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A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being
Random House
March 2007
On Sale: February 27, 2007
320 pages
ISBN: 1400064775
EAN: 9781400064779
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
In his landmark book How We Die, Sherwin B. Nuland
profoundly altered our perception of the end of life. Now in
The Art of Aging, Dr. Nuland steps back to explore the
impact of aging on our minds and bodies, strivings and
relationships. Melding a scientist’s passion for truth with
a humanist’s understanding of the heart and soul, Nuland has
created a wise, frank, and inspiring book about the ultimate
stage of life’s journey. The onset of aging can be so gradual that we are often
surprised to find that one day it is fully upon us. The
changes to the senses, appearance, reflexes, physical
endurance, and sexual appetites are undeniable–and rarely
welcome–and yet, as Nuland shows, getting older has its
surprising blessings. Age concentrates not only the mind,
but the body’s energies, leading many to new sources of
creativity, perception, and spiritual intensity. Growing
old, Nuland teaches us, is not a disease but an art–and for
those who practice it well, it can bring extraordinary rewards. “I’m taking the journey even while I describe it,” writes
Nuland, now in his mid-seventies and a veteran of nearly
four decades of medical practice. Drawing on his own life
and work, as well as the lives of friends both famous and
not, Nuland portrays the astonishing variability of the
aging experience. Faith and inner strength, the deepening of
personal relationships, the realization that career does not
define identity, the acceptance that some goals will remain
unaccomplished–these are among the secrets of those who age
well. Will scientists one day fulfill the dream of eternal youth?
Nuland examines the latest research into extending life and
the scientists who are pursuing it. But ultimately, what
compels him most is what happens to the mind and spirit as
life reaches its culminating decades. Reflecting the wisdom
of a long lifetime, The Art of Aging is a work of luminous
insight, unflinching candor, and profound compassion.
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