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The Longevity Economy
by Joseph F. Coughlin • 2017
Older adults spend $5.6 trillion annually. Most companies have no idea what they want.
3.91
366
The Longevity Economy Summary
The Longevity Economy 92%
Older adults spend $5.6 trillion annually. Most companies have no idea what they want.
by Joseph F. Coughlin 2017
3.91
366 ratings
The Age of Dignity
by Ai-jen Poo • 2015
Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.
3.88
413
The Age of Dignity Summary
The Age of Dignity 90%
Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.
by Ai-jen Poo 2015
3.88
413 ratings
The Next America
by Paul Taylor • 2014
By 2033 the safety net runs dry. The generation expected to save it is already underwater.
3.67
697
The Next America Summary
The Next America 90%
By 2033 the safety net runs dry. The generation expected to save it is already underwater.
by Paul Taylor 2014
3.67
697 ratings
Aging Thoughtfully
by Martha C. Nussbaum • 2017
Wrinkles, retirement, and desire: a moral philosopher's guide to the challenges of growing old.
3.42
119
Aging Thoughtfully Summary
Aging Thoughtfully 90%
Wrinkles, retirement, and desire: a moral philosopher's guide to the challenges of growing old.
by Martha C. Nussbaum 2017
3.42
119 ratings
How to Age
by Anne Karpf • 2014
You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.
3.66
477
How to Age Summary
How to Age 90%
You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.
by Anne Karpf 2014
3.66
477 ratings
How to Live Forever
by Marc Freedman • 2018
Everyone's chasing a longer life. The real answer is pouring yours into the generation behind you.
3.81
126
How to Live Forever Summary
How to Live Forever 90%
Everyone's chasing a longer life. The real answer is pouring yours into the generation behind you.
by Marc Freedman 2018
3.81
126 ratings
Population 10 Billion
by Danny Dorling • 2013
We may never reach 10 billion people. The real threat is inequality, not numbers.
3.40
186
Population 10 Billion Summary
Population 10 Billion 89%
We may never reach 10 billion people. The real threat is inequality, not numbers.
by Danny Dorling 2013
3.40
186 ratings
Elderhood
by Louise Aronson • 2019
A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.
3.96
2k+
Elderhood Summary
Elderhood 89%
A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.
by Louise Aronson 2019
3.96
2k+ ratings
The Perennials
by Mauro F. Guillén • 2023
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
3.55
214
The Perennials Summary
The Perennials 89%
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
by Mauro F. Guillén 2023
3.55
214 ratings
Generations
by Jean M. Twenge • 2023
Six generations of data reveal what actually divides us: three forces the stereotypes keep missing.
4.02
5k+
Generations Summary
Generations 88%
Six generations of data reveal what actually divides us: three forces the stereotypes keep missing.
by Jean M. Twenge 2023
4.02
5k+ ratings
A Generation of Sociopaths
by Bruce Cannon Gibney • 2017
A generation raised with no limits grew up, seized power, and wrote its appetite into law.
3.55
3k+
A Generation of Sociopaths Summary
A Generation of Sociopaths 88%
A generation raised with no limits grew up, seized power, and wrote its appetite into law.
by Bruce Cannon Gibney 2017
3.55
3k+ ratings
Cognitive Aging
by Institute of Medicine • 2015
Cognitive aging is not dementia, and the evidence for protecting it is stronger than advertised.
Cognitive Aging Summary
Cognitive Aging 88%
Cognitive aging is not dementia, and the evidence for protecting it is stronger than advertised.
by Institute of Medicine 2015
The New Long Life
by Andrew J. Scott • 2020
Living to a hundred is not the problem. Living by a script written for seventy is.
3.69
205
The New Long Life Summary
The New Long Life 88%
Living to a hundred is not the problem. Living by a script written for seventy is.
by Andrew J. Scott 2020
3.69
205 ratings
Dementia Reimagined
by Tia Powell • 2019
Alzheimer's drugs fail 99.6 percent of the time. A physician's case for joy over cure.
