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The longevity revolution
the benefits and challenges of living a long life
By Butler, Dr Doug & Butler, Robert N.
- ISBN
- 978-1-58648-553-5
- Publisher
- New York : PublicAffairs, c2008.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on January 15, 2008
Until the early 20th century, few people made it to age 50; today, the average life expectancy is 77 and will continue to grow as science finds new ways to extend life, writes gerontologist Butler, founder of the National Institute on Aging and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Why Survive?: Being Old in America (1975). Longevity, however, is of little value in the absence of quality of life, he argues in this...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
