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Title: Why Survive?: Being Old in America by Robert N., M.D. Butler ISBN: 0-8018-7425-4 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good reading, though slightly out of date now
Comment: I read this book because I have never read anything in this field. This book was published in the 1970s when conditions for elderly people were bad. High inflation was reducing the value of the nest eggs of many. Large lay-offs also meant that many older people could not depend on their children for financial support. As such, this book was important in that it addressed all issues, major and minor, that elderly people have to deal with in this country. These issues still exist, but I dare say the elderly population are the most privileged class in this country this decade. The last 3 years have seen reduced public funding for education, as taxes have been reduced, primarily on savings, sales of securities, and property. Programs to help the future (children) are being cut to fund tax cuts for the middle-aged and elderly portions of America.
Yes health costs are going up, but if one looks at medicine over the decade, one notices that most of the advances have been in treating adult and elderly diseases like Alzheimers, cancer, Parkinson's, and heart disease. Almost no advances are being made in treating diseases of young people. Most importantly, inflation over the last decade has been extremely low, which is great for people living on fixed incomes. This book is good reading, but the problems it highlights are ones that every individual has a lifetime to prepare for.
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Title: The Future of Long-Term Care: Social and Policy Issues by Robert H., Phd Binstock, Leighton E., MD Cluff, Otto, Phd Von Mering ISBN: 0801853206 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $46.00 |
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Title: The Future of Age-Based Public Policy by Robert B. Hudson ISBN: 0801856604 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Ethical Patient Care: A Casebook for Geriatric Health Care Teams by Mathy Doval Mezey, Christine K., Md. Cassel, Melissa M., Ph.D. Bottrell, Kathryn, Dr. Hyer, Judith L., Ph.D. Howe, Er, Terry T. Ful ISBN: 0801867703 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Under the Banner of Heaven : A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer ISBN: 0385509510 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 15 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Living History by Hillary Rodham Clinton ISBN: 0743222245 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 09 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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