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Our society worships at the fountain of youth. Each year, we try to delay thearrival of old age, using everything at our disposal, from extreme exerciseand botox to pilates and cosmetic dentistry. But in the process, are wemissing out on a distinct and extraordinarily valuable stage of life?
Asking whether it is better to be forever young or to grin toothlessly andlive an authentic old age, bestselling author Daniel Klein journeys to theGreek island of Hydra. There he draws on the lives of octogenarian Greeklocals, as well as philosophers ranging from Epicurus to Sartre, to discoverthe secrets of ageing happily. An escapist travel memoir, a droll meditation,and an optimistic guide to living well, this is a delightful jaunt through theterrain of old age, led by a witty and uniquely perceptive modern-day sage.
Our society worships at the fountain of youth. Each year, we try to delay thearrival of old age, using everything at our disposal, from extreme exerciseand botox to pilates and cosmetic dentistry. But in the process, are wemissing out on a distinct and extraordinarily valuable stage of life?
Asking whether it is better to be forever young or to grin toothlessly andlive an authentic old age, bestselling author Daniel Klein journeys to theGreek island of Hydra. There he draws on the lives of octogenarian Greeklocals, as well as philosophers ranging from Epicurus to Sartre, to discoverthe secrets of ageing happily. An escapist travel memoir, a droll meditation,and an optimistic guide to living well, this is a delightful jaunt through theterrain of old age, led by a witty and uniquely perceptive modern-day sage.
Daniel Klein is the co-author of the international bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar. He is a Harvard graduate in philosophy and an acclaimed writer of both fiction and nonfiction. When not enjoying the slow life on Greek islands, he lives in Massachusetts with his wife. He is seventy-five years old.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Populäre Darstellungen |
| Genre: | Importe, Philosophie |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781780744124 |
| ISBN-10: | 1780744129 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Klein, Daniel |
| Hersteller: | Oneworld Publications |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 198 x 126 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Daniel Klein |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.05.2014 |
| Gewicht: | 0,175 kg |
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