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Travels with Epicurus: Meditations from a Greek Island on the Pleasures of Old Age
Daniel Klein
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Description for Travels with Epicurus: Meditations from a Greek Island on the Pleasures of Old Age
Paperback. A profound new vision of aging happily - from the bestselling author of Plato and a Platypus walk into a Bar Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; JFSP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Our society worships at the fountain of youth. Each year, we try to delay the arrival of old age, using everything at our disposal, from extreme exercise and botox to pilates and cosmetic dentistry. But in the process, are we missing out on a distinct and extraordinarily valuable stage of life?
Asking whether it is better to be forever young or to grin toothlessly and live an authentic old age, bestselling author Daniel Klein journeys to the Greek island of Hydra. There he draws on the lives of octogenarian Greek locals, as well as philosophers ranging from Epicurus to Sartre, to discover the secrets of ageing ... Read more
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Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780744124
SKU
V9781780744124
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Daniel Klein
Daniel Klein is the co-author of the international bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar. He is a Harvard graduate in philosophy and an acclaimed writer of both fiction and nonfiction. When not enjoying the slow life on Greek islands, he lives in Massachusetts with his wife. He is seventy-five years old.
Reviews for Travels with Epicurus: Meditations from a Greek Island on the Pleasures of Old Age
It’s an affectionate portrait of the island [of Hydra] but is really a primer on making the most of life’
Daily Telegraph, best books of 2014
'I was bowled over by its easy charm and hard-won wisdom.'
Daily Mail
'Charming and intelligent. I enjoyed this book very much.'
Diana Athill 'Wry, whimsical, amusing and intelligent.' ... Read more
Daily Telegraph, best books of 2014
'I was bowled over by its easy charm and hard-won wisdom.'
Daily Mail
'Charming and intelligent. I enjoyed this book very much.'
Diana Athill 'Wry, whimsical, amusing and intelligent.' ... Read more