{"product_id":"why-survive-robert-n-butler-9780801874253","title":"Why Survive?: Being Old in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Butler questions the value of long life for its own sake; modern medicine, he says, has ironically created 'a huge group of people for whom survival is possible but satisfaction in living elusive.' He proposes sweeping policy reforms to redefine and restructure the institutions responsible for what he calls 'the tragedy of old age in America.'\" -\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Crammed with facts that explode old myths.\" -\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Heavily documented, highly readable . . . jammed with recommendations for constructive change in every area.\" -\u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I commend it for clarity and lucidity, unpretentiousness and comprehensiveness . . . I think it is a classic.\" -Karl Menninger M.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert N. Butler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801874254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801874253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.42h x 5.54w x 1.29d","brand":"Robert N. Butler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947180851455,"sku":"9780801874253","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0a9bd2d7-9d76-4308-83be-6408a97b3dec.jpg?v=1681517200","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-survive-robert-n-butler-9780801874253","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}