After a chance encounter with an extraordinary 99-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Pillemer began to wonder what older people know about life that the rest of us don't. His quest led him to interview more than 1,000 Americans over the age of 65 to seek their counsel on all the big issues--children, marriage, money, career, and aging.

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""30 lessons for Living" is an absolute gem! Thank you Karl Pillemer for taking the time to collect such a valuable trove of wisdom, and for sharing it with us in such a readable book. It's one that I'll recommend often. All of it is wonderful, but I particularly appreciated the lessons on honesty and saying yes to opportunities. Read this book - you'll get more out of life and have fewer regrets." -Hal Urban, author of" Life's Greatest Lessons"---Hal Urban, author of"Life's Greatest Lessons"