{"product_id":"last-works-lessons-in-leaving-9780300224399","title":"Last Works: Lessons in Leaving","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor many today  retirement and the leisure said to accompany it have become vestiges of a slower  longlost 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647269330997,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300224397","price":30.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300224399.jpg?v=1781691278","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/last-works-lessons-in-leaving-9780300224399","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}