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Composing a Further Life

The Age of Active Wisdom

by Mary Catherine Bateson ...

From the author of Composing a Life (first published in 1991 and still in print), an inspiring exploration of a new stage of the life cycle, “Adulthood II,” created by unprecedented levels of health, energy, time, and resources—of which we have barely begun to be fully conscious.Mary Catherine Bateson sees aging today as an “improvisational art form calling for imagination and willingness to learn ... Read more

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From the author of Composing a Life (first published in 1991 and still in print), an inspiring exploration of a new stage of the life cycle, “Adulthood II,” created by unprecedented levels of health, energy, time, and resources—of which we have barely begun to be fully conscious.Mary Catherine Bateson sees aging today as an “improvisational art form calling for imagination and willingness to learn
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Lisette's Paris Notebook

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What do you wear to Paris? Ami and I discussed it for hours but I still couldn't think of anything suitable. Ami said a trench coat with nothing underneath but your best underwear. That was only if some boy was meeting you at the airport, I said.Eighteen-year-old Lisette has just arrived in Paris (France!) - the city of haute couture and all things stylish - to practise her French and see great ... Read more

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What do you wear to Paris? Ami and I discussed it for hours but I still couldn't think of anything suitable. Ami said a trench coat with nothing underneath but your best underwear. That was only if some boy was meeting you at the airport, I said.Eighteen-year-old Lisette has just arrived in Paris (France!) - the city of haute couture and all things stylish - to practise her French and see great
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Painted Love Letters

by Catherine Bateson ...

A poignant coming-of-age story about love, loss, and the enduring power of family.Dave is dying, and Chrissie's world is irrevocably changed. As she navigates the complexities of grief, she learns about love, death, and the importance of human connection. Chrissie, along with Mum, Nan, and Badger, must find a way to cope with the impending loss and discover the strength to carry on.Painted Love ... Read more

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A poignant coming-of-age story about love, loss, and the enduring power of family.Dave is dying, and Chrissie's world is irrevocably changed. As she navigates the complexities of grief, she learns about love, death, and the importance of human connection. Chrissie, along with Mum, Nan, and Badger, must find a way to cope with the impending loss and discover the strength to carry on.Painted Love
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Being Bee

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"…You are going to be pleasant and helpful, Bee, and not chase Jazzi away. I like Jazzi. I want her to be a permanent fixture in our lives and I don't want any bratty, selfish behaviour from you spoiling things…" Since Bee's mother died, it'd been just her, her dad and her guinea pigs, Lulu and Fifi. Nothing stays the same forever though, and when Jazzi moves in, bringing with her a whole new way ... Read more

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"…You are going to be pleasant and helpful, Bee, and not chase Jazzi away. I like Jazzi. I want her to be a permanent fixture in our lives and I don't want any bratty, selfish behaviour from you spoiling things…" Since Bee's mother died, it'd been just her, her dad and her guinea pigs, Lulu and Fifi. Nothing stays the same forever though, and when Jazzi moves in, bringing with her a whole new way
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Composing a Life

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Profiles of five women that aim "to shed light on personal and career obstacles women face in achieving success" by a cultural anthropologist ( Publishers Weekly).Mary Catherine Bateson has been called "one of the most original and important thinkers of our time" (Deborah Tannen). Grove Press is pleased to reissue Bateson's deeply satisfying treatise on the improvisational lives of five ... Read more

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Profiles of five women that aim "to shed light on personal and career obstacles women face in achieving success" by a cultural anthropologist ( Publishers Weekly).Mary Catherine Bateson has been called "one of the most original and important thinkers of our time" (Deborah Tannen). Grove Press is pleased to reissue Bateson's deeply satisfying treatise on the improvisational lives of five
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Love Across Difference

Learning Through Story and Dialogue

by Mary Catherine Bateson, Steven P. Guerriero, Gwarlingo Studio ...

