{"product_id":"no-time-to-spare-thinking-about-what-matters-hardcover","title":"No Time to Spare: Thinking about What Matters - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\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\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\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\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\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\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\u003cp\u003eThis essential collection delivers her sharp wisdom on the things that truly matter: \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eURSULA K. LE GUIN was born in Berkeley, California, in 1929. Among her honors are a National Book Award, five Hugo and five Nebula awards, the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, a Pushcart Prize, and the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hugo Award (2018)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585051160869,"sku":"9781328661593","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/30n8jM2srv9781328661593.webp?v=1781598280","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/no-time-to-spare-thinking-about-what-matters-hardcover","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}