{"product_id":"bells-9781954854734","title":"Bells","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr  BCX0 SCXW105380233\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW202362381 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202362381 BCX0\"\u003eD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW202362381 BCX0\"\u003eiscover the magic and mysticism of bells around the world, including their political and religious power, their musicality, and their familiarity in daily life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW202362381 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eWe live in a world of bells but seldom notice them. However, bells have existed in all cultures since earliest times and are one of the world’s most remarkable artifacts.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eThey have been the “voice” of God and Buddha, a talisman for early monastics, a source of glorious music, and part of many sacred rituals. Yet, they have also been the clocks, school bells, fire bells, and shop bells of daily life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Bells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e brings together seventeen stories that explore the magic and mysticism of these bells, their political and religious power, their wide-ranging musicality, and their familiarity in our everyday lives. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eThe stories range from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003erecently discovered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e chimes of Ancient China to the music of carillons and change ringing to reindeer bells in Arctic Norway to the surprising bell that is on the International Space Station. Other stories \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eexplore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e Buddhist bells in Japan and Tibet, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ethe famous African bells of Benin, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eRussian bells, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eearly Christian bells in Scotland, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ethe Liberty Bell and Big Ben, bell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003es on trains, cable cars, and circus wagons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e, and two bells brought up from lost ships to serve as memorials for their crews. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ellustrated with 130 photographs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e, this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ebring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e bells out from the background of our days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e to create a living history of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ethis amazing musical instrument\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eThe book is i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003enspired by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eher great-grandmother’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003etrip around the world \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ewhe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e she collected small bells \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ealmost one\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ehundred years ago\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e Whitehead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003einherited these bells, which \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eled to her own \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ejourneys \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003ethat included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e cross\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e the Pacific to see the famous bells of China, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003efind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e peace in the Buddhist temples of Kyoto, interview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eing the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e Sami reindeer herders in Arctic Norway, visit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003e with master bell ringers in London and Florida, and attend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 BCX0\"\u003eing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243556161 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