60 on Up: The Truth about Aging in the Twenty-first Century Lillian B. Rubin,
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 0807029297
DDC: 155
Edition: Paperback; 2008-09-01
Summary:
"Getting old sucks," says best-selling author Dr. Lillian Rubin. With
refreshing candor, she digs down under the statistics about our
graying population and offers a provocative and unflinching
examination of all the burning issues that mark aging today. Tackling
the subject over a broad swath of the population, cutting across
race, class, gender, and physical and cognitive ability, Rubin
delivers a powerful and long-overdue reminder that everyone will be
touched by the problems arising from our new longevity."What does it
mean that Americans now want to retire early, but typically live into
their 90s? . .. Rubin, in her early 80s and a very good writer,
explores the good news/bad news about greater longevity of today's
Americans."—David Mehegan, Boston Globe"A sharp, brazenly honest
exposé for the 78 million baby boomers who will grow old over the
next two decades and can reasonably expect to survive into their
90s."—Cathleen Medwick, O Magazine"60 on Up is everything most books
on aging are not. It is not sentimental, not filled with stale advice
to keep busy, avoid calories, and think young. Instead, it offers
authentic wisdom about the complexities of aging. Its fiercely
realistic but tender explorations are strangely comforting because
they relieve us of the burden of denial and give us a vision of
facing our later years with dignity and courage."—Sam Keen, author of
Fire in the Belly"With honesty, compassion and a large measure of wit
and wisdom . .. Rubin describes in full the world of the elderly in
America . .. Revealing and thought-provoking, this book makes a fine,
thorough primer for middle-aged adults preparing for 'this business
of getting old.'"—Publishers Weekly "For anyone in their fifties,
sixties, or beyond, a new way to think about the rest of your life."
—Alix Kates Shulman
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