Growing old (dis)gracefully :
Growing old (dis)gracefully : 35 Australians reflect on life over 50 /
Growing old (dis)gracefully : thirty-five Australians reflect on life over fifty.
edited by Ross Fitzgerald and Lyndal Moor.
- Sydney : ABC Books, 2008.
- xii, 355 p. ; 24 cm.
COPING WITH OLD AGE. AUSTRALIAN. It's going to happen to us all eventually and how we cope with it may, in the end, define us. For some growing old is a spiritual experience, for others there's nothing transcendental at all about the experience. Some rage against ageing while others have a good laugh at their own expense.Contributors to Growing Old (Dis)gracefully share their experiences, hopes and fears, insights and otherwise on life on the other side of fifty.The contributors include Peter and Heather Beattie; Robyn Williams; Robbie Swan; Ian McFadyen; Geraldine Doogue; Wayne Swan; Susan Kurosawa; Bill Leak; Jim McElroy; Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton and many more.
Ross Fitzgerald and Lyndal Moor 2008. Copyright in individual contributions remains with the contributor.
9780733322679 (pbk.)
Aging--Psychological aspects.
Aging--Popular works.
Old age--Humor.
Aging--Social aspects--Australia.
305.260994
COPING WITH OLD AGE. AUSTRALIAN. It's going to happen to us all eventually and how we cope with it may, in the end, define us. For some growing old is a spiritual experience, for others there's nothing transcendental at all about the experience. Some rage against ageing while others have a good laugh at their own expense.Contributors to Growing Old (Dis)gracefully share their experiences, hopes and fears, insights and otherwise on life on the other side of fifty.The contributors include Peter and Heather Beattie; Robyn Williams; Robbie Swan; Ian McFadyen; Geraldine Doogue; Wayne Swan; Susan Kurosawa; Bill Leak; Jim McElroy; Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton and many more.
Ross Fitzgerald and Lyndal Moor 2008. Copyright in individual contributions remains with the contributor.
9780733322679 (pbk.)
Aging--Psychological aspects.
Aging--Popular works.
Old age--Humor.
Aging--Social aspects--Australia.
305.260994