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This Is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity by Moon, Susan
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Binding
- Paperback
- Product Group
- Book
- Signed
- No
- Custom Bundle
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Inscribed
- No
- Weight
- 14 oz
- IsTextBook
- No
- Vintage
- No
- Personalize
- No
- Era
- 2010s
- Personalized
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9781590307762
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1590307763
ISBN-13
9781590307762
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79247185
Product Key Features
Book Title
This Is Getting Old : Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Gerontology, Personal Memoirs, Aging, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen), General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Social Science, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-003821
Reviews
"Moon is like a Buddhist Anne Lamott--confronting her life bravely and unapologetically. Reading as a man in his mid-sixties, [I] welcomed her honest ambivalence about aging. Her style is conversational yet often beautifully vivid and clear."- New York Journal of Books "A funny, honest, and deeply personal book. This collection of confessional essays makes for absorbing reading."-Mandalamagazine "Refreshingly honest and enlightening. In this sterling collection of essays, Susan Moon looks at the rewards, blessings, drawbacks, and challenges of aging. We are so grateful that Moon has written this insightful book in which she passes on what all this has meant to her."-Spirituality & Practice "Gentle essays . . . long on dignity. Moon uses detail vividly in her determination to make peace with the many failures of brain and body (from forgetting her Social Security number to wondering if she'll ever have sex again). Her best writing occurs when memory, emotion, and spirit coalesce as she recovers parts of herself left behind in childhood or comes to terms with solitude."-Publishers Weekly "Moon shares stories of her journey, providing on each page the deep intimacy experienced with an old friend over a cup of tea, the kind that satisfies and leaves you wanting more. She plunges below the surface to explore grief, depression, loneliness, and peace, without losing her characteristic wry humor and infectious delight. And in the process, her stories become our stories."-Turning Wheel(The Buddhist Peace Fellowship) "[Moon] does not shy away from any aspect of aging, from sore knees to foggy memory, but also maintains a sassy sense of humor. Perhaps if more people were as open about aging as Moon is, we shouldn't all be so uncomfortable with the idea. This is a great read for anyone pondering the future."- Sacramento Book Review "This is a book about aging, but it's not at all depressing. Susan Moon is a very funny lady. Moon shows us aging in a breathtakingly honest way. I found that I liked her more and more as the book unfolded. This Is Getting Oldis beautiful, warm . . . existential."-Wildmind.org "Moon's stories are wonderful companions and guides as I go about my ordinary life."-Maxine Hong Kingston "Aging is the biggest issue facing me and everyone I know. This book is poignant, funny, and spot-on, and I am tremendously grateful to Susan Moon for writing it. I love this book!"-Sylvia Boorstein, author ofHappiness Is an Inside Job "This Is Getting Oldis a sweet, mellow, funny, wise, sad, and deeply affecting book. Susan Moon's essays are so disarmingly honest, so personal and plain, that they will make you forget what an astonishingly rare and profound achievement this is."-Norman Fischer, author ofSailing HomeandTaking Our Places, "Moon's stories are wonderful companions and guides as I go about my ordinary life."-Maxine Hong Kingston "Poignant, funny, and spot-on, and I am tremendously grateful to Susan Moon for writing it. I love this book!"-Sylvia Boorstein, author ofHappiness Is an Inside Job, "Moon is like a Buddhist Anne Lamott--confronting her life bravely and unapologetically. Reading as a man in his mid-sixties, [I] welcomed her honest ambivalence about aging. Her style is conversational yet often beautifully vivid and clear."- New York Journal of Books "A funny, honest, and deeply personal book. This collection of confessional essays makes for absorbing reading."- Mandala magazine "Refreshingly honest and enlightening. In this sterling collection of essays, Susan Moon looks at the rewards, blessings, drawbacks, and challenges of aging. We are so grateful that Moon has written this insightful book in which she passes on what all this has meant to her."- Spirituality & Practice "Gentle essays . . . long on dignity. Moon uses detail vividly in her determination to make peace with the many failures of brain and body (from forgetting her Social Security number to wondering if she'll ever have sex again). Her best writing occurs when memory, emotion, and spirit coalesce as she recovers parts of herself left behind in childhood or comes to terms with solitude."- Publishers Weekly "Moon shares stories of her journey, providing on each page the deep intimacy experienced with an old friend over a cup of tea, the kind that satisfies and leaves you wanting more. She plunges below the surface to explore grief, depression, loneliness, and peace, without losing her characteristic wry humor and infectious delight. And in the process, her stories become our stories."