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Aging with Attitude |
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Growing Older with Dignity and Vitality |
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Robert Levine |
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Praeger
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Publication Date |
05/2004 |
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240 |
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1 |
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6 1/8x9 1/4 |
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$43.95
£30.95 |
0-275-98173-8 |
978-0-275-98173-0 |
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Description
Explains the physiological realities of aging and describes how they are compounded by ageism in the United States, affecting one's pride and self-worth, and guides readers to take positive steps for retaining health, dignity, and vitality through their later years.
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Awards |
- Choice Outstanding Academic Titles, 2004
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[P]rovides the enlightenment lacking in many other resources that attempt to analyze the phenomenon known as aging....Anyone involved with an aging population--and that includes everyone, from the young to professional caregivers--should read this book. Essential. All collections; all levels.
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The focus of ^IAging with Attitude: Growing Older with Dignity and Vitality^R is exploring how people can approach life so that it can be rewarding and can produce a sense of worth and self-respect. There is no simple or single path: yet, successful aging appears to come by each individual seeking the right path for himself or herself. Obstacles to aging well are explored and ideas that individuals can use along their paths so they can enjoy life and live it well are shared....^IAging with Attitude^R is enjoyable reading. There are pleasant quotes and short stories of how people adapt and adjust to the aging process. Public libraries, senior centers, and other facilities where adults gather will enjoy having this book available. Adults of all ages will learn something from ^IAging with Attitude^R that will enrich their dignity and vitality.
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