Breaking the Watch: The Meanings of Retirement in America
by Savishinsky, Joel S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0801437717
- ISBN 13
- 9780801437717
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Cornell University Press, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition. Test block clean and tight. No markings or tears noted. Dust cover in very good condition; no price on flap. * From the front flap, "". . . It's easy to find books about how to plan financially for those years after careers end, but 'Breaking the Watch' focuses on the many ways of creating a life, not just making a living, as a retired person. . . .follows women and men from a rural American community as they approach and experience the first years of retirement. . . . focuses on the efforts people make to find meaning in a stage of life American culture often views in a confused or disdainful way. . . .""
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Details
- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000118
- Title
- Breaking the Watch: The Meanings of Retirement in America
- Author
- Savishinsky, Joel S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0801437717
- ISBN 13
- 9780801437717
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Retirement -- United States, Retirees -- Recreation -- United States
- Bookseller catalogs
- Finance & Banking; Aging & Retirement;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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