Description: The Lioness in Winter by Ann Burack-Weiss Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A gerontological social worker--now in her seventies--draws on the late-life writing of noted women authors for emotional and practical guidance as she navigates aging. Publisher Description When she started working with the aged more than forty years ago, Ann Burack-Weiss began storing the knowledge and skills she thought would help when she got old herself. It was not until she hit her mid-seventies that she realized she had packed sneakers to climb Mount Everest, not anticipating the crevices and chasms that constitute the rocky terrain of old age. The professional gerontological and social work literature offered little help, so she turned to the late-life works of beloved women authors who had bravely climbed the mountain and sent back news from the summit. Maya Angelou, Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, Joan Didion, Marguerite Duras, M. F. K. Fisher, Doris Lessing, Mary Oliver, Adrienne Rich, May Sarton, and Florida Scott-Maxwell were among the many guides she turned to for inspiration. In The Lioness in Winter, Burack-Weiss blends an analysis of key writings from these and other famed women authors with her own wisdom to create an essential companion for older women and those who care for them. She fearlessly examines issues such as living with loss, finding comfort and joy in unexpected places, and facing disability and death. This book is filled with powerful passages from women who turned their experiences of aging into art, and Burack-Weiss ties their words to her own struggles and epiphanies, framing their collective observations with key insights from social work practice. Author Biography Ann Burack-Weiss is a social work practitioner, educator, and consultant who taught two generations of students at the Columbia School of Social Work and is now an associate faculty member in Columbias Program of Narrative Medicine. She is also the author of The Caregivers Tale: Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life (Columbia, 2006). Details ISBN 0231151845 ISBN-13 9780231151849 Title The Lioness in Winter Author Ann Burack-Weiss Format Hardcover Year 2015 Pages 208 Publisher Columbia University Press GE_Item_ID:129563020; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780231151849
Book Title: The Lioness in Winter
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: LIONESS in Winter : Writing an Old Woman's Life
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Social Work, Women Authors, Gerontology, Death & Dying, Subjects & Themes / Women, General, Subjects & Themes / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.3 Oz
Author: Ann Burack-Weiss
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Social Science
Item Length: 0.8 in
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Hardcover
