{"product_id":"2940033097357","title":"The Joy of Being","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollaboration between Paddy McMahon (Patrick Francis) and a highly evolved spirit being known to him as Shebaka resulted in a series of books originally published in five volumes entitled The Grand Design.\u003cbr\u003eThis book contains selected excerpts from the five volumes, with each page of text faced by a related illustration.\u003cbr\u003eThe illustrations and the cover design are by Michel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in France and educated in both France and America, Michel has drawn ever since he could hold a pencil. He is also very active in the fields of photography, writing and international publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book represents a new development for me in that, while the text consists of excerpts from The Grand Design series (books by Paddy McMahon), each page is faced by a related illustration. In all my communication with Shebaka I have been conscious of his ever-bubbling sense of humour and his gentle reminders that we humans tend to take ourselves too seriously. I think that Michel’s illustrations have wonderfully captured the spirit, including the profundity and yet the simplicity, of Shebaka’s teachings.\" - Paddy McMahon\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paddy McMahon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105492189424,"sku":"2940033097357","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940033097357_p0.jpg?v=1763656638","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940033097357","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}