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Author:

Pillemer, Karl A.

Title:

30 lessons for living : tried and true advice from the wisest Americans / Karl Pillemer.

Publisher:

Hudson Street Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xiii, 271 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Older people--Attitudes.
Old age.
Aging.
Happiness.
Conduct of life.

Other Titles:

Thirty lessons for living.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1594630844 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781594630842 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)706017807

LCCN:

2011017113

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