{"product_id":"9781523095438","title":"On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029453947120,"sku":"9781523095438","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781523095438_p0.jpg?v=1763729884","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781523095438","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}