{"product_id":"catching-the-big-fish-meditation-consciousness-and-creativity-anniversary","title":"Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity (Anniversary)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The director explores every aspect of his work in film, music, photography, and other aesthetic pursuits, including behind-the-scenes stories about \n\u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eBlue Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eMulholland Drive \u003c\/i\u003eand revelations on his thirty-five years of Transcendental Mediation. Read it because: This is about as close as Lynch will ever come to an interior shot of his famously weird mind.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003cb\u003eKelly Lemieux, \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The book, an unexpected delight, serves as a sort of skeleton key to the rest: In it he muses on the relationship between Transcendental Meditation and his work with appealingly nondidactic and non-New Age-y clarity, and in so doing opens the door--a crack, at least--to the heretofore impenetrable mysteries of his imagination.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e --Katie Bolick, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The quirky helmer known for Boy Scout demeanor and twisted tales shares his creative vision in a surprisingly gentle tome informed by the underlying teachings of Transcendental Meditation. But don't worry: David Lynch, one-time creator of \"The Angriest Dog in the World\" comic, keeps the proselytizing to a minimum. He addresses topics ranging from working with wood (for it) to director's commentaries (against) in deceptively simple, yet ultimately affirming, chapters. There's much for fans and aspiring filmmakers to enjoy.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper,\" says David Lynch the idiosyncratic filmmaker whose creations include \n\u003ci\u003eEraserhead\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBlue Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eMulholland Drive\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eInland Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, and the cult TV classic, \n\u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e. He claims that he has savored the pleasures of diving deep thanks to a 33-year practice of Transcendental Meditation (TM). He describes the fun of gathering what he calls \"firewood\" (all kinds of ideas and things for a film), the joy he takes in seeing an aging building or a rusted bridge, and the respect he has for Fellini and Kubrick. Lynch loves making movies and diving deep, and this testament bears witness to both loves.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSpirituality \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \n\u003ci\u003eCatching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity\u003c\/i\u003e, David Lynch puts aside his filmic quest to get inside the viewer's head and lets them instead inside his, an invitation almost as rare as a ticket to fiction's Wonka Chocolate Factory, and possibly just as out of this world. \n\u003ci\u003eCatching the Big Fish\u003c\/i\u003e is a blend of thoughts and themes, sometimes random like a stream of consciousness, or -- the analogy he personally prefers for creativity -- casting a hook into a bottomless sea. The book melds biography, film analysis, philosophy and spirituality with a heart-on-sleeve sincerity, while incorporating a narrative of the author's passion for charting the world of dreams and ideas and rendering them unto action.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--BlogCritics\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With this book, Lynch offers us a rare glimpse into his own head. In the process, he reveals just enough biographical information, philosophy of film, and general behind-the-scenes dirt (including the connection between Lynch's \n\u003ci\u003eLost Highway \u003c\/i\u003eand O. J. Simpson)to keep the attention of those more interested in Lynch's films than in his consciousness.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDavid Lynch\u003c\/b\u003e advanced to the front ranks of international cinema in 1977 with the release of his first film, the startlingly original \n\u003ci\u003eEraserhead\u003c\/i\u003e. Over the course of his career, Lynch was nominated for three Best Director Academy Awards ( \n\u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e Mulholland Drive\u003c\/i\u003e), won the Palme d'Or for \n\u003ci\u003eWild at Heart, \u003c\/i\u003e swept the country with \n\u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks \u003c\/i\u003emania in 1990 when his groundbreaking television series premiered on ABC, and established himself as an artist of tremendous range and wit. David Lynch died in January 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVisionary filmmaker, musician, and actor David Lynch's bestselling reflection on meditation and creativity--featuring interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Lynch's \n\u003ci\u003eCatching the Big Fish\u003c\/i\u003e has been celebrated for being \"as close as Lynch will ever come to an interior shot of his famously weird mind\" ( \n\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e) \n\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e In this 10th anniversary edition, Lynch dives deeper into the creative process and the benefits of Transcendental Meditation with the addition of his exclusive q-and-a interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. \n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe musicians open up to Lynch about their artistry, history, and the benefits they have experienced, artistically and personally, from their decades-long practice of Transcendental Meditation--a technique that they and their fellow \n\u003ci\u003eBeatles\u003c\/i\u003e helped popularize in the 1960s. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCatching the Big Fish\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelation for all want to understand Lynch's personal vision. And it is equally compelling for any who wonder how they can nurture their own creativity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynch, David\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tarcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2016-09-06\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Self-Help|Creativity|Mind, Body, Spirit|Mindfulness \u0026amp; Meditation|Performing Arts|Individual Director|Self-Help|Meditations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Transcendental Meditation|Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143130147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780143130147\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51153960632598,"sku":"SP-9780143130147","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780143130147_spiral.png?v=1774929147","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/catching-the-big-fish-meditation-consciousness-and-creativity-anniversary","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}