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Defying Decrepitude: A Personal Memoir
Alan Peacock
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Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 4. Weight in Grams: 182.
One of our most distinguished economists, Sir Alan Peacock, also happens to be a nonagenarian. As an academic and former civil servant he is well-situated to analyse the costs and benefits of retirement and the courses of action that we can take in anticipation of a lengthening lifespan.In trying to make sense of old age by writing of his later life and memoirs, he explores the Maxims of Francois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, and views life's later stages and travails with a wry and clear-eyed detachment. Unafraid to grasp the realities of the decline of physical independence, he steers us ... Read more
One of our most distinguished economists, Sir Alan Peacock, also happens to be a nonagenarian. As an academic and former civil servant he is well-situated to analyse the costs and benefits of retirement and the courses of action that we can take in anticipation of a lengthening lifespan.In trying to make sense of old age by writing of his later life and memoirs, he explores the Maxims of Francois, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, and views life's later stages and travails with a wry and clear-eyed detachment. Unafraid to grasp the realities of the decline of physical independence, he steers us ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Buckingham Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
182g
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Buckingham, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908684257
SKU
V9781908684257
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