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Title Happiness is a choice you make : lessons from a year among the oldest old / John Leland.
Publisher New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
Copyright ©2018
Description 242 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 22 cm
Edition First edition.


LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOL BARCODE LAST CHECKIN STATUS
 EL-Adult Collection  305.2609 LELAND Nearby on shelf  30628000815342 03-05-22  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Meet the elders -- Surprise of a lifetime -- The paradox of old age -- Why older means wiser -- Love in the time of Lipitor -- On the other hand ... -- More years, less life? -- The lessons -- The lessons of Fred -- The lessons of Ping -- The lessons of John -- The lessons of Helen -- The lessons of Ruth -- The lessons of Jonas.
Summary A "look at what it means to grow old and a ... guide to well-being, [this book] weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the 'oldest old'--those eighty-five and up"-- Dust jacket flap.
Other edition Online version: Leland, John, 1959- author. Happiness is a choice you make First edition. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2018] 9780374717056
Subject Happiness in old age.
Older people.
Conduct of life.
Wisdom.
ISBN 9780374168186
0374168180