Losing it : in which an aging professor laments his shrinking brain, . /

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In Losing It, William Ian Miller brings his inimitable wit and learning to the subject of growing old: too old to matter, of either rightly losing your confidence or wrongly maintaining it, culpably refusing to face the fact that you are losing it. The "it" in Miller's "losing it...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miller, William Ian, 1946-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Miller, William Ian, > 1946-
Old age.
Aging.
Old age in literature.
Aging in literature.
Vieillesse.
Vieillissement.
Vieillesse dans la littérature.
Vieillissement dans la littérature.
old age.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
Aging
Aging in literature
Old age
Old age in literature
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The you behind your eyes is out of date
  • Can you recall what you had for dinner, Cronus?
  • Shrink wrap
  • Old views of old age
  • Older, yes, but wiser?
  • The dark side of wisdom
  • Homo querelus (man the complainer)
  • Old saints, old killers, and more complaints
  • Complaining against the most high
  • Giving up smoting for good
  • Paralysis of the spirit
  • Yes, you can take it with you
  • Owing the dead
  • Going soft
  • Little things; or, what if?
  • Defying augury
  • Frankly, I do give a damn
  • Going through all these things twice
  • Do not go gentle: a valediction.

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