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100 Jahre Lebensglück: Weisheit, Liebe, Lachen
An “uplifting celebration” of centenarians from an award-winning photographer, including short biographies and life-experience wisdom ( Publishers Weekly ).
Fall in love with fifty-two wise, healthy, and joyful one-hundred-year-olds in this celebratory and uplifting art book. A beautiful and fascinating exploration of what it is like to be over one hundred years old, Aging Gracefully invites readers to look into the face of a century of life experience with portraits of centenarians, from New York to Peru, Japan to the Netherlands, captured by the compassionate, minimalist lens of photographer Karsten Thormaehlen.
These striking photographs are also accompanied by short bios of the centenarians, featuring quotes and wisdom on love, food, humor, and living with grace.
Fall in love with fifty-two wise, healthy, and joyful one-hundred-year-olds in this celebratory and uplifting art book. A beautiful and fascinating exploration of what it is like to be over one hundred years old, Aging Gracefully invites readers to look into the face of a century of life experience with portraits of centenarians, from New York to Peru, Japan to the Netherlands, captured by the compassionate, minimalist lens of photographer Karsten Thormaehlen.
These striking photographs are also accompanied by short bios of the centenarians, featuring quotes and wisdom on love, food, humor, and living with grace.
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Published September 21, 2017
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April 30, 2020
If you're looking for some perspective, this book is sure to assist. The idea of artfully photographing centenarians is so beautiful! Learning about these people, who live all over the world, and seeing their positivity and grit is just wonderful. Highly recommended!
January 14, 2018
Delightful book of portraits.
March 4, 2017
Though I enjoyed this book a lot I wished the author had included the ages of those photographed.
February 19, 2018
I'm not sure what it was that caught my eye. Was it the title – Aging Gracefully? Or the beautiful old faces? The portraits are beautiful.
Every life is filled with stories and history from their own perspective. These people were all born in the first decade of the 20th century. They’ve lived more than 100 years! An entire century! They're from a variety of walks of life, from various places in the world. Just imagine all that they've seen and done in that time, how much the world has changed!
I would like to have seen pictures of their other younger selves alongside their current portraits. We tend to carry in our minds the illusion of old people having always been old. It would serve as a reminder that all of us, if we're lucky enough, will one day have old faces like these. It’s possible not all of these centenarians had other photographs but I think it would've been a nice addition.
Each long life is rich with experience and things learned. There are so many stories that stay tucked away. This book includes just a small summary beside each portrait. It's not intended to be a biography, only a reminder of the depth of their lives - a reminder to ask the old people in your life to tell their stories.
It seems they were all asked the same uninspired question ‘To what do you attribute your old age?’ Obviously there is no one answer. Most agreed that it's wise to keep moving, stay interested in the world and others, laugh and enjoy life, stay positive, eat healthy foods, don’t drink or smoke or do things to excess. Maybe that has more to do with living a happy life - no matter how long.
Johanna Spiekermann said of her own life - “A certain defiance” to stand up to life and its tough challenges, is perhaps not such a bad recipe for a long life.”
Every life is filled with stories and history from their own perspective. These people were all born in the first decade of the 20th century. They’ve lived more than 100 years! An entire century! They're from a variety of walks of life, from various places in the world. Just imagine all that they've seen and done in that time, how much the world has changed!
I would like to have seen pictures of their other younger selves alongside their current portraits. We tend to carry in our minds the illusion of old people having always been old. It would serve as a reminder that all of us, if we're lucky enough, will one day have old faces like these. It’s possible not all of these centenarians had other photographs but I think it would've been a nice addition.
Each long life is rich with experience and things learned. There are so many stories that stay tucked away. This book includes just a small summary beside each portrait. It's not intended to be a biography, only a reminder of the depth of their lives - a reminder to ask the old people in your life to tell their stories.
It seems they were all asked the same uninspired question ‘To what do you attribute your old age?’ Obviously there is no one answer. Most agreed that it's wise to keep moving, stay interested in the world and others, laugh and enjoy life, stay positive, eat healthy foods, don’t drink or smoke or do things to excess. Maybe that has more to do with living a happy life - no matter how long.
Johanna Spiekermann said of her own life - “A certain defiance” to stand up to life and its tough challenges, is perhaps not such a bad recipe for a long life.”
May 19, 2017
From the portraits to the bios, this book is delightful! It was interesting to note the geographic locations of the participants. The bios are full of nuggets, from thoughtful to hilarious.
Kristin Kristvardsdottier (pp. 64-5) says "[L]ife is a school in which you never stop learning."
"Throughout his life Morrie [Markoff (pp. 68-9)] has been an artist: a photographer, sculptor, and painter. . . . He held his first exhibition at the age of 100. . . ."
Morrie's wife Betty is featured on the next spread. They now live in a hipster district in LA!
I'll leave the rest for you to discover on your own.
I borrowed this from the library (always my preference); but, I enjoyed it so much that I ordered my own copy today.
Kristin Kristvardsdottier (pp. 64-5) says "[L]ife is a school in which you never stop learning."
"Throughout his life Morrie [Markoff (pp. 68-9)] has been an artist: a photographer, sculptor, and painter. . . . He held his first exhibition at the age of 100. . . ."
Morrie's wife Betty is featured on the next spread. They now live in a hipster district in LA!
I'll leave the rest for you to discover on your own.
I borrowed this from the library (always my preference); but, I enjoyed it so much that I ordered my own copy today.
May 22, 2017
beautiful photography, charming, full of character, diverse, coffee table book, easy/quick/pickup anytime read
January 27, 2018
My grandchildren loved this "book of old people"! They learned quickly to identify what country a person was from.
I liked learning a little about how people viewed life after 100 years on earth.
I liked learning a little about how people viewed life after 100 years on earth.
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