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Blending the conventional with the bizarre, the every-day with the exotic, the mundane with the extraordinary, Stablein introduced us to a cast of unforgettable characters: an untouchable woman from a tantric sect of Shiva worshippers who raids the funeral pyres on the banks of the Ganges; a washerman who teaches the Art of Washing Clothes to a group of hippies; a young Westerner who meditates himself into a trance listening to old, scratchy Beatles tapes.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50366997037329,"sku":"CIN0930773233G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0930773233.jpg?v=1750851183"},{"product_id":"climate-of-extremes-book-marilyn-stablein-9780930773397","title":"Climate of Extremes","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50372309483793,"sku":"CIN093077339XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/093077339X.jpg?v=1750788017"},{"product_id":"sleeping-in-caves-book-marilyn-stablein-9780972635707","title":"Sleeping in Caves","description":"In 1965, Stablein drops out of Berkeley and travels to India and Nepal with her lover. 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