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Written By Amanda Barusch

Aging Angry

Log Line

(29 words)

Have you ever wondered why you get angry all the time? Ever worried that your anger was out of control? Do you freeze when people around you are angry?

Pitch

(63 words)

Anger can be frightening, even dangerous - so much so that it's easy to forget that anger can provide energy and direction for much-needed change. Older adults have a lot to be angry about. Aging Angry tells their stories and draws from a wealth of literary and academic sources to offer a new understanding of anger that is especially relevant to these angry times.

Brief Description

(82 words)

Fear of anger can ultimately be as destructive as expressed rage, fomenting social isolation, injustice, and misunderstanding. In rich and insightful prose, Aging Angry draws upon the experiences of hundreds of older adults and a wealth of literary and academic sources to empower readers with a new understanding of anger’s sources, dynamics, and possibilities. The book unearths the deeper meaning of these angry times and urges readers to take anger seriously; to harness its energy and wisdom for personal and social change. 

Standard Description

(148 words)

 Aging Angry introduces a new perspective on anger in later life. It draws upon the author’s own experiences of anger, both in the workplace and in the family, as well as interviews and surveys with hundreds of older adults. The book offers: 

  • Fascinating interviews with older adults about their experiences and understandings of anger

  • A wealth of academic sources and a dozen expert interviews

  • State-of-the-art research on the physiology of emotions

  • In depth treatment of ageism and the injustices and microaggressions it engenders

  • Wide-ranging consideration of how anger is expressed in English and other languages

  • A history of anger and revenge

  • Discussion of gender differences and similarities

  • Exploration of the intersection between race and late life anger

  • Lessons on anger and love

  • In depth consideration of late life mass murderers

  • A critique of anger management programs

  • Tools for turning towards anger and making peace (and change) with rage

Amanda Barusch

Amanda Barusch has worked as a janitor, exotic dancer, editor, and college professor. She lives in the American West, where she spends as much time as possible on dirt paths. She has an abiding disdain for boundaries and adores ambiguity. Amanda has published eight books of non-fiction, a few poems, and a growing number of short stories. Aging Angry is her first work of creative non-fiction. She uses magical realism to explore deep truths of the human experience in this rapidly changing world.

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