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Mapping Your Sex Life

Author : Stephanie Jean Clement
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780738706443
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Mapping Your Sex Life written by Stephanie Jean Clement and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YOU ARE A SEXUAL BEING "(But, is something missing?)" Something is missing, but what? We all come into relationships expecting something huge and magical, but generally what could be truly glorious settles into something less. "Why? Why can''t it be all that we hoped for?" As with anything else, self-knowledge is the starting point. "Mapping Your Sex Life "can help you understand the physical and emotional needs, desires, fantasies, and expectations of you and your partner, and discover what may be holding you back from deep fulfillment of your sexual potential. SEX IS IMPORTANT! Sex is the engine of deep relationship and the foundation of family. Sexual fulfillment is important to health & wellness, releasing stress and stimulating the flow of hormones and chemicals vital to the body. And sexuality is a factor in your spiritual life as well. The birthdate, time and place of birth are all you need to create a birthchart with the help of the included CD-ROM. Your computer will print out an interpretive report for you and anyone else and the book will tell you how to apply this knowledge to enhance your sex life and that of your partner.

Cheap Sex

Author : Mark Regnerus
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190673621
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Cheap Sex written by Mark Regnerus and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-02 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex is cheap. Coupled sexual activity has become more widely available than ever. Cheap sex has been made possible by two technologies that have little to do with each other - the Pill and high-quality pornography - and its distribution made more efficient by a third technological innovation, online dating. Together, they drive down the cost of real sex, and in turn slow the development of love, make fidelity more challenging, sexual malleability more common, and have even taken a toll on men's marriageability. Cheap Sex takes readers on an extended tour inside the American mating market, and highlights key patterns that characterize young adults' experience today, including the timing of first sex in relationships, overlapping partners, frustrating returns on their relational investments, and a failure to link future goals like marriage with how they navigate their current relationships. Drawing upon several large nationally-representative surveys, in-person interviews with 100 men and women, and the assertions of scholars ranging from evolutionary psychologists to gender theorists, what emerges is a story about social change, technological breakthroughs, and unintended consequences. Men and women have not fundamentally changed, but their unions have. No longer playing a supporting role in relationships, sex has emerged as a central priority in relationship development and continuation. But unravel the layers, and it is obvious that the emergence of "industrial sex" is far more a reflection of men's interests than women's.

Mapping Your Family Relationships

Author : Stephanie Jean Clement
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9780738706238
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Mapping Your Family Relationships written by Stephanie Jean Clement and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2004 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book and CD package is an invaluable astrological tool for analyzing one's family unit objectively. Now pervious astrological knowledge--a birth date and time is all that is required.

The Normal Bar

Author : Chrisanna Northrup
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0307951642
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Normal Bar written by Chrisanna Northrup and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on data obtained from nearly 100,000 respondents, here is the ultimate resource for anyone who wants to learn the relationship-tested ways couples can achieve satisfaction and contentment in areas such as communication, sex, affection, and financial cooperation. What constitutes “normal” behavior among happy couples? What steps you should take if that “normal” is one you want to strive for? To help answer those questions, wellness entrepreneur Chrisanna Northrup teamed with two of America’s top sociologists, Yale Ph.D. Pepper Schwartz and Harvard Ph.D. James Witte, to design a unique interactive survey that would draw feedback from around the world. What has resulted is the clearest picture yet of how well couples are communicating, romancing each other, satisfying each other in the bedroom, sharing financial responsibilities, and staying faithful – or not. Since the Normal Bar survey methodology sorts for age and gender, racial and geographic differences and sexual preferences, the authors are able to reveal , for example, what happens to passion as we grow older, which gender wants what when it comes to sex, the factors that spur marital combat, how kids figure in, how being gay or bisexual turns out to be both different and the same, and –regardless of background -- the tiny habits that drive partners absolutely batty. The book is dense with revelations, from the unexpected popularity of certain sexual positions, to the average number of times happy – and unhappy -- couples kiss, to the prevalence of lying, to the surprising loyalty most men and women feel for their partner (even when in a deteriorating relationship), to the vivid and idiosyncratic ways individuals of different ages, genders and nationalities describe their “ideal romantic evening.” Much more than a peek behind the relationship curtain, The Normal Bar offers readers an array of prescriptive tools that will help them establish a “new normal.” Mindful of what keeps couples stuck in ruts, the book’s authors suggest practical and life-changing ways to break cycles of disappointment and frustration.

