What Should I Do with the Rest of My Life_ - Bruce Frankel [0]
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
MARGIE STOLL - The Natural
HARRY BERNSTEIN - Ruby of a Writer
DANA DAKIN - One Woman, Two Villages
ROBERT IADELUCA - Doctor of Substance
ALIDRA SOLDAY - Going the Distance with Granny D
THOMAS DWYER - Mission Impossible
LORETTA THAYER - A Pie Maker’s Place
NAOMI WILZIG - Erotic Woman
THEODORE LUDWICZAK - Rock Star
NANCY GAGLIANO - A Time to Teach
MYRNA HOFFMAN - Reflecting Success
BARBARA AND IRA SMITH - Recycling Lives
BETTY REID SOSKIN - Living Color
Notes
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Frankel, Bruce.
What should I do with the rest of my life?: true stories of finding success, passion,
and new meaning in the second half of life/Bruce Frankel.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN : 978-1-101-18596-4
1. Older people—United States—Case studies. 2. Success. 3. Self-realization. I. Title.
HQ1064.U5F69 2010
646.7’9—dc22 2009044543
Some of the names and identifying characteristics of the interviewees featured in this book have been changed to protect their privacy.
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For my parents, Anita and Bernie
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The path that leads to success, passion, and new meaning may be found intentionally or serendipitously.