Choose a College Town for Retirement: Retirement Discoveries for Every Budget (Choose Retirement Series) [Paperback]

Joe Lubow (Author)

Book Description

Series: Choose Retirement Series | Publication Date: June 1, 1999

Travel, investment, and living opportunities for every budget.

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Retirement can be a time of growth, or adventure, or complete relaxation. Where you spend your retirement years, no matter how you define them, has to be in a place that fulfills your ideal and meets your changing needs. 'Choose a College Town' introduces you to 64 college and/or university towns in 29 states across the United States. Each town offers a distinct community, its major focus being at least one college or university that offers opportunities for adult learners. In addition, the towns have quality medical care, a thriving cultural center, and a vibrant cultural life. You'll discover lively, interesting towns across the climate spectrum. Essential information about the resources in these areas allows you to make informed decisions about selecting an affordable, academically focused environment that could enhance your concept of retirement.

Product Details

• Paperback: 330 pages
• Publisher: GPP Travel; 1st edition (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762703938
• ISBN-13: 978-0762703937
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,326,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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51 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing!, December 8, 2001

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Smoothie Man (Green Valley, AZ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Choose a College Town for Retirement: Retirement Discoveries for Every Budget (Choose Retirement Series) (Paperback)

I expected much more of this book. There are MANY cities and towns in the U.S. having 4-year colleges .... and this book perhaps looks at 0.5% of the total number .... Perhaps I should have looked at the book's page count before I bought it. That would have been a clue to the low number of cities and towns covered. Look at the low prices being asked for used copies of this book. That gives a telling clue to the low values that buyers of the new book place on their used books. I personally do not recommend this book.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Voting with the Majority, November 29, 2004

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James Carragher (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Choose a College Town for Retirement: Retirement Discoveries for Every Budget (Choose Retirement Series) (Paperback)

This book might be of good use to a person with no idea of what college and university towns exist in the United States. But despite the great pains the author takes in the introductory chapter to tell us how many miles he traveled in researching it, for anyone -- like me -- who has looked into the subject a little Choose a College Town will feel slim and superficial, with a decided tilt toward the places -- Santa Cruz and Bennington, VT, e.g -- that the author already knows well. I could also do without the cutesy (?) borrowing of obvious 60's song titles for chapter sub-heads. Exam this in-store before buying.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Review of Choose a College Town for Retirement, September 24, 2003

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This review is from: Choose a College Town for Retirement: Retirement Discoveries for Every Budget (Choose Retirement Series) (Paperback)

I was very disappointed also with this book. I was familiar with at least 95% of the colleges listed. I'd hoped to see some new and refreshing ideas for college towns but was able to skim this book in a very short time and put it down. It wasn't worth the money.