30 lessons for living : tried and true advice from the wisest Americans / Karl Pillemer.
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TextPublication details: New York : Hudson Street Press, c2011.Description: xiii, 271 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 1594630844 (alk. paper)
- 9781594630842 (alk. paper)
- Thirty lessons for living
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More than one thousand extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness.
After a chance encounter with an extraordinary ninety-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer began to wonder what older people know about life that the rest of us don't.
His quest led him to interview more than one thousand Americans over the age of sixty-five to seek their counsel on all the big issues- children, marriage, money, career, aging. Their moving stories and uncompromisingly honest answers often surprised him. And he found that he consistently heard advice that pointed to these thirty lessons for living. Here he weaves their personal recollections of difficulties overcome and lives well lived into a timeless book filled with the hard-won advice these older Americans wish someone had given them when they were young.
Like This I Believe , StoryCorps's Listening Is an Act of Love , and Tuesdays with Morrie , 30 Lessons for Living is a book to keep and to give. Offering clear advice toward a more fulfilling life, it is as useful as it is inspiring.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-271).
Who are the wisest Americans and what can they tell us? -- Great together: lessons for a happy marriage -- Glad to get up in the morning: lessons for a successful and fulfilling career -- Nobody's perfect: lessons for a lifetime of parenting -- Find the magic: lessons for aging fearlessly and well -- I can look everyone in the eye: lessons for living a life without regrets -- Choose happiness: lessons for living like an expert -- The last lesson.
More than one thousand extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness. Pillemer interviewed people over the age of sixty-five to seek their counsel on all the big issues-- children, marriage, money, career, aging-- and found that he consistently heard advice that pointed to these thirty lessons for living.