| Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders Contributor(s): Pipher, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573227846 ISBN-13: 9781573227841 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: Mary Pipher's third New York Times bestseller -- a book about us and our parents . . . There are more older people in America today than ever before. They are our parents and grandparents, our aunts and uncles and in-laws. They are living longer, but in a culture that has come to worship youth -- a culture in which families have dispersed, communities have broken down, and older people are isolated. Meanwhile, adults in two-career families are struggling to divide their time among their kids, their jobs, and their aging parents -- searching for the right words to talk about loneliness, forgetfulness, or selling the house. Another Country is a field guide to this rough terrain for a generation of baby boomers who are finding themselves unprepared to care for those who have always cared for them. Psychologist and bestselling writer Mary Pipher maps out strategies that help bridge the gaps that separate us from our elders. And with her inimitable combination of respect and realism, she offers us new ways of supporting each other -- new ways of sharing our time, our energy, and our love. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Eldercare - Family & Relationships | Parenting - Parent & Adult Child - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Later Years |
| Dewey: 306.874 |
| LCCN: 98031877 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.47" W x 8.25" (0.70 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A New York Times Bestseller There are more older people in America today than ever before. They are our parents and grandparents, our aunts and uncles and in-laws. They are living longer, but in a culture that has come to worship youth--a culture in which families have dispersed, communities have broken down, and older people are isolated. Meanwhile, adults in two-career families are struggling to divide their time among their kids, their jobs, and their aging parents--searching for the right words to talk about loneliness, forgetfulness, or selling the house. Another Country is a field guide to this rough terrain for a generation of baby boomers who are finding themselves unprepared to care for those who have always cared for them. Psychologist and bestselling writer Mary Pipher maps out strategies that help bridge the gaps that separate us from our elders. And with her inimitable combination of respect and realism, she offers us new ways of supporting each other--new ways of sharing our time, our energy, and our love. |