SoulPancake: Chew on Life's Big Questions Author: Visit Amazon's Rainn Wilson Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1401310338 | Format: PDF
SoulPancake: Chew on Life's Big Questions Description
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Packed with thought-provoking essays, bold questions and mind bending art from nearly 100 up-and-coming artists, the book takes you on a creative and philosophical journey.
Kaye Cloutman --sanfranciscobookreview.com
About the Author
RAINN WILSON is best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayal of Dwight on NBC's The Office. An actor and a writer, he is the co-creator of SoulPancake.com and his son Walter. DEVON GUNDRY is the co-creator and CEO of SoulPancake.com. With an academic background in Engineering Science and a social media entrepreneur, Devon has worked for a variety of web startups and has culminated his love for technology and creativity in SoulPancake. GOLRIZ LUCINA is the co-director of content for SoulPancake.com. With an MA in Publishing and Editing, and a background in creative direction and marketing, Golriz's professional experiences alongside her world travels have cultivated her strong interest in social media and creative expression. SHABNAM MOGHARABI is an award-winning cross-disciplinary journalist and editor who has worked for People magazine and a half-dozen real estate and housing publications and Web sites. Shabnam is the co-director of content for SoulPancake.com
- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Hyperion; Original edition (October 26, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1401310338
- ISBN-13: 978-1401310332
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Book review by Richard L. Weaver II
This is an impressive book -- not a great one -- but it is striking. The artwork throughout is awe inspiring. You can just sit back, turn the pages, and be mesmerized by stunning impressions. Each page (or every-other-page) is full of astonishing, colorful, provocative, thought-inducing, and, in some cases, shocking images. What I had fun doing with each image was to simply try to imagine how the artwork related to the quotations on the page. In some cases this was easy; however, in some it was, indeed, a challenge. In many cases, the relationship was remarkably creative.
What I found most unique in the entire book were the first six-and-a-half pages where Rainn Wilson introduced himself and his life's journey. I found it honest (as honest as a reader who doesn't know Rainn Wilson at all can determine), straightforward, attention-grasping, and interesting. If you are wondering how Rainn Wilson determined life's essential questions, or what he reads and what he has experienced, or even how he became a spiritual being, he tells you.
If you want a taste of his humor, he talks about the time when he and Phil (a friend) were watching a Mets game in Phil's ramshackle apartment and Rainn told Phil about his "recent conversion to a belief in Wakan Tanka." They wanted to put his new belief to the test and the Mets were down 5-4 at the bottom of the ninth inning. Rainn held up his arms in prayer and said, "Oh great spirit Wakan Tanka . . . If it is your will, please allow Darryl Strawberry to hit a home run and win the game."
As soon as Rainn finished his prayer, THWACK, Darryl Strawberry "hit a two-run homer, and the Mets won. Phil and I looked at each other, jaws dropped. . ." (p. iv).
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