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008 171219s2018 ctua 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2017940587
019 $a982640711
020 $a9780300224399$q(hardback)
020 $a0300224397$q(hardback)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn982652229
035 $a(OCoLC)982652229$z(OCoLC)982640711
035 $a(NNC)13016266
040 $aBTCTA$beng$cBTCTA$dBDX$dYDX$dYUS$dOCLCO$dIMR
050 4 $aHQ1062$b.T395 2018
082 04 $a809.89$223
100 1 $aTaylor, Mark C.,$d1945-$eauthor.
245 10 $aLast works :$blessons in leaving /$cMark C. Taylor.
264 1 $aNew Haven, Connecticut :$bYale University Press,$c2018
264 1 $bMark C. Taylor,$c©2018
264 4 $c©2018
300 $axii, 373 pages :$bblack and white illustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
336 $astill image$bsti$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $aFor many today, retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower, long-lost time. In a world where the sense of identity is tied to work and careers, to stop working often is to become nobody. In this deeply perceptive and personal exploration of last works, Mark C. Taylor explores the final reflections of writers and thinkers from Kierkegaard to David Foster Wallace. How did they either face or avoid ending and leaving? What do their lessons in ending teach us about living in the time that remains for us? Some leavings brought relief, even joy, while others brought pain and suffering. Whether the cause was infirmity, impending death, or simply exhaustion and ennui, the ways these influential voices fell silent offer poignant examples of people negotiating the challenges of ending. Throughout this profound and moving book, Taylor probes how the art of living involves learning to leave gracefully. - front end paper, dust jacket
650 0 $aRetirement$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aRetirement$xPsychological aspects.
650 0 $aRetirees$xConduct of life.
650 0 $aSelf-actualization (Psychology)
710 2 $aYale University Press,$epublisher.
852 00 $bglx$hHQ1062$i.T395 2018g