Dear Old Man: Letters to Myself on Growing Old

by Charles Wells

Full of good advice, wise counsel, and gentle humor, Dear Old Man is an essential guide for everyone who needs practical, sensitive direction in meeting life's continuing challenges. Charles Wells, M.D., geriatric psychiatrist, shares his experience and insight in this fascinating guidebook for the advancing years.

117 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1995

Reviews

[Kim Sasso]

I loved this book. Wish I had not gotten rid of when I downsized. I keep trying to find another copy. At least I still have pictures of some of my favorite passages.

Read circa 2015
Posted August 2026

[Treasure Island Books]

Letters from Dr. Wells to himself on aging and the future. Repetitive.

[Lee]

A great guide for those of us who are aging, and hope to age well. As a younger man the author writes multiple short illustrative vignettes to suggest, to his older self, ways to approach and carry off aging in a gentile, dignified manner. It's a quick read but each story has a message well worth remembering and incorporating into ones' life.