In this new, revised edition of his landmark book, Montagu compels us to re-evaluate the way we think about growth and development, in all its phases, throughout life. Humans are designed to grow and develop their childlike qualities, and not to become the ossified adults prescribed by society. Montagu demonstrates how our culture, schools, and families are in conspiracy against such childlike traits as the need to love, to learn, to wonder, to know, to explore, to think, to experiment, to be imaginative, creative and curious, to sing, dance, or play. He also reveals the many links between physical and mental aging and tells how to prevent "psychosclerosis," the hardening of the mind, so that we can die young--as late as possible.
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“One comes away from this splendid work with a feeling of hopefulness and optimism. In a world of rather mundane books about the most sacred of all topics--human life--I find Growing Young that proverbial `light in a dark tunnel.'”–Dr. Thomas J. Cottle
“Informative and entertaining”–Library Journal
“Very readable. . . . The author . . . presents a stimulating text on making the grownup years more rewarding.”–Publishers Weekly
“The best statement ever written on the most important, neglected theme of human life and evolution.”–Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard University
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“Very readable. . . . The author . . . presents a stimulating text on making the grownup years more rewarding.”–
“The best statement ever written on the most important, neglected theme of human life and evolution.”–
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ASHLEY MONTAGU is an Anthropologist who has taught at Harvard, Princeton, University of California, and New York University.
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Growing young, the title and the subject of this book, is a process which has played a fundamental role in the evolution of the human species and in the development of every human being who has ever lived. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Growing young, the title and the subject of this book, is a process which has played a fundamental role in the evolution of the human species and in the development of every human being who has ever lived. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Edith Cobb, Konrad Lorenz, Elliot Smith, United States, Walter Garstang, Middle Pleistocene New!
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- The Human Connection by Ashley Montagu on 4 pages
- The Origin Of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition by Charles Darwin on 4 pages
- On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin on 4 pages
- The Nature of Human Aggression (Galaxy Books) by M. F. Ashley Montagu in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- BODY HOT SPOTS (A Kangaroo book) by R. dale guthrie on page 242, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Touching: The Human Significance of the Skin by Ashley Montagu on 5 pages
- Back Pain Solutions : How to Help Yourself with Posture-Movement Therapy and Education by Bruce I. Kodish on 4 pages
- Why Normal Isn't Healthy: How to Find Heart, Meaning, Passion, and Humor on the Road Most Traveled by Bowen Faville White on 4 pages
- The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature by David T. Suzuki in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality Presented in Four Paths, Twenty-Six Themes, and Two Questions by Matthew Fox on page 283, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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