Mapping the Magazine

Author : Tim Holmes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317995872
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Mapping the Magazine written by Tim Holmes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The media and more recently journalism have provided rich areas of study for many years but magazines, perhaps the most prolific single medium, have been largely ignored. Mapping The Magazine aims to redress the balance with an unprecedented collection of original, scholarly, detailed but wide-ranging examinations of the magazine form. Drawing on a variety of theoretical approaches and a wealth of titles from around the world, the contributions demonstrate just how significant the magazine has been, and continues to be, in the realm of journalism and cultural production. From the science magazines of the Victorian era to women’s magazines of South Africa and Israel, via rock music and photojournalism past and present, the material in Mapping The Magazine illuminates and explores the all-encompassing, global and historical nature of the subject matter. Some of the most notable names in the field of magazine studies, including John Hartley, Sammye Johnson, David Abrahamson, Bethan Benwell, and Patrick Roessler contribute research based analyses of various aspects of magazine journalism from around the globe and across a wide historical span. This book will help to establish the magazine as a medium which is not only suitable for research but which also opens up a huge new field of possibilities. This book was previously published as a special issue of Journalism Studies

Getting Your Sex Life Off to a Great Start

Author : Clifford Penner
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1418535338
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Getting Your Sex Life Off to a Great Start written by Clifford Penner and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1994-11-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many couples put more planning into the wedding ceremony than they do for what comes after the wedding. Intelligent, deliberate preparation for a lifetime of sexual leasure is a worthy investment you won't regret. In Getting Your Sex Life Off to a Great Start, renowned sexual counselors and best-selling authors Clifford and Joyce Penner guide you through an encouraging process that begins by dispelling sexual myths and then guides you in getting to know yourself and each other emotionally and physically. With reassuring enthusiasm and straightforward advice, the Penners show you how to clarify your expectations and pursue the joyous marital passion described in Scripture. Through creative, step-by-step exercises and easy-to-understand examples, you'll learn how to: Design a successful honeymoon Prepare for your first sexual time together Choose and use family planning Create a mutually enjoyable wedding night Get past disappointments Keep the spark alive Thousands of couples have discovered the marvelous gift of a positive sexual relationship through the Penners' helpful books and enlightening seminars. As your wedding day nears-or even if you're already newlyweds-this extraordinary book will help you get your sex life off to a great start.

And Baby Makes Three

Author : John Gottman, PhD
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0307382001
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book And Baby Makes Three written by John Gottman, PhD and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having a baby is a joyous experience, but even the best relationships are strained during the transition from duo to trio. Lack of sleep, never-ending housework, and new fiscal concerns often lead to conflict, disappointment, and hurt feelings. In And Baby Makes Three Love Lab™ experts John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman teach couples the skills from their successful workshops, so partners can avoid the pitfalls of parenthood by: • maintaining intimacy and romance • replacing a culture of criticism and irritability with one of appreciation • preventing post-partum depression • creating a home environment that nurtures physical, emotional, and mental health, as well as cognitive and behavioral development for your baby Complete with exercises that separate the “master” from the “disaster” couples, And Baby Makes Three helps new parents positively manage the strain that comes along with their bundle of joy.

How Not to Let Having Kids Ruin Your Sex Life

Author : Dr Karen Gurney
Publisher : Headline Home
ISBN 13 : 1035405121
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book How Not to Let Having Kids Ruin Your Sex Life written by Dr Karen Gurney and published by Headline Home. This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A complete game-changer for my relationship' Hannah Witton 'Throw away the "new baby" books, THIS is the only book all parents need to read' Dr Martha Deiros Collado 'An inclusive, expert guide to an issue that affects all kinds of parents' Tom Cox (@unlikelydad) There's a saying that having a baby is like a bomb going off in your relationship, and our sex lives are often part of the destruction left behind. But it doesn't have to be this way. Sexual satisfaction is at its lowest for couples who have young families. Sleepless nights, plus changes to our bodies, identities and priorities mean that the passion that brought you together can start to feel like a distant memory. But how can you retain a great sexual connection even when you have so little time? How can you make sure that you still feel like sexual partners not just strung out co-parents at the end of the day? Dr Karen Gurney is a consultant clinical psychologist and certified psychosexologist. In this essential book for parents everywhere, she will show you how to navigate the changes to your intimate lives that starting a family inevitably brings - and ensure you have great sex, forever. You'll discover how to communicate, how to invite intimacy, how to avoid key relationship pitfalls and how to survive the chaos and pressures of family life, and sleep deprivation at every stage. Optimistic, wise and compassionate, this book shows you how to protect your sex life after kids, (re)connect with both your own sexual self and your partner's, and how to have a mutually satisfying sexual relationship, long-term.

