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Ready to Retire?
What You and Your Spouse Need to Know About The New Reality of Retirement
Conceived and written for those about to retire - or already in retirement and the women (and men) who live with them. Ready to Retire? helps people understand what they and their partners are going through as they meet the new reality of life beyond the workplace.
Cultural messaging has traditionally reinforced the idea of the man as bread winner and men have a particularly hard time making the retirement adjustment as they so often completely self-identify with their work. In light of this cultural trend, bestselling author and sociologist Lyndsay Green sets out to demystify retirement for men and their partners, and provides an engaging and uplifting portrait of the emotional landscape of men in their sixties and seventies.
While most books on this subject focus on finances, Lyndsay Green writes more about the psychological implications of retirement. More descriptive than instructional, the book is based on interviews with over sixty people, from age 56 to 88, living in cities, small towns and rural areas.
In spite of the fact that many men have a deep-rooted fear about retirement, and that so often their spouses can be baffled by their inability to express those fears and needs, Lyndsay Green discovered that the story of men’s retirement is mostly one of adjustment, revitalization and reinvention. Ready to Retire? is an inspiring portrait of the emotional lives of men who have retired or are considering retirement, and the women (and men) they live with.
Publisher : Patrick Crean Editions (January 5, 2016)
Language : English
Paperback : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 1443440566
ISBN-13 : 978-1443440561
Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.6 x 8 inches
Reviewer: Jimmy2222
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Worth reading for retirement input
Review: Saw Lyndsay on Utube talking about retirement and liked what she said and her presentation. Bought the book, and really found it helpful hearing other menâs thoughts and stories. I am a person who has had very mixed feelings about retirement. I retired 6 years ago and found myself bored and missing the social connection and activity of work at an medium sized office. Luckily, after 7 months, my boss asked me if I would come back part time, and I did 15-20 hours per week. I have enjoyed it, and still took lots of vacation trips. With a 7 month Civid layoff, I think I might be ready to give total retirement a shot again. Reading Lyndsayâs book helped me make, and feel good about this decision 🙂
Reviewer: Thomas E Pauquette
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Must read
Review: Thus is a must read for retirees. I'm on the bridge between a full time leadership position at work I have held for 28 years to becoming fully retired. I'm really glad I stumbled on to this book. By reading it I realized I was asking the wrong primary question. Instead of asking "what do I want to DO in retirement?" I should have been asking the much better question, "....(email me at [email protected] if you wanna know the better question). A great book backed up with good data.
Reviewer: MarketPlace Direct, Inc.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent book on retirement ideas and options
Review: I was not sure if I should buy this book based on reading the reviews but purchased it anyway based on a video by the author and based on a gut feel. I am very happy that I made the purchase. I have changed careers multiple times over the years and I am now looking at semi retirement options. We will, hopefully, have decades of healthy living left after turning 60. This book is full of examples and options to give you ideas of how to mold your own life for the many years to come. I highly recommend this book.
Reviewer: Craig duncan
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: OK as long as you fit rhe demographic
Review: This book is based on the responses by a number of men who describe how they have adjusted to retirement. It is an interesting read, but based on a very narrow demographic of middle class, relatively well adjusted Canadian men. They refer to adjustments like spending more time at the cottage... So in fact, these are people who would probably least need a book like this. If you are looking for pros and cons of retirement options or any sort of check list, this is not where you will find it. However, it is well written, and an easy read, so worth exploring if you are not a totally differnt type of person.
Reviewer: Chip Stites
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent Review of the parts of Our Lives in Retirement
Review: I enjoyed very much the facts and ideas about what we mistakenly call "retirement." The book takes an in depth look at the parts of our body, mind, emotions and spirit that makes up a successful retirement.
Reviewer: Watching and Reading
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Nothing useful here
Review: I found this book to be a complete waste of time to read. I found it impossible to identify with the people and their stories. I can't imagine, for example, how anyone can be haunted by Willie Loman's fate in Death of a Salesman. I suppose that some of the interviews were dramatized but much of what is written here I find over the top and implausible. Perhaps I'm just not all that introspective or sensitive but none of the stories seemed to be things I could imagine any of my friends saying.
