Life Is In the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Feiler, Bruce

Published by Penguin Press, New York, 2020

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As new condition white boards with neon blue and white front cover decoration/lettering and neon blue spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped dust jacket. Includes Dedication; Preliminary Page Quote by William James; Introduction: The Life Story Project: What Hapens When Our Fairy Tales Go Awry; Conclusion: In Between Dreams: The Secrets of Successful Transitions; Acknowledgments; The Life Story Interview; Further Reading; Sources and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, graphs and charts. "A pioneering and timely study of how to navigate life's biggest transitions with meaning, purpose, and skill. Bruce Feiler, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Secrets of Happy Families and Council of Dads, has long explored the stories that give our lives meaning. Galvanized by a personal crisis, he spent the last few years crisscrossing the country, collecting hundreds of life stories in all fifty states from Americans who'd been through major life changes - from losing jobs to losing loved ones; from changing careers to changing relationships; from getting sober to getting healthy to simply looking for a fresh start. He then spent a year coding these stories, identifying patterns and takeaways that can help all of us survive and thrive in times of change. What Feiler discovered was a world in which transitions are becoming more plentiful and mastering the skills to manage them is more urgent for all of us. The idea that we'll have one job, one relationship, one source of happiness is hopelessly outdated. We all feel unnerved by this upheaval. We're concerned that our lives are not what we expected, that we've veered off course, living life out of order. But we're not alone. Life Is in the Transitions introduces the fresh, illuminating vision of the nonlinear life, in which each of us faces dozens of disruptors. One in ten of those becomes what Feiler calls a lifequake, a massive change that leads to a life transition. The average length of these transitions is five years. The upshot: We all spend half our lives in this unsettled state. You or someone you know is going through one now. The most exciting thing Feiler identified is a powerful new tool kit for navigating these pivotal times. Drawing on his extraordinary trove of insights, he lays out specific strategies each of us can use to re-imagine and rebuild our lives, often stronger than before. From a master storyteller with an essential message, Life Is in the Transitions can move readers of any age to think deeply about times of change and how to transform them into periods of creativity and growth." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Seller Inventory # 003307

Bibliographic Details

Title: Life Is In the Transitions: Mastering Change...

Publisher: Penguin Press, New York

Publication Date: 2020

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: 1st Edition