Losing It : In Which an Aging Professor Laments His Shrinking Brain...

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Introduction: Striking Out	p. 1
The Horror
The You behind Your Eyes Is Out of Date	p. 13
Can You Recall What You Had for Dinner, Cronus?	p. 22
Shrink Wrap	p. 31
Old Views of Old Age	p. 38
Wisdom
Older, Yes, but Wiser?	p. 49
The Dark Side of Wisdom	p. 63
Complaining
Homo Querelus (Man the Complainer)	p. 79
Old Saints, Old Killers, and More Complaints	p. 95
Complaining against the Most High	p. 107
Retirement, Revenge, and Taking it With You
Giving Up Smoting for Good	p. 127
Paralysis of the Spirit	p. 141
Yes, You Can Take It with You	p. 155
Sentiments
Owing the Dead	p. 177
Going Soft	p. 187
Little Things; or, What If?	p. 200
Defying Augury	p. 210
Frankly, I Do Give a Damn	p. 222
Redemption from the Pasture?
Going through All These Things Twice	p. 231
Do Not Go Gentle: A Valediction	p. 249
Addendum: "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"	p. 263
Acknowledgments	p. 267
Notes	p. 269
Bibliography	p. 301
Index	p. 317
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