{"product_id":"why-survive-being-old-in-america-9780801874253","title":"Why Survive?: Being Old in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Butler questions the value of long life for its own sake; modern medicine, he says, has ironically created 'a huge group of people for whom survival is possible but satisfaction in living elusive.' He proposes sweeping policy reforms to redefine and restructure the institutions responsible for what he calls 'the tragedy of old age in America.'\" -\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Crammed with facts that explode old myths.\" -\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heavily documented, highly readable . . . jammed with recommendations for constructive change in every area.\" -\u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I commend it for clarity and lucidity, unpretentiousness and comprehensiveness . . . I think it is a classic.\" -Karl Menninger M.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-50317\"\u003eRobert N. Butler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.54w x 1.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801874253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801874254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MED\"\u003eMedical\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MED032000\"\u003eGeriatrics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC013000\"\u003eGerontology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert N. Butler, M.D., \u003c\/b\u003e is president and chief executive officer of the International Longevity Center-USA and professor of geriatrics at the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. From 1975 to 1982 he was the founding director of the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health. In 1982 he founded the first department of geriatrics in a U.S. medical school. In 1976 Butler won the Pulitzer Prize for his book \u003ci\u003eWhy Survive?: Being Old in America.\u003c\/i\u003e He is co-author (with Dr. Myrna I. Lewis) of the books \u003ci\u003eAging and Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLove and Sex After 60.\u003c\/i\u003e He is presently working on a book, \u003ci\u003eThe Longevity Revolution.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44443518304493,"sku":"9780801874253","price":55.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_23127ba5-1eea-47a1-9618-faa4635ae05b.jpg?v=1700231565","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/why-survive-being-old-in-america-9780801874253","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}