Happiness is a choice you make : lessons from a year among the oldest old / John Leland.
Record details
- ISBN: 0374168180 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780374168186 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 9780374168186
- ISBN: 0374168180
- Physical Description: 242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Sarah Crichton Books" |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Meet the elders -- Surprise of a lifetime -- The paradox of old age -- Why older means wiser -- Love in the time of Lipitor -- On the other hand ... -- More years, less life? -- The lessons -- The lessons of Fred -- The lessons of Ping -- The lessons of John -- The lessons of Helen -- The lessons of Ruth -- The lessons of Jonas. Meet the elders -- Surprise of a lifetime -- The paradox of old age -- Why older means wiser -- Love in the time of Lipitor -- On the other hand ... -- More years, less life? -- The lessons -- The lessons of Fred -- The lessons of Ping -- The lessons of John -- The lessons of Helen -- The lessons of Ruth -- The lessons of Jonas. |
Summary, etc.: | A "look at what it means to grow old and a ... guide to well-being, [this book] weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the 'oldest old'--those eighty-five and up"--Dust jacket flap. In 2015, Leland set out to meet members of America's fastest-growing age group: 85 and up. He anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body, mind, and quality of life. But the elders he met lived with a surprising lightness and contentment, revealing the late stages of life as unexpectedly rich and the elderly as incomparably wise. Here are reflections on how to "live better"-- from those who have mastered the art. |
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Subject: | Happiness in old age. Older people. Conduct of life. Wisdom. |
Available copies
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | ANF 305.26 LEL (Text) | 33260000256892 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |