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Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Yesterday and Tomorrow in Aging
Author: Yesterday and Tomorrow in Aging
Author: This Chair Rocks
Author: Ashton ApplewhitePublisher: Celadon Books
ISBN: 1250311489
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
“Wow. This book totally rocks. It arrived on a day when I was in deep confusion and sadness about my age. Everything about it, from my invisibility to my neck. Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination, and inspiration. I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me.” —Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author Author, activist, and TED speaker Ashton Applewhite has written a rousing manifesto calling for an end to discrimination and prejudice on the basis of age. In our youth obsessed culture, we’re bombarded by media images and messages about the despairs and declines of our later years. Beauty and pharmaceutical companies work overtime to convince people to purchase products that will retain their youthful appearance and vitality. Wrinkles are embarrassing. Gray hair should be colored and bald heads covered with implants. Older minds and bodies are too frail to keep up with the pace of the modern working world and olders should just step aside for the new generation. Ashton Applewhite once held these beliefs too until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces her journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life. Explaining the roots of ageism in history and how it divides and debases, Applewhite examines how ageist stereotypes cripple the way our brains and bodies function, looks at ageism in the workplace and the bedroom, exposes the cost of the all-American myth of independence, critiques the portrayal of elders as burdens to society, describes what an all-age-friendly world would look like, and offers a rousing call to action. It’s time to create a world of age equality by making discrimination on the basis of age as unacceptable as any other kind of bias. Whether you’re older or hoping to get there, this book will shake you by the shoulders, cheer you up, make you mad, and change the way you see the rest of your life. Age pride!
Successful Ageing
Author: Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday
Author: Nickadia DanielsPublisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426961162
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
From odes in memory of her mother to poetry that educates younger readers about her heroes, Nickadia Daniels offers verse that is spiritually revolutionary. The distinctive tone of her work is informed by a legacy of unbridled promise and thwarted dreams. Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday is a collection of poetry that relays an empowering spirit of love, memorializing people of hope and moments of purpose. The passionate style of her work brings the trials and triumphs of her life and dreams to reality. Her poetry gives a view into her experiences covering a wide range of emotionslaughter, tears, triumph, and disappointmentand exploring the past, the present, and the future. Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday portrays experiences inspiring yet heartfelt sentiments that are universal to human existence. Reflections Through the mirrors of my mind Day after day I see reflections of life itself Reflections of all the days of old I can see it as if it were today When I was a slave and you Were the boss Yes, I must agree that times Have changed but yet I am not free It seems you still have a bond over me Through the mirrors of my mind As my heart pound I see reflections of life today Reflections of what life should be Reflections of what it means to me
Do Not Go Quietly
Author: George CappannelliPublisher: Beaufort Books
ISBN: 0825307031
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Winner of 9 national book awards, Do Not Go Quietly is an inspiring call to action and guide to a life of greater meaning, consciousness, and passion for those "who weren't born yesterday"—GenXers, Boomers, and Elders. It also speaks honestly and eloquently to those under 40 who want to better navigate the path ahead and better understand the world for which they will soon be responsible. It reminds us all that when we turn away from what we are passionate about, we dim the light of our intellect, depress our energies, diminish our health, and prevent ourselves from achieving the very thing we came here to this earth to accomplish—living the lives we were born to live. So, if you are in, or are approaching the second half of life, this book invites you to take the matter of how and why you live back into your own hands. It encourages you to use the tremendous power and resources available to you to ensure that you do not slip quietly and meekly into the background, but instead live your life with the dignity, purpose, and quality of experience you deserve.
How Will Today's Women Fare in Yesterday's Traditional Retirement System?
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Retirement Income and EmploymentPublisher:
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Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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Railway Age
Author: Elderly Consumers and Retail Sales Personnel
Author: Julie Johnson-HilleryPublisher: Garland Science
ISBN: 1000526178
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Originally published in 1997. Based around the author's observations and experiences in the fashion retailing industry and later dissertation research, this study looks at the attitudes of retailers towards the elderly. The aim of the research presented is to challenge stereotypes, suggest practical ways in which improve service for the aging population and identify areas where retailers could improve customer service across all consumer groups as well as the older age groups.
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