gOld: The Extraordinary Side of Aging Revealed Through Inspiring Conversations

by Harry J. Getzov

Overview

What if growing old didn't have to mean being obsolete or over the hill? What if, instead, it meant being classic, venerable and wise? What if it meant writing the novel you've always wanted to write, or painting, or singing, or teaching, or traveling to a place you've always dreamed of? In gOld, Harry J. Getzov introduces us to many of the extraordinary senior citizens he has interviewed from all walks of life as part of the Eldercation project he created to promote the concept of positive aging. These folks talk freely about lessons learned and wisdom gained and share their feelings about aging, demonstrating that life after 65 can, indeed, be passionate and beautiful. A precious treasure lies hidden within our older population waiting to be revealed. gOld opens the door to its revelation and suggests that it is time to change the way we think about aging and about our elder citizens.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014327640
Publisher:	Greenpoint Press
Publication date:	10/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Prior to developing Eldercation, Harry J. Getzov worked as an attorney in the music and entertainment business, first as Vice President of Business Affairs at Atlantic/Select Records and then as a solo practitioner, counseling artists in the music, theater, literary, television and motion-picture industries. He also served as personal manager for several well-known entertainers, including The Jerky Boys, who, under his guidance, achieved international success in music and in comedy, selling millions of albums and videos, as well as starring in their own major motion picture. The Jerky Boys were twice nominated for Grammy Awards as Best Spoken Word recording artists.

In addition to a degree of Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia, Getzov obtained a bachelor's degree from Boston University's College of Liberal Arts and studied at the Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College in New York City. He has been admitted to the practice of law in the State of New York and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. His articles have appeared in the New York Daily News, Newsday, The Dallas Morning News, The Kansas City Star and amNew York, and he has been a guest on radio in the communities he has visited throughout the country. Getzov speaks frequently to students as well as to public and private audiences about Eldercation and intergenerational communication.

Editorial Reviews

Executive Director, Arts For The Aging, wrote: “In an age where so many of us live our lives far away from families and loved ones—from our roots—the recollections that appear in gOld, written with such a warm vernacular, bridge that distance and remind us that storytelling is among the greatest of gifts that everyone has to offer.”

gOld - Janine Tursini

Professor of Global Aging, University of Houston, wrote: “Harry Getzov likes to interact with well-known people and ordinary Americans. As he listens to them recount highlights and low points in their lives, he distills these elders’ zest for living. By sharing with us some of the many voices of experience, gOld makes baby boomers like me (and probably younger readers, too) look forward to his next collection.”

gOld - W. Andrew Achenbaum

...former Boston University and Clark University professor and author of Be an Outrageous Older Woman. wrote: “This is a book not to be missed by anyone who is either growing old or plans to grow old, and wants to do it well.”

gOld - Ruth Harriet Jacobs, PhD

Author, #1 NY Times bestsellers Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul wrote: ‘It felt good to be around him.’ So writes Harry Getzov in gOld about the beautiful gardener who had a powerful, positive influence on him as a child. We can say the same thing about all the wonderful individuals who appear in gOld: it feels good to be around them. To hear their wisdom. To marvel at their experiences...to realize that aging is not something to dread, but rather to look foreward to

gOld - Jennifer Read Hawthorne

I can’t go back and give the time to my mother during her last few years that I now wish I had...But I have promised myself that for the rest I would try to be more conscious and understanding...when I see a book like this one...that opens our eyes and ears to the very things that I myself could neither see nor hear for far too long—I am more than happy to celebrate its message and give kudos to its author—Harry Getzov has done a wonderful job...a gift to every reader.

gOld Forward - Marianne Williamson