{"product_id":"another-country-navigating-the-emotional-terrain-of-our-elders-paperback","title":"Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Pipher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are more older people in America today than ever before. They are our parents and grandparents, our aunts and uncles and in-laws. They are living longer, but in a culture that has come to worship youth--a culture in which families have dispersed, communities have broken down, and older people are isolated. Meanwhile, adults in two-career families are struggling to divide their time among their kids, their jobs, and their aging parents--searching for the right words to talk about loneliness, forgetfulness, or selling the house.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnother Country \u003c\/i\u003eis a field guide to this rough terrain for a generation of baby boomers who are finding themselves unprepared to care for those who have always cared for them. Psychologist and bestselling writer Mary Pipher maps out strategies that help bridge the gaps that separate us from our elders. And with her inimitable combination of respect and realism, she offers us new ways of supporting each other--new ways of sharing our time, our energy, and our love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Pipher's third New York Times bestseller -- a book about us and our parents . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are more older people in America today than ever before. They are our parents and grandparents, our aunts and uncles and in-laws. They are living longer, but in a culture that has come to worship youth -- a culture in which families have dispersed, communities have broken down, and older people are isolated. Meanwhile, adults in two-career families are struggling to divide their time among their kids, their jobs, and their aging parents -- searching for the right words to talk about loneliness, forgetfulness, or selling the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnother Country is a field guide to this rough terrain for a generation of baby boomers who are finding themselves unprepared to care for those who have always cared for them. Psychologist and bestselling writer Mary Pipher maps out strategies that help bridge the gaps that separate us from our elders. And with her inimitable combination of respect and realism, she offers us new ways of supporting each other -- new ways of sharing our time, our energy, and our love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Pipher\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D., is a psychologist and the author of nine books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eWomen Rowing North\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReviving Ophelia, The Shelter of Each Other\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnother Country\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eSeeking Peace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWriting to Change the World. \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives in Nebraska.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.25 x 5.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759262007584,"sku":"9781573227841","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3592f42fe4c4f8e814ad7b86a94118de.webp?v=1780147183","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/another-country-navigating-the-emotional-terrain-of-our-elders-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}