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| Old and On Their Own | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Coles
Creators: Alex Harris, Thomas Roma
Publisher: Doubletake Book
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1605294
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 184
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0393319121
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.260973
EAN: 9780393319125
ASIN: 0393319121
Publication Date: July 1, 1999
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Long recognized for his work with young people, the prominent child psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Coles explores the lives of the elderly in Old and on Their Own. Dr. Coles introduces us to eleven men and women over the age of 75 living on their own. These older Americans share their thoughts, memories, aspirations, and worries, and tell us what it means to be old. Their stories are full of humor and hope, told with courage and dignity. The photographic essay by Alex Harris and Thomas Roma provides an important visual dimension to this book. Harris photographed in Durham, North Carolina, and Roma in his native Brooklyn. Whether rural or urban, black or white, rich or poor, these elderly people emerge as strong and inspiring individuals who deserve our respect and admiration, and who show us how to live our later years to the fullest.
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Awesome! December 20, 2001
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Yes, the author does let us see into himself, but does not deign to "interpret" the men and women who inhabit these pages. Old, old age is a stage of life who's voice we all need to heed. Hints at the kind of life lived "being" rather than "doing" can lead us all to a kind of "spirit" long held "other" and thus leaving us deprived of the balance of long life's wisdom. This book is a gift.
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