{"product_id":"crews-harry-karate-is-a-thing-of-the-spirit-1972-4596","title":"Karate Is a Thing of the Spirit.","description":"\u003cbr\u003eLondon: Secker \u0026amp; Warburg. 1972.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4 class=\"vrb_heading\"\u003eWondering what the hell's going on. \u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eFirst UK edition. 197x125mm. pp. 218. Publisher's blue cloth with slight damage to spine. Original illustrated pop art dustjacket designed by Paul May in the manner of Roy Lichtenstein. Some slight rubbing to the extremities of the jacket, marking to the lower cover and creasing to the spine. Internally in excellent condition throughout. A rare book and an even rarer dustjacket. \u003cbr\u003eCrews learnt karate in order to write this book - a typically immersive act. But the book is only partly about karate. Rather it is a study of the dark spirit of America - \"an America obsessed with sex, violence, and violent, loveless sex. It also a book about a man's quest for faith and belief; and about being alive and wondering what the hell's going on\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_note\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_prov\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"CREWS, Harry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57095861141881,"sku":"4596","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/4596.webp?v=1776542361","url":"https:\/\/voewoodrarebooks.com\/products\/crews-harry-karate-is-a-thing-of-the-spirit-1972-4596","provider":"Voewood Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}