Travels with Epicurus

‘Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of an Authentic Old Age will give pause for thought to anyone in the Baby Boomer generation contemplating how best to manage the transition to old age.’ * ANZlitlovers *‘Armed with a suitcase full of philosophy books, gentle humour and lively conversation, Klein will prise any reader away from the “everyday affairs and politics” that dominate our lives.’ * Hoopla *‘A book with a lightness of touch that is also deeply serious and satisfying philosophically.’ * Weekend Australian *‘Is it possible to grow old with not only grace, but also enjoyment? Klein shows we can make the best of what we have.’ * Sun Herald / Sunday Age *‘It is a charming read, sincere and yet humorous, contemplating the joys of retirement before old old age and disability set in, if only we can let go of the contemporary idea of striving to be forever young.’ * Otago Daily Times *‘You don’t have to be old to be won over by the charms of this intelligent, playful and moving book.’ * Saturday Age *’…Daniel Klein presents a compelling argument for idleness, contemplation and unhurried playfulness as we head into old age…If we’re lucky, we’ll all be old some day, so there’s something for us all in this intelligent look at a stage of life that is rarely examined.’ * Australian Women’s Weekly *

Daniel Klein is the author of the Times bestseller Travels with Epicurus and the co-author, with Thomas Cathcart, of the international bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar. A graduate of Harvard in philosophy, he is the co-author of twenty-five other books. He lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, Freke Vuijst.