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Why Survive? - Being Old in America (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,039
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Why Survive? - Being Old in America (Paperback): Robert N. Butler

Why Survive? - Being Old in America (Paperback)

Robert N. Butler

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Loot Price R1,039 Discovery Miles 10 390 | Repayment Terms: R97 pm x 12*

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"Butler questions the value of long life for its own sake; modern medicine, he says, has ironically created 'a huge group of people for whom survival is possible but satisfaction in living elusive.' He proposes sweeping policy reforms to redefine and restructure the institutions responsible for what he calls 'the tragedy of old age in America.'" -New York Times Book Review "Crammed with facts that explode old myths." -Boston Globe "Heavily documented, highly readable . . . jammed with recommendations for constructive change in every area." -Science "I commend it for clarity and lucidity, unpretentiousness and comprehensiveness . . . I think it is a classic." -Karl Menninger M.D.

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Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: November 2002
First published: November 2002
Authors: Robert N. Butler (President and CEO)
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 978-0-8018-7425-3
Categories: Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adults > Elderly
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LSN: 0-8018-7425-4
Barcode: 9780801874253

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