Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Study of Adult Development
$11.99
ComparePrice: $11.99
(as of Jan 19, 2025 03:20:51 UTC – Details)
“An outstanding contribution to the study of aging” from a psychiatrist and professor at Harvard Medical School (Publishers Weekly).
In an unprecedented series of studies, Harvard Medical School has followed 824 subjects—men and women, some rich, some poor—from their teens to old age. Harvard’s George Vaillant now uses these studies—the most complete ever done anywhere in the world—and the subjects’ individual histories to illustrate the factors involved in reaching a happy, healthy old age.
He explains precisely why some people turn out to be more resilient than others, the complicated effects of marriage and divorce, negative personality changes, and how to live a more fulfilling, satisfying and rewarding life in the later years. He shows why a person’s background has less to do with their eventual happiness than the specific lifestyle choices they make. And he offers step-by-step advice about how each of us can change our lifestyles and age successfully. Sure to be debated on talk shows and in living rooms, Vaillant’s definitive and inspiring book is the new classic account of how we live and how we can live better. It will receive massive media attention, and with good reason: we have never seen anything like it, and what it has to tell us will make all the difference in the world.
“A respected researcher. . . . offers suggestions for successful and happy aging. Highly recommended.” —Library Journal
“Astonishing observations. . . . [Aging Well] provides the only available longitudinal assessment of the factors that will permit us to age well.” —New England Journal of Medicine
“Perceptive, understanding, and often tinged with delightful humor.” —Booklist
From the brand
Health & Wellness
Interesting Stories
A Deep Dive on Society
Human Psychology
Business
ASIN : B001MTBU0W
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark; 1st edition (December 12, 2008)
Publication date : December 12, 2008
Language : English
File size : 3763 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 419 pages
Customers say
Customers find the book insightful and informative. They consider it worthwhile to read and one of the best books on the topic. The writing style is clear and easy to understand, making it a well-written road map into human life. However, some readers feel the author’s bias in politics is unprofessional and biased.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
There are no reviews yet.