{"product_id":"composing-a-further-life-the-age-of-active-wisdom-paperback","title":"Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom - 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\u003eMary Catherine Bateson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Catherine Bateson--author of the landmark bestseller \u003ci\u003eComposing a Life--\u003c\/i\u003egives us an inspiring exploration of a new life stage that she calls Adulthood II, a result of the longer life spans and greater resources we now enjoy. In \u003ci\u003eComposing a Further Life, \u003c\/i\u003eBateson redefines old age as an opportunity to reinvent ourselves and challenges us to use it to pursue new sources of meaning and ways to contribute to society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBateson shares the stories of men and women who are flourishing examples of this \"age of active wisdom\"--from a retired boatyard worker turned silversmith to a famous actress to a former foundation president exploring the crucial role of grandparents in our society. Retiring no longer means withdrawing from life, but engaging with it more deeply, and \u003ci\u003eComposing a Further Life \u003c\/i\u003epoints the way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Catherine Bateson was Clarence J. Robinson Professor in Anthropology and English at George Mason University from 1987 to 2002, when she became Professor Emerita. She is a Visiting Scholar at the Center on Aging and Work\/Workplace Flexibility at Boston College and, until recently, was president of the Institute of Intercultural Studies in New York City. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eComposing a Life; With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson; Peripheral Visions: Learning Along the Way; Full Circles, Overlapping Lives: Culture and Generation in Transition; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWilling to Learn: Passages of Personal Discovery. \u003c\/i\u003eShe resides in Hancock, New Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42117289246800,"sku":"9780307279637","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/fqd6Tldvsm9780307279637.webp?v=1772902169","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/composing-a-further-life-the-age-of-active-wisdom-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}