Thorndike Nonfiction: Travels with Epicurus : A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of a Fulfilled Life (Hardcover)

from streamsong

Author Daniel Klein has written a series of pop-philosophy books, the most well known being Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar. Klein, in is seventies, was told that he needed to spend thousands of dollars for dental implants in order to avoid having 'an old man's smile'. He opts for dentures, ...

from Lord_Boris

I enjoyed this more than I thought and it took longer to read than I anticipated. Longer because there were many philosophical references that deserved exploring. More enjoyable because there was something charming about an old guy spending a month on a Greek island philosophising about getting o...

from lesleynicol

I loved this story of one man's journey to the Greek Islands in search if the answer to "how to live to and enjoy a rich fulfilling and contented old age. A wonderful lesson, in achieving the ability to sort out what is important in life. The review below by Bakersfield Barbara says it all for me.

from NielsenGW

Stop me if you've heard this one before: an old man goes on vacation. There, he takes stock of his years, drinks in old philosophies, and ruminates on what growing old means and how one can live a fulfilled life. While it may the premise of many a chicken soup book, Daniel Klein is no hack. His T...

from bakersfieldbarbara

TRAVELS WITH EPICURUS A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of an Authentic Old Age Daniel Klein went to the dentist, left with his teeth as they were, but with a new adventure for his late life plans. Why should he beautify his smile at age 73, and follow the route of so many others chasing thei...