On the brink of everything : grace, gravity, and getting old / Parker J. Palmer.
On the brink of everything : grace, gravity, and getting old / Parker J. Palmer.
On the brink of everything : grace, gravity, and getting old / Parker J. Palmer.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [2018]
Call Numbers
G 2019/2122
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xii, 198 pages ; 18 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
With gratitude -- Prelude -- 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...
Publication information
Publisher
Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [2018]
Edition
First edition.
Series
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2018]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"On the Brink of Everything is an exploration of Parker Palmer's experience of living and aging, written in hopes of encouraging readers of every age to explore their life course. It 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 pr...
Alternative Titles
Full title
On the brink of everything : grace, gravity, and getting old / Parker J. Palmer.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
A BK life book
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-196).
Issued As
Ebook version : 9781523095452
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2019/2122
Record Identifier
74VKVBkLXGey
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBkLXGey
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781523095438 (hardback)
1523095431
DDC
155.6719
MMS ID
991024241884902626
