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Motions and Moments
Paperback
Publisher Price: $19.99
ISBN13: 9781942410119
Publisher: Raked Gravel Press
Published: Dec 22 2015
Pages: 230
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.52 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
But within that motion-there are moments.
In a city defined by crowded trains, flashing lights, and endless intersections, Motions and Moments pauses to notice what many people miss-the meaningful moments.
This collection of short, intimate essays transforms Tokyo from an overwhelming metropolis into a series of quiet, revealing moments. With gentle humor and precise observation, Michael Pronko captures the fleeting dramas, subtle rituals, and human connections that shape everyday life in the world's largest city.
In the third book in the Tokyo Moments series, Michael Pronko turns inward, capturing the fleeting details: a glance across a crowded train, a quiet pause beneath cherry blossoms, a realization that lingers long after the moment has passed.
With gentle humor and a keen eye for the unnoticed, these essays reveal the subtle rhythms of life in one of the world's most dynamic cities-where the smallest moments carry the greatest weight.
Motions and Moments is a deeply personal, award-winning exploration of Tokyo-not as spectacle, but as lived experience. A book to savor slowly, and return to often.
Awards for Motions and Moments
Gold Award Readers' Favorite
Gold Award Global E-Book Awards
Gold Award Non-Fiction Author's Association
Gold Honoree Independent Book Publishers Association
Winner Best Indie Book Award
Indie Groundbreaking Book Independent Publisher Book Review
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