ENCORE Finding Work that Matters in the Second Half of Life MARC FREEDMAN

"Freedman presents a vision that is inherently optimistic, practical, productive and exciting."
—Seattle Times

"Read it: Take the weekend to consider what you want to do in the second half of your life. Social entrepreneur and author of Prime Time: How Baby Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement and Transform America, Marc Freedman has a new book out, Encore. He imagines a future where boomers will trade ‘money for meaning' through encore careers."
—Arizona Republic

"Freedman has written a wonderful…guide for boomers entering their next phase of life….This thoroughly readable book is highly recommended."
—Library Journal Starred Review

"This book challenges baby-boomers to build a better world through a second career and provides concrete steps to help them find their next job."
—Kiplinger's Best of 2007 List

"At 49, Marc Freedman is a poster boy for the future of America…It's time to change the deal the nation has with older Americans, he says… ‘We need to have a conversation around constructing a new deal that says if you are willing to use your talent and energy and contribute, we'll make it worth your while.'"
—Orange County Register

"Freedman persuasively argues that later years can offer freedom to work in more flexible, meaningful ways, rather than only a time to be free from work."
—Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Through his thoughtful and undeniable thesis, Freedman constructs a utopian working life filled with possibility….I give the book four full cups of fair trade, organic coffee."
—T & D (Training and Development) Magazine

"Sixty-four million baby boomers—40 percent of the current American work force—will reach retirement age by 2010. They will be the largest, healthiest, longest-living, and best-educated generation in American history—to do what? Golf? Soldier on in old jobs? Or, adopting Freedman's inspirational idea, use their gifts and experience to build a better world through an ‘encore career.' Featuring a series of moving life stories, Freedman makes a convincing case for a brilliant idea whose time has come."
—Arlie Hochschild, University of California, Berkeley, author of The Time Bind: When Work is Home and Home is Work, and The Commercialization of Intimate Life

"Many millions of maturing baby boomers will thank Marc Freedman for this warm, wise, compelling, and hopeful book. Encore contains both eye-opening stories and important guidance for policymakers, to ensure that people can continue to make meaningful contributions throughout their longer lifetimes."
—Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School, best-selling author of Confidence: How Winning Streaks & Losing Streaks Begin & End

"Marc Freedman is a plausible candidate for secular sainthood. For more than a decade this gifted social activist has worked toward an America in which aging boomers help themselves and their communities through community service—what he calls ‘the encore society.' This well-crafted book spells out the latest development of his thesis and illustrates it with compelling personal stories."
—Robert D. Putnam, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and author of Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

"Every movement needs a visionary, and baby boomers eager for meaningful second acts are lucky to have Marc Freedman. This remarkable book is as inspiring as it is important, as compelling for individuals as it is for society."
—Sherry Lansing, CEO, Sherry Lansing Foundation, former Chairman of Paramount Pictures

"A defining book—Encore is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the changing landscape of work in America, and the opportunities to unleash the talents and aspirations of millions."
—David Bornstein, Author of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas

"In Encore, Marc Freedman provocatively confronts the impact Baby Boomers will have on society as they age. This is a very important book for the public, for program planners, and for policymakers alike."
—Gene D. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., George Washington University and author, The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain

PAPERBACK
ISBN 978-1-58648-634-1
Pub date: 09/01/08
Price: $14.95/16.00 Canada
5 1/2 x 8 1/4
272 pages
Carton Quantity: 24
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Selling Territory: W
Pub history: Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58648-483-5