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Leisureville: Adventures in a World Without Children Paperback - 2009

by Andrew D. Blechman

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In his critically acclaimed work, Blechman delves into life in a gated retirement community and offers a hilarious, first-hand report on all its peculiarities. He also takes a serious look at the consequences of such instant cities and examines the implications of millions of Americans dropping out of society.

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When his next-door neighbors in a quaint New England town suddenly pick up and move to a gated retired community in Florida called The Villages, Andrew Blechman is astonished by their stories, so he goes to investigate. Larger than Manhattan, with a golf course for every day of the month, two downtowns, its own newspaper, radio, and TV station, The Villages is a city of nearly one hundred thousand (and growing) missing only one thing: children.
In the critically acclaimed Leisureville, Blechman delves into life in the senior utopia, offering a hilarious firsthand report on everything from ersatz nostalgia to the residents' surprisingly active sex life. But this is more than just a romp through a retirement paradise; Blechman traces the history of the age-segregated retirement phenomenon, and travels to Arizona to show what has happened to the pioneering developments after decades of segregation. A fascinating blend of serious history, social commentary, and hilarious, engaging reportage, Leisureville is an important book on a major, underreported trend.

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  • Title Leisureville: Adventures in a World Without Children
  • Author Andrew D. Blechman
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Trade Pape
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Grove Press, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2009-07-08
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780802144188 / 0802144187
  • Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.39 x 0.73 in (21.34 x 13.69 x 1.85 cm)
  • Themes
    • Event: Summer
    • Generational Orientation: Elderly/Aged
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects Retirement - United States, Retirees - United States
  • Dewey Decimal Code 646.79

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