| Description |
xiii, 288 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Attitude -- 2. The ABC's for Optimal Living: You Mainly Feel the Way You Think -- 3. There's No Time BUT the Present -- 4. Three Key Questions to Beat Self-Defeat -- 5. How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? -- 6. Ageism, Not Age, Is the Problem -- 7. Unconditional Self-Acceptance (USA) -- 8. Families and Finances -- 9. I Didn't Set the World on Fire -- 10. Vital Absorbing Interests: The Key to Long Life, and to Happiness at Work and during Retirement -- 11. Stand Up for Yourself -- 12. Romance, Love, and Sex Never Get Old -- 13. Must We Go the Way of the Roman Empire? -- 14. Seven Ways to Leave Your Losses -- 15. On the Whole, I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia: How to Deal with Death, Dying, and Nursing Homes -- Conclusions: Twenty Rules for Optimal Living. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-281) and index. |
| Subject |
Older people.
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Self-realization in old age.
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Happiness in old age.
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| Added Author |
Velten, Emmett Charlton.
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| ISBN |
0812693833 paperback alkaline paper |
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