Title: Age of Wisdom: A Collection of Time-Tested Advice
Author: Natalie Parker
ISBN: 978-0-615-47064-1
105 Pages
Suggested Retail: $12.99
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About the Book:
Natalie Parker is a young woman in her mid-20s who spent time a few years ago as an intern at a Rehabilitation Hospital in Hawaii, helping seniors engage in day-to-day activities. “I was so appreciative of the advice and lessons I received from working with these senior adults,” she says. Parker realized these seniors were an untapped resource and decided that the wisdom they had accumulated over their years could be as much of a help to other people in all walks of life as it had been to her.
She began a project to request and then collect handwritten letters and postcards from seniors all over the country, each containing short yet valuable sentences of advice or observations–“wisdom” –from a generation who could look back and reflect on what values and common sense ideas had proven useful and helpful for them over the years.
She then compiled-from hundreds of responses-thirty-five of her favorites and juxtaposed the quotes with appropriate, though unrelated old photographs, and published AGE OF WISDOM: A COLLECTION OF TIME-TESTED ADVICE.
Review:
Age of Wisdom: A Collection of Time-Tested Advice is a great read that will touch your heart. It provides simple advice and insight on how to live a rewarding life. The black and white photographs included provide a great sense of nostalgia. Samples of writing from the actual contributors are featured too, which adds a special personalized touch to the collection.
I think this book would be a great gift to a loved one, a wedding gift, or to be added to a collection on the coffee table. One of my personal favorites, “If you’re always worried about failing tomorrow, you won’t have time to succeed today.”
The only thing I maybe would have done differently with this book is not vary the font size so much. Short quotes are done with large font and then long quotes have a small font size. Otherwise, beautifully laid out.
My husband and I both reflect to our wedding reception from time to time. An elderly couple in attendance told us a bit of advice for our marriage, “Give 90 and take 10”. This was said to us almost 13 years ago, but still carries such an important meaning. I’m sure Age of Wisdom: A Collection of Time-Tested Advice by Natalie Parker will also give you advice and life lessons that are priceless.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book for review. The thoughts and feelings expressed are my own. No other compensation was received to produce this review.
