{"product_id":"30-lessons-for-living-tried-and-true-advice-from-the-wisest-americans","title":"30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForeword -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Names -- Chapter 1. Who Are the Wisest Americans and What Can They Tell Us? -- Chapter 2. Great Together Lessons for a Happy Marriage -- Chapter 3. Glad to Get Up in the Morning Lessons for a Successful and Fulfilling Career -- Chapter 4. Nobody's Perfect Lessons for a Lifetime of Parenting -- Chapter 5. Find the Magic Lessons for Aging Fearlessly and Well -- Chapter 6. I Can Look Everyone in the Eye Lessons for Living a Life without Regrets -- Chapter 7. Choose Happiness Lessons for Living like an Expert -- Chapter 8. The Last Lesson -- Ten Questions to Ask the Experts in Your Life -- Appendix: How the Study was Done -- Notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginally published: New York: Hudson Street Press, 2011.;Includes bibliographical references.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKarl Pillemer, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and director of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging, a center that works to increase public awareness of aging research. Dr. Pillemer has authored more than one hundred scientific publications, and has spoken widely throughout the world on issues of successful aging, family relationships, and elder care.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Skillfully weaves a prevailing theme (e.g., parenting, aging fearlessly) with self-disclosing statements from interviewees to create a compelling, inspirational book.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(starred review; one of the Top Self-Help Books of 2011) \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Thank you, Dr. Pillemer, for gathering all this wisdom in one book before it is lost. I can't imagine anyone whose life will not be enriched by this book.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Rabbi Harold Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eWhen Bad Things Happen to Good People\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The 'Wisest Americans' have a lot to teach the rest of us. Some of this advice is refreshing common sense. Much of it is truly surprising. It is always heartfelt and ever-endearing - equal parts information and inspiration. This is a book to keep by your bedside and return to often.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Amy Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e, nationally sundicated advice columnist \"Ask Amy\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is a fabulous book! Karl Pillemer has done an incredible job of bringing together the collective wisdom of hundreds of Americans into an entertaining, thought provoking, and practical book. Give it a read. You will find yourself getting out of bed in the morning with new enthusiasm.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Matthew Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Rhythm of Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eOff Balance \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An absolute gem! Thank you Karl Pillemer for taking the time to collect such a valuable trove of wisdom, and for sharing it with us in such a readable book. It's one that I'll recommend often. All of it is wonderful, but I particularly appreciated the lessons on honesty and saying yes to opportunities. Read this book \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eyou'll get more out of life and have fewer regrets.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Hal Urban\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \n\u003ci\u003e Life's Greatest Lessons \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If you want to hear the wisdom of the aged, this easy-to-read book, based on years of penetrating interviews by a prominent sociologist, tells you what they have learned about love, work, marriage, and parenting.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Howard S. Friedman, Ph.D. \u0026amp; Leslie R. Martin, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, authors of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Longevity Project \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"For five years, Karl Pillemer sat down with more than 1,000 older Americans-most of them between the ages of 70 and 100-to talk about lessons for living well. In the resulting book, \n\u003ci\u003e30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice From the Wisest Americans\u003c\/i\u003e, ... Pillemer, a gerontologist at Cornell, has culled 30 life lessons from his \"experts,\" ranging from the practical to the profound. How to raise children? How to think about dying? Think of this book as 1,000 borrowed grandparents weighing in on life's various challenges. A salty pragmatism runs throughout.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Heartfelt and ever-endearing--equal parts information and inspiration. This is a book to keep by your bedside and return to often.\"--Amy Dickinson, nationally syndicated advice columnist \"Ask Amy\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than one thousand extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a chance encounter with an extraordinary ninety-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer began to wonder what older people know about life that the rest of us don't. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis quest led him to interview more than one thousand Americans over the age of sixty-five to seek their counsel on all the big issues- children, marriage, money, career, aging. Their moving stories and uncompromisingly honest answers often surprised him. And he found that he consistently heard advice that pointed to these thirty lessons for living. Here he weaves their personal recollections of difficulties overcome and lives well lived into a timeless book filled with the hard-won advice these older Americans wish someone had given them when they were young. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike \n\u003ci\u003eThis I Believe\u003c\/i\u003e, StoryCorps's \n\u003ci\u003eListening Is an Act of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eTuesdays with Morrie\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e30 Lessons for Living\u003c\/i\u003e is a book to keep and to give. Offering clear advice toward a more fulfilling life, it is as useful as it is inspiring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pillemer, Karl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avery Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2012-10-30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Self-Help|Motivational \u0026amp; Inspirational|Self-Help|Personal Growth|General|Self-Help|Aging\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Attitudes|Old age|Aging|Happiness|Conduct of life|Older people|United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452298484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780452298484\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avery Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154246598934,"sku":"SP-9780452298484","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780452298484_spiral.png?v=1774939397","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/30-lessons-for-living-tried-and-true-advice-from-the-wisest-americans","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}