6" x 9" softcover book 120 black-and-white pages signed by the author £6–   $12–   Also available via Amazon.com

Moon, Fish, Ocean is a Zen pastime for one, two, or three players. Easy to learn and highly rewarding, every game is a mindful meditation that communicates a Zen poem through sign language. A less poetic, trendy version of “Moon, Fish, Ocean” is popularly known as “Rock, Paper, Scissors.” This offbeat gift book (120 pages) covers the complete rules, scoring, and history of the game.  It also explains four separate variations of the game. Presented in a tongue-in-cheek style, this whimsical volume is simultaneously a hilarious send-up of Zen and a reverential tribute.  It will appeal to fans of “Rock, Paper, Scissors” as well as to students of Asian philosophy and spirituality.

Praise for Moon, Fish, Ocean:

• “Quite a wonderful little book.”
  —Geof Huth, author of Out of Character
• “Hilarious.”
  —Martha Brockenbrough, author of Things That Make Us [Sic]
• “It’s Rock, Paper, Scissors for the illuminated.”
  —Gordon Meyer, author of Smart Home Hacks
• “As a synesthesia of game and poem it makes perfect sense.”
  —Wilfried Hou Je Beck, Crystalpunk
• “It’s almost worth believing, and it’s definitely worth playing. . . . Appreciating the art and the humor of it all is a path to enlightenment.”
  —Bernie DeKoven, audhor of The Well Played Game
• “Should not be missed.”
  —Kal Cobalt, Reality Sandwich

About the creator: “America’s most creative and diligent scholar of letters, words and punctuation” (Encarta), Craig Conley is the author of the award-winning One-Letter Words: A Dictionary (HarperCollins), Magic Words: A Dictionary (Red Wheel-Weiser), Human Diversity: A Guide for Understanding (McGraw-Hill), and dozens of other books.  He has been called a “language fanatic” by Page Six gossip columnist Cindy Adams, and a “cult hero” by Publisher’s Weekly.  His website: OneLetterWords.com

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