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On the brink of everything : grace, gravity, and getting old / Parker J. Palmer.

Summary:

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.