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On the Brink of Everything, Revised and Updated Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Format
ePUB
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Nein
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
29.09.2026
Verlag
Berrett-Koehler PublishersSeitenzahl
224 (Printausgabe)
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9798890572028
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.
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:
- 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.
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