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Title: The Third Age: Six Principles for Personal Growth and Rejuvenation after Forty by William A., Ph. D. Sadler, Ph.D., William A. Sadler ISBN: 0-7382-0434-X Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Depressing and Odd - Do NOT Input It
Comment: This is the kind of book you would never buy in a bookstore. Flip through a few pages and see thin and brief "case studies," which frankly ring hollow and maybe aren't true. Advice given at the end of each chapter is flip and insulting: "develop a sense of humor" "take better care of yourself physically" and so on. Also, there are some really far-fetched points the author seems intent on making over and over chapter after chapter. Women losing estrogen can become more feminine and masculine at the same time. Same goes for men. Right. Another nonsensical point the author harps on relentlessly is that this generation has been given 30 more years to live, to 100 years old, unlike all previous generations. Clearly, that is not fact based on statistics. The worst part of this oddball book is that everyone "over 40" is relegated to the Third Age which also includes 90 and 100 year olds, so as you can imagine, lots of fighting cancer and disease issues. And, finally, way too many stories of women who left husbands in the Third Age to live with other women and find true happiness. Yuck!
Rating: 5
Summary: Great work ... Full of Insight
Comment: This book should be reread several times for it's treasure of insights and profound statements.
Sadler interviews several candidates displaying second growth, and along the way, he not only introduces us to new possibilities of renewal and personal growth after 40, but also comments on the complexities and subleties of life as experienced by those ahead of our age.
His table of contents reads like a list of reflections on life; balancing mindful reflection and risk taking; creating a positive third age indentity; redfining work and play, etc.
We often see ourselves in his interviews, and we see how others have overcome difficult situations to restructure their life and re-emerge and remain resilient.
I particularly like his interviews with people in their 60s, 70,s 80s, giving us a glimpse of what to expect at that age.
A must read!
Rating: 5
Summary: Changing the Paradigm
Comment: For those of us in the Baby Boom Generation, between being told that those over 30 are not to be trusted and those over 40 might as well cash it all in, living a full and fulfilling life during those over-40 years seemed unlikely. While society has shown us that those notions hold no water, Sadler's book takes us far beyond into a life and world that makes the first half seem like the necessary foundation for the real fulfillment which will come in our Third Age. This well researched, engagingingly written book allows us to see why and how our latter years are truly our best years - with lives that bring us the fulfillment and enyoyment for which we are meant.
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Title: The Creative Age : Awakening Human Potential in the Second Half of Life by Ph.D. M.D. Cohen Gene D. ISBN: 0380800713 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 23 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Prime Time: How Baby Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement and Transform America by Marc Freedman ISBN: 1586481207 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development by George E. Vaillant ISBN: 0316090077 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 08 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: My Time: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life by Abigail Trafford ISBN: 046508673X Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 16 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Aging Well: The Complete Guide to Physical and Emotional Health by Jeanne Wei, Sue Levkoff ISBN: 0471082066 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 17 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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