May 2008
Beginner
288 pages
8h 31m
English
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INDEX
abstract thinkers, 181
abusive relationships, 192–193
adjustments, vs. leap, 4
adolescent identity crisis, 97
advice givers, 38
age
assessing true, 7
chronological vs. functional, 7
denying, 226–231
psychological, 223
aging
attitudes about, 44–46
confronting, 33–34
reality of, 3
Analytic Thinker, 150, 181, 183
style, 153–154
temperament, 184
Angelou, Maya, 18
anxiety, 229–231
Art of Growing Old, The (Saussy), 228
Artisan-Craftsperson, 151, 181, 182, 183
style, 156
impact on vision, 51
attraction of opposites, 180
awareness, of behavior, 172–173
Baker, Dan, What Happy People Know, 53, 99–100, 175
barriers, vs. opportunities, x–xi
bed-and-breakfast facilities in Peru, 73–74
behavior
awareness ...
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