3.90
445
Dementia Reimagined Summary
Dementia Reimagined 88%
Alzheimer's drugs fail 99.6 percent of the time. A physician's case for joy over cure.
by Tia Powell 2019
3.90
445 ratings
Why We Die
by Venki Ramakrishnan • 2024
100,000 DNA hits daily: why youth survives, but age still wins.
4.03
3k+
Why We Die Summary
Why We Die 88%
100,000 DNA hits daily: why youth survives, but age still wins.
by Venki Ramakrishnan 2024
4.03
3k+ ratings
Live Long, Die Short
by Roger Landry • 2014
Your aging is 70% under your control. The manual is buried in your ancestors' daily life.
3.77
111
Live Long, Die Short Summary
Live Long, Die Short 88%
Your aging is 70% under your control. The manual is buried in your ancestors' daily life.
by Roger Landry 2014
3.77
111 ratings
Passages in Caregiving
by Gail Sheehy • 2010
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
4.13
287
Passages in Caregiving Summary
Passages in Caregiving 88%
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
by Gail Sheehy 2010
4.13
287 ratings
Happiness Is a Choice You Make
by John Leland • 2018
People with positive views of aging live 7.5 years longer. Six elders over 85 show why.
3.72
4k+
Happiness Is a Choice You Make Summary
Happiness Is a Choice You Make 88%
People with positive views of aging live 7.5 years longer. Six elders over 85 show why.
by John Leland 2018
3.72
4k+ ratings
30 Lessons for Living
by Karl Pillemer • 2011
What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.
4.11
3k+
30 Lessons for Living Summary
30 Lessons for Living 88%
What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.
by Karl Pillemer 2011
4.11
3k+ ratings
Lifespan
by David A. Sinclair • 2019
Aging is a disease of lost epigenetic information, and the first treatments are already here.
4.12
27k+
Lifespan Summary
Lifespan 88%
Aging is a disease of lost epigenetic information, and the first treatments are already here.
by David A. Sinclair 2019
4.12
27k+ ratings
The Science and Technology of Growing Young
by Sergey Young • 2021
Aging is treatable: the science that could let you live to 200, and what to do today.
3.96
538
The Science and Technology of Growing Young Summary
The Science and Technology of Growing Young 88%
Aging is treatable: the science that could let you live to 200, and what to do today.
by Sergey Young 2021
3.96
538 ratings
Baby Boomers and Beyond
by Amy Hanson • 2010
A generation rich in health and skill is retiring; churches can unleash them or bench them.
3.73
22
Baby Boomers and Beyond Summary
Baby Boomers and Beyond 88%
A generation rich in health and skill is retiring; churches can unleash them or bench them.
by Amy Hanson 2010
3.73
22 ratings
Younger Next Year
by Chris Crowley • 2004
Daily exercise, real food, connection: the signals that keep your body building, not decaying.
4.08
5k+
Younger Next Year Summary
Younger Next Year 88%
Daily exercise, real food, connection: the signals that keep your body building, not decaying.
by Chris Crowley 2004
4.08
5k+ ratings
Younger Next Year
by Henry S. Lodge M.D. • 2015
The six-day workout plan that reverses biological aging: the exact exercises and why they work.
4.13
559
Younger Next Year Summary
Younger Next Year 88%
The six-day workout plan that reverses biological aging: the exact exercises and why they work.
by Henry S. Lodge M.D. 2015
4.13
559 ratings
The Theft of a Decade
by Joseph C. Sternberg • 2019
The economy isn't broken for Millennials. It's working exactly as Boomer policy designed it to.
3.42
221
The Theft of a Decade Summary
The Theft of a Decade 87%
The economy isn't broken for Millennials. It's working exactly as Boomer policy designed it to.
by Joseph C. Sternberg 2019
3.42
221 ratings
Brazil Is the New America
by James Dale Davidson • 2012
The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.
3.17
36
Brazil Is the New America Summary
Brazil Is the New America 87%
The math of debt, energy, and demography says the American era ends and Brazil's begins.
by James Dale Davidson 2012
3.17
36 ratings
2030
by Mauro F. Guillén • 2020
By 2030, three demographic waves collide: aging societies, female fortunes, and an ascendant Asia.
