On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old (16pt Large Print Edition)

On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old (16pt Large Print Edition)

by Parker J Palmer
On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old (16pt Large Print Edition)

On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old (16pt Large Print Edition)

by Parker J Palmer

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Overview

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. ''''Old, '''' he writes, ''''is just another word for nothing left to lose, a time to dive deep into life, not withdraw to the shallows.'''' But this book is not for elders only. It was written to encourage adults of all ages to explore the way their lives are unfolding. It's not a how-to-do-it book on aging, but a set of meditations in prose and poetry that turn the prism on the meaning(s) of one's life, refracting new light at every turn. From beginning to end, the book is laced with humor as well as gravitas - beautifully enhanced by three free downloadable songs from the gifted singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer, written in response to themes in the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780369326751
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Publication date: 02/21/2019
Edition description: Large Type
Pages: 328
Sales rank: 163,417
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Parker Palmer is one of our wisest minds and lives and one of my greatest mentors. He has the spirit of a poet and the stature of a prophet. There is no one I'd rather eavesdrop on as he ponders ''the brink of everything.'' This book is a companion for not merely surviving a fractured world, but embodying - like Parker - the fiercely honest and gracious wholeness that is ours to claim at every stage of life. -KRISTA TIPPETT,  founder of On Being Studios, author of Einstein's God and Becoming Wise, winner of the 2014 National Humanities Medal
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