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On the brink of everything : grace, gravity, and getting old Cover Image Book Book

On the brink of everything : grace, gravity, and getting old

Palmer, Parker J (author.).

Summary: A book of reflections on what we can learn as we move closer to "the brink of everything." 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. This book is not a "guide to" or "handbook" for "getting old"--something all of us are doing all the time. Instead it's a set of meditations in prose and poetry that turn the prism on the meaning(s) of one's life--and on the importance of staying meaningfully engaged with life until the end. From beginning to end the book is packed with both humor and gravitas.

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  • ISBN: 9781523095438
  • Physical Description: print
    regular print
    xii, 198 pages ; 19 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Oakland : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2018.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196).
Formatted Contents Note: The view from the brink: what I can see from here -- Young and old: the dance of the generations -- Getting real: from illusion to reality -- Work and vocation: writing a life -- Keep reaching out: staying engaged with the world -- Keep reaching in: staying engaged with your soul -- Over the edge: where we go when we die.

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Subject: Palmer, Parker J
Conduct of life
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Aging -- Attitudes
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library 155.67 PAL (Text) DCL168206 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
Salmo Public Library 155.6719 PAL (Text) 35163000157334 Adult Non Fiction Volume hold Available -
Tumbler Ridge Public Library ANF 155.671 PALME (Text) TRL24034 Entertaining Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
Gibsons Public Library 155.67 PALM (Text) 30886001055827 Adult Nonfiction Volume hold Available -
Quesnel Branch 155.6719 PAL (Text) 33923006009819 Non-fiction Volume hold Available -
Williams Lake Branch 155.6719 PAL (Text) 33923006009827 Non-fiction Volume hold Available -
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