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'Essential reading.' -- Daily Mail Book of the Week
'One of the many virtues of Lewis Wolpert's excellent investigation of 'the surprising nature of getting old' is that he does not treat the elderly as an undifferentiated blob ... Wolpert treats us to a sprightly tour that encompasses the diseases and neurological conditions that may await us en route to extinction ... You may not look any better after reading Wolpert but you will know how to feel better.' --Raymond Tallis, Daily Telegraph
'(Wolpert's) book is very informative and stimulating, provided you are prepared to look the demands of ageing in the face.' --Peter Lewis, The Oldie
'Informative, clear-eyed take on ageing.' -- Sunday Telegraph
'For Wolpert, aged 82, the acumen and drive exhibited in this book are mightily encouraging.' -- Sunday Times
'His overview of the scientific evidence is compelling, readable, and ultimately stark.' --Guardian
'This is not a miserable book. It's actually rather inspiring.' --Evening Standard
'Informative, clear-eyed take on ageing.' -- Sunday Telegraph
'For Wolpert, aged 82, the acumen and drive exhibited in this book are mightily encouraging.' -- Sunday Times
'His overview of the scientific evidence is compelling, readable, and ultimately stark.' --Guardian --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'One of the many virtues of Lewis Wolpert's excellent investigation of 'the surprising nature of getting old' is that he does not treat the elderly as an undifferentiated blob ... Wolpert treats us to a sprightly tour that encompasses the diseases and neurological conditions that may await us en route to extinction ... You may not look any better after reading Wolpert but you will know how to feel better.' --Raymond Tallis, Daily Telegraph
'(Wolpert's) book is very informative and stimulating, provided you are prepared to look the demands of ageing in the face.' --Peter Lewis, The Oldie
'Informative, clear-eyed take on ageing.' -- Sunday Telegraph
'For Wolpert, aged 82, the acumen and drive exhibited in this book are mightily encouraging.' -- Sunday Times
'His overview of the scientific evidence is compelling, readable, and ultimately stark.' --Guardian
'This is not a miserable book. It's actually rather inspiring.' --Evening Standard
'Informative, clear-eyed take on ageing.' -- Sunday Telegraph
'For Wolpert, aged 82, the acumen and drive exhibited in this book are mightily encouraging.' -- Sunday Times
'His overview of the scientific evidence is compelling, readable, and ultimately stark.' --Guardian --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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The essential book on ageing from acclaimed scientist and broadcaster Lewis Wolpert
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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have to say I found this book disappointing. I (mistakenly perhaps) expected a look at the more personal, psychological aspects of ageing. What I got was a lot of facts and figures on biological and financial aspects of ageing which made for rather dull, depressing reading. If you are a person who reads the broadsheets and is informed, this book won't tell you anything you don't already know.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Very enjoyable. A bit worrying at times but on the whole, quite encouraging that things may not be as bad as one thinks as one gets older. Illnesses and ailments are explained in, at times,an amusing way, but very informative. I like the very last paragraph in the book : a list of do's and don'ts by Jonathan Swift, some 300 years ago, on how to cope with advancing years. I'll try to follow as many as I can !
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Written by a scientist, the book is a fact-filled look at the nature of growing old, and manages to be both informative and entertaining. As well as being a scientist and an author, Lewis Wolpert is an octogenarian, so brings his own personal slant to the various chapters. Those chapters cover all aspects of ageing, including -
Surprising
Ageing
Forgetting
Living
Curing
Evolving
Understanding
Extending
Preventing
Treating
Mistreating
Caring
Adapting
Ending
Enduring
There are times when the relentless stream of facts can be overwhelming (and I must admit that there were bits I "skimmed"), but on the whole this is an informative book which is also entertaining because it is so well written. It was indeed surprising at times, as I learned many things I hadn't previously known, and there were some issues raised in the book that I've found interesting enough to follow-up on.
Surprising
Ageing
Forgetting
Living
Curing
Evolving
Understanding
Extending
Preventing
Treating
Mistreating
Caring
Adapting
Ending
Enduring
There are times when the relentless stream of facts can be overwhelming (and I must admit that there were bits I "skimmed"), but on the whole this is an informative book which is also entertaining because it is so well written. It was indeed surprising at times, as I learned many things I hadn't previously known, and there were some issues raised in the book that I've found interesting enough to follow-up on.
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I have not had a chance yet to read this as my wife has been very gripped by it! This means that I should be too!
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