Independence Day : What I Learned About Retirement from Some Who’ve Done It and Some Who Never Will
Publisher,Harper Horizon
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Format, Hardcover
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No. of Pages, 256
In Independence Day, Lopez uses his reporter skills not only to look inward but also to interview those who have chosen to extend their working life to its (il)logical extreme--people like Mel Brooks, still working at 94, or government worker Mary Lee, who is 100 and still goes to the office every day, as she has for 70 years.
However, there are scientific reasons to retire, as outlined by the psychiatrist, two aging scientists, and geriatric specialist (all over the age of 75 themselves) he taps for their insight.
And of course, he talks to people who are happily retired--who have reinvented themselves outside of the constraints of work--and those who would like to retire but can't because of the financial realities of our declining economy and shrinking Social Security safety net.
About the Author
Steve Lopez has been a Los Angeles Times columnist since 2001 and is a four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for commentary. He is the author of three novels, two collections of columns, and the New York Times bestseller and winner of the PEN USA Literary Award for Nonfiction, The Soloist. Additionally, Lopez's television reporting for public station KCET has won three local news Emmys and a share of the Columbia University DuPont Award.
- Dimensions : 6.37 x 0.96 x 9.37 inches
