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From childhood on, we´re barraged by messages that it´s sad to be old. That wrinkles are embarrassing, and old people are useless. Author and activist Ashton Applewhite believed them too - until she realised where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces Applewhite´s journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-ageing radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life.

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