This is a groundbreaking new self-help book for the 84 million Baby Boomers who want a new model for the second half of their lives the Power Years. In bestselling books such as Age Wave and Age Power, renowned trend-spotter Ken Dychtwald has explored how the aging of North America’s 84 million Baby Boomers will influence virtually every aspect of society. Now, for the first time, Dychtwald and Time magazine senior writer Daniel Kadlec share the quality-of-life insights gained in three decades of study, research, and reporting and show Baby Boomers how to make the years ahead the best years of their lives. Through inspiring anecdotes, prescriptive advice, cutting-edge research, and even a few cautionary tales, the authors show readers over 40 how to have fun again, find a new balance between satisfying work and enjoyable leisure, enhance the quality of their relationships, re-imagine their lifestyles, rediscover their life’s purpose, and keep their financial lives running smoothly in order to fund their future dreams. Published in conjunction with Dychtwald’s series of Power Years supplements appearing in the New York Times magazine throughout 2005, this empowering guide to adult self-reinvention is sure to be a hit with the large, affluent audience of book-buying Baby Boomers. Ken Dychtwald, PhD (San Francisco, CA), is a psychologist and gerontologist and the author of several successful books on aging-related topics, including Age Power,
Bodymind, and Age Wave. Widely viewed as North America’s leading visionary on the personal, social, and cultural implications of the Age Wave, he is a consultant to major corporations and organizations and a sought-after public speaker who has presented to more than two million people worldwide. Dr. Dychtwald appears frequently on the Today show, 60 Minutes,
Good Morning America, and other programs. In addition to ongoing media coverage of the author in such publications as Newsweek,
USA Today,
U.S. News and World Report, and BusinessWeek, a major quarterly Power Years supplement is appearing in the New York Times magazine in conjunction with the book. Daniel J. Kadlec (Chappaqua, NY), has won multiple writing awards in his nine years as a columnist and senior writer at Time magazine; he previously won awards for columns in USA Today. He has been a contributing editor at CNN and has appeared on Good Morning America, CNBC, and PBS’s Wall Street Week and Nightly Business Report.