- Turning Wheel (The Buddhist Peace Fellowship) "[Moon] does not shy away from any aspect of aging, from sore knees to foggy memory, but also maintains a sassy sense of humor. Perhaps if more people were as open about aging as Moon is, we shouldn't all be so uncomfortable with the idea. This is a great read for anyone pondering the future."- Sacramento Book Review "This is a book about aging, but it's not at all depressing. Susan Moon is a very funny lady. Moon shows us aging in a breathtakingly honest way. I found that I liked her more and more as the book unfolded. This Is Getting Old is beautiful, warm . . . existential."-Wildmind.org "Moon's stories are wonderful companions and guides as I go about my ordinary life."-Maxine Hong Kingston "Aging is the biggest issue facing me and everyone I know. This book is poignant, funny, and spot-on, and I am tremendously grateful to Susan Moon for writing it. I love this book!"-Sylvia Boorstein, author of Happiness Is an Inside Job " This Is Getting Old is a sweet, mellow, funny, wise, sad, and deeply affecting book. Susan Moon's essays are so disarmingly honest, so personal and plain, that they will make you forget what an astonishingly rare and profound achievement this is."-Norman Fischer, author of Sailing Home and Taking Our Places, “Moon is like a Buddhist Anne Lamott--confronting her life bravely and unapologetically. Reading as a man in his mid-sixties, [I] welcomed her honest ambivalence about aging. Her style is conversational yet often beautifully vivid and clear.�- New York Journal of Books “A funny, honest, and deeply personal book. This collection of confessional essays makes for absorbing reading.�- Mandala magazine “Refreshingly honest and enlightening. In this sterling collection of essays, Susan Moon looks at the rewards, blessings, drawbacks, and challenges of aging. We are so grateful that Moon has written this insightful book in which she passes on what all this has meant to her.�- Spirituality & Practice “Gentle essays . . . long on dignity. Moon uses detail vividly in her determination to make peace with the many failures of brain and body (from forgetting her Social Security number to wondering if she’ll ever have sex again). Her best writing occurs when memory, emotion, and spirit coalesce as she recovers parts of herself left behind in childhood or comes to terms with solitude.�- Publishers Weekly “Moon shares stories of her journey, providing on each page the deep intimacy experienced with an old friend over a cup of tea, the kind that satisfies and leaves you wanting more. She plunges below the surface to explore grief, depression, loneliness, and peace, without losing her characteristic wry humor and infectious delight. And in the process, her stories become our stories.�- Turning Wheel (The Buddhist Peace Fellowship) “[Moon] does not shy away from any aspect of aging, from sore knees to foggy memory, but also maintains a sassy sense of humor. Perhaps if more people were as open about aging as Moon is, we shouldn’t all be so uncomfortable with the idea. This is a great read for anyone pondering the future.�- Sacramento Book Review “This is a book about aging, but it’s not at all depressing. Susan Moon is a very funny lady. Moon shows us aging in a breathtakingly honest way. I found that I liked her more and more as the book unfolded. This Is Getting Old is beautiful, warm . . . existential.�-Wildmind.org “Moon’s stories are wonderful companions and guides as I go about my ordinary life.�-Maxine Hong Kingston “Aging is the biggest issue facing me and everyone I know. This book is poignant, funny, and spot-on, and I am tremendously grateful to Susan Moon for writing it. I love this book!�-Sylvia Boorstein, author of Happiness Is an Inside Job " This Is Getting Old is a sweet, mellow, funny, wise, sad, and deeply affecting book. Susan Moon's essays are so disarmingly honest, so personal and plain, that they will make you forget what an astonishingly rare and profound achievement this is."-Norman Fischer, author of Sailing Home and Taking Our Places, "Moon is like a Buddhist Anne Lamott--confronting her life bravely and unapologetically. Reading as a man in his mid-sixties, [I] welcomed her honest ambivalence about aging. Her style is conversational yet often beautifully vivid and clear."-- New York Journal of Books "A funny, honest, and deeply personal book. This collection of confessional essays makes for absorbing reading."-- Mandala magazine "Refreshingly honest and enlightening. In this sterling collection of essays, Susan Moon looks at the rewards, blessings, drawbacks, and challenges of aging. We are so grateful that Moon has written this insightful book in which she passes on what all this has meant to her."-- Spirituality & Practice "Gentle essays . . . long on dignity. Moon uses detail vividly in her determination to make peace with the many failures of brain and body (from forgetting her Social Security number to wondering if she'll ever have sex again). Her best writing occurs when memory, emotion, and spirit coalesce as she recovers parts of herself left behind in childhood or comes to terms with solitude."