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On the brink of everything : grace, gravity, and getting old / Parker J. Palmer.
A book of reflections on what we can learn as we move closer to "the brink of everything." Drawing on eight decades of life -- and his career as a writer, teacher, and activist -- Palmer explores the questions age raises and the promises it holds. This book is not a "guide to" or "handbook" for "getting old"--something all of us are doing all the time. Instead it's a set of meditations in prose and poetry that turn the prism on the meaning(s) of one's life--and on the importance of staying meaningfully engaged with life until the end. From beginning to end the book is packed with both humor and gravitas.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781523095438
- Physical Description: xii, 198 pages ; 19 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Oakland : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The view from the brink: what I can see from here -- Young and old: the dance of the generations -- Getting real: from illusion to reality -- Work and vocation: writing a life -- Keep reaching out: staying engaged with the world -- Keep reaching in: staying engaged with your soul -- Over the edge: where we go when we die. |
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| Subject: | Palmer, Parker J. Conduct of life. Aging > Psychological aspects. Aging > Attitudes. Aging. Life. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Tumbler Ridge Public Library | ANF 155.671 PALME (Text) | TRL24034 | Entertaining Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library | 155.67 PAL (Text) | DCL168206 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Gibsons Public Library | 155.67 PALM (Text) | 30886001055827 | Adult Nonfiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Quesnel Branch | 155.6719 PAL (Text) | 33923006009819 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Salmo Public Library | 155.6719 PAL (Text) | 35163000157334 | Adult Non Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Williams Lake Branch | 155.6719 PAL (Text) | 33923006009827 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
