Title:
Happiness is a choice you make : lessons from a year among the oldest old / John Leland.
ISBN:
9780374168186
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2018]
Physical Description:
242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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 ... guide to well-being, [this book] weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the 'oldest old'--those eighty-five and up"--Dust jacket flap.
OCLC Number:
on1002211362
Availability:
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