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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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 654. Book appears unread, spine unbroken. Pages clean and unmarked, but yellowing around edges with age. The author of 'The Feminine Mystique' takes on how we are expected to decline into old age, and instead shows how important purpose and choice are to human vitality.
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Good. Some bumps/wear at edges/corners. Marks, scratches, fading and crease lines to cover/spine. Scuff/nick at spine. Fading/marks at text blocks. Text good and clean. 688 p. Intended for college/higher education audience. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. fantastic condition; ex-library; jacket in plastic. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 671 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Good. Ex-library. crease in front cover, corners of cover worn and a bit curled, owner's name on flyleaf. Trade paperback. Glued binding. 671 p. Audience: General/trade.