30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans

　　皮勒摩走進護理之家，和年近九十的老婆婆茱恩不期而遇，簡單的問候卻讓他的內心產生戲劇性的衝擊：為何一個日薄西山、受盡病魔折騰的人，會有如此積極樂觀的心態？

　　儘管每一個人生，都是無法複製的，但一定有什麼是長者瞭然於心、對我們來說卻仍是一無所悉的處世祕密……於是，皮勒摩決定去探索長者的智慧之鑰。

　　從婚姻到子女，從事業到金錢，從懊悔到快樂，皮勒摩從探訪1000多位長者的第一手經驗中發現，他們的真知灼見，竟然會不約而同地指向30個課題！

　　這些實用又具啟發性的群眾智慧，是長者們但願在他們年輕時就能早知道的事；在人生謝幕前，他們真摯、大方地與我們分享。皮勒摩的發現，不僅改變了他的人生，也將會影響我們每一個人。

　　★本書中譯版《發現幸福：1000位長者教會我的人生30堂課》由財信出版。

＂Heartfelt and ever-endearing--equal parts information and inspiration. This is a book to keep by your bedside and return to often.＂--Amy Dickinson, nationally syndicated advice columnist ＂Ask Amy＂

More than one thousand extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness.

After a chance encounter with an extraordinary ninety-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer began to wonder what older people know about life that the rest of us don’t.

His quest led him to interview more than one thousand Americans over the age of sixty-five to seek their counsel on all the big issues- children, marriage, money, career, aging. Their moving stories and uncompromisingly honest answers often surprised him. And he found that he consistently heard advice that pointed to these thirty lessons for living. Here he weaves their personal recollections of difficulties overcome and lives well lived into a timeless book filled with the hard-won advice these older Americans wish someone had given them when they were young.

Like This I Believe, StoryCorps’s Listening Is an Act of Love, and Tuesdays with Morrie, 30 Lessons for Living is a book to keep and to give. Offering clear advice toward a more fulfilling life, it is as useful as it is inspiring.

作者簡介

卡爾．皮勒摩 博士（Karl Pillemer, Ph.D.）

　　為國際知名的老年學權威，其研究檢視了人們的一生是如何發展及改變。不僅是康乃爾大學人類發展學教授，也是康乃爾老化轉譯研究中心的創辦人。著有五本書，發表過千餘篇科學論文，並在全球各地以優質老化、家庭關係和長者照護為題發表演說。目前定居於紐約上州。

Karl Pillemer, PhD, is the founder and director of the Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging, a center that works to increase public awareness of aging research. Dr. Pillemer has authored more than one hundred scientific publications, and has spoken widely throughout the world on issues of successful aging, family relationships, and elder care.