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001			on1350644678
003			OCoLC
005			20230328144126.0
008			221005t20232023nyuaf 000 0 eng
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040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dOCLCF _dUAP _dILC _dIMT _dIH9 _dNFG
020			_a9780063093539 _q(paperback)
020			_a0063093537 _q(paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)1350644678
042			_apcc
092			_a796.8155 _bR324
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aReed, Lou, _eauthor. _984293
245	1	4	_aThe art of the straight line : _bmy Tai chi / _cLou Reed ; edited by Laurie Anderson, Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie and Scott Richman.
250			_aFirst edition.
263			_a2303
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bHarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, _c[2023]
264		4	_c©2023
300			_a309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some color) ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"A collection of Lou's writing on Tai Chi and conversations with friends, teachers, and fellow practitioners"--Title page.
505	0		_aMy Tai chi / by Lou Reed -- Foreword / by Laurie Anderson -- Making a book / A. M. Homes -- What is Tai chi?: The Chinese say you meet the hard with the soft, the yin with the yang, the down with the up -- Staring out: Doin' the things that we want to -- Practice: I'm beginning to see the light -- Chen Village: The earth has changed its course -- Ren Guangyi: The power of the heart -- Meditation: Life's like Sanskrit read to a pony -- Tai chi in art: Caught between the twisted stars, the plotted line the faulty map -- Tai chi on tour: Hey man, what's your style? -- Tai chi in public: Just say "go" and that is that, I'm a New York City man -- Mastery: I accept the newfound man, and set the twilight reeling -- Afterword / by Laurie Anderson.
520			_a"Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale to Robert Wilson and Metallica. Reed had a groundbreaking solo career that spanned five decades until his death in 2013. Reed was also an accomplished martial artist whose practice began in the 1980s. He studied with Chen Tai Chi pioneer Master Ren GuangYi. This book is a comprehensive collection of Reed's writings on Tai Chi. It includes conversations with Reed's fellow musicians, artists, friends, and Tai Chi practitioners, including Julian Schnabel, A. M. Homes, Hal Willner, Mingyur Rinpoche, Eddie Stern, Tony Visconti, and Iggy Pop. The Art of the Straight Line features Reed's unpublished writings on the technique, practice, and purpose of martial arts, as well as essays, observations, and riffs on meditation and life" -- inside front jacket flap.
520			_a"A stunning, richly illustrated book of essential wisdom-covering Tai Chi, mindfulness, creativity, and the art of living and dying from rock icon Lou Reed, edited by his wife the artist Laurie Anderson"-- _cProvided by publisher.
600	1	0	_aReed, Lou. _984293
650		0	_aTai chi. _968097
650		0	_aMartial arts _zChina. _9113446
655		7	_aInterviews. _2lcgft
700	1		_aAnderson, Laurie, _d1947- _eeditor, _ewriter of foreword, _ewriter of afterword. _9178626
700	1		_aBerwick, Stephan, _eeditor.
700	1		_aCurrie, Bob, _eeditor.
700	1		_aRichman, Scott, _eeditor.
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c364297 _d364297