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Acknowledgements -- Prefaces. Reflections On The Last Frontier Of The Learning Society / By Michael Shinagel -- The Power Of Community / By Leonie Gordon -- Introduction -- Identity. Identity / By Hy Kempler -- Begin Again / By Stan Davis -- Playing The Hand / By Jane Weingarten -- My Obsessions Return / By David Rich -- Letting Go Of The Past, Embracing The Present / By Elenore Freedman -- Endings And Beginnings / By Hy Kempler -- Changing / By Hy Kempler -- The Culture Of Aging. The Culture Of Aging / By Rhoada Wahl -- Retirement And Relocation: Adventure And Challenge / By Rhoada Wahl -- My Operation / By Sigi Tishler -- Living Lightly / By Antonia Woods -- Judgement Day / By Fran Vaughn -- Attitude / By Peter Kugel -- Together / By Geraldine Zetzel -- Leading And Learning. Leading And Learning / By Stan Davis -- A Gift: A Conversation With Maurice Stein / By Maurice Stein And Stan Davis -- Excerpts From A Journal / By Peg Senturia -- The Music Of Lifelong Learning: Con Moto, Espressivo / By Sigi Tishler -- Staying Intoxicated / By Mitch Cohen -- Transformations / By Fran Vaughn -- Community. Community / By Prudence King And Peg Senturia -- Separate Worlds / By Ellie Porter -- Old Dog, New Tricks / By Charles Allen -- Coming Full Circle / By Lillian Broderick -- Discovery / By Ross Neisuler -- Sanibel Island / By Peg Senturia -- Living With Mortality. Living With Mortality / By Rhoada Wahl -- Life After Life / By Dolores Murphy -- Memory Loss / By Stan Davis -- No Regrets: A Life Of Passion And Poetry / By Patricia Anne Hogan -- Harbinger / By Sidney Greenleaf -- On Becoming A Patient / By Lillian Broderick -- The Relay: Passing The Baton / By Prudence King -- Conclusion -- Where Are We Going -- Contributors. Editors, Peg Senturia, Stan Davis, Hy Kempler, Prudence King, Rhoada Wald. A Generous And Groundbreaking Exploration Of Old-age, Conducted By Ideal Infomants--a Unique Group Of Old-agers Themselves, Whose Analytic Brilliance Is Matched By Their Personal