Leisureville - Adventures in a World Without Children

Klappentext In his critically acclaimed work, Blechman delves into life in a gated retirement community and offers a hilarious, first-hand report on all its peculiarities. He also takes a serious look at the consequences of such instant cities and examines the implications of millions of Americans dropping out of society. Zusammenfassung When his next-door neighbors in a quaint New England town suddenly pick up and move to a gated retired community in Florida called The Villages! Andrew Blechman is astonished by their stories! so he goes to investigate. Larger than Manhattan! with a golf course for every day of the month! two downtowns! its own newspaper! radio! and TV station! The Villages is a city of nearly one hundred thousand (and growing) missing only one thing: children. In the critically acclaimed Leisureville ! Blechman delves into life in the senior utopia! offering a hilarious firsthand report on everything from ersatz nostalgia to the residents’ surprisingly active sex life. But this is more than just a romp through a retirement paradise; Blechman traces the history of the age-segregated retirement phenomenon! and travels to Arizona to show what has happened to the pioneering developments after decades of segregation. A fascinating blend of serious history! social commentary! and hilarious! engaging reportage! Leisureville is an important book on a major! underreported trend.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew D Blechman, Andrew D. Blechman, Blechman Andrew D.
• Publisher: Atlantic monthly press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.2009
• EAN: 9780802144188
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-4418-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Florida, Popular Culture, c 2000 to c 2009, EVENT / Summer, Relating to late adulthood / old age, Coping with / advice about ageing