November 2017. Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination, and inspiration. Bill Thomas, founder of ChangingAging"A smart and stirring call to add ageism to the list of 'isms' that divide us, and to mobilize against it. --Margaret Morganroth Gullette, author of Aged by Culture and the prize-winning Agewise and Declining to Decline "Ashton Applewhite is a visionary whose time has come, tackling one of the most persistent biases of our day with originality, verve, and humor. Everything about it, from my invisibility to my neck. Entdecken Sie jetzt alle Amazon Prime-Vorteile. $9.99. ", Age Discrimination Lawyer found this extremely insightful, Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2017. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Wir verwenden Cookies und ähnliche Tools, um Ihr Einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern, um unsere Dienste anzubieten, um zu verstehen, wie die Kunden unsere Dienste nutzen, damit wir Verbesserungen vornehmen können, und um Werbung anzuzeigen. -Marc Freedman, CEO of Encore.org and author of The Big Shift: Navigating the New Life Stage Before Midlife "A smart and stirring call to add ageism to the list of 'isms' that divide us, and to mobilize against it. This book totally rocks. - Anne Lamott, New York Times best-selling author "Vibrant, energetic, fact-filled and funny, This Chair Rocks is a call to arms not just for older people but for our whole society." You can quickly change the text size by zooming in and out in your browser window. M.T. I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me.”―Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author, "Sometimes a writer does us all a great favor and switches on a light. The darkness vanishes, and in its place we find an electric vision of new ways of living...This Chair Rocks illuminates the path. April 2016. This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism 304. by Ashton Applewhite | Editorial Reviews. Konnte ich aber nicht. Citing research and credible sources, she dismantles the stereotypes about older age, giving us a practical assessment of the good and the bad. He was new to the struggles of the writing life and alone on New Year's Eve; not a good combination. Library Journal, Starred Review“An upbeat, empathetic, and practical guide to becoming "an old person in training." That wrinkles are embarrassing, and old people useless. Applewhite once held these beliefs too until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Historian David Hackett Fischer is blisteringly clear about the implications of this damaging divide, "destructive most of all to those who adopt it — for in the end it is always directed inward upon the mind it occupies." Dementia confers no immunity. The author – and the main audience -may be American but this remarkable book should be read by anyone who has been affected by ageism – and that means most of us. Rezension aus Spanien vom 1. "Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?" Propelled by postwar leisure and prosperity, the explosion of consumer culture, and research into a stage of life newly dubbed "adolescence," youth culture emerged as a distinct twentieth-century phenomenon. Vielleicht hätte ich durchhalten müssen. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. We're so busy feeling young that we stay blind to the ageism in and around us and never learn to defend ourselves against it. Alternatively, you can hold (Ctrl) and use your mouse's scroll wheel to adjust zoom level. "A knowledgeable, straight-talking, and witty book that briskly explainsto anyone how-wrong-we-are-about-aging. The book explains the roots of ageism—in history and in our own age denial—and how it divides and debases, examines how ageist myths and stereotypes cripple the way our brains and bodies function, looks at ageism in the workplace and the bedroom, exposes the cost of the all-American myth of independence, critiques the portrayal of olders as burdens to society, describes what an all-age-friendly world would look like, and concludes with a rousing call to action. An important wake-up call for any baby boomer who's apprehensive about growing old. Am I – was I – ageist? "―Pepper Schwartz, AARP Ambassador. The term was quickly adopted by the media and added to the Oxford English Dictionary. An important wake-up call for any baby boomer who's apprehensive about growing old. American culture barrages the old and disabled with the message that their lives are not worthwhile, nor worth paying for. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces her journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Wählen Sie ein Land/eine Region für Ihren Einkauf. Folded Wisdom is an inspirational testament to the depth of a father’s love for his Vielleicht hätte ich durchhalten müssen. Within four orfive wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination andinspiration. Whether you’re older or hoping to get there, this book will shake you by the shoulders, cheer you up, make you mad, and change the way you see the rest of your life. ), cited by Forbes as one of Forty Women to Watch Over 40, in 2017, argues convincingly that ageism—like racism and sexism—is a form of demeaning prejudice, inaccurately generalizing the experiences of older adults and promoting the idea that old age is repulsive and lonely. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces Applewhite’s journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life. --Anne Lamott, New York Times best-selling author "Vibrant, energetic, fact-filled and funny, 'This Chair Rocks' is a call to arms not just for older people but for our whole society." I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me." But rejecting such stereotypes should not lead to strategies such as dying hair, applying creams and potions, and taking pills that promise "to erase the trace of time." Diesen Roman kann man nicht aus der Hand legen…. Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination, and inspiration. As an 85-year-old Englishwoman I found the energy, the wit and the sheer truth of Ashton Applewhite’s writing a joy – and an education. Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination, and inspiration. Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2018. Her magic formula of naming and shaming may just shake all of us out of complacency and it into action. A present for my sister. This book totally rocks. She notes that forgetfulness "is not Alzheimer's, or dementia, or even necessarily a sign of cognitive impairment"; rates of dementia are falling, she has discovered, even as the population is aging. Take the sad story of Bob Bergeron, a therapist in New York whose suicide at forty-seven took his friends by surprise. Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination and inspiration. Viewing 60 or 70—or even 40—as the beginning of the end necessarily has an impact on self-image and outlook. This book totally rocks. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. View All Available Formats & Editions. Among the author's suggestions for creating "an all-age-friendly world" are creating increased opportunities for older people to contribute "socially, civically, and economically" to the community; improving research into the biology of aging and the social implications of longevity; and expanding the training of geriatric medical practitioners as well as resources for older learners and workers. However, most Americans have yet to put their concerns about aging in a social or political context. "―Laurie Anderson, artist, “Wow. 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