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If I Live to Be 100: Lessons from the Centenarians

Neenah Ellis's New York Times bestselling If I Live to Be 100takes us inside the world of the very old and invites us to learn from them the art of living well for an exceptionally long period of time. Their stories add up to a course in living, with lessons and inspiration for all of us.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages

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