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Composing a Life (Plume) Book

This extraordinary book explores that act of creation that engages us all--the compostition of our lives. Through the comparative biographies of herself and four of her close friends, Mary Catherine Bateson provides a fascinating framework for her inquiry into the creative potential of complex lives, where energies are not narrowly focused toward a single ambition but rather are continually refocused and redefined. Each of the women in Composing a Life faced discontinuity at periods in her life, yet was rich in professional achievement and personal relationships. Bateson's life-affirming conclusion is that life is an improvisational art form, and that the interruptions, conflicted priorities, and exigencies that are a part of all our lives can and should be seen as a source of wisdom. Important and empowering, Composing a Life will change lives. "Well-formulated and passionate...offers nothing less than a radical rethinking of the concept of achievement." --San Francisco Chronicle "Bateson has written about women, but not just for women. Everyone can gain from this book."--Bill Moyers "The best book since Gail Sheehy's Passages for turning life's discontinuities into growth." --Stewart Brand "A literary form that reflects the way women commonly reason and talk." The Boston Globe "Truth steams behind the quiet elegance of these passages." --The New York Times Book Review Read More

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  • 0452265053
  • 9780452265059
  • Mary C. Bateson
  • 27 September 1990
  • Plume
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 256
  • Reissue
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