Reviewer: ZUrlocker
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: What it means to retire
Review: This is perhaps the best book I have read about retirement. It's not a financial book or a how-to guide but instead is a much deeper analysis of what retirement is like: what it feels like and how to prepare for it. Strongly recommended for anyone who has anxiety about what it means to enter retirement.
Reviewer: TechnoPeasant
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Pertinent, salient and thought provoking
Review: I saw the author's interview on youtube so I knew her orientation was Canadian but this book has relevancy for Americans too.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great book, full of great information. I highly recommend it for anyone on the brink of retiring.
Reviewer: Tim Cork
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: My wife saw the author on TVO. She recommended I read her book before retiring. I did. I found the test sample to be interesting but did not relate to the seemingly upper middle class demographic, my major concern with the book. I have never been defined by my work, so leaving it will not be a concern as it seems to be for many of these men. My career has been engaging at a technical level, hence the demographic disconnect in the book, but I have never lived to work. A manager of mine told me years ago he works to live not the other way round. I never forgot that.Since our house is paid for, we are not in debt, and our lifestyle is not financially demanding, I think any concerns about finances are unfounded. The over estimate of financial needs as we age was mentioned in the book. This was reassuring.At 66, I see retirement as a continuation of a similar lifestyle but with the benefit of my own timetable - I will not have to wait for the weekends. I will also be able to expand my social connection, to replace the loss of time with my workmates, by joining a fitness club, a cycling club, etc. Therefore I see retirement as an opportunity rather than a death - also mentioned in the book.My retirement date is still undecided. But I expect it will happen before I turn 68. Since I do not know how long I will continue to live in relatively good health, my question is still, When to Retire? My current manger said "when the time comes I will know". I am not so sure about that. In the end I think it will come down to a leap of faith - not to be confused with the religious section in the book.I gave the book three stars because it attempts to untangle the mystery. And for some it will.
Reviewer: Teena in Toronto
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I work in the retirement industry ... I conduct seminars and one-on-ones encouraging participants to sign up for their company-sponsored retirement plan so financially they can have the retirement they hope for. As such, I like to read books about retirement planning and this one caught my eye.Most of us hope that we save enough for our retirements and we don't think about what we are going to actually do in retirement (this is something I discuss sometimes in the one-on-ones) and how our retirement will affect our relationship with our spouse. This book isn't focused on the financial aspects of retirement and the topics include:* Men and retirement* Fears of retirement* The reality of retirement* Delayed retirement* Relationship with others* Relationship with yourselfThe foundation of this book was based on the lives of 44 men (I didn't realize when I got the book that is was focused on men) and 17 of their spouses, who told the author their stories about being or living with a retirement-aged man. The ages ranged from 56 to 88 with two-thirds of them at peak retirement age (age 64 to 75). Some left work happily while others not so happily. Some retired and then went back to work and some wished they were still working. They came from different income levels and some had saved enough for retirement, while others hadn't. They were married, divorced or widowed, both hetero- and homosexual.It's an interesting book to read to get men's views on retirement and also their spouses reactions. It's got to be quite a change for a woman who has been used to having the house to herself to all of a sudden have her husband around all the time (that's a lot of togetherness!). One spouse was honest and said that she'll have breakfast and supper with her husband but she wants to be on her own for lunch.Blog review post: [...]
Reviewer: Templeton
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Book arrived in great condition and it's a great price from a Cdn author with a Cdn perspective. My spouse and I are only several chapters in, but I can already report that "Ready to Retire" is worth it. Glad I bought it!
Reviewer: Gary Lloyd Gottlieb, Q.C.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: If you want to retire to a life of indolence and leisure then this is not the book for you, but if you want to continue to do work you enjoy and lead a productive and fulfilling life, you will find this book supportive and inspirational and replete with ample quotes from kindred spirits.