{"product_id":"2940172471728","title":"30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than 1,000 extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness. After a chance encounter with an extraordinary 90-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer began to wonder what older people know about life that the rest of us don't. His quest led him to interview more than one thousand Americans over the age of 65 to seek their counsel on all the big issuesamp;mdash;children, marriage, money, career, aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Their moving stories and uncompromisingly honest answers often surprised him. And he found that he consistently heard advice that pointed to these thirty lessons for living. Here he weaves their personal recollections of difficulties overcome and lives well lived into a timeless book filled with the hard-won advice these older Americans wish someone had given them when they were young. Like \u003ci\u003eThis I Believe\u003c\/i\u003e, StoryCorps's \u003ci\u003eListening Is an Act of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTuesdays with Morrie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e30 Lessons for Living\u003c\/i\u003e is a book to keep and to give. Offering clear advice toward a more fulfilling life, it is as useful as it is inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instructional Systems [Aubrey J. Kline (aka Jim Kline dba Instructional Systems)]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151136407792,"sku":"2940172471728","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172471728_p0.jpg?v=1763836286","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172471728","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}