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The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50

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<h4>Farrar, Straus and Giroux, December 2009</h4><h5>Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot</h5>

Sociologist Lawrence-Lightfoot’s inspiring book says that ages 50-75 are prime time for adventure. Forty interviews with people living in their “third chapter” show how fulfilling life can be then.

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