Leisureville: Adventures in a World Without Children - Softcover

Blechman, Andrew D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802144187 ISBN 13: 9780802144188

Verlag: Grove Press, 2009

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Book by Blechman Andrew D

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When his next-door neighbors in a quaint New England town suddenly pick up and move to a gated retired community in Florida called The Villages, Andrew Blechman is astonished by their stories, so he goes to investigate. Larger than Manhattan, with a golf course for every day of the month, two downtowns, its own newspaper, radio, and TV station, The Villages is a city of nearly one hundred thousand (and growing) missing only one thing: children. In the critically acclaimed Leisureville, Blechman delves into life in the senior utopia, offering a hilarious firsthand report on everything from ersatz nostalgia to the residents' surprisingly active sex life. But this is more than just a romp through a retirement paradise; Blechman traces the history of the age-segregated retirement phenomenon, and travels to Arizona to show what has happened to the pioneering developments after decades of segregation. A fascinating blend of serious history, social commentary, and hilarious, engaging reportage, Leisureville is an important book on a major, underreported trend.

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In his critically acclaimed work, Blechman delves into life in a gated retirement community and offers a hilarious, first-hand report on all its peculiarities. He also takes a serious look at the consequences of such instant cities and examines the implications of millions of Americans dropping out of society.

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• Verlag: Grove Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0802144187
• ISBN 13: 9780802144188
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 264