The Virtues Of Aging

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307764664
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Virtues of Aging written by Jimmy Carter and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-08-24 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former president Jimmy Carter reflects on aging, blending memoir, anecdote, political savvy, and practical advice to truly illuminate the rich promises of growing older. “As we've grown older, the results have been surprisingly good,” writes former president Jimmy Carter in this wise, deeply personal meditation on the new experiences that come to us with age. President Carter had never enjoyed more prestige or influence on the world stage, nor had he ever felt more profound happiness with himself, with his accomplishments, and with his beloved wife, Rosalynn, than in his golden years. In The Virtues of Aging, Jimmy Carter shares the knowledge and the pleasures that age have brought him. The approach to old age was not an easy one for President Carter. At fifty-six, having lost a presidential election, he found himself involuntarily retired from a job he loved and facing a large debt on his farm and warehouse business. President Carter writes movingly here of how he and Rosalynn overcame their despair and disappointment as together they met the challenges ahead. President Carter delves into issues he and millions of others confront in planning for retirement, undertaking new diet and exercise regimens, coping with age prejudice, and sorting out key political questions. On a more intimate level, Carter paints a glowing portrait of his happy marriage to Rosalynn, a relationship that deepened when they became grandparents. Here too are fascinating sketches of world leaders, Nobel laureates, and great thinkers President Carter has been privileged to know—and the valuable lessons on aging he learned from them. The Virtues of Aging celebrates both the blessings that come to us as we grow older and the blessings older people can bestow upon others. An important and moving book, written with gentleness, humor, and love, The Virtues of Aging is a treasure for readers of all ages.

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0345425928
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Virtues of Aging written by Jimmy Carter and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1998-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former president Jimmy Carter reflects on aging, blending memoir, anecdote, political savvy, and practical advice, to truly illuminate the rich promises of growing older. “As we've grown older, the results have been surprisingly good,” writes former president Jimmy Carter in this wise, deeply personal meditation on the new experiences that come to us with age. Now in his nineties, President Carter has never enjoyed more prestige or influence on the world stage, nor has he ever felt more profound happiness with himself, with his accomplishments, and with his beloved wife, Rosalynn. In The Virtues of Aging, Jimmy Carter shares the knowledge and the pleasures that age have brought him. The approach to old age was not an easy one for President Carter. At fifty-six, having lost a presidential election, he found himself involuntarily retired from a job he loved and facing a large debt on his farm and warehouse business. President Carter writes movingly here of how he and Rosalynn overcame their despair and disappointment as together they met the challenges ahead. As the book unfolds, President Carter delves into issues he and millions of others confront in planning for retirement, undertaking new diet and exercise regimens, coping with age prejudice, and sorting out key political questions. On a more intimate level, Carter paints a glowing portrait of his happy marriage to Rosalynn, a relationship that deepened when they became grandparents. Here too are fascinating sketches of world leaders, Nobel laureates, and great thinkers President Carter has been privileged to know—and the valuable lessons on aging he learned from them. The Virtues of Aging celebrates both the blessings that come to us as we grow older and the blessings older people can bestow upon others. An important and moving book, written with gentleness, humor, and love, The Virtues of Aging is a treasure for readers of all ages.

Author : Mindy Greenstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190693797
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lighter As We Go written by Mindy Greenstein and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Twenty-year-olds dread thirty; forty-year-olds fear fifty; sixty-year-olds worry about seventy, and so it goes. There is something to worry about, though it isn't what you'd expect: research shows that having a bad attitude toward aging when we're young is associated with poorer health when we're older. These worries tend to peak in midlife; but in Lighter as We Go, Mindy Greenstein and Jimmie Holland show us that, contrary to common widsom, our sense of well-being actually increases with our age--often even in the presence of illness or disability. Greenstein and Holland--on a joint venture between an eighty-five-year-old and a fifty-year-old--draw from their own intergenerational friendships, as well as a broad array of research from many different areas, to unveil how and why, over the course of a lifetime, we learn who we are as we go."--Back cover

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9781417708253
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Virtues of Aging written by Jimmy Carter and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this newest addition to the Library of Contemporary Thought, former president and present activist Jimmy Carter explores the process of aging, including his own, and describes how one's later years just might prove to be the most thrilling of one's life.

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 1610754603
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Not the Best? written by Jimmy Carter and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1996-08-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Not the Best?, originally published in 1975, is President Carter’s presidential campaign autobiography, the book that introduced the world to Georgia governor Jimmy Carter and asked the American people to demand the best and highest standards of excellence from our government.

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 1557283885
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everything to Gain written by Jimmy Carter and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1995-11-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dual account of the former president and first lady describes their post-White House careers and highlights such topics as midlife marriage, America's health-care issues, the efforts of the Carter Center, and more. Original. UP.

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743273524
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sharing Good Times written by Jimmy Carter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following his New York Times bestselling classics comes this sparkling account of the joys of sharing the simple pleasures of life from Jimmy Carter. In this wonderfully evocative volume, Jimmy Carter writes about the things that matter most, the simple relaxed days and nights that he has enjoyed with family and friends through the years and across the generations. Here are lively, witty accounts of exploring the outdoors with his father and with black playmates; making furniture; painting; pursuing new adventures and going places with children, grandchildren, and friends; and sharing life with his wife, Rosalynn. Sharing Good Times is an inspirational guide for anyone desiring to stretch mind and heart and to combine work and pleasure.

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743284577
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our Endangered Values written by Jimmy Carter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jimmy Carter has written importantly about his spiritual life and faith. Now he describes quite personally his own involvement and reactions to disturbing societal trends involving both the religious and political worlds as they become intertwined.

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : Crown Archetype
ISBN 13 : 0812924347
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Always a Reckoning, and Other Poems written by Jimmy Carter and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 1995 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of poetry by the former president shares Carter's private meditations and memories about his youth, family, friends, and politics. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo. Tour.

Author : Jimmy Carter
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
ISBN 13 : 0812922999
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Turning Point written by Jimmy Carter and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The former president's account of his first political battle reveals how his entrance into politics was riddled by a volatile political scene in the South that was spurred by the Supreme Court's "One man, one vote" decision