Power of experience: great writers over 50 on the quest for a lifetime of meaning
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New York : Sterling, [2007].
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Book
ISBN:
1402748876 :, 9781402748875 :
Physical Desc:
xxi, 232 pages ; 25 cm
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Aims Greeley Circulation
PN155.67 .P887 2007
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"What is the value of a life deeply lived? Can fragments from the past help you navigate the future? What good is wisdom in a world bewitched by ephemera? Some of our best writers over 50 tackle these and other questions in this honest, hard-hitting collection about the search for meaning in the second half of life. In moving works of self-discovery, they illuminate the fine art of growing up and the power of experience to transform your life" -- publisher website (May 2008).
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Description
"What is the value of a life deeply lived? Can fragments from the past help you navigate the future? What good is wisdom in a world bewitched by ephemera? Some of our best writers over 50 tackle these and other questions in this honest, hard-hitting collection about the search for meaning in the second half of life. In moving works of self-discovery, they illuminate the fine art of growing up and the power of experience to transform your life" -- publisher website (May 2008).
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APA Citation (style guide)
Sheehy, G., & Janes, J. (2007). Power of experience: great writers over 50 on the quest for a lifetime of meaning. New York, Sterling.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Sheehy, Gail and Jeremy Janes. 2007. Power of Experience: Great Writers Over 50 On the Quest for a Lifetime of Meaning. New York, Sterling.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Sheehy, Gail and Jeremy Janes, Power of Experience: Great Writers Over 50 On the Quest for a Lifetime of Meaning. New York, Sterling, 2007.
MLA Citation (style guide)Sheehy, Gail. and Jeremy Janes. Power of Experience: Great Writers Over 50 On the Quest for a Lifetime of Meaning. New York, Sterling, 2007.
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