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 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 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 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...

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...