{"product_id":"9780062956446","title":"Growing Old: Notes on Aging with Something like Grace","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eThomas, Elizabeth Marshall\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\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","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46806038741247,"sku":"9780062956446","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062956446_s600x595.jpg?v=1778165850","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780062956446","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}