This Chair Rocks A Manifesto Against Ageism |
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| Author:
| Applewhite, Ashton |
| ISBN: | 978-1-911545-26-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2019 |
| Publisher: | Melville House UK
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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From childhood on, we're barraged by messages that it's sad to be old. That wrinkles are embarrassing, and old people are useless. Author and activist Ashton Applewhite believed them too - until she realised 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-ageing radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life.
From childhood on, we're barraged by messages that it's sad to be old. That wrinkles are embarrassing, and old people are useless. Author and activist Ashton Applewhite believed them too - until she realised 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-ageing radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life.