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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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a culture devoted to youth,
This review is from: The Third Age: The Six Priciples Of Personal Growth And Renewal After 40 (Hardcover)
In a culture devoted to youth, THE THIRD AGE is a groundbreaking work. At the present time in America, everything old is discarded not repaired. Aging is a subject for jokes, not inspiration and excitement. I am 65 and have suffered the mundane indignities of losing hair, stronger glasses, arthritis and glitches in memory, but having children late in life has encouraged me to crawl on the floor, play horsy and throw a baseball. Naturally I was delighted to read Dr. Sadler's helpful and well researched book, which provides an invaluable conversation about aging, supported by interviews with people who have explored this later period creatively. I don't feel alone in my efforts. There is no other book like it, a book that must be the forefront of a growing movement of concern about how we spend the potentially most productive and creative years of our extended lives.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Great work ... Full of Insight,
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This review is from: The Third Age: Six Principles for Personal Growth and Rejuvenation after Forty (Paperback)
This book should be reread several times for it's treasure of insights and profound statements.Sadler interviews several candidates displaying second growth, and along the way, he not only introduces us to new possibilities of renewal and personal growth after 40, but also comments on the complexities and subleties of life as experienced by those ahead of our age. His table of contents reads like a list of reflections on life; balancing mindful reflection and risk taking; creating a positive third age indentity; redfining work and play, etc. We often see ourselves in his interviews, and we see how others have overcome difficult situations to restructure their life and re-emerge and remain resilient. I particularly like his interviews with people in their 60s, 70,s 80s, giving us a glimpse of what to expect at that age. A must read!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stimulating, thought-provoking and immensely encouraging,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Third Age: Six Principles for Personal Growth and Rejuvenation after Forty (Paperback)
I found this book to be stimulating and encouraging - rather than focus, as so many books do, on traditional concepts of 'aging' and 'retirement' as end points of life, this book illuminates the extraordinary opportunities for growth that can be available to those who permit themselves to take advantage of them. I've read it several times; with each reading, I see more parallels with my life. I would recommend it to anyone reluctant to surrender to stagnation and interested in learning about some remarkable, and clearly real, people.
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