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Natural causes : an epidemic of wellness, the certainty of dying, and killing ourselves to live longer

text Natural causes : an epidemic of wellness, the certainty of dying, and killing ourselves to live longer

Summary
Barbara Ehrenreich explores how we are killing ourselves to live longer, not better. She describes how we over-prepare and worry way too much about what is inevitable. One by one, Ehrenreich topples the shibboleths that guide our attempts to live ... Read more
Contents
Midlife revolt -- Rituals of humiliation -- The veneer of science -- Crushing the body -- The madness of mindfulness -- Death in social context -- The war between conflict and harmony -- Cellular treason -- Tiny minds -- "Successful aging" -- The ... Read more
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xv, 234 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher
Twelve 2018

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 306.9 EHR in Adult Non-fiction Reshelving

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