This Chair Rocks: A Manifiesto Against Ageism

by Ashton Applewhite

Book Overview

From childhood on, we're barraged by messages that it s sad to be old. That wrinkles are embarrassing, and old people useless. Author and activist Ashton Applewhite believed them too until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces Applewhite s journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0996934707
• ISBN13: 9780996934701
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Networked Books, Inc.
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"