designed notecards for a Beautiful Moments jar. Make a personal timeline. Learn the art of hand-lettering. Dig into your Beginnerโs Mind. Embrace the art of quitting. Take the writing cure. And always smile.
Move slowly and with intention through A Book That Takes Its Time, and discover that sweet place where life can be both thoughtful and playful.
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ISBN: 9780761193777
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 October 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: Workman Adult
Illustration: Full-color photos and illustrations throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 38.0mm
Width: 196.0mm
Height: 222.0mm
Weight: 1040g
Pages: 340
About the Author
Irene Smit and Astrid van der Hulst are the cofounders and creative directors of Flow magazine, a popular international publication packed with paper goodies and beautiful illustrations that celebrates creativity, imperfection, and life's little pleasures. They both live outside Amsterdam.
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