GROWING OLDER WITHOUT FEELING OLD: ON VITALITY AND AGEING

Book ID/图书代码： 00978016B87464

English Summary/英文概要： Less than a hundred years ago, the average Western life expectancy was 40; now it is 80. The first person who will reach 135 has already been born. It’s the most radical change in our society since industrialisation, and naturally it raises many questions. What do longer life spans mean for the way we organise our societies? How can people best prepare themselves for living considerably longer? And what can we learn from old people who remain full of vitality, despite illness and infirmity? Combining medical, biological, economic, and sociological insights, Rudi Westendorp explores the causes of the ageing revolution and explains how we can greet it with confidence and enjoy leading longer, healthier, and more productive lives than ever before.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 不到一百多年前，西方的平均预期寿命为40岁。现在，是80岁。世界上已经有人活到了135岁。这是我们的社会自工业化以来最激进的变化，自然而然地，也带来了许多问题。更长的寿命对于我们如何组织人类社会有什么影响？如何才能为更长的寿命做好准备？我们又能从那些即便生病和体弱但仍然充满活力的老人们身上学到些什么？Rudi Westendorp结合医疗、生物、经济、社会学的角度，探讨老龄化革命的原因，并解释我们如何才能更好地、有信心地去迎接和享受更长、更健康、更富有成效的生活。(LYR)

Awards/获奖情况：虽然并没有大张旗鼓地宣传，但本书其实雄心勃勃：令人着迷，而且最终还能保持乐观。（P.S. Cottier，《堪培拉时报》

本书有趣地揭示了当衰老和死亡被延迟以后，面对如此惊人的未来前景，我们如何能够采取非常简单的措施来防止例如老年痴呆症这样的疾病。（De VolksKrant）

在所有方面之上，Westendorp强调的事实是，我们确实将要活到之前从未到达的高龄。他还清晰地解释了我们如何才能控制自己的如此长的生活。（Trouw）
本书好比一个导航系统，为我们面前的第二次生命而设。（De Morgen）

’[A] quietly ambitious book ... both fascinating and, ultimately, optimistic.’ -- P.S. Cottier Canberra Times ’An entertaining and revealing book about our delayed ageing and death, about astonishing future prospects and our failure to take simple measures to prevent diseases such as dementia.’ De Volkskrant ’Westendorp stresses above all the positive aspects of the fact that we are living to an increasingly advanced age. He also explains with great clarity how we can gain control of our long lives.’ Trouw ’A navigation system for the second life that lies ahead.’ De Morgen ’One by one, Westendorp demolishes ingrained ideas about old age and ageing. He offers a brand new perspective on old age.’ Het Belang van Limburg ’This is not a glib book about searching for the elixir of youth in a jar or via surgical means, but a serious study, albeit in easy-to-read prose. There’s no prescription to prevent mental and physical impairment, but a wide-ranging survey that encompasses societal and economic as well as personal responsibilities to prolong productivity.’ -- Thuy On The Age ’Eminently reasonable. At a time when too much of what is written about the elderly is depressingly downbeat, dwelling only on decline and dementia, Westendorp’s book provides a valuable and cheering alternative.’ Daily Mail

About the Author/作者介绍： Rudi Westendorp教授曾在荷兰莱顿大学医学中心（LUMC）接受培训，专长为重症监护和流行病学。后来，他专注研究老年医学和老年病学。2000年，他被任命为医学教授。从2005年至2012年，他是LUMC老年病学和老年医学部门的负责人。2008年，他创立莱顿人体活力和老龄化学院并担任其第一任负责人。这是一个专门针对人体活力和老化领域的研究机构，主要提供培训和开展研究。2015年，他将工作重心移至丹麦，并被任命为哥本哈根大学老年医学教授。

Professor Rudi Westendorp was trained at the Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) in the Netherlands, and specialised in intensive care and epidemiology. Later, he focussed on geriatrics and gerontology. In 2000, he was appointed professor of medicine, and, from 2005 to 2012, he was head of the Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics at the LUMC. In 2008, he founded and became the first director of the Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing, a research institute that provides training, conducts research, and initiates developments in the field of vitality and ageing. In addition, since 2012, he has been director of the VITALITY! programme, part of Medical Delta, an innovative partnership of academic and public institutions, and enterprises, in the south-west of the Netherlands. In 2015, he moved his workplace to Denmark, where he was appointed Professor of Old-Age Medicine at the University of Copenhagen.

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