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- The Adult Years is a compelling look at adulthood as an opportunityfor continual revitalization, reorientation, and positive change.In this revised edition, Frederic Hudson updates and refines hisvision, reflecting the extraordinary challenges we all face intoday's fast-paced, ever-changing society.
- About the Author: FREDERIC M. HUDSON, Ph.D. is founder of the Hudson Institute, which offers training programs for adult renewal, empowerment, and leadership.
- 352 Pages
- Self Improvement, Aging
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About the Book
Drawing widely from psychology and adult development theories, the revised edition of the bestselling guide to the adult years presents a compelling vision of maturity as an opportunity for renewal, reorientation, and positive change.Book Synopsis
The Adult Years is a compelling look at adulthood as an opportunityfor continual revitalization, reorientation, and positive change.In this revised edition, Frederic Hudson updates and refines hisvision, reflecting the extraordinary challenges we all face intoday's fast-paced, ever-changing society. Whether you are eighteenor eighty-eight, this classic best-selling guide will inspire youto unlock the power of personal renewal. Praise for the First Edition "The most compelling book ever written on personal transition andtransformation. If you are concerned about your own renewal and therenewal of our planet, you must read this book."--James M. Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge, Second EditionFrom the Back Cover
A Compelling Guide to Continual Self-RenewalThe Adult Years is a compelling look at adulthood as an opportunity for continual revitalization, reorientation, and positive change. In this revised edition, Frederic Hudson updates and refines his vision, reflecting the extraordinary challenges we all face in today's fast-paced, ever-changing society. Whether you are eighteen or eighty-eight, this classic best-selling guide will inspire you to unlock the power of personal renewal.
Praise for the First Edition
"The most compelling book ever written on personal transition and transformation. If you are concerned about your own renewal and the renewal of our planet, you must read this book."
--James M. Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge, Second Edition
"The Adult Years will help you to think about your life-and to stay vital all your life."
--John W. Gardner, consulting professor, Stanford University, former secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
"If you want to sustain personal empowerment throughout your adult years, read this book. Whether you are young or old, up or down, married or divorced, you will be inspired and informed by this book."
--Harville Hendrix, author of Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
"I recommend Hudson's book with great enthusiasm to all who are interested in quality of life and peak performance in life's middle years."
--Charles A. Garfield, author of Peak Performers: The New Heroes of American Business
"A rare blend of personal experience and testimony from people of many ages. This book provides a refreshingly optimistic perspective on age and aging."
--Judy Stevens-Long, author of Adult Life, fourth edition
Review Quotes
"The most compelling book ever written on personal transition andtransformation. If you are concerned about your own renewal and therenewal of our planet, you must read this book." --James M. Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge, Second Edition "The Adult Years will help you to think about your life-and to stayvital all your life." --John W. Gardner, consulting professor, Stanford University, former secretary of Health, Education andWelfare "If you want to sustain personal empowerment throughout your adultyears, read this book. Whether you are young or old, up or down, married or divorced, you will be inspired and informed by thisbook." --Harville HAndrix, author of Getting the Love You Want: AGuide for Couples "I recommAnd Hudson's book with great enthusiasm to all who areinterested in quality of life and peak performance in life's middleyears." --Charles A. Garfield, author of Peak Performers: The NewHeroes of American Business "A rare blAnd of personal experience and testimony from people ofmany ages. This book provides a refreshingly optimistic perspectiveon age and aging." --Judy Stevens-Long, author of Adult Life, fourth edition "I have taught adult development for years, and there simply is nobook that is more informative about the growth and development ofadults than Hudson's Adult Years. It is an amazing distillation ofthe field, and so exciting to read. It should be a text in adultdevelopment courses everywhere." --Judy Stevens-Long, author ofAdult Life, This Andorsement was supplied specifically for thesecond edition
About the Author
FREDERIC M. HUDSON, Ph.D. is founder of the Hudson Institute, which offers training programs for adult renewal, empowerment, and leadership. For more than 30 years, Hudson has worked with hundreds of corporations and governmental agencies and more than 17,000 individuals, coaching and conducting seminars for adults seeking fulfillment and a clearer direction in life.