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Leisureville : Adventures in a World Without Children Paperback / softback
by Andrew D. Blechman
Paperback / softback
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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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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Publication Date:20/08/2009
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- ISBN:9780802144188
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
- Publication Date:20/08/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780802144188