{"product_id":"2940155047513","title":"Looking Around","description":"Closing in on eight decades of life gives one dramatic pause, a time for a deep \u003cbr\u003ebreath then a long exhale, realizing how little time is left but grabbing a chance \u003cbr\u003eto reflect on all that has gone before; a time when one can stop, listen take a step back and \u003cbr\u003elook around. These poems jumped out at Jim R. Rogers from his\u003cbr\u003eexperiences of living, observing, applauding and worrying about the \u003cbr\u003ecomplexity of the world today. Following his first book of free \u003cbr\u003everse poetry on the thematic process of growing old, Starts \u003cbr\u003eAnd Stops Along The Way, this new book, Looking Around, \u003cbr\u003eis a collection of personal views that lament the injustices, \u003cbr\u003edisappointments, fruitless searches for answers, while seeing \u003cbr\u003ehope for some tomorrows, gratitude for much, yet still \u003cbr\u003eworrying about the direction of a society in which morals, meaning \u003cbr\u003eand purpose seem more difficult to find. These are not lecture or judgmental poems, but rather\u003cbr\u003echallenges for deeper thinking, for determined efforts to save our \u003cbr\u003eplanet, to sustain a way of life that has worked well for many, \u003cbr\u003eand to improve a way of life for many others placing us all \u003cbr\u003etogether on a solid road to our future.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jim R. Rogers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46462336008433,"sku":"2940155047513","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940155047513_p0.jpg?v=1765828197","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940155047513","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}