Love Across Difference: Learning Through Story and DialogueAs humans, we love by being loved. Yet, we realize that again and again our attention is drawn to the ways in which human individuals and groups fail to love. We perceive the other as profoundly different often seeing them as inferior or inimical to ourselves.How do we learn to love across difference? Is it possible? Does crossing the ... Read more

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Love Across Difference: Learning Through Story and DialogueAs humans, we love by being loved. Yet, we realize that again and again our attention is drawn to the ways in which human individuals and groups fail to love. We perceive the other as profoundly different often seeing them as inferior or inimical to ourselves.How do we learn to love across difference? Is it possible? Does crossing the
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The Wish Pony

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A classically heartwarming Catherine Bateson story, reissued with a stunning new Vintage Classics cover.Ruby's mum is having a baby, but why does she need one of those when she's already got a Ruby?To make matters worse, her best friend Sarah has just found another, BETTER friend. It seems like everyone is abandoning her. But when Ruby meets the mysterious Magda, who gives her a very special gift ... Read more

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A classically heartwarming Catherine Bateson story, reissued with a stunning new Vintage Classics cover.Ruby's mum is having a baby, but why does she need one of those when she's already got a Ruby?To make matters worse, her best friend Sarah has just found another, BETTER friend. It seems like everyone is abandoning her. But when Ruby meets the mysterious Magda, who gives her a very special gift
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Millie and the Night Heron

by Catherine Bateson ...

"The daughter of an artist and a scientist, and your own interesting self, Millie. What more could you need?" But Millie isn't sure that Tom, her mum's boyfriend, is right about that. A new town, a school project due, an enemy called Tayla, a boy with the initials RH and Tom himself…. It's all too much even for an interesting girl like Millie. But as her father says, change is needed, and ... Read more

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"The daughter of an artist and a scientist, and your own interesting self, Millie. What more could you need?" But Millie isn't sure that Tom, her mum's boyfriend, is right about that. A new town, a school project due, an enemy called Tayla, a boy with the initials RH and Tom himself…. It's all too much even for an interesting girl like Millie. But as her father says, change is needed, and
... Read more
Rain May and Captain Daniel

by Catherine Bateson ...

Rain May and her mum escape their old inner-city life for a dream house in the country. But there are more than a few suprises in store - like discovering a platypus or the fun of fridge poetry and phenomenally bright eleven-year-old, Captain Daniel, who lives next door. Together these unlikely friends adventure where no one has gone before. ... Read more

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Rain May and her mum escape their old inner-city life for a dream house in the country. But there are more than a few suprises in store - like discovering a platypus or the fun of fridge poetry and phenomenally bright eleven-year-old, Captain Daniel, who lives next door. Together these unlikely friends adventure where no one has gone before.
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Mimi And The Blue Slave

by Catherine Bateson ...

Following on from The Wish Pony**, Catherine Bateson's new novel returns to the world of magic realism to chart the stormy waters of a child's grief.**When grief strikes, you need an ally. For Mimi, that ally is Ableth, the wildly disobedient blue slave. He comes, he goes, he says and does whatever he likes, but he's always there when Mimi needs him most, offering his own brand of crooked wisdom. ... Read more

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Following on from The Wish Pony**, Catherine Bateson's new novel returns to the world of magic realism to chart the stormy waters of a child's grief.**When grief strikes, you need an ally. For Mimi, that ally is Ableth, the wildly disobedient blue slave. He comes, he goes, he says and does whatever he likes, but he's always there when Mimi needs him most, offering his own brand of crooked wisdom.
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Irish American Civil War Songs

Identity, Loyalty, and Nationhood

by Catherine V. Bateson ...

Series series Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
Irish-born and Irish-descended soldiers and sailors were involved in every major engagement of the American Civil War. Throughout the conflict, they shared their wartime experiences through songs and song lyrics, leaving behind a vast trove of ballads in songbooks, letters, newspaper publications, wartime diaries, and other accounts. Taken together, these songs and lyrics offer an underappreciated ... Read more

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Irish-born and Irish-descended soldiers and sailors were involved in every major engagement of the American Civil War. Throughout the conflict, they shared their wartime experiences through songs and song lyrics, leaving behind a vast trove of ballads in songbooks, letters, newspaper publications, wartime diaries, and other accounts. Taken together, these songs and lyrics offer an underappreciated
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Composing a Further Life

The Age of Active Wisdom

by Mary Catherine Bateson ...

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Mary Catherine Bateson sees aging today as an "improvisational art form calling for imagination and willingness to learn," and in this ardent, affirming study, she relates the experiences of men and women—herself included—who, upon entering this second adulthood, have found new meaning and new ways to contribute, composing their lives in new patterns.Among the people Bateson engages in open-ended, ... Read more

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Mary Catherine Bateson sees aging today as an "improvisational art form calling for imagination and willingness to learn," and in this ardent, affirming study, she relates the experiences of men and women—herself included—who, upon entering this second adulthood, have found new meaning and new ways to contribute, composing their lives in new patterns.Among the people Bateson engages in open-ended,
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