"On the Brink of Everything is an exploration of Parker Palmer's experience of living and aging, written in hopes of encouraging readers of every age to explore their life course. It is not a "guide to" or "handbook" for "getting old"--something all of us are doing all the time. Instead it's a set of meditations in prose and poetry that turn the prism on the meaning(s) of one's life--and on the importance of staying meaningfully engaged with life...

"Building on his own extensive experience as a writer and activist on various aspects of inner and institutional life, Parker J. Palmer explores the soulful dynamics of American politics. What he did for educators in The Courage to Teach he does for citizens here, exploring the dynamics of our inner lives for clues to reclaiming our national unity. In Healing the Heart of Democracy, he points the way to a politics worthy of the human spirit, rooted...

Si eres un maestro que nunca tienen días malos, o que los tienes pero no te preocupa, esta libro no es para ti. Este libro es para maestros que tienen días buenos y días malos, y a quienes los días malos les provocan sufrimiento porque aman profundamente lo que hacen y se niegan a endurecer sus corazones. En nuestras prisas por reformar la educación, hemos olvidado una verdad muy sencilla: nunca se lograr a una verdadera reforma si seguimos menospreciando...