3.69
3k+
2030 Summary
2030 87%
By 2030, three demographic waves collide: aging societies, female fortunes, and an ascendant Asia.
by Mauro F. Guillén 2020
3.69
3k+ ratings
iGen
by Jean M. Twenge • 2017
Teens are safer than ever and lonelier than ever. The smartphone connects both dots.
3.78
6k+
iGen Summary
iGen 87%
Teens are safer than ever and lonelier than ever. The smartphone connects both dots.
by Jean M. Twenge 2017
3.78
6k+ ratings
Age Later
by Nir Barzilai • 2020
Centenarians escape the diseases that catch everyone else. Targeting aging itself, not its symptoms.
3.66
482
Age Later Summary
Age Later 87%
Centenarians escape the diseases that catch everyone else. Targeting aging itself, not its symptoms.
by Nir Barzilai 2020
3.66
482 ratings
From Age-ing to Sage-ing
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi • 1995
The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.
3.99
368
From Age-ing to Sage-ing Summary
From Age-ing to Sage-ing 87%
The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 1995
3.99
368 ratings
Japanese for Travellers
by Katie Kitamura • 2007
Beneath Japan's celebrated cool: an economy ruined, a youth paralyzed, and a country losing memory.
3.13
93
Japanese for Travellers Summary
Japanese for Travellers 87%
Beneath Japan's celebrated cool: an economy ruined, a youth paralyzed, and a country losing memory.
by Katie Kitamura 2007
3.13
93 ratings
Healthy at 100
by John Robbins • 2006
Four tiny cultures outlive us by decades, and their longevity secrets are not what you expect.
4.19
1k+
Healthy at 100 Summary
Healthy at 100 87%
Four tiny cultures outlive us by decades, and their longevity secrets are not what you expect.
by John Robbins 2006
4.19
1k+ ratings
The Accidental Superpower
by Peter Zeihan • 2023
The global free-trade era was a U.S. military subsidy. It expires as the Baby Boomers retire.
4.46
2k+
The Accidental Superpower Summary
The Accidental Superpower 87%
The global free-trade era was a U.S. military subsidy. It expires as the Baby Boomers retire.
by Peter Zeihan 2023
4.46
2k+ ratings
I've Decided to Live 120 Years
by Ilchi Lee • 2017
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
4.12
339
I've Decided to Live 120 Years Summary
I've Decided to Live 120 Years 87%
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
by Ilchi Lee 2017
4.12
339 ratings
My Father's Brain
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2023
A doctor watches his brilliant father succumb to Alzheimer's and discovers what medicine cannot fix.
4.13
2k+
My Father's Brain Summary
My Father's Brain 87%
A doctor watches his brilliant father succumb to Alzheimer's and discovers what medicine cannot fix.
by Sandeep Jauhar 2023
4.13
2k+ ratings
Why Empires Fall
by Peter Heather and John Rapley • 1983
Barbarians didn't kill Rome; economic shifts on its frontiers did. The West is next.
3.60
962
Why Empires Fall Summary
Why Empires Fall 87%
Barbarians didn't kill Rome; economic shifts on its frontiers did. The West is next.
by Peter Heather and John Rapley 1983
3.60
962 ratings
The 100-Year Life
by Lynda Gratton • 2016
A 100-year lifespan breaks the old school, work, retire sequence. The rules that replace it.
3.82
2k+
The 100-Year Life Summary
The 100-Year Life 87%
A 100-year lifespan breaks the old school, work, retire sequence. The rules that replace it.
by Lynda Gratton 2016
3.82
2k+ ratings
New Passages
by Gail Sheehy • 1996
Thirty extra years of life have no map. Here is the terrain from 50 to 85.
3.71
356
New Passages Summary
New Passages 87%
Thirty extra years of life have no map. Here is the terrain from 50 to 85.
by Gail Sheehy 1996
3.71
356 ratings
Aging Well
by George E. Vaillant MD • 2002
Harvard tracked lives for sixty years. Friends, purpose, and resilience beat cholesterol every time.
