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Leland, John, 1959-
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Happiness in old age.
Older people -- Attitudes.
Conduct of life.
Wisdom.
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Leland, John, 1959-
Happiness in old age.
Older people -- Attitudes.
Conduct of life.
Wisdom.
MARC Display
Happiness
is a choice you make : lessons from a year among the oldest
old
/ John Leland.
by
Leland, John, 1959-
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
Call #:
305.26 L537h
Subjects
Happiness
in
old
age
.
Older people -- Attitudes.
Conduct of life.
Wisdom.
ISBN:
9780374168186 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Notes:
"Sarah Crichton Books."
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
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:
"A look at what it means to grow
old
and a heartening guide to well-being. The stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the "oldest
old
"- those eighty-five and up. In 2015, when the journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America's fastest-growing
age
group, he anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body, mind, and quality of life. But the elders he met took him in an entirely different direction. Despite disparate backgrounds and circumstances, they each lived with a surprising lightness and contentment. The reality Leland encountered upended contemporary notions of aging, revealing the late stages of life as unexpectedly rich and the elderly as incomparably wise. A collection of lessons that emphasizes, above all, the extraordinary influence we wield over the quality of our lives. A sophisticated and necessary reflection on how to "live better" informed by those who have mastered the art"--Provided by publisher.
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