Extra Time : 10 Lessons for an Ageing World - Softcover

Camilla Cavendish

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0008295166 ISBN 13: 9780008295165

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2019

Synopsis

A brilliant analysis of how to live longer better SIMON JENKINS An inspiring and essential read ARIANNA HUFFINGTON From award-winning journalist, Camilla Cavendish, comes a profound analysis of one of the biggest challenges facing the human population today. The world is undergoing a dramatic demographic shift. By 2020, for the first time in history, the number of people aged 65 and over will outnumber children aged five and under. But our systems are lagging woefully behind this new reality. In Extra Time, Camilla Cavendish embarks on a journey to understand how different countries are responding to these unprecedented challenges. Travelling across the world in a carefully researched and deeply human investigation, Cavendish contests many of the taboos around ageing. Interviewing leading scientists about breakthroughs that could soon transform the quality and extent of life, she sparks a debate about how governments, businesses, doctors, the media and each one of us should handle the second half of life. She argues that if we take a more positive approach, we should be able to reap the benefits of a prolonged life. But that will mean changing our attitudes and using technology, community, even anti-ageing pills, to bring about a revolution.

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About the Author

Camilla Cavendish is an award-winning Times columnist and a radio and TV broadcaster, who is well-known for her campaigning journalism. She was the head of the Downing Street Policy Unit under Prime Minister David Cameron and she now sits in the House of Lords and continues to write high-profile journalism pieces for The Financial Times and The Sunday Times. There is nobody better qualified to write this timely and necessary book.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0008295166
• ISBN 13: 9780008295165
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320