Looking Forward: An Optimist's Guide to Retirement by Ellen Freudenheim, Stephen Quinlan (Illustrator), Stephen Quinlan (Illustrator)

From the Publisher

Just as the best-selling job-hunt guide What Color Is Your Parachute? helped us figure out what we wanted to do for work, Looking Forward helps us figure out what we want to do with our post-career years, whether that means working part-time, traveling to China, writing a novel, or hiking the Rockies.

Thanks to increased life expectancy, Americans are living longer. Millions of baby boomers on the brink of their 60s can happily anticipate many healthy years to come, yet they're often at a loss about what to do in this new phase of life. And many of them may have an unfulfilled dream or two they've never quite been able to shake. Author Ellen Freudenheim, a boomer herself, shares her generation's uncertainty and excitement. In an engaging, encouraging tone, she tells readers how to successfully pursue everything from second careers to additional academic degrees to volunteer work. Filled with practical tips, informative charts, and revealing quizzes, as well as anecdotes from and profiles of vibrant retirees, Looking Forward is the book that will guide boomers as they reinvent this vital stage of life.

Author Bio: ELLEN FREUDENHEIM is the author of five books, including three guides to Brooklyn, a wedding planner for the executive bride, and a dictionary of healthcare terms. Her career in public relations has spanned 25 years, and she has appeared on television and radio programs on ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR, and BBC.

Library Journal

In this upbeat handbook, Freudenheim, a public relations specialist and writer, redefines retirement, offering a panorama of ideas and activities through which older Americans can find fulfillment, enjoyment, and meaning, whether or not they are employed. These go beyond general suggestions to explore travel, volunteer work, and new love-Freudenheim shows readers how to determine which path is best for them, drawing on health research and 200 interviews with relevant specialists. Quizzes laced throughout encourage introspection and facilitate personal planning; lists of organizations and URLs round out the text. While there are many books on retirement, this one ranks among the best and will appeal to pre-retirement baby boomers as well as retired seniors. Recommended for all public libraries. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Product Details

• ISBN: 1584793422
  
• ISBN-13: 9781584793427
• Format: Paperback, 368pp
• Publisher: Abrams,Harry N Inc
• Pub. Date: September 2004
• Sales Rank: 80,252