The Third Act: Reinventing Your Next Chapter - Couverture rigide

Sapan, Josh

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1648960650 ISBN 13 : 9781648960659

Editeur : Princeton Architectural Press, 2022

Synopsis

“In Life's Third Act, Josh Sapan has done something remarkable. Through gorgeous photos, hopeful messages, and inspiring stories featuring fantastic men and women, he inspires us all to imagine what might be possible in our own lives in the years ahead. BRAVO!” —Ken Dychtwald, author and Founder/CEO at Age Wave

With more than 60 exquisite photographic portraits and profiles of remarkable people, this artful coffee table book celebrates aging in all its grace, excitement, accomplishments, and discovery.

There's an entirely new way to think about what you do later in life. The Third Act profiles 60 people who are doing it differently, redefining conventional retirement and living their most productive and thrilling new chapters.

Read how celebrities like Alan Alda, Rita Moreno, Gloria Steinem, George Takei, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, James E. Clyburn, and Norman Lear took on new challenges at an age when many people put their feet up. Be inspired by the stories of boundary-breaking and incredibly accomplished people like:

• Donzella Washington, who became the oldest graduate of Alabama A&M University at eighty.
• Andrea Peterson, who fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a firefighter at fifty.
• Paul Dillon, who started an incubator for marine veterans after his business career.
• Hope Harley, who founded the Bronx Children's Museum after a career at a telecommunications company.
• And many more.

These life stories and beautiful portraits will encourage readers to bring their passions and capabilities to life at a time when many are conventionally retiring. Perfect for anyone eager to explore new thinking on longevity, take a creative approach to their own third act, or move toward a future that is bigger than their past. A beautiful gift to give or receive, this is perfect for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, birthdays, retirement celebrations, or any milestone occasion.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Josh Sapan is a longtime media executive.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Flipping conventional retirement on its head, this beautifully illustrated book showcases and celebrates what people are doing after the job, kids, and an increasing longer middle age. Many people are experiencing the most productive and thrilling part of their lives past the age of 70. Third Act profiles more than sixty men and women who are redefining old age, who challenge the convention of retirement, and who inspire by their rich and various experiences, enterprises, projects, pursuits, and accomplishments in the latter part of their lives. Stories of people’s third act include Ida Keeling (b. 1915) who has set running records for her age group, Robert Redford’s (b. 1936) who continues to work as an environmentalist and activist, Carl Butz (b. 1946) who bought a small town newspaper, Freeman Vines (b. 1942) who began making guitars in his retirement, Dolores Huerta (b. 1930) wo continues to work for the poor and marginalized, and George Takei (b. 1937) who champions for LGBTQ equality. The profiles are from a wide range of people of different backgrounds (with a diversity of gender, race, and socio-economic background).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton Architectural Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1648960650
• ISBN 13: 9781648960659
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible