Rich in Years: Finding Peace and Purpose in a Long Life (Paperback)

from hobbitprincess

I think perhaps I read this book from a different perspective than the intended audience. At 52, I am looking ahead to the next phase of my life, and I was hoping for some encouragement because I find the future looking rather bleak at times. This wasn't the book I needed to read. It really point...

from woolgathering2

How can our society value seniors more and give them the dignity they deserve? How can we restore and strengthen the bonds between generations? How can older Americans find meaning and purpose in life regardless of age and health? These questions are at the heart of Johann Christoph Arnold's elev...

from phoenixcomet

I am completely uncertain how this title appeared on my book shelf as I am middle-aged, rather than elderly, but since it was there, I read it anyway. The book has a peaceful, encouraging undertone that gently combines spirituality/ Christianity with the process of aging and letting go. Some of t...

from MAXAIRA

I received this book as a giveaway from "Library Thing" and being a giveaway I am reviewing the book so that perhaps a few others might see it and the implications that it brings with it in a slightly different light than most of the reviews that I have read. I asked for the book for two reasons:...

from pamjw

This book is about growing old. A time that can be a great worry, but that Arnold wants to see as a blessing, and even an adventure. The question posed in the forward by Rolland G Smith, is "How can we create connections between generations when the young and old no longer live in the same place?...