Listening to Midlife
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1570621683 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Highly recommended. Mark Gerzon makes some valuable observations about this Highly recommended. Mark Gerzon makes some valuable observations about this time of life that many of us find we were unprepared for.. If your old compass is broken Mark Elliott Smith I discovered this book early in my crisis. Three years later I still routinely consult Gerzon's wisdom. I've read volumes trying to find my through what he calls The Forest Dark, and no words have rung truer than those found in Listening to Midlife. It's a masterpiece and, for those of us with a malfunctioning compass, a light t. This is the book I was looking for, it may be the book you are looking for! I read these reviews, but I've never written one. I feel it's necessary here, however.If, like me, you are looking for a book about midlife changes that is intelligent and respectful, written by a man, for men then this is it. You may have already searched the internet for "midlife crisis" or looked for books about midlife. If y
. Through his story and the stories of others, Gerzon shows us that this time of "midlife crisis" can become a period of personal growth and achievement. Recommended.Elizabeth Caulfield Felt, Washington State Univ., PullmanCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Best-selling author Gerzon describes with painful honesty the trials and tribulations he encountered as he entered into midlife. Noting that every person's journey will be different, Gerzon demonstrates that with a little courage and a lot of honesty, the second half of life can be even more rewarding than the first. In addition to his own experience, he has interviewed many others, famous and not famous, who have experienced and overcome the personal doubt that will plague most of us sometime between the ages of 35 and 55. It offers us the opportunity to change what we have been and become whole and happy individuals
Based on interviews with a wide variety of men and women and research on the literature of adult development, Mark Gerzon answers the question, "Is it possible that human beings experience a profound metamorphosis in midlife?" with a resounding "yes."