This Old Man

"In February 2014, The New Yorker published an essay by Roger Angell called 'This Old Man, ' a meditation on life at age ninety-three. With great humor and not an ounce of self-pity or sentimentality, Angell wrote about health, mind, and memory; reckoning with the past and a longlist of friends and family who have died; daily joys and struggles; and, above all, love ... [The work] is the centerpiece of Angell's new book, which gathers essays, letters, photos, comic verse, and drawings that in aggregate present a kaleidoscopic portrayal of a deeply engaged and vibrant life"--