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From Beauty to Compassion, from Pleasure to Terror, from Resignation to Joy -- here is an insightful exploration of the rich diversity of human qualities. J. Ruth Gendler's evocative book has as its cast of familiar characters our own emotions, brought to life with a poet's wisdom and an artist's perceptive eye. In The Book of Qualities' magical community, Excitement wears orange socks, Faith lives in the same apartment building as Doubt, and Worry makes lists of everything that could go wrong while she is waiting for the train. In portraying the complexities of the psyche, Gendler uses the Qualities to bridge the distinctions between literature and psychology, and has created an original work that challenges us to look at our emotions in new and inspiring ways.

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Janet Ruth Gendler wears orange socks, arranges her clothes by color in the closet, keeps the herbs in alphabetical order, and doesn't understand the separation between work and play. Gendler was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska and received B.A.'s in English and Communication from Stanford University in 1977. She has written articles on the arts, health, and education. She works in publishing and teaches intuitive art classes. Gendler currently lives in Berkeley, California.

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"Ruth Gendler has discovered a way to give new meaning and immediacy to familiar words. Her brief meta-definitions sing, dance, and sometimes cry."-- George Leonard, author of "The Silent Pulse" "A bright new talent whose work is at once reminiscent of James Thurber's drawings, Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities, " Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene, " and Zen koans." -- Art Kliener, San Francisco Bay Guardian"The Qualities are wise and whimsical and express truth in a very personal way."-- Jean Bolen, author of "Goddesses in Every Woman"

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  • PublisherHarper Perennial
  • Publication date1988
  • ISBN 10 0060962526
  • ISBN 13 9780060962524
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages100
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