New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Trade Paperback. Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Friedan's The Feminine Mystique changed forever the way women thought about themselves and the way society thought about women. Today, she changes forever the way all of us, men and women, think about ourselves growing older and the way society thinks about aging. This wise, empowering book on aging should be read by everyone who equates growing old with being lonely, powerless, unattractive or dependent. She distills interviews with scores of women and men in middle or old age who lead dynamic, creative lives, having broken through the conventional expectation that aging inevitably means decline. She also makes accessible a wealth of . 671 pages..

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On Aug 26 2007, Hazelwood_Booksellers said:

From the founder of, NOW, the National Organization for Women and the National Women's Political Caucus, famed author Betty Friedan produces what may well be her most important book since the publishing of her 'The Feminine Mystique' in 1963, with this breakthrough work, 'The Fountain of Age'. In 'The Feminine Mystique' Ms. Friedan forever changed the way women viewed themselves and the way society at large viewed them. Now, in 'The Fountain of Age', she does the same for "senior citizens". Opening new vistas for those over sixty and beyond, philosophically, psychologically, sexually, medically, career-wise, retirement-wise, and in every other conceivable way. After an intriguing read of this provocative book you'll never think of old age the same way again, and you'll never think of it again in the depressing, restrictive terms society has been lead to believe. This book shatters the shackles of the youth myth and makes blazingly golden the golden years.

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Bookseller's Inventory #: 3835
Title: The Fountain of Age
Author: Friedan, Betty
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1993
Keywords: OLD AGE AGING AGED WOMEN SOCIAL SCIENCE S STUDIES GERONTOLOGY AGEISM NONFICTION ASPECTS UNITED STATES SOCIOLOGY 0671898531
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