On the Brink of Everything, Revised and Updated: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old - Hardcover
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Berrett-Koehler PublishersISBN-13:9798890572004UPC:9798890572004Book Category:Self-HelpBook Subcategory:Aging, Personal Growth, Motivational & InspirationalBook Topic:HappinessWeight:0.568Product ID:SC38MW6E16
The bestselling guide to aging with purpose is now updated with urgent wisdom on staying engaged, countering tyranny, and making peace with mortality. Independent Publisher Book Awards gold medalist in the Aging/Death & Dying category. Getting older isn't about withdrawal--it's about diving deeper into life, work, relationships, and meaning. But how do you stay engaged when facing loss, political chaos, and mortality? In this revised and expanded edition, beloved teacher and bestselling author Parker J. Palmer returns with eight more years of hard-won wisdom. Drawing on nine decades of life, Palmer explores the urgent questions aging raises:
Through meditations blending prose and poetry, Palmer shows that old is just another word for nothing left to lose--a time to speak truth, reach out, reach in, and fully inhabit the life you have. Laced with humor and gravitas, this book does not tell you how to age. It invites you to turn the prism on your own unfolding life, refracting new light at every turn.
- How do we counter authoritarianism when democracy itself is threatened?
- How do we stay connected across generational divides?
- How do we make peace with endings while staying meaningfully engaged until the last breath?
Through meditations blending prose and poetry, Palmer shows that old is just another word for nothing left to lose--a time to speak truth, reach out, reach in, and fully inhabit the life you have. Laced with humor and gravitas, this book does not tell you how to age. It invites you to turn the prism on your own unfolding life, refracting new light at every turn.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Berrett-Koehler PublishersISBN-13:9798890572004UPC:9798890572004Book Category:Self-HelpBook Subcategory:Aging, Personal Growth, Motivational & InspirationalBook Topic:HappinessWeight:0.568Product ID:SC38MW6E16
Parker J. Palmer, founder of the Center for Courage & Renewal, is a world-renowned writer, speaker, and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality, and social change. He has reached millions worldwide through his nine books, including Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, A Hidden Wholeness, and Healing the Heart of Democracy. Palmer holds a PhD in sociology from UC Berkeley, eleven honorary doctorates, and awards from the National Educational Press Association. In 2010, he received the William Rainey Harper Award (previous recipients include Margaret Mead, Elie Wiesel, and Paolo Freire). A Quaker, Parker lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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