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OverviewFrom the New York Times reporter whose beat is culture and ideas comes a fascinating, revelatory, and timely social history of the concept of middle age. For the first time ever, the middle-aged make up the biggest, richest, and most influential segment of the country, yet the history of middle age has remained largely untold. This important and immensely readable book finally fills the gap. In Our Prime is a biography of the idea of middle age from its invention in the late nineteenth century to its current place at the center of American society, where it shapes the way we view our families, our professional obligations, and our inner lives. Patricia Cohen ranges over the entire landscape of midlife, exploring how its biological, psychological, and social definitions have shifted from one generation to the next. Middle age has been a symbol both of decline and of power and wealth. Explaining why, Cohen takes readers from early-twentieth-century factories that refused to hire middle-aged men to twenty-first-century high-tech laboratories where researchers are currently conducting cutting-edge experiments on the middle-aged brain and body. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Patricia Cohen , Pam WardPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio ISBN: 9798200083411Publication Date: 23 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"A cool, well-documented account that puts the concept of middle age into historical context.-- ""Kirkus"" ""A cool, well-documented account that puts the concept of middle age into historical context."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Pam Ward narrates with tones of playfulness and a bit of cynicism...Her voice reflects Cohen's irritation with employers and marketers who value the younger generation."" -- ""AudioFile"" ""This comprehensive and entertaining social history highlights the possibilities of the middle years and shows how middle age reflects the attitudes and customs of each generation that passes through it."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""This is an illuminating social history for students, social scientists, and all those who wonder whether they are middle-aged."" -- ""Library Journal""" Author InformationPatricia Cohen is a New York Times reporter covering culture and ideas. She has also worked at Rolling Stone, the Washington Post, and New York Newsday. Her work has been included in the writing textbook The Longman Writer, and she is a contributor to the four-volume series The New York Times Guide to the Arts of the 20th Century. Pam Ward, an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator, found her true calling reading books for the blind and physically handicapped for the Library of Congress' Talking Books program. The fact that she can work with Blackstone Audio from the beauty of the mountains of Southern Oregon is an unexpected bonus. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |