The Big 100 - The Coming Age of Super-Aging

Journalist William J. Kole, reluctant but newly minted member of AARP, explores the looming era of super-aging—incredibly longer lifespans overall, and eight times more centenarians by the year 2050—through the lens of past, present, and future life at ages 50, 65, 80, and on to 100-plus. What happens to all of us when 65 is merely a life half-lived?

About the author

William J. Kole, recently retired as the New England news editor for Associated Press, is a veteran journalist and former foreign correspondent who has reported from North America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The grandson of a woman who lived a few months shy of 104, Kole has been writing about extreme longevity since the 1990s, when he was based in Paris and told the world the extraordinary story of Jeanne Calmest, who lived to 122. His many awards include one from the Society of American Business Editors & Writers for an investigation into the exploitation of undocumented immigrants by the Walmart retail chain. This is his first book. He speaks French, Dutch, and German, and resides in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Summary

Journalist William J. Kole, reluctant but newly minted member of AARP, explores the looming era of super-aging—incredibly longer lifespans overall, and eight times more centenarians by the year 2050—through the lens of past, present, and future life at ages 50, 65, 80, and on to 100-plus. What happens to all of us when 65 is merely a life half-lived?

Foreword

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Product details

• Authors: William J. Kole
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.10.2023
• EAN: 9781635768565
• ISBN: 978-1-63576-856-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Illustrations: B&W
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Later Years, Social welfare and social services, Age groups: the elderly, Relationships and families: advice and issues, Central / national / federal government policies, Relating to late adulthood / old age, Coping with / advice about ageing