{"product_id":"2940170473342","title":"No Time to Spare","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, and with an introduction by Karen Joy Fowler, a collection of thoughtsamp;mdash;always adroit, often acerbicamp;mdash;on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin has taken readers to imaginary worlds for decades. Now she's in the last great frontier of life, old age, and exploring new literary territory: the blog, a forum where her voiceamp;mdash;sharp, witty, as compassionate as it is criticalamp;mdash;shines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Time to Spare\u003c\/i\u003e collects the best of Ursula's blog, presenting perfectly crystallized dispatches on what matters to her now, her concerns with this world, and her wonder at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the absurdity of denying your age, she says, \"If I'm ninety and believe I'm forty-five, I'm headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn cultural perceptions of fantasy: \"The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is 'escapism' an accusation of?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn her new cat: \"He still won't sit on a lap.I don't know if he ever will. He just doesn't accept the lap hypothesis.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn breakfast: \"Eating an egg from the shell takes not only practice, but resolution, even courage, possibly willingness to commit crime.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd on all that is unknown, all that we discover as we muddle through life: \"How rich we are in knowledge, and in all that lies around us yet to learn. Billionaires, all of us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47099930706160,"sku":"2940170473342","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170473342_p0.jpg?v=1763710352","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170473342","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}