false 64875 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 64875 4 431703 1999 Deep Play total:83|5:26|4:23|3:23|2:9|1:2| 83 311 168 10 6637 3.67 7672 2022 49204443 1447877 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.78 78 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 5 0 false Fri Mar 13 19:03:47 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 19:14:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 38178061 942848 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 5 0 false Fri Jan 09 16:16:10 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 19 17:31:01 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 09 16:16:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 49630471 2138822 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 4 0 false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 21:37:51 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 17:23:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 58549671 2364132 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 4 0 false Fri Jun 05 10:36:40 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 10:38:20 -0700 2009 40299197 1467567 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 2 0 false Wed Dec 17 08:20:51 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 08:21:31 -0800 2008 70366963 1291915 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 0 0 false Mon Sep 07 11:00:44 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 11:01:15 -0700 2009 9218081 616981 1735932 0679448799 9780679448792 1 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223623503m/1735932.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223623503s/1735932.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1735932.Deep_Play 3.20 5 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 3 0 false Sat Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 16 19:39:09 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 24 19:43:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4234354 257475 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 0 0 false Tue Aug 07 18:34:02 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:13:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 29331310 847552 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 2 0 false Fri Aug 22 05:41:02 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 12:13:20 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 05:41:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2674648 169161 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 1 0 false Tue Jul 03 11:05:32 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 23:31:24 -0800 2009 81128450 3046804 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 4 0 false Tue Dec 15 15:51:05 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 21:38:04 -0800 2009 80140301 2904 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 0 0 false Sun Dec 06 22:04:42 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 22:04:42 -0800 2009 79979861 2817655 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 5 0 false Sat Dec 05 10:48:17 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 10:48:17 -0800 2009 79885326 2385123 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 0 0 false Fri Dec 04 11:15:45 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 11:15:45 -0800 2009 79815365 41537 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 0 0 false Thu Dec 03 18:09:33 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 18:09:33 -0800 2009 79789289 2961458 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 0 0 false Thu Dec 03 13:52:29 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 13:52:29 -0800 2009 79616892 903151 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 0 0 false Wed Dec 02 01:36:24 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 01:36:24 -0800 2009 79564625 64997 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 0 0 false Tue Dec 01 15:01:52 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 15:02:03 -0800 2009 78972886 790457 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

]]> 1999 4 0 false Wed Nov 25 12:08:01 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 12:08:08 -0800 2009 78063799 2509238 64875 0679771352 9780679771357 9 <![CDATA[Deep Play]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931m/64875.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170624931s/64875.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64875.Deep_Play 3.75 83 For athletes, deep play could embody the extreme and spiritually rewarding feats of mountain climbing or scuba diving, explains Ackerman. For lovers, it could be the compelling dance of courtship. Some find the act of making soup from scratch a form of deep play. For Ackerman, deep play has meant swimming with dolphins, writing poetry, piloting planes, and making sojourns to remote locations and sacred places. "Swept up by the deeper states of play, one feels balanced, creative, focused," explains Ackerman. "Deep play is a fascinating hallmark of being human; it reveals our need to seek a special brand of transcendence, with a passion that makes thrill-seeking explicable, creativity possible, and religion inevitable."

Ackerman's writing and metaphors are most engaging when she uses her fascinating life experiences to characterize how adults can engage in the rapture and ecstasy of deep play. This is a fascinating new territory of discussion, which could forever alter your approach to play in daily life. --Gail Hudson

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