The Longevity Revolution

The Benefits & Challenges of Living a Long Life

A pioneering, Pulitzer Prize-winning doctor reflects on the recent unprecedented leap in human life expectancy - and what we must do to take advantage of it.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Why Survive: Being Old in America and founder, president and CEO of the International Longevity Center-USA (ILC-USA), Dr. Robert Butler coined the term "ageism" and made "Alzheimer's" a familiar word. Now he brings his formidable knowledge and experience in aging issues to a recent and unprecedented achievement: the extension of human life expectancy by thirty years. As Butler shows, our society has not yet adapted to this change.

By: Robert N. Butler, M.D.
Publisher: Public Affairs
Pub. Date: March 03, 2008
ISBN-13: 9781586485535

Dr. Butler to be Featured Author on Book TV

Dr. Butler will be the featured author on C-Span's Book TV August 3rd and 18th, speaking about The Longevity Revolution.

Robert Butler, founder of the National Institute on Aging, writes about increasing life expectancy and what it means for each of us. He argues that longevity is not entirely positive, particularly if it is not accompanied by quality of life. Mr. Butler predicts more physical and mental illnesses in the future and discusses the impact of increasing life expectancey on family structure, economics, long-term care, and health care.

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