{"product_id":"9781328661593","title":"No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters","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=\"\"\u003eLe Guin, Ursula K.\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\u003eHarper\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\u003e12\/5\/2017\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=\"\"\u003eHardcover\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\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Hugo Award for Best Related Book and the PEN\/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The pages sparkle with lines that make a reader glance up, searching for an available ear with which to share them. . . \" — Melissa Febos, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, a collection of literary essays—always adroit, often acerbic—on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin on the absurdity of denying your age:\u003c\/i\u003e “If I’m ninety and believe I’m forty-five, I’m headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn cultural perceptions of fantasy:\u003c\/i\u003e “The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is ‘escapism’ an accusation of?”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn breakfast:\u003c\/i\u003e “Eating an egg from the shell takes not only practice, but resolution, even courage, possibly willingness to commit crime.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin took readers to imaginary worlds for decades. In the last great frontier of life, old age, she explored a new literary territory in these powerful reflections on aging: the blog, a forum where she shined. The collected best of Ursula’s blog, \u003ci\u003eNo Time to Spare\u003c\/i\u003e presents perfectly crystallized dispatches and wisdom on life and writing that show what mattered to her late in life, her concerns with the world, and her wonder at it: “How rich we are in knowledge, and in all that lies around us yet to learn. Billionaires, all of us.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis essential collection delivers her sharp wisdom on the things that truly matter:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWitty Nonfiction:\u003c\/b\u003e Find out why eating a soft-boiled egg requires ‘resolution, even courage’ in essays that blend the profound with the perfectly mundane.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSocial Commentary:\u003c\/b\u003e A sharp defense of fantasy as an escape toward freedom and a clear-eyed critique of a world obsessed with corporate growth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFeminist Essays:\u003c\/b\u003e A clear-eyed look at the power of sisterhood, the pitfalls of literary ‘greatness,’ and the quiet strength of women.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEssays About Cats:\u003c\/b\u003e Meet Pard, the spirited feline companion whose antics—from hunting beetles to outsmarting a Time Machine—inspire meditations on life and communication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46868653474047,"sku":"9781328661593","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781328661593_s600x595.jpg?v=1780335128","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781328661593","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}