Vaillant, George E.,  1934- <br/><br/>
Triumphs of Experience :  the Men of the Harvard Grant Study / 
George E. Vaillant. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,  (c)2012. 
 - 1 online resource (480 pages) 
<br/><br/> OldControl:harvard. 9780674067424. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Maturation makes liars of us all --  The proof of the pudding: to flourish for the next sixty years --  A short history of the grant study --  How childhood and adolescence affect old age --  Maturation --  Marriage --  Living to ninety --  Resilience and unconscious coping --  Alcoholism --  Surprising findings --  Summing up. 
<br/><br/> At a time when people are living into their tenth decade, the longest longitudinal study of human development ever undertaken offers welcome news for old age: our lives evolve in our later years and often become more fulfilling. Reporting on all aspects of male life Triumphs of Experience shares a number of surprising findings. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674067424 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aging--Psychological aspects--United States--Longitudinal studies.<br/>Aging--Social aspects--United States--Longitudinal studies.<br/>Men--United States--Longitudinal studies.<br/>Aging.<br/>Life expectancy.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1090  / .T758 2012