Elderescence: The Gift of Longevity

by Peggy Thayer and Jane Thayer

Book Overview

Thirty-five million Americans are living beyond the age of sixty-five, a twenty-five year increase in life expectancy since 1900. This longevity, once the gift of a few, has become the destiny of many. This time of life is not just about retiring; in fact many who retire return happily to some type of employment. It is a new stage of life filled with its own unique challenges and opportunities. Co-authors Jane Thayer and Peggy Thayer, a mother-daughter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761831460
• ISBN13: 9780761831464
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Hamilton Books
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"