{"product_id":"on-the-brink-of-everything-grace-gravity-and-getting-old-1","title":"On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, and Getting Old","description":"Used hardcover in Very Good condition. \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Palmer, Parker J.","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53876250771739,"sku":"mon0000686724","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/4004\/3291\/files\/7547683482730_366a92ed-4824-41c9-b81e-40b60499c44f.jpg?v=1788532531","url":"https:\/\/bookalley.com\/products\/on-the-brink-of-everything-grace-gravity-and-getting-old-1","provider":"Book Alley","version":"1.0","type":"link"}