Research Catalog

Title

Second wind : navigating the passage to a slower, deeper, and more connected life / Dr. Bill Thomas.

Author

Thomas, William H., 1959-

Publication

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.

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Details

Description

xiv, 313 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"A new life phase is beginning to emerge within our society. When the Baby Boom generation came of age in the 1960s and 1970s, they jump-started a cultural revolution that shaped today's society. Now, many feel they are living a life of frenzied disharmony. This out-of-balance feeling is a signal that you are ready for your second coming of age, your life beyond adulthood. [This book] illuminates how to recognize and navigate the most challenging and fulfilling developmental stage of life"--Dust jacket flap.

Subject

• Baby boom generation > Social aspects > United States
• Older people > United States > Social conditions
• Longevity > Social aspects > United States
• Conduct of life

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Something's happening -- Watson versus Spock ; 1961 ; Youthquake ; 1971 -- The rise to power. The cult of adulthood ; Efficiency porn ; Greed and God ; The time machine ; 1991 -- The Second Crucible. Koyaanisqatsi ; Denialism ; Realism ; Enthusiasm ; What if-- ? ; Age war ; Rust never sleeps ; In the balance ; 2011 -- Life beyond adulthood. I am-- ; The first grandmother ; Sage-ing ; Slow ; Deep ; Connected ; Uncommon sense ; Croning ; Eldertopia ; 2021 -- A brief history of the First Crucible.

ISBN

• 9781451667561 (hardcover)
• 1451667566 (hardcover)
• 9781451667578 (trade pbk.)
• 1451667574 (trade pbk.)
• 9781451667585 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2013035558

OCLC

852226612

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library