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Meet the Author: "30 Lessons for Loving," Karl Pillemer, PhD at Pequot Library 4/20 at 7pm
"30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage"
• 30 - 40 minute author talk
• Q & A
• Book signing and refreshments
“Couples of all ages will enjoy reading this book together and will profit from using this book as a guide as they develop as partners throughout the lifespan.” —Kathleen McCartney, PhD, President of Smith College
"30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage" shows the way to lifelong, fulfilling relationships. The author, an internationally renowned gerontologist at Cornell University, offers sage advice from the oldest and wisest Americans on everything from finding a partner, to deciding to commit, to growing old together. Along the way, the book answers questions like these: How do you know if the person you love is the right one? What are the secrets for improving communication and reducing conflict? What gets you through the major stresses of marriage, such as child-rearing, work, money issues, and in-laws? (B&N.com review)
Dr. Karl Pillemer is the Director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research and the Hazel E. Reed Professor in the Department of Human Development in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. He is also a Professor of Gerontology in Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical College. Pillemer also directs the Cornell Legacy Project and is author of "30 Lessons for Living" and "30 Lessons for Loving."
His major interests center on human development over the life course, with a special emphasis on family and social relationships in middle age and beyond. He has a strong theoretical and empirical interest in life course transitions and the effects they have on family relationships. A major program of research is on intergenerational relations in later life, with a focus on determinants and consequences of the quality of adult child - older parent relationships. Dr. Pillemer is now conducting a large-scale study of this issue, with funding from the National Institute on Aging, which focuses on within-family differences in parent-child relations in later life and on ambivalence in intergenerational relations among adults.
Current Professional Activities: Gerontological Society of America, American Sociological Association, National Council on Family Relations
Special thanks to the Cornell College of Human Ecology.
Location: Auditorium and Reading Room
Contact: (203) 259-0346 ext. 15
