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100 Simple Secrets Of The Best Half Of Life: What Scientists Have Learne d And How You Can Use It

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title 100 Simple Secrets Of The Best Half Of Life: What Scientists Have Learne d And How You Can Use It
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David PhD. Niven
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 187,Width 143
Category/GenreCoping with old age
Self-help and personal development
ISBN/Barcode 9780060564735
ClassificationsDewey:155.66
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint HarperSanFrancisco
Publication Date 5 April 2005
Publication Country United States

Description

Practical advice on how to thrive in the second half of your life, based on scientific studies. The sixth book in the bestselling 100 Simple Secrets series. What do people who relish the second half of their lives do differently than those who dread getting older Sociologists, therapists and psychiatrists have spent entire careers investigating the ins and outs of successful aging, yet their findings are inaccessible to ordinary people, hidden in obscure journals to be shared with other experts. Now the international bestselling author of The 100 Simple Secrets series has collected the most current and significant data from more than a thousand of the best scientific studies on the second half of life. These findings have been boiled down to one hundred essential ways to find and maintain joy, health, and satisfaction every day of your life. Each one is accompanied by a true story showing the results in action. The Baby Boomers are hitting retirement age. This upbeat, light approach will appeal to the enormous market of citizens grappling with the effects of becoming 'senior', looking to discover the positive benefits of aging beyond discount tickets at the movie theatre. Books about aging well continue to sell year in and year out. The Simple Secrets approach will stand out among the heavier self-help/psychology titles and will without a doubt become an affordable impulse and gifty mainstay in this category. A good inexpensive gift for parents and grandparents.

Author Biography

David Niven, Ph.D., bestselling author of the 100 Simple Secrets series, is a psychologist and social scientist who teaches at Ohio State University. David Niven, Ph.D., es el autor de los bestsellers internacionales Los 100 Secretos de la Gente Exitosa, y Los 100 Secretos de las Buenas Relaciones. Es psicologo y cientifico social, y ensena en la Florida Atlantic University.