{"product_id":"on-the-brink-of-everything-grace-gravity-and-getting-old-9781523095438","title":"On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom beloved and bestselling author Parker J. Palmer (\u003ci\u003eLet Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, Healing the Heart of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e), comes a beautiful book of reflections on what we can learn as we move closer to \"the brink of everything.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 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 \u003cb\u003eCarrie Newcomer\u003c\/b\u003e, written in response to themes in the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berrett-Koehler Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781523095438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Parker J. Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36656361046172,"sku":"9781523095438","price":20.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_05534b3f-6439-448c-a028-2f219b1efea8.jpg?v=1603888000","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-the-brink-of-everything-grace-gravity-and-getting-old-9781523095438","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}