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The Force of Character | 
 enlarge | Author: James Hillman
Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc.
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 331160
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Ballantine Books Trade Ed
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0345424050
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.671825
EAN: 9780345424051
ASIN: 0345424050
Publication Date: February 1, 2001
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Condition: 1999 LARGE PRINT EDITION, DIFFERENT COVER - immediate despatch from UK
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Amazon.co.uk Review
This philosophy/psychology work on character and ageing is not a self-help book but a self-perception book--philosophical, wise, and deep. "What does aging serve? What is its point?" asks James Hillman, and proceeds to examine those questions fully. The loss of short-term memory, for example, enables us to better recall the past and review our life. "On the one hand, brain cells may be flaking off like autumn leaves in a deciduous forest; on the other hand, a clearing is being made, leaving more space for occasional birds to alight." Hillman also likens short-term memory loss to a warehouse packed full of the inventory of life, emptying the latest files "to preserve enough emotional space for evaluating what has been there for a long time." Other ageing markers also have benefits for character, reflection, and imagination. We wake up at night not only because our old bodies have to urinate, for example, but also because our minds are open to the wonders and mysteries of night.Hillman discusses the three major changes that character undergoes in later life. First is "lasting," which is the desire to live as long as possible. Next is "leaving," where we change from holding on to letting go, and our character becomes more exposed and confirmed. The final stage is "left": "what is left after you have left," and Hillman interweaves all the connotations of that word. --Joan Price
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 Everyone should read this August 27, 1999
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I thought about aging in a whole other way after reading this book---and as someone in their fifties, the subject has been much on my mind. James Hillman treats the wonders of old age and aging as reverentially as we always have that of teens and those in their twenties. I hope to maintain my sense of discovery for a long time and this book helped me realize I can and will.
comforting August 27, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was recommended to me by a friend and it is one of the best books I've read recently. In a time when my 30-something friends are fretting over whether or not to get plastic surgery, it is reassuring to hear from someone who finds great value in the last part of life. A must read for anyone who has an elderly person in their life or who plans to be one someday!
 Ho-hum August 20, 1999
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Glad I got this book for free. I would have cursed myself for spending money on it. Haven't we heard all this someplace else before? There are far better books on the experience of aging. Not recommended.
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