{"product_id":"growing-old-notes-on-aging-with-something-like-grace-paperback","title":"Growing Old: Notes on Aging with Something Like Grace - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Marshall Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the revered author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Life of Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e, a witty, engaging, life-affirming account of the joy, strength, and wisdom that comes with age.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Marshall Thomas has spent a lifetime observing the natural world, chronicling the customs of pre-contact hunter-gatherers and the secret lives of deer and dogs. In this book, the capstone of her long career, Thomas, now eighty-eight, turns her keen eye to her own life. The result is an account of growing old that is at once funny and charming and intimate and profound, both a memoir and a life-affirming map all of us may follow to embrace our later years with grace and dignity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charmingly intimate account and a broad look at the social and historical traditions related to aging, \u003cem\u003eGrowing Old\u003c\/em\u003e explores a wide range of issues connected with growing older, from stereotypes of the elderly as burdensome to the methods of burial humans have used throughout history to how to deal with a concerned neighbor who assumes you're buying cat food to eat for dinner. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the wit of Nora Ephron's \u003cem\u003eI Feel Bad About My Neck\u003c\/em\u003e and the lyrical beauty and serene wisdom of \u003cem\u003eWhen Breath Becomes Air, Growing Old\u003c\/em\u003e is an expansive and deeply personal paean to the beauty and the brevity of life that offers understanding for everyone, regardless of age. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44513491648614,"sku":"9780062956446","price":28.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ODNIeWlhSzcrOGczT0s1dmdjd0loQT09.webp?v=1770717059","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/growing-old-notes-on-aging-with-something-like-grace-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}