{"product_id":"in-our-prime-the-fascinating-history-and-promising-future-of-middle-age-9781416572909","title":"In Our Prime: The Fascinating History and Promising Future of Middle Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Patricia Cohen, a \"lively, well-researched chronicle\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) of the concept of middle age, from the nineteenth century to the present.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe director behind the Hollywood close-up and the inventor of the \"midlife crisis,\" the doctors who promised to restore men's sexual vigor with monkey gland transplants and the neuroscientists mapping the middle-aged brain, the fashion designers and the feminists: They are all part of the fascinating parade of businessmen, entertainers, scientists, and hucksters who have shaped our understanding and experience of middle age.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMidlife has swung between serving as a symbol of power and influence and a metaphor for decline, yet the invention and history of this vital period of life have never before been fully told. Acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ereporter Patricia Cohen finally fills the gap with a book that provokes surprise, outrage, and delight. \u003ci\u003eIn Our Prime \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers from turn-of-the-century factories that refused to hire middle-aged men to high-tech laboratories where researchers are unraveling the secrets of the middle-aged mind and body. She traces how midlife has been depicted in film, television, advertisements, and literature. Cohen exposes the myths of the midlife crisis and empty-nest syndrome and investigates antiaging treatments such as human growth hormones, estrogen, Viagra, Botox, and plastic surgery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExhilarating and empowering, \u003ci\u003eIn Our Prime \u003c\/i\u003ewill compel readers to reexamine a topic they think they already know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416572909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2013 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCohen, Patricia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePatricia Cohen \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ereporter for thirteen years. She has also worked at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, New York Newsday, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. She has a BA from Cornell University and a graduate degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409872711795,"sku":"9781416572909","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_688959bc-263a-4c73-be6e-7b174bd975b1.jpg?v=1771939262","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/in-our-prime-the-fascinating-history-and-promising-future-of-middle-age-9781416572909","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}