Search For The Fountain: The Secret to Youthful Aging [Paperback]

Linda Falkner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 2003

Interviews with active people aged 80 to 103. They are world travelers, and have seen tremendous changes in the past eighty to one hundred years. They talk about the world as it was, and as they see it today. The seniors in Search for the Fountain include a retired FBI agent who plays softball three days a week, a woman who runs a food pantry for the poor, a Catholic nun who works with AIDS patients, a man who is saving a rare species from extinction, a man who participates in swim meets all over the world, and high school sweethearts. The 103 year old man volunteers as a greeter at the Tampa Yacht Club and owns, manages, and does lawn maintenance for this thirteen apartments. He also has a girlfriend. If you want to learn their secret for a long, healthy life, this is a must read book.

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About the Author

Linda Falkner lives in Tampa, Florida. She has a bachelor?s degree in Speech Therapy and a Master?s degree in Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling. Search for the Fountain is her third book. Her other books include I Would Be Loved and Americans Lost.

Product Details

• Paperback: 286 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (March 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595270794
• ISBN-13: 978-0595270798
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,646,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot in common, October 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Search For The Fountain: The Secret to Youthful Aging (Paperback)

The author interviewed a wide range of healthy seniors, and found they had a great deal of traits in common -- the answer wasn't just one thing, but a general life-style and attitude that seemed to weave throughout the book. These are amazing stories.

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!, November 14, 2003

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"kathbrn" (FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Search For The Fountain: The Secret to Youthful Aging (Paperback)

These people are so inspiring. Couldn't put it down.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Keep searching, October 10, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Search For The Fountain: The Secret to Youthful Aging (Paperback)

Although it is nice that the folks described in this book were able to live to ripe old ages, the tome does not share this so-called fountain of youth with the rest of us thirsty readers. If there were some hidden secrets here, I did not discover them, and as I continue to age like the rest of society, I will continue my search for the fountain Ms. Falkner wrote of.