{"product_id":"9780062975621","title":"Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta","description":"\u003cp\u003eSand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"pd-product-id\"\u003e0062975625\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEAN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9780062975621\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e HarperOne\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUS SRP:\u003c\/strong\u003e $16.99 US  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePaperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMay 18, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Info:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 0.7\" H x 7.9\" L x 5.3\" W (0.45 lbs) 256 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA paradigm-shifting book in the vein of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSapiens\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat brings a crucial Indigenous perspective to historical and cultural issues of history, education, money, power, and sustainability--and offers a new template for living.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs an indigenous person, Tyson Yunkaporta looks at global systems from a unique perspective, one tied to the natural and spiritual world. In considering how contemporary life diverges from the pattern of creation, he raises important questions. How does this affect us? How can we do things differently?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this thoughtful, culturally rich, mind-expanding book, he provides answers. Yunkaporta's writing process begins with images. Honoring indigenous traditions, he makes carvings of what he wants to say, channeling his thoughts through symbols and diagrams rather than words. He yarns with people, looking for ways to connect images and stories with place and relationship to create a coherent world view, and he uses sand talk, the Aboriginal custom of drawing images on the ground to convey knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSand Talk,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ehe provides a new model for our everyday lives. Rich in ideas and inspiration, it explains how lines and symbols and shapes can help us make sense of the world. It's about how we learn and how we remember. It's about talking to everyone and listening carefully. It's about finding different ways to look at things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of all it's about a very special way of thinking, of learning to see from a native perspective, one that is spiritually and physically tied to the earth around us, and how it can save our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSand Talk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einclude 22 black-and-white illustrations that add depth to the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTyson Yunkaporta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an academic, arts critic, researcher, and member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSand Talk: How Indigenous\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThinking Can Save the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, winner of the Small Publishers' Adult Book of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards and the Ansari Institute's Randa and Sherif Nasr Book Prize on Religion \u0026amp; the World, awarded to an author who explores global issues using Indigenous perspectives. He carves traditional tools and weapons and also works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An astonishing revelation of ancient Aboriginal wisdom as it applies to science and modern times. It's one of the best books I ever read, and I've been reading books for 80 years. There's nothing like it. It leaves you gasping. If you care about yourself, the world around you, and where you come from, you'd better read it. You won't put it down.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Marshall Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Dogs and Growing Old\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is a book of cultural and philosophic intrigue. Read it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce Pascoe, author of Dark Emu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An exhilarating meditation on different ways of knowing and being. \u003cem\u003eSand Talk\u003c\/em\u003e is playful, profound, and fiercely original.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBilly Griffiths, author of Deep Time Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSand Talk\u003c\/em\u003e unpacks for us something originally genius about Indigenous thought, which has for too long been dismissed as archaic folk knowledge from old oral cultures of interest only to academics and fetishists. This book shows how vital and alive and essential Indigenous ways of being and thinking are. Yunkaporta is so smart, funny, and accessible. Everyone needs to read this.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTommy Orange, bestselling author of There There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Summer Beam Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53282307408182,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/2301\/7526\/files\/91jY9jWytvL._SL1500.jpg?v=1763599681","url":"https:\/\/www.summerbeambooks.com\/products\/9780062975621","provider":"Summer Beam Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}