The Sex Life of Tables

Author : Wes Kussmaul
Publisher : PKI Press
ISBN 13 : 9781931248099
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book The Sex Life of Tables written by Wes Kussmaul and published by PKI Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Come as You Are

Author : Emily Nagoski
Publisher : Scribe Publications
ISBN 13 : 1925113833
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (251 download)

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Download or read book Come as You Are written by Emily Nagoski and published by Scribe Publications. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An essential exploration of women’s sexuality that will radically transform your sex life into one filled with confidence and joy. After all the books that have been written about sex, all the blogs and TV shows and radio Q&As, how can it be that we all still have so many questions? The frustrating reality is that we’ve been lied to — not deliberately, it’s no one’s fault, but still. We were told the wrong story. Come as You Are reveals the true story behind female sexuality, uncovering the little-known science of what makes us tick and, more importantly, how and why. Sex educator Dr Emily Nagoski debunks the common sexual myths that are making women (and some men!) feel inadequate between the sheets. Underlying almost all of the questions we still have about sex is the common worry: ‘Am I normal?’ This book answers with a resounding Yes! We are all different, but we are all normal — and once we learn this, we can create for ourselves better sex and more profound pleasure than we ever thought possible. PRAISE FOR EMILY NAGOSKI ‘As a literary work, Nagoski’s book deserves plaudits for the rare achievement of merging pop science and the sexual self-help genre in prose that’s not insufferably twee … “You are normal!” doesn’t sound much like a battlecry, but in a world keen to sexually homogenise women from the gap of their thighs to the shape of their mons pubis, the sentiment lands like a bomb.’ The Guardian ‘Come As You Are screams female empowerment loud and proud.’ The Independent

A Map to Your Soul

Author : Jennifer Freed, PhD
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 0593236165
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book A Map to Your Soul written by Jennifer Freed, PhD and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurture yourself and live your potential with this practical and accessible guide to your unique blend of fire, earth, air, and water from goop's resident psychological astrologer “Jennifer Freed is one of my favorite spiritual teachers.”—GLENNON DOYLE “Dr. Jen provides a clear map to realizing your innate gifts and how to best share them with the world.”—MILA KUNIS There are four elements—fire, earth, air, and water—that exist in nature and within us all. Knowing your personal map of these four elements offers a way to personalize your self-care rituals and design your best life: one that fully expresses your special gifts. With a PhD in psychology in addition to her expertise as an astrologer, Dr. Jennifer Freed is here to show you to how to decode and tap into your gifts in this practical guide to life. She explains how your astrological birth chart can point you to the life you want and offers self-assessments to pinpoint your most effective strategies. A Map to Your Soul offers practical exercises for topics ranging from communication styles to creativity, home styles to psychic development, health habits to belief systems. Some of the advice is as simple as the color scheme that will make you feel most at peace in your bedroom. Other advice is as nuanced as how to better listen to your loved ones and how to fulfill your soul’s purpose. To get a sense of how the four elements manifest for you, think of a time when you felt: • Mentally clear: that's air • Grounded and centered: that's earth • Flowing and feeling: that's water • Creative and Dynamic: that's fire Written with the beginner in mind but offering insight to the experienced student of astrology, A Map to Your Soul is a 12-part journey through the way the elements express themselves in your life. By balancing and supporting the elements within us, we can finally truly flourish.

