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A Long Bright Future - by Laura Carstensen (Paperback)

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  • The twentieth century bequeathed us a fabulous gift: thirty more years of life on average.
  • About the Author: Laura L. Carstensen, Ph.D. is a professor of psychology, and the founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity.
  • 352 Pages
  • Self Improvement, Aging

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"Revised and updated."--P. [4] of cover.



Book Synopsis



The twentieth century bequeathed us a fabulous gift: thirty more years of life on average. Supersized life spans are going to radically alter society, and present an unprecedented opportunity to change our approach not only to old age but to all of life's stages. The ramifications are just beginning to dawn on us.... yet in the meantime, we keep thinking about, and planning for, life as it used to be lived.

In A Long Bright Future, longevity and aging expert Laura Carstensen guides us into the new possibilities offered by a longer life. She debunks the myths and misconceptions about aging that stop us from adequately preparing for the future both as individuals and as a society: that growing older is associated with loneliness and unhappiness, and that only the genetically blessed live well and long. She then focuses on other important components of a long life, including finances, health, social relationships, Medicare and Social Security, challenging our preconceived notions of "old age" every step of the way.



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Huffington Post
"Many great minds are committed to redefining aging and retirement models that embrace this new reality. One of them is Laura Carstensen. Carstensen has been on the forefront of research on aging for nearly 30 years."




About the Author



Laura L. Carstensen, Ph.D. is a professor of psychology, and the founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity. Her research has been supported for more than twenty years by the National Institute on Aging. A Guggenheim Fellow, an NIH Merit Award winner and a member of the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on an Aging Society, she lives in Los Altos Hills, California.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.1 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Self Improvement
Sub-Genre: Aging
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Format: Paperback
Author: Laura Carstensen
Language: English
Street Date: September 27, 2011
TCIN: 84651475
UPC: 9781610390576
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-3980
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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