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A Pratt Book Study Group

Hicks@HRDConsultingServices.com / 410-466-90231

Book:

The Third Chapter - Passion, Risk, Adventure in the 25 Years AFTER 50 by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot; Sarah Crichton Books, New York, NY. 2009. (Purchase your hard or soft copies atyour local book store. E-Book editions are also available on the Internet.)

Contents:

Introduction: Facing the Mirror Four: Looking Back and Giving Forward One: Loss and Liberation Five: Crossing Boundaries & Embracing Contradictions Two: Constancy and Change Six: New Learning: Body, Voice, & Soul Three: Healing Wounds; The Journey Home Conclusions: Cracks in the Mirror

Reviews:

The Third Chapter is a compassionate rendering of the challenges of entering uncharted post-career years,followed by an eloquent vision of the joys that lie ahead for those who put giving at the center of living. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School Professor and bestselling author of Confidence and America thePrincipled.

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot follows her subjects on an extraordinary journey. Read this book and be inspired bythe diverse ways these women and men redefine their lives, adding purpose, passion, and reflection as theygrow older. Marian Wright Edelman, President, Childrens Defense Fund In this singular book, SaraLawrence-Lightfoot introduces a new stage of life, delineates its intriguing and unexpected contours, and drawslessons that are meaningful for every human being. Howard Gardner, author of Good Work: When Excellenceand Ethics Meet.

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, one of our most graceful and gifted chroniclers of the changing psychological

landscape, has produced a biography of the new lifestage emerging between the end of the middle years andthe arrival of old age. This remarkable tale is conveyed through the nuanced stories of individuals navigatingtheir way through their fifties, sixties, and seventies, and is punctuated by Lightfoots arresting observations. Theresult is not only the best book yet about the changing lifecourse, but an inspiring roadmap for individual andsocial renewal in the emerging third chapter. As ten thousand baby boomers turn sixty each day, the timing of this book is as exquisite as its insights. Marc Freedman, author of Encore: Finding Work That Matters in theSecond Half of Life and founder/CEO of Civic Ventures.

Purpose:

Study group members come together to read and discuss a book of theirmutual interest. It is a learning experience where in members share their

insights, ask questions of the text and each other, reflect on their lifeexperiences, and draw insights from their sharing and reflections aboutthe meaning that this interactive experience cultivates for themindividually and as a group. Journaling is also recommended as anaccompanying activity for those who choose to do so.

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Agenda: (Five weekly Saturday sessions {January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29} scheduled from 3:00 5:00.)

3:00 Welcome / Opening / Chapter Synopsis / Highlights / Presentation3:15 Shared Chapter Reading / Discussion / Questions / Thought Provokers4:15 Sharing Life Stories / Reflections / Introspection / Meaning / Applications4:45 Chapter Summary / Shared Lessons Learned / New Perspectives / Assignments5:00 Adjournment

Reading Group Guide:

To assist in the organization and implementation of this Book Study Group a Book ReadingGuide will be issued to all participants. Participants are also encouraged to search and to bringrelated support resources regarding the book to share with the others members of the StudyGroup. Perhaps you will decide to write your critique or review of the book.

Facilitator:

The primary role of the facilitator is to ensure that that the conversation is shared and flows smoothly,that the discussion remains focused, participants listen to each other as they relate their own lifeexperiences and insights, and to keep the discussion relevant to the book. Participants of the BookStudy Group will generate a list of guidelines to follow for ensuring that their engagement becomes ameaningful learning experience.

Registration:

If you are interested in this Book Study Group and are able to commit to the Saturday weekly sessions inJanuary 2011, then please call and register your name, telephone number, and e-mail address with Ms.Karen Blum, Volunteer Services Coordinator, Pratt Public Library, at 410-396-9940 on Tuesday,Wednesday, or Thursday from 9:00AM-3:00PM.

Charles J. Hicks, II, Ph.D. will serve as the Study Group Facilitator. He is a life-longlearner who is exploring the experience of living in that 65+ life-era. He offers acomposite of thirty-five years preparation and applied experience in the field of Human Resources Development within the Public School, Academic, Governmental,

Corporate, and the Not-for-Profit Sector. Currently he is an independent ExecutiveCoach assisting leaders in addressing their challenges, achieving their goals, andoptimizing their effectiveness.