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Title details for The Art of Aging by Sherwin B. Nuland - Available

The Art of Aging

A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being

by Sherwin B. Nuland
Arthur Morey
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In his landmark book How We Die, Sherwin B. Nuland profoundly altered our perception of the end of life. Now, in THE ART OF AGING, Dr. Nuland steps back to explore the impact of aging on our minds and bodies, strivings and relationships. Melding a scientist’s passion for truth with a humanist’s understanding of the heart and soul, Nuland has created a wise, frank, and inspiring audiobook about the ultimate stage of life’s journey.
Growing old, Nuland teaches us, is not a disease but an art–and for those who practice it well, it can bring extraordinary rewards. “I’m taking the journey even while I describe it,” writes Nuland. Drawing on his own life and work, as well as the lives of friends both famous and not, Nuland portrays the astonishing variability of the aging experience. Faith and inner strength, the deepening of personal relationships, the realization that career does not define identity, the acceptance that some goals will remain unaccomplished–these are among the secrets of those who age well.
Reflecting the wisdom of a long lifetime, THE ART OF AGING is a work of luminous insight, unflinching candor, and profound compassion.

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  • Release date

    March 6, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781415938447
      • File size: 264571 KB
      • Duration: 09:11:11

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Arthur Morey maintains a respectful distance as he delivers the advice in this timely learning audio. He likes what he's reading, and he wants you to benefit from it, but he is not overly invested. This selfless approach shifts listeners' attention away from the writing itself and allows them to embrace the idea that they can take back control of their lives. Rather than letting physical impairments or old-folk stereotypes limit us, we can strive every day to stay attuned to our emotions, actualize love toward others, and take care of our physical bodies. More than a blissful self-help audio, this is a detailed and compelling invitation that will energize listeners to be more proactive during their remaining years. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 29, 2007
      The septuagenarian surgeon whose brutally honest demythologization of death in How We Die
      garnered a National Book Award offers a mushier, platitude-filled treatise on aging, calling it a "gift" that establishes boundaries in our lives, making everything within those boundaries all the more precious. Brief, frank descriptions of droopy penises, declining hormone levels and loss of hearing and bone density are accompanied by reminders that stroke is not a normal consequence of aging and that our bodies are like cars and taking good care of parts extends their usefulness. A gushing tribute to pioneering cardiac surgeon Michael DeBakey, now aged 98, teaches the importance of knowing one's limitations and learning to function within them, while now-80-year-old actress Patricia Neal recalls how sheer stubbornness and a browbeating husband enabled her recovery from a debilitating stroke at 39. Nuland learned life lessons from two fans, a cancer survivor who understands that it's her response to adversity, and not the adversity itself, that shapes her future, and a formerly depressed octogenarian who now doesn't allow herself the "luxury" of despair. Although some of Nuland's devotees will be comforted by his hopeful if familiar advice, others seeking more of the bracing, defiant insights that made him famous will be disappointed.

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