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What other books that trace a person's psychological development through different ages can one suggest? I am looking to get some insight on how personality develops throughout one's lifetime, not just a particular age. Can be both fiction and non-fiction.

Alexei G I can now answer my own question. "Adaptation to Life" by by George Eman Vaillant. It is a book on the results of a longitudal study of a life develop…moreI can now answer my own question. "Adaptation to Life" by by George Eman Vaillant. It is a book on the results of a longitudal study of a life development of 250+ promising Harvard graduates, examining how they have developed. I have not read the book yet, but the reviews are very good. The only issue I see is the cross-section. Promising Harvard graduates narrow down the selection to people who are already most likely to be successful, and does entail a certain amount of privilege to start, especially given that they were selected in late 1930s-early 1940s.
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