{"product_id":"9798890572004_on-the-brink-of-everything-revised-and-updated","title":"On the Brink of Everything, Revised and Updated","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling guide to aging with purpose is now updated with urgent wisdom on staying engaged, countering tyranny, and making peace with mortality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndependent Publisher Book Awards gold medalist in the Aging\/Death \u0026amp; Dying category.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGetting older isn't about withdrawal—it's about diving deeper into life, work, relationships, and meaning. But how do you stay engaged when facing loss, political chaos, and mortality?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this revised and expanded edition, beloved teacher and bestselling author Parker J. Palmer returns with eight more years of hard-won wisdom. Drawing on nine decades of life, Palmer explores the urgent questions aging raises:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do we counter authoritarianism when democracy itself is threatened?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do we stay connected across generational divides?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do we make peace with endings while staying meaningfully engaged until the last breath?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough meditations blending prose and poetry, Palmer shows that old is just another word for nothing left to lose—a time to speak truth, reach out, reach in, and fully inhabit the life you have. Laced with humor and gravitas, this book does not tell you how to age. It invites you to turn the prism on your own unfolding life, refracting new light at every turn.","brand":"Parker J. Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53075717128555,"sku":"9798890572004","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0899\/9308\/5291\/files\/9798890572004.jpg?v=1778793605","url":"https:\/\/bkconnection.com\/products\/9798890572004_on-the-brink-of-everything-revised-and-updated","provider":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}