Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot is the Emily Hargroves Fisher Professor of Education at Harvard and the chair of the board of the MacArthur Foundation. As a sociologist, she examines the culture of schools, the patterns and structures of classroom life, socialization within families and communities, and the relationships between culture and learning styles.
""The Third Chapter" is a compassionate rendering of the challenges
of entering uncharted post-career years, followed by an eloquent
vision of the joys that lie ahead for those who put giving at the
center of living." --Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School
Professor and bestselling author of "Confidence" and "America"" the
Principled
""Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot follows her subjects on an extraordinary
journey. Read this book and be inspired by the diverse ways these
women and men redefine their lives, adding purpose, passion, and
reflection as they grow older." --Marian Wright Edelman, President,
Children's Defense Fund
"In this singular book, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot introduces a new
stage of life, delineates its intriguing and unexpected contours,
and draws lessons that are meaningful for every human being."
--Howard Gardner, author of Good "Work: When Excellence and Ethics
Meet
""Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, one of our most graceful and gifted
chroniclers of the changing psychological landscape, has produced a
biography of the new lifestage emerging between the end of the
middle years and the arrival of old age. This remarkable tale is
conveyed through the nuanced stories of individuals navigating
their way through their fifties, sixties, and seventies, and is
punctuated by Lightfoot's arresting observations. The result is not
only the best book yet about the changing lifecourse, but an
inspiring roadmap for individual and social renewal in the emerging
third chapter. As ten thousand baby boomers turn sixty each day,
the timing of this book is as exquisite as its insights." --Marc
Freedman, author of "Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the
Second Half of Life" andfounder/CEO of Civic Ventures
"Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot follows her subjects on an extraordinary
journey. Read this book and be inspired by the diverse ways these
women and men redefine their lives, adding purpose, passion, and
reflection, as they grow older." --Marian Wright Edelman,
President, Children's Defense Fund"In this singular book, Sara
Lawrence-Lightfoot introduces a new stage of life, delineates its
intriguing and unexpected contours, and draws lessons that are
meaningful for every human being." --Howard Gardner, author of Good
"Work: When Excellence and Ethics Meet""Sara Lawrence Lightfoot,
one of our most graceful and gifted chroniclers of the changing
psychological landscape, has produced a biography of the new
lifestage emerging between the end of the middle years and the
arrival of old age. This remarkable tale is conveyed through the
nuanced stories of individuals navigating their way through their
50s, 60s, and 70s, and punctuated by Lightfoot's arresting
observations. The result is not only the best book yet about the
changing lifecourse, but an inspiring roadmap for individual and
social renewal in the emerging third chapter. As 10,000 baby
boomers turn sixty each day, the timing of this book is as
exquisite as its insights."-- Marc Freedman, author, "Encore:
Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life," and
Founder/CEO, Civic Ventures
"In this singular book, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot introduces a new
stage of life, delineates its intriguing and unexpected contours,
and draws lessons that are meaningful for every human being."
--Howard Gardner, author of Good "Work: When Excellence and Ethics
Meet""Sara Lawrence Lightfoot, one of our most graceful and gifted
chroniclers of the changing psychological landscape, has produced a
biography of the new lifestage emerging between the end of the
middle years and the arrival of old age. This remarkable tale is
conveyed through the nuanced stories of individuals navigating
their way through their 50s, 60s, and 70s, and punctuated by
Lightfoot's arresting observations. The result is not only the best
book yet about the changing lifecourse, but an inspiring roadmap
for individual and social renewal in the emerging third chapter. As
10,000 baby boomers turn sixty each day, the timing of this book is
as exquisite as its insights."-- Marc Freedman, author, "Encore:
Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life," and
Founder/CEO, Civic Ventures
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