The Third ACT : Reinventing Your Next Chapter

Josh Sapan

ISBN 10: 1648960650 / ISBN 13: 9781648960659

Published by Chronicle Books Nov 2022, 2022

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Neuware - 'There's an entirely new way to think about what you do later in life. The third act profiles sixty people who are doing it differently. From names you'll know to those you'll discover for the first time, these life stories and beautiful photographic portraits encourage you to bring your passion and capabilities to redefine and reframe the conventional idea of retirement. Read how well-known celebrities like Alan Alda, Rita Moreno, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, James E. Clyburn, Robert Redford, and Norman Lear took on new challenges at an age when some people choose to slow down. Be inspired by the stories of lesser-known figures like Donzella Washington, who became the oldest graduate of Alabama A&M University at eighty; Andrea Peterson, who fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a firefighter at fifty; Paul Dillon, who started an incubator for marine veterans after his business career; Hope Harley, who founded the Bronx Children's Museum after a career at telecommunications company; and many more'--Back cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Third ACT : Reinventing Your Next Chapter
• Publisher: Chronicle Books Nov 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1648960650
• ISBN 13: 9781648960659
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

Flipping conventional retirement on its head, this beautifully illustrated book showcases and celebrates what people are doing after the job, kids, and an increasing longer middle age. 

Many people are experiencing the most productive and thrilling part of their lives past the age of 70. Third Act profiles more than sixty men and women who are redefining old age, who challenge the convention of retirement, and who inspire by their rich and various experiences, enterprises, projects, pursuits, and accomplishments in the latter part of their lives. 

Stories of people’s third act include Ida Keeling (b. 1915) who has set running records for her age group, Robert Redford’s (b. 1936) who continues to work as an environmentalist and activist, Carl Butz (b. 1946) who bought a small town newspaper, Freeman Vines (b. 1942) who began making guitars in his retirement, Dolores Huerta (b. 1930) wo continues to work for the poor and marginalized, and George Takei (b. 1937) who champions for LGBTQ equality. The profiles are from a wide range of people of different backgrounds (with a diversity of gender, race, and socio-economic background).

About the Author

Josh Sapan is President & Chief Executive Officer of AMC Networks Inc. where he oversees a portfolio of entertainment brands including AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV, and WE tv; subscription video on demand services Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and UMC; film distribution company IFC Films; as well as AMC Studios and AMC Networks International.