"James
Autry has packaged a gift for each of us the gift of the rest of our
lives."
-R.
John Mack Carter, former president, Hearst Magazine Enterprises.
"Jim
Autry gets to the heart of the matter with The Spirit of Retirement.
Combining a poet's understanding with down-home common sense, he gives us
more than a manual for the later years. He offers a rich, full life.
"
-R.
Roger Rosenblatt, essayist and frequent commentator on Public
Television
"Jim
Autry's book is as much a guide to living well as retiring well. Reading
his ideas and inspiring tales of others facing or experiencing retirement
makes one feel less lonely."
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Warren Bennis,distinguished professor of business at University of Southern
California and coauthor of Geeks and Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining
Moments Shape Leaders
"Through
Autry's great gift for making the stories of real people come alive, he has
created a book that is inspiring and hopeful, yet immensely practical and
helpful. We are bombarded daily with financial advice for planning our
retirement, but we need Autry's wise voice for the far greater task of being
our fullest and truest selves during our retirement years. "
-R.
C. Michael Thompson, executive development consultant and author of The
Congruent Life: Following the Inward Path to Fulfilling Work and Inspired
Leadership
"The
Spirit of Retirement is a powerful and persuasive book-an inspiring look
at the changing attitudes toward retirement. James Autry charts new territory
in this engaging look at the nature of spirit, creativity, and developing
a purposeful life. You owe it to yourself to read this book."
-R.
Larry C. Spears, -, CEO, the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for
Servant-Leadership and editor of Focus on Leadership: Servant-Leadership
for the 21st Century |