| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
7 audio discs (approximately 8 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
080000 |
| Description |
digital optical rda |
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audio file CD audio rda |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Read by Robert Fass. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
| Summary |
Full of insights and data and featuring many ways to endure the slump and avoid its perils and traps, Jonathan Rauch doesn't just show listeners the dark forest of midlife, he helps them find a path through the trees. |
| Contents |
The voyage of life: Thomas Cole's journey, and mine -- What makes us happy (and doesn't): the strange illogic of life satisfaction -- A timely discovery: how unsuspecting economists (and apes) found the happiness curve -- The shape of the river: time, happiness, and the curve of the U -- The expectations trap: midlife malaise is often about nothing -- The paradox of aging: why getting old makes you happier -- Crossing toward wisdom: the happiness curve has a purpose, and it's social -- Helping ourselves: how to get through the U -- Helping each other: bringing midlife out of the closet -- Epilogue: Gratitude. |
| Subject |
Middle age -- Psychological aspects.
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Happiness.
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Interpersonal relations.
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SELF-HELP -- Aging.
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Happiness. (OCoLC)fst00951160
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Interpersonal relations. (OCoLC)fst00977397
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Middle age -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01020359
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
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Audiobooks.
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| Added Author |
Fass, Robert, narrator.
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| ISBN |
9781427292971 |
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1427292973 |
| Standard No. |
9781427292971 |
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