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You're looking very well: The surprising nature of getting old
by Lewis Wolpert
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0571250645
- ISBN 13
- 9780571250646
- Seller
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Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
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Synopsis
We now live longer today than at any time in history. In the UK, more people are aged over sixty-five than under sixteen and by 2050, over a third of the developed world will be over sixty. How should we deal with this phenomenon? What are the scientific reasons for ageing? And can - or should - we prevent it? Lewis Wolpert, distinguished biologist and octogenarian, explores the scientific background and the implications of our ageing population. In this engaging investigation, he tackles every aspect of the subject from ageism to euthanasia to antiageing cream and, through it all, tries to better understand his own ageing. Witty, frank and often inspiring, Lewis Wolpert is the perfect guide to 'looking very well'.
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- Bookseller
- Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RB16780
- Title
- You're looking very well: The surprising nature of getting old
- Author
- Lewis Wolpert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0571250645
- ISBN 13
- 9780571250646
- Publisher
- Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- BZDB1 Science & Technology; Biology; ISBN: 0571250645 EAN: 9780571250646 Lewis Wolpert You're looking very well: The surprising nature of getting old
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