The Book of Questions

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Even though it looks tiny, this book is literally just questions which you can pose to your prospective dates, friends or the best, yourself. Given Valdivia’s roots and her personal resonance with Neruda, many of the illustrated questions are chosen for and filtered through the lens of landscape and its ecosystems.

And if you’re not careful, that void can easily be filled with drama, junk, distractors, and nonsense—and we simply can’t afford the setback that comes with poorly crafted, rash, lame questions. His interests lie in the scientific and evolutionary as well as ethical, social, and political implications of today’s revolutions in the life sciences and in information technology and computers.Moments of intimate encounter—between a butterfly and a rosebush, a camel and a tortoise, or a woman and a pomegranate—transcend into cosmic moments of shared connection, with animals, plants, and humans reaching out to one another and joining in the same visual language of shape. We hope you enjoy browsing some of the most fantastic children's books you ever will see, even if we do say so ourselves. Then again, I'd take it all in stride, because their answers may vary given the time and place you ask them.

The Book of Questions may be the only publication that challenges and changes the way readers view the world, without offering a single opinion of its own. The Book of Questions may be the only publication that challenges-and even changes-the way you view the world, without offering a single opinion of its own.

Would you rather lose the use of all motorized vehicles, all telecommunications devices and computers, or one of your hands? The questions are so different from one to the next that they never get boring, especially if you read them in the bathroom like I did. If you are under 16, please obtain your parent/guardian’s permission before submitting or ask your parent/guardian to submit on your behalf. Also, it's really fun and informative to discuss these questions with other people, I started that a few days ago with some friends on facebook and we are now having great conversations and trading a lot of different points of view, and opening up our minds and thought to new ideas. Neruda’s Questions plumbs the depths of imagination, existence, earth and its life with a curiosity that is free-ranging and mind-expanding.

Book of Questions brings Neruda's genius to a whole new generation of readers who may never have heard of Neruda otherwise. These questions marvel at the mystery of our world…Valdivia’s highly textured illustrations are mesmerizing dreamscapes in teals, vermilions, and yellows. So clearly rooted in Chilean landscapes as they are, the questions are revealed as a communion with nature and its mysteries. Both the original Spanish and Paulson’s English translation mirror the poignancy echoing from one tongue to the next.

This beautifully-illustrated gift-book provides gentle, playful and easy-to-understand answers to 50 common questions about the wonderful world around you – with words by bestselling author Moira Butterfield and artwork by exciting talent Cindy Wume. When the original Book of Questions was published, it provoked hours of conversation and engagement among me and my friends. Intriguing questions with no answers make up this oversize dual-language volume by two Chilean creators, featuring Neruda’s sophisticated musings. We have to set ourselves up for success by going deeper and being mindful of the quality with which we ask questions. So the opportunity is this: Start asking yourself better questions and you can immediately start getting better answers.