-- Publishers Weekly "Moon shares stories of her journey, providing on each page the deep intimacy experienced with an old friend over a cup of tea, the kind that satisfies and leaves you wanting more. She plunges below the surface to explore grief, depression, loneliness, and peace, without losing her characteristic wry humor and infectious delight. And in the process, her stories become our stories."-- Turning Wheel (The Buddhist Peace Fellowship) "[Moon] does not shy away from any aspect of aging, from sore knees to foggy memory, but also maintains a sassy sense of humor. Perhaps if more people were as open about aging as Moon is, we shouldn't all be so uncomfortable with the idea. This is a great read for anyone pondering the future."-- Sacramento Book Review "This is a book about aging, but it's not at all depressing. Susan Moon is a very funny lady. Moon shows us aging in a breathtakingly honest way. I found that I liked her more and more as the book unfolded. This Is Getting Old is beautiful, warm . . . existential."--Wildmind.org "Moon's stories are wonderful companions and guides as I go about my ordinary life."--Maxine Hong Kingston "Aging is the biggest issue facing me and everyone I know. This book is poignant, funny, and spot-on, and I am tremendously grateful to Susan Moon for writing it. I love this book!"--Sylvia Boorstein, author of Happiness Is an Inside Job " This Is Getting Old is a sweet, mellow, funny, wise, sad, and deeply affecting book. Susan Moon's essays are so disarmingly honest, so personal and plain, that they will make you forget what an astonishingly rare and profound achievement this is."--Norman Fischer, author of Sailing Home and Taking Our Places
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
294.3/440846
Synopsis
Inspiring lessons on growing older with grace and laughter, from a Zen teacher and writer who is "like a Buddhist Anne Lamott" ( New York Journal of Books ) Being a woman over sixty can sometimes be confusing, sometimes poignant, and sometimes hilarious. In this intimate and funny collection of essays, Zen Buddhist and writer Susan Moon maintains her sense of humor as she provides thoughtful insights on getting older. In This Is Getting Old , Moon touches on both the ups and downs of aging- Her bones are weakening, but she still feels her inner tomboy. She finds herself both an orphan and a matriarch following the death of her mother. She admits to sometimes regretting pieces of her past and to being afraid of loneliness. These musings, written with Moon's signature wit and grace, are a touching exploration and celebration of life, age, and our "senior moments"-plus a powerful reminder to be in the here and now., Inspiring lessons on growing older with grace and laughter, from a Zen teacher and writer who is "like a Buddhist Anne Lamott" ( New York Journal of Books ) Being a woman over sixty can sometimes be confusing, sometimes poignant, and sometimes hilarious. In this intimate and funny collection of essays, Zen Buddhist and writer Susan Moon maintains her sense of humor as she provides thoughtful insights on getting older. In This Is Getting Old , Moon touches on both the ups and downs of aging: Her bones are weakening, but she still feels her inner tomboy. She finds herself both an orphan and a matriarch following the death of her mother. She admits to sometimes regretting pieces of her past and to being afraid of loneliness. These musings, written with Moon's signature wit and grace, are a touching exploration and celebration of life, age, and our "senior moments"--plus a powerful reminder to be in the here and now., In this intimate and funny collection of essays on the sometimes confusing, sometimes poignant, sometimes hilarious condition of being a woman over sixty, Susan Moon keeps her sense of humor and she keeps her reader fully engaged. Among the pieces she has included here are an essay on the gratitude she feels for her weakening bones; observations on finding herself both an orphan and a matriarch following the death of her mother; musings on her tendency to regret the past; thoughts on how not to be afraid of loneliness; appreciation for the inner tomboy; and celebratory advice on how to regard "senior moments" as opportunities to be in the here and now.
LC Classification Number
BQ9286.7.O43M66 2010
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- i***e (174)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI have been trying to get hold of a decent copy of this book for a long time and am so pleased this purchase was successful! The book is in excellent condition, was very good value and is the correct edition. It arrived from the USA in very good time and was packaged well. I was able to track the book's journey in transit which was really usual. Great all round service - would highly recommend this seller!
- 6***6 (77)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseShipped quickly, and packaged with care helping arrive in great condition. Just as described in listing! At a decent enough price as well. Thank you much!
- o***s (1468)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem as described, safe packing, quick shipping. Book in excellent condition. Recommended seller, would purchase from again - thanks A+!!The Secrets of Needlepoint - Technique and Stitches Dominque Siegler Lathrop (#402268535479)