This Chair Rocks
Brand: Celadon Books
Categories: Books, Politics & Social Sciences, Sociology



Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.8 x 8.2 inches
ISBN-13: 978-1250297259
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1250297257
Print length: 304 pages
Publication date: August 11, 2020
subtitle: Paperback – August 11, 2020
author: Visit Amazon's Ashton Applewhite Page search results Ashton Applewhite
review: Editorial Reviews Review One of the “100 Best Books to Read at Any Age.” ― The Washington Post One of “Ten Books to Help You Foster a More Diverse and Inclusive Workplace.” ―FORBES “Her humor, high-energy writing, and emphasis on positive ways to view and experience age contribute to making this a valuable resource, an agent for social change, and an enjoyable read.” ―Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "[This Chair Rocks] provides a positive view of aging that is sorely missing in today’s popular culture. Appealing to a wide audience, it might even serve as a spark for positive social change." ―Library Journal, Starred Review “An upbeat, empathetic, and practical guide to becoming "an old person in training." ―Kirkus Reviews “Applewhite offers a fierce and funny yet practical and thoughtful manifesto on how such negativity can be combated on individual and societal levels. Offering much food for thought and abundant realistic steps to engender positive change, Applewhite's guide is an essential tool for enjoying healthy and happy aging.” ―Booklist "This Chair Rocks is radical, exuberant, and full of all sorts of facts that erase many of the myths and beliefs about late life. As Applewhite defines and describes ageism, new ways of seeing and being in the world emerge, empowering everyone to see things as they really are." ― Laurie Anderson, artist “Wow. This book totally rocks. It arrived on a day when I was in deep confusion and sadness about my age Everything about it, from my invisibility to my neck. Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination, and inspiration. I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me.” ―Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author "Sometimes a writer does us all a great favor and switches on a light. Snap! The darkness vanishes, and in its place we find an electric vision of new ways of living... This Chair Rocks illuminates the path." ― Dr. Bill Thomas, founder of ChangingAging "A smart and stirring call to add ageism to the list of 'isms' that divide us, and to mobilize against it. An important wake-up call for any baby boomer who's apprehensive about growing old." ― Pepper Schwartz, AARP Ambassador About the Author Ashton Applewhite is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and of Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well . A co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse, Ashton is at the forefront of the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and to dismantle it. She speaks widely at venues that have included the TED mainstage and the United Nations, has written for Harper’s , the Guardian , and the New York Times ; has been recognized by the New York Times , the New Yorker , National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism; and is the voice of Yo, Is This Ageist ? In 2022 the Decade of Healthy Aging, a UN + WHO collaboration, named Ashton one of the Healthy Aging 50: fifty leaders transforming the world to be a better place to grow older.