For the first time in history the average life-span for men and women in the west has doubled. It's prime time for this book which will revolutionise our ideas about age and ageing and revolutionise how we live our lives beyond 40. THE FOUNTAIN OF AGE is about and for men and women - of all ages. Betty Friedan weaves together her own own story, her experience of age, with a radical look at research studies and interviews to give us inspiring proof that ageing is a new stage, a time of growth, not the final stage in the ...
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For the first time in history the average life-span for men and women in the west has doubled. It's prime time for this book which will revolutionise our ideas about age and ageing and revolutionise how we live our lives beyond 40. THE FOUNTAIN OF AGE is about and for men and women - of all ages. Betty Friedan weaves together her own own story, her experience of age, with a radical look at research studies and interviews to give us inspiring proof that ageing is a new stage, a time of growth, not the final stage in the slide from yo youth. The book opens: 'Last week I was 65; it was a birthday so dreaded thatI cannot belive I feel the way I really feel, here, now. Forced to take stock by this day, I feel a new pared down sureness, a strong easiness. I feel a strength from the spreading roots of my life and a liberation from its compulsions. I look in the mirror and I see myself the way I am, finally, simply, myself at 65'. The book ends with Betty Friedan at 72. It is liberating, poignant, optimistic, banishing the spectre of old age.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0671400274. Inscribed by author on title page. Hardcover in jacket. A nice, clean copy.; 9.4 X 6.5 X 1.8 inches; 672 pages; Signed by Author.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Signed by Author Friedan's The Feminine Mystique changed forever the way women thought about themselves and the way society thought about women. Today, she changes forever the way all of us, men and women, think about ourselves growing older and the way society thinks about aging.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. 1st printing. Minimal wear. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Very Good+; Paper now yellowing. 0099164817. Signed on title page. Silver cover. " In this powerful, very personal, liberating book, Betty Friedan demolishes the age mystique and offers compelling alternatives for living our age as a unique period of life, on its own authentic terms, making age an adventure", index. 600gms weight; 12mo 7"-7½" tall; 656 pages; Signed by Author.
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Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible-Good. Good dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. Slightly dampstained. (old age, social aspects, united states, aging, older women, older people)
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Collectible; very good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Collectible, very good special limited-edition advanced reader's copy. In wrappers. Pages clean. First edition. Sm4to. Published in New York, 1993. 653 pages.
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As New in As New jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author(s) This is an unread copy of Friedan's treatment of aging. It is signed and incribed "To Erika."
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Joyce Ravid (Author photograph) Very good in Very good jacket. 25 cm. 671, [1] pages. Notes. Index. Minor DJ scuffing. Signed by the author on the title page. Large autographed sticker on front of DJ. Betty Friedan (February 4, 1921-February 4, 2006) was an American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century. In 1966, Friedan co-founded and was elected the first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), which aimed to bring women "into the mainstream of American society now [in] fully equal partnership with men." In 1970, after stepping down as NOW's first president, Friedan organized the nationwide Women's Strike for Equality on August 26, the 50th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote. The national strike was successful beyond expectations in broadening the feminist movement; the march led by Friedan in New York City alone attracted over 50, 000 people. In 1971, Friedan joined other leading feminists to establish the National Women's Political Caucus. Friedan was also a strong supporter of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution that passed the United States House of Representatives (by a vote of 354-24) and Senate (84-8) following intense pressure by women's groups led by NOW in the early 1970s. Following Congressional passage of the amendment, Friedan advocated for ratification of the amendment in the states and supported other women's rights reforms. The Fountain of Age suggests new possibilities for every one of us, all founded on a solid body of startling but little-known scientific evidence. It demolishes those myths that have constrained us for too long, and offers compelling alternatives for living one's age as a unique, exuberant time of life, on its own authentic terms. Derived from a Kirkus review: A book that explodes the myths of aging-just as, 30 years ago, Friedan exploded the mirage of the contented housewife. American women's lives changed forever with The Feminine Mystique-and this challenging exploration of aging may do the same for the skyrocketing population of men and women who have hit 60 and can anticipate 20 or 30 more years of living. The problem, Friedan says, is that although only about five percent of people over 65 are in nursing homes and fewer than ten percent ever will be, age is seen-by media, doctors, politicians, academics, even activists on behalf of the aging-as a ``problem, '' a ``plight, '' a time of rapidly decreasing physical and mental faculties. Older people buy into that picture, straining to stay youthful or removing themselves from active participation in society, often by retiring to ``leisure'' communities, whether or not leisure is what they crave. Friedan produces research studies and anecdotal evidence that the `Third Age' (after growing up and then generating a family and/or career) may be the age of true creativity-even of evolution. She examines the tragedies of productive lives cut short by early retirement; the new myths of menopause; early preparation for death; and anxious overprotectiveness by family, friends, professionals, and government. In fact, the many resourceful older men and women cited here have found ways not only to sustain rewarding lives but to grow intellectually, emotionally, and even physically. That America's youth-oriented culture puts its elders on a social ice floe at a time when wisdom, experience, and honed critical faculties are most needed indicates, suggests Friedan, a nation with its priorities sadly skewed. A far-sighted and far-reaching critique that may move the over-60s to reestablish the ``priorities of evolving life...and new visions for our stagnant society. ''.
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Good. INSCRIBED! New York and London: Simon & Schuster, 1993. First edition. Sm 4to hardcover. 672pp. Inscribed by author on title page. Near very good book, very good dust jacket. Jacket curling very slightly at edges and lightly toned. Book spine slightly concave and bubbled. Light foxing to top-edge. Interior near fine. ISBN 0671400274. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. (selfhelp, self-help, self help, aging, senior citizen) Inquire if you need further information.