Younger (Sexier) You

Author : Eric R. Braverman
Publisher : Rodale Books
ISBN 13 : 1609617258
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Younger (Sexier) You written by Eric R. Braverman and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as he used the latest brain science to help tens of thousands reverse the effects of aging and achieve lasting weight loss, Dr. Eric Braverman now uses the most up-to-date research on hormones and the brain to explain how great sex contributes to great health, and vice versa. He explains that sexuality plays a huge role in keeping us young, fit, and healthy—helping with everything from cognitive function to stress reduction to appetite control. It has even been shown to increase levels of hormones that protect against infections and cancer. Furthermore, preserving a good sex life is an important factor in maintaining a loving relationship and curbing the urge to stray that can lead to unfaithfulness and disappointment. Beginning with a discussion of the brain and an explanation of sex codes, or how individuals personally view and approach sex, and a quiz to help each reader determine her specific sex code, Braverman looks closely at the major hormones involved with sexual activity and explains how to make permanent changes to four main areas affected by the aging process: libido, creativity, stamina, and satisfaction—for an additional 7-10 years of great sex. With information and advice to address the health concerns of men and women alike, Younger (Sexier) You will help every couple achieve greater pleasure and intimacy; showing them that that the most effective way to remain young and sexy just might be the most pleasurable.

Sex and Buildings

Author : Richard J. Williams
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780231415
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Sex and Buildings written by Richard J. Williams and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Massive modern skyscrapers, obelisks, towers—all are structures that, thanks to their phallic shape, are often associated with sex. But other buildings are more subtly connected, as they provide the frameworks for our sexual lives and act as reminders of our sexual memories. This relationship between sex and buildings mattered more than ever in the United States and Europe during the turbulent twentieth century, when a culture of unprecedented sexual frankness and tolerance emerged and came to dominate many aspects of public life. Part architectural history, part cultural history, and part travelogue, Sex and Buildings explores how progressive sexual attitudes manifest themselves in architecture, asking what progressive sexuality might look like architecturally and exploring the successes and failures of buildings' attempts to reflect it. In search of structures that reflect the sexual mores of their inhabitants, Richard J. Williams visits modernist buildings in Southern California, the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, the Playboy Mansion in Chicago, the Seagram in New York, communes from the 1960s, and more. A fascinating and often funny look at a period of extraordinary social change coupled with aesthetic invention, Sex and Buildings will change the way we look at the buildings around us.

Following Your Treasure Map

Author : Nicholas J. Mason, Ph.D.
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1450069223
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Following Your Treasure Map written by Nicholas J. Mason, Ph.D. and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2001-06-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practicing specialist in the health and education fields for over thirty-five years, Nicholas J. Mason, Ph.D. has typically worked with clients who feel lost in the bewildering environment of their lives. They say they don't know what they feel or what they want from life. They are unclear about where they are going, and they don't know for sure where they have been. These clients complain of feeling helpless, out of control, confused, disoriented and generally unhappy. They are not fulfilled souls. They need a treasure map to lead them back to a more productive and satisfying path. Other clients feel comfortable with their personal lives but have conflicts at work or difficulty getting their careers on track. Some are happy enough personally and professionally but want to eliminate destructive habits or gain greater control over their bodies. Some feel they know what they need to do but lack motivation. Others have severe health problems. They all would prosper from a treasure map that would show them the most productive way to achieve whatever is best for them, in whatever realm of life where they require it. Dr. Mason has developed such a comprehensive Treasure Map to create gratifying lifestyles. Specifically, the Treasure Map reveals that by maintaining heightened conscious awareness, respecting our bodies and spirits, and invoking the powers of our subconscious, we can learn what we really, really want in life and use that knowledge to reach our optimum levels of fulfillment. In his experience, Dr. Mason has found that people who accept this principle and develop the skills to put it into practice solve many of their problems and greatly enhance the quality of their lives. Therefore, the book's primary purpose is to show readers how to create a lifestyle that enables them first to recognize and then realize their deepest ambitions. After the introductory chapters, readers learn how to use their Treasure Map to achieve autonomy and optimize health, careers, and relationships. Each chapter presents anonymous case studies from Dr. Mason's practice and includes specific exercises and practical techniques, as well as narrative explanations.

Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You

Author : Diana Hoppe
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 0982541112
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (825 download)

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Download or read book Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You written by Diana Hoppe and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies show that having a healthy sex life can:- Boost your immune system- Promote heart health- Alleviate stress- Increase longevityIn easy-to-understand text, Dr. Hoppe explains:- The expected life patterns of a woman's sex drive- How-and why-libido is different in men and women-and what to do about it- Ways-medical, psychological, emotional, sensual-to boost your desire and get-and stay--focused on sexual intimacy- Doctors' emerging understanding of sexual dysfunction in womenOverflowing with ideas and tips for what you can do tonight to light the fire, this book is at once reassuring and effective.

Rekindling Romance For Dummies

Author : Sabine Walter
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118069390
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Rekindling Romance For Dummies written by Sabine Walter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-04-27 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Her energy level is higher than a charged particle.” —People “Her manner is down-to-earth and reassuring.... She tries to make people feel better, value themselves, trust their instincts.” —Ladies’ Home Journal In today’s world of instant gratification people have lost the knack for keeping romance alive. Rather than take the time to rekindle the flame that once burned so brightly, we let the fire die out, thinking we’ll find something more lasting with someone else. Often, the result is that we find ourselves repeating the same pattern over and over again or giving up on romance altogether. But true romance never really dies it only goes into hibernation, waiting for somebody to wake it up. Are you bored with your relationship? Does your love life seem routine? Don’t throw in the towel! Let “Americas star sexologist” (TV Guide), Dr. Ruth Westheimer shows you how to inspire a romantic Renaissance in your relationship. With the help of self-exams and easy exercises, she shows you how to: Rate the romance in your relationship Renew respect and commitment Spice up your sex life Find time for Romance in everyday situations Plan a romantic getaway Full of straight-talk about real-life relationship issues and peppered with helpful and inspiring anecdotes from her years couples counseling, Rekindling Romance For Dummies helps you: Find the sources of stress in your relationship and address them constructively Discover the importance of communication in overcoming potential sore spots Understand the roles that conflict and mutual respect play in a successful relationship Use proven techniques for strengthening your relationship, including renewal ceremonies, romantic escapes, and more Overcome boredom and insecurity in the bedroom and supercharge your sex-life together, well into your golden years Work through common stresses that can afflict romance, including financial conflict, pregnancy, and childrearing Recognize how common medical problems can impact the state of your relationship and know when to seek professional help Don’t let a good thing fade away. Let Dr. Ruth show you how to “embrace the art of romance” and keep the fire burning in your relationship.

New Passages

Author : Gail Sheehy
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307763765
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book New Passages written by Gail Sheehy and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2011-09-28 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Millions of readers literally defined their lives through Gail Sheehy's landmark bestseller Passages. Seven years ago she set out to write a sequel, but instead she discovered a historic revolution in the adult life cycle. . . People are taking longer to grow up and much longer to die. A fifty-year-old woman--who remains free of cancer and heart disease-- can expect to see her ninety-second birthday. Men, too, can expect a dramatically lengthened life span. The old demarcations and descriptions of adulthood--beginning at twenty-one and ending at sixty-five--are hopelessly out of date. In New Passages, Gail Sheehy discovers and maps out a completely new frontier--a Second Adulthood in middle life. "Stop and recalculate," Sheehy writes. "Imagine the day you turn forty-five as the infancy of another life." Instead of declining, men and women who embrace a Second Adulthood are progressing through entirely new passages into lives of deeper meaning, renewed playfulness, and creativity--beyond both male and female menopause. Through hundreds of personal and group interviews, national surveys of professionals and working-class people, and fresh findings extracted from fifty years of U.S. Census reports, Sheehy vividly dramatizes these newly developing stages. Combining the scholar's ability to synthesize data with the novelist's gift for storytelling, she allows us to make sense of our own lives by understanding others like us. New Passages tells us we have the ability to customize our own life cycle. This groundbreaking work is certain to awaken and permanently alter the way we think about ourselves. "SHEEHY CLEARLY STATES IDEAS ABOUT LIFE THAT HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN AS CLEARLY STATED." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "AN OPTIMISTIC ANALYSIS OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT IN PESSIMISTIC TIMES. . . It is grounded in the economic and psychological realities that make adult life so complex today." --The New York Times Book Review