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Title: Living to Be a Hundred
Author: Meera Shashidhara
Narrator: Jill Summers
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-26-16
Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Nonfiction, Social Sciences
Publisher's Summary:
If there is one book which spans generations with the common thread of collective wisdom, it is this one.
Nineteen centenarians from different countries and a cross-section of society share their memoirs, intertwined with the history of their century, as they experienced it. They were ordinary people who lived extraordinary lives. In this audio, they share their values, beliefs, habits, attitudes, and lessons learnt from living to be a hundred. Most important of all, they tell us how to harmonize science and soul.
They were around from the rustic horse and buggy age to the sequencing of the human genome. They witnessed the Big Bands performing, the railroads being constructed, and Gandhiji's non-violent movement against the British. They have had personal experiences of the Great Depression, the World Wars, the Japanese invasion of China, India's freedom struggle, and apartheid. They have lost children to war and poverty.
So what inspired them and kept them spirited? What did they learn from history? How did they find the strength and the will to keep going in times of despair? Is there hope in the 21st century for all of us to achieve more fulfilling lives? In their diverse narratives, they offer us a common and real hope for health, longevity, and a saner world-based on our own humanity.
Members Reviews:
How to live to be 100,by People who know and good stories along the way
I loved reading this book about 19 different people that lived to be 100. The stories were fascinating and their daily routines are something to live by.AllI different People from all over the World was impressive .Such a Wonderful read.I highly recommend it.
I Played Music For My Own Pleasure
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Book Review: Living To Be A Hundred by Meera Shashidhara: I Played Music For My Own Pleasure
There is a similar book that is near to the theme taken in this book Living To Be A Hundred: Voices From Livrs Well Lived written by Meera Shashidhara. That book I Have A Dream written by Rashmi Bansal was not liked by me because it told mostly what is already known and in a very dry manner. I would have liked it more had she analyzed situations on her own and then written rather than writing them on as it is basis.
At times there is more behind that needs to be captured and brought forward. That is where Meera Shashidharan has taken an edge. Firstly unlike Rashmi Bansal, she has not picked big names and that sound fine because her track is slightly different. Where Rashmi talked about transformations in life and the big differences created for the society, Meera is talking about people who have lived over 100 years on planet earth, across globe.
I would not agree with the theme or the concept behind that, that only those lives are well lived that live longer. Sometimes in a shorter lifespan, a manifold multitude is achieved that people are not able to gain in longer lifespan. Still the people picked are interesting, stories are well woven and told.
