Old age : a beginner's guide
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New York : Tim Duggan Books, [2016].
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Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781101903766, 1101903767, 9781101903780, 1101903783
Physical Desc
160 pages ; 19 cm
Status
Burleson Public Library - Nonfiction
814.54 Kinsley
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Published
New York : Tim Duggan Books, [2016].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781101903766, 1101903767, 9781101903780, 1101903783

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Inroduction 1. An Encounter in the Pool 2. In Defense of Denial 3. It's Not Rocket Science, But It Is Brain Surgery 4. An Encounter over Denver 5. Have You Lost Your Mind? 6. The Vanity of Human Hopes [Reputation] 7. The Least We Can Do 8. An Encounter in the Stockroom.
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"Vanity Fair columnist Michael Kinsley escorts his fellow Boomers through the door marked "Exit." The largest age cohort in history--the notorious baby boomers--is approaching the end and starting to plan their final moves in the game of life. Now they are asking: What was that all about? Was it about acquiring things or changing the world? Was it about keeping all your marbles? Or is the only thing that counts after you've gone the reputation you leave behind? In this series of essays, Michael Kinsley uses his own battle with Parkinson's disease to unearth answers to questions we are all at some time forced to confront. "Sometimes," he writes, "I feel like a scout from my generation, sent out ahead to experience in my fifties what even the healthiest Boomers are going to experience in their sixties, seventies, or eighties." This deeply affectionate book is at once a fresh assessment of a generation and a frequently funny account of one man's journey toward the finish line. "The least misfortune can do to make up for itself is to be interesting," he writes. "Parkinson's disease has fulfilled that obligation.""--,Provided by publisher.
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"A collection of essays on aging, Parkinson's disease, fame, and the legacy of the Baby Boomer generation"--,Provided by publisher.
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Is life about acquiring things or changing the world? Is the only thing that counts after you're gone the reputation you leave behind? Kinsley uses his own battle with Parkinson's disease to confront these and other questions about aging. At once a fresh assessment of a generation and a frequently funny account of one man's journey toward the finish line, Kinsley provides the beginner's guide you never thought you'd need.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kinsley, M. E. (2016). Old age: a beginner's guide (First edition.). Tim Duggan Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kinsley, Michael E.. 2016. Old Age: A Beginner's Guide. Tim Duggan Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kinsley, Michael E.. Old Age: A Beginner's Guide Tim Duggan Books, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kinsley, Michael E.. Old Age: A Beginner's Guide First edition., Tim Duggan Books, 2016.

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