{"product_id":"who-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-old-the-path-of-purposeful-aging-hardcover","title":"Who Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old?: The Path of Purposeful Aging - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard J. Leider\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] valuable guide . . . The authors' gentle tone and many helpful suggestions will make readers feel as if they are listening to a close friend.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a book about how to grow old--with the emphasis on \"grow.\" The path of purposeful aging is accessible to all--and it's fundamental to health, happiness, and longevity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their bestseller \u003ci\u003eRepacking Your Bags\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro defined the good life as living in the place you belong, with people you love, doing the right work, on purpose. This book builds on that definition to offer a purposeful path for living well while aging well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a focus on developing and deepening a sense of purpose in later life, \u003ci\u003eWho Do You Want to Be When You Grow Old?\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the experience of aging with inspiring stories, real-world practices, and provocative questions. Framed by a long conversation between two old friends, the book reconceives aging as a liberating experience that enables us to become more authentically the person we always meant to be with each passing year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In a culture that offers little guidance for growing old, but excels at pushing elders aside, here's a book that will help us age into the fullness of life.\" --Parker J. Palmer, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the Brink of Everything\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard J. Leider\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of Inventure--The Purpose Company, whose mission is to help people unlock the power of purpose. Widely viewed as a pioneer of the global purpose movement, Leider has written or cowritten eleven books, including three bestsellers, which have sold over one million copies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid A. Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e is a philosopher, educator, and writer\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewhose work consistently explores matters of meaning, purpose, and equity in the lives of young people and adults. He is a tenured philosophy professor at Cascadia College, a community college in the Seattle area.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334496882925,"sku":"9781523092451","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/4qauxZsV2H9781523092451.webp?v=1785014894","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/who-do-you-want-to-be-when-you-grow-old-the-path-of-purposeful-aging-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}