{"product_id":"in-praise-of-ageing","title":"In Praise of Ageing","description":"\u003ci\u003eRetirement is not the time to cut all ties and head off to live in a warm climate but rather to ask:Who do I want to be near? How will my relationships be reaffirmed? What do I care about?What can I create and contribute to the world?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meet Jim Brierley, who was still jumping out of planes aged eighty-eight. And Muriel Crabtree,whose exhibition of pastels was opened by the governor-general shortly after Crabtree diedaged 102.\u003cbr\u003e Australians are staying healthy and living longer than ever before. Yet ratherthan focusing on the productive, rich, varied lives older people lead we dwell on the burden ofageing. \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of Ageing\u003c\/i\u003e tells the stories of eight people who have lived well into their ninetiesand beyond. These people will inspire you, entertain you and motivate you to be connected,interested, risk-taking and inventive. They will challenge your preconceptions. And they willconvince you that fifty is now the start of the second half of life and not the beginning of the end.\u003cbr\u003e Patricia Edgar's\u003ci\u003e In Praise of Ageing\u003c\/i\u003e is timely and groundbreaking in its desire to reshape ourthinking.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Patricia Edgar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43516737585213,"sku":null,"price":31.34,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781922147554.jpg?v=1787570720","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/in-praise-of-ageing","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}