Edited and with introductions by Susan Berrin, this anthology has over 40 contributors offering their insights on this stage of life. In the foreword, Harold Kushner writes: "Your life is like a book. If it is a good book, we enjoy every chapter, but we enjoy the last chapters most of all, because only then do we realize what the book was really about." Judaism holds elders in high esteem. They are wisdom-keepers, storytellers, and the carriers of tradition. In this fine resource, editor Berrin includes a section of writings on elders in the Torah, Psalms, Proverbs, Talmud, and Midrash. She also showcases many thought provoking essays which advocate a positive view of aging. Letty Cottin Pogrebin reveals how middle-agers become mindful of every moment; Marc Kaminsky discusses elder and life review; and Berrin writes about growing old in an Israeli kibbutz. One of the best essays is by Anne Tolbert in which she describes a personal "seder" to celebrate aging. Rituals like these are the key to helping more people cherish the last stage of life.