What Are Old People For? : How Elders Will Save the World

N.Y. Daily News, September 26, 2004
Electrifying new book ... as revolutions go, this is one we've all been waiting for.

The Washington Post, October 5, 2004
Thomas takes on the role of the abolitionist as he challenges the fundamental orthodoxy of forever-young adulthood.

Harry R. Moody, International Longevity Center and Elderhostel
A ground-breaking book that should change forever the way we think about the meaning of aging.

Denise Hyde, Eden Alternative Regional Coordinator
On target! My head is spinning with where all of this can lead.

Arthur Rashap, Jefferson Area Board for Aging
A seminal work and a call to arms--a struggle will (must) ensue.

Book Description
Nodding to popular culture, history, science, and literature, a passionate and persuasive case is made for removing our ageist blinders and seeing old age as a developmental stage of life.

About the Author
William H. Thomas, M.D., is a Harvard Medical School graduate, an author, a geriatrician, a consultant for AARP, and a speaker to diverse health care professionals, academics, and other researchers. He is president of two not-for-profit organizations that promote holistic approaches to aging and elder care. Winner of the America's Award (established by Norman Vincent Peale and sometimes called "The Nobel Prize for Goodness"), the Molly Mettler Award from the Health Promotion Institute, and an award from the Giraffe Project (for sticking his neck out), Bill Thomas most recently has received a three-year fellowship from Ashoka, a global nonprofit organization that searches the world for social entrepreneurs--extraordinary individuals with unprecedented ideas for change in their communities.


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Drawing from popular culture, history, science, a nd literature, a passionate and persuasive case is made for removing our ageist blinders and seeing old age as a developmental stage of life.


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