{"product_id":"no-time-to-spare-thinking-about-what-matters-1","title":"No Time to Spare: Thinking about What Matters","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eNo Time to Spare: Thinking about What Matters\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eUrsula K Le Guin\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781328661593\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eHarper\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e240\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Hugo Award for Best Related Book and the PEN\/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The pages sparkle with lines that make a reader glance up, searching for an available ear with which to share them. . . \" -- Melissa Febos, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, a collection of literary essays--always adroit, often acerbic--on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin on the absurdity of denying your age: \u003c\/i\u003e \"If I'm ninety and believe I'm forty-five, I'm headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn cultural perceptions of fantasy: \u003c\/i\u003e \"The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is 'escapism' an accusation of?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn breakfast: \u003c\/i\u003e \"Eating an egg from the shell takes not only practice, but resolution, even courage, possibly willingness to commit crime.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin took readers to imaginary worlds for decades. In the last great frontier of life, old age, she explored a new literary territory in these powerful reflections on aging: the blog, a forum where she shined. The collected best of Ursula's blog, \u003ci\u003eNo Time to Spare\u003c\/i\u003e presents perfectly crystallized dispatches and wisdom on life and writing that show what mattered to her late in life, her concerns with the world, and her wonder at it: \"How rich we are in knowledge, and in all that lies around us yet to learn. Billionaires, all of us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis essential collection delivers her sharp wisdom on the things that truly matter: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWitty Nonfiction: \u003c\/b\u003e Find out why eating a soft-boiled egg requires 'resolution, even courage' in essays that blend the profound with the perfectly mundane.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSocial Commentary: \u003c\/b\u003e A sharp defense of fantasy as an escape toward freedom and a clear-eyed critique of a world obsessed with corporate growth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFeminist Essays: \u003c\/b\u003e A clear-eyed look at the power of sisterhood, the pitfalls of literary 'greatness, ' and the quiet strength of women.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEssays About Cats: \u003c\/b\u003e Meet Pard, the spirited feline companion whose antics--from hunting beetles to outsmarting a Time Machine--inspire meditations on life and communication.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"No Time to Spare: Thinking about What Matters | Ursula K Le Guin | Hardcover | 9781328661593 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks D 1760256","offer_id":49199077589144,"sku":"1760256","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71a6qyOORVL.jpg?v=1780694474","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/no-time-to-spare-thinking-about-what-matters-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}