The New Senior Man: Exploring New Horizons, New Opportunities [Hardcover]

Thelma Reese and Barbara Fleisher have opened the eyes of America to the new senior man. Their new discoveries are enlightening, often humorous, and sometimes surprising. With The New Senior Man, expect to gain new definition to man's purpose, his journey into retirement, and his quest to reinvent himself. Thank you Elder Chicks for this new point of view.All hail, The New Senior Man! ?In their new book Fleisher and Reese?dig deep and really get to the juice of thingsthe sense of identity, passion, fear, energy, creativity, sexuality  and more  of a new breed of older homo sapiens. ?We meet and get to know a wonderful cast of characters who prove the authors twin theses: this is a new and exciting time of life for older men and there is a legion of such men inventing it.The stories presented in this book paint pictures of possibilities for men who are elders, and its these possibilities that will enable us to choose to live our lives to the fullest.Never before have so many people  men and women  had so much experience and time and the capacity to do something significant with it. This moving and insightful book  and the thoughtful men in it  encourage us to seize the opportunity, write our own encore, and live our legacy. What a gift!The emotional, social, and psychological needs of retired men are often overlooked in favor of their medical and financial needs. This book paints a picture of what successful retirement and aging can look like for any man, no matter his age, position, talents, or challenges.The New Senior Man: Exploring New Horizons, New Opportunities fills a gap that is already huge and growing. Where do men fit into the astonishing changes in both life expectancy and visibility of the aging boomers among us? Unlike women, who move into retirement years with a network of friends and intimates cultivated over decades, men, for the most part, do it alone. Changes in womens lives and in the culture have brought changes for men who were told tlă°