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Summary: Pointless!
Review: I thought this book was speculative at best. I don't think we should bet the farm on some fabled super nutrition and upcoming technology. The whole thing sounds like a mediocre science fiction novel. I think it is just a ploy by an ailing company to sell more products to the elderly.
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Summary: This is a must read for everyone!
Review: I thouroughly enjoyed this book! Ken Dychtwald provides an insightful and provocative look at a significant demographic shift occuring in our society. His abiliy to capture and clarify some of the more important implications of this shift allowed me to quickly grasp the enormity of a potentially disasterous future. The fact is, we're making trade-offs today without fully understanding and considering the implications to many generations that will follow todays seniors. I thought that Dr. Dychtwald provided a valuable perspective on the needs of seniors, along with some interesting thoughts on how we might create a more desireable future. This book has helped me to better appreciate what the aging of our population means to me personally and in my business decisions.
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Summary: Buy TWO!
Review: If you're one of us 78 million baby boomers and you're self-interested or socially conscious (either or both, it doesn't matter) you need to read this book. Buy a second one and send it to your senator, congressman, governor or community leader. (No, I don't work for the publisher or author.) Just one of many sobering and important points: "The average 21st century American will actually spend more years caring for parents than children." America needs to adjust its perspectives on aging. This book exploded many of my passive assumptions and needs to be read by many.
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Summary: Buy TWO!
Review: If you're one of us 78 million baby boomers and you're self-interested or socially conscious (either or both, it doesn't matter) you need to read this book. Buy a second one and send it to your senator, congressman, governor or community leader. (No, I don't work for the publisher or author.) Just one of many sobering and important points: "The average 21st century American will actually spend more years caring for parents than children." America needs to adjust its perspectives on aging. This book exploded many of my passive assumptions and needs to be read by many.
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Summary: WHAT?
Review: In my opinion the author is completely off base with his theories. I don't see how this book can help anyone of any age. I'm glad this was a borrowed book. My time could have been better spent on a cheap romance novel.
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Summary: WHAT?
Review: In my opinion the author is completely off base with his theories. I don't see how this book can help anyone of any age. I'm glad this was a borrowed book. My time could have been better spent on a cheap romance novel.
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Summary: If you agree "demography is destiny," get this book!
Review: The 78 million baby boomers will continue to be the 800-pound gorilla of our society, breaking any remaining rules of aging and demanding special treatment. If you run a company, serve in government, invest in the stock market, have parents over 65, or plan on growing older yourself, "Age Power" is a compelling, must-read guidebook to the next few decades.
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Summary: Great for policy makers and entreprenuers
Review: The entreprenuer in particular would benefit as I from Dychtwald's latest offering. I got tons of ideas from it!
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Summary: Lackluster
Review: The most boring read I've had so far this year. I knew the subject matter would be a little dry, but this book takes dreary reading to new heights. I see very little in this book that is fresh or insightful. The author's vision seems clouded by a desire to impress the reader with how brilliant he is, and by doing so robs his thesis of credibility. Most embarrassing of all is the "Tips to age-proof your life", how arrogant. I'm glad I only borrowed this book.
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Summary: Great book; should be required reading for all Legislators
Review: The reader from Emeryville, in addition to being a poor speller, has got this wrong. I suspect he/she has some personal dispute with Dychtwald. Age Power raises several critical policy issues that the USA and other nations will inevitably face. The author's contribution is to make them highly accessible to lay persons. As time passes, and these matters surface, as they must, he will be increasingly recognized for having called our attention to them clearly and early. This is an important book; I wish it were required reading for everyone with substantial influence over national social policy.
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