3.93
615
Aging Well Summary
Aging Well 87%
Harvard tracked lives for sixty years. Friends, purpose, and resilience beat cholesterol every time.
by George E. Vaillant MD 2002
3.93
615 ratings
The Longevity Code
by Kris Verburgh • 2018
Aging isn't wear and tear. Fixable mechanisms like sugar cross-links and weak mitochondria drive it
3.86
456
The Longevity Code Summary
The Longevity Code 87%
Aging isn't wear and tear. Fixable mechanisms like sugar cross-links and weak mitochondria drive it
by Kris Verburgh 2018
3.86
456 ratings
Being Mortal
by Atul Gawande • 2014
Getting old is not a medical problem. Modern medicine treats it like one anyway.
4.49
220k+
Being Mortal Summary
Being Mortal 87%
Getting old is not a medical problem. Modern medicine treats it like one anyway.
by Atul Gawande 2014
4.49
220k+ ratings
The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty
by Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz • 2014
Nail Social Security timing, avoid Medicare penalties, and build a retirement paycheck that lasts.
3.70
238
The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty Summary
The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty 87%
Nail Social Security timing, avoid Medicare penalties, and build a retirement paycheck that lasts.
by Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz 2014
3.70
238 ratings
Healthy Aging
by Andrew Weil • 2005
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
3.87
1k+
Healthy Aging Summary
Healthy Aging 87%
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
by Andrew Weil 2005
3.87
1k+ ratings
Brain Rules for Aging Well
by John Medina • 2017
Retirement erodes the brain. So does loneliness. The everyday habits that reverse the damage.
4.11
867
Brain Rules for Aging Well Summary
Brain Rules for Aging Well 87%
Retirement erodes the brain. So does loneliness. The everyday habits that reverse the damage.
by John Medina 2017
4.11
867 ratings
The Blue Zones Solution
by Dan Buettner • 2014
Five places where people routinely reach 100. The foods, habits, and relationships behind it.
3.98
5k+
The Blue Zones Solution Summary
The Blue Zones Solution 87%
Five places where people routinely reach 100. The foods, habits, and relationships behind it.
by Dan Buettner 2014
3.98
5k+ ratings
Get What's Yours for Medicare
by Philip Moeller • 2016
Medicare errors trigger lifetime penalties. The gaps, rules, and fixes the handbook skips.
3.84
258
Get What's Yours for Medicare Summary
Get What's Yours for Medicare 87%
Medicare errors trigger lifetime penalties. The gaps, rules, and fixes the handbook skips.
by Philip Moeller 2016
3.84
258 ratings
The Fourth Turning
by William Strauss • 1996
America's history runs on an 80-year cycle of four social seasons. The crisis season has begun.
3.87
8k+
The Fourth Turning Summary
The Fourth Turning 87%
America's history runs on an 80-year cycle of four social seasons. The crisis season has begun.
by William Strauss 1996
3.87
8k+ ratings
The 60-Something Crisis
by Barbara L. Pagano • 2022
Leisure fades two years in. Twenty years remain. A design for what money cannot solve.
3.67
158
The 60-Something Crisis Summary
The 60-Something Crisis 87%
Leisure fades two years in. Twenty years remain. A design for what money cannot solve.
by Barbara L. Pagano 2022
3.67
158 ratings
The World in 2050
by Hamish McRae • 2022
A handful of 1960s birth rates already chose the superpowers of 2050.
3.62
342
The World in 2050 Summary
The World in 2050 87%
A handful of 1960s birth rates already chose the superpowers of 2050.
by Hamish McRae 2022
3.62
342 ratings
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
by Steven Petrow • 2021
The anti-bucket list for aging: name what you won't do, and the rest falls into place.
3.67
6k+
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old Summary
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old 87%
The anti-bucket list for aging: name what you won't do, and the rest falls into place.
by Steven Petrow 2021
3.67
6k+ ratings
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