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Facts and theories of adult development guilford press. Gail sheehy born november 27, 1937 is an american author, journalist, and lecturer. Passages by gail sheehy overdrive rakuten overdrive. For decades, gail sheehys landmark bestseller passages has been inspiring readers to see the predictable crises of adult life as opportunities for growth.
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Oct 12, 2014 after finishing gail sheehys new memoir, daring. Gail sheehy s brilliant road map of adult life shows the inevitable personality and sexual changes we go through in our 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond. Gail sheehy is famous for her indepth profiles of influential people, as well as her 1976 book on common adult life crises. Millions of readers literally defined their lives through gail sheehys landmark bestseller passages. Sep 20, 2014 gail sheehy is famous for her indepth profiles of influential people, as well as her 1976 book on common adult life crises. Predictable crises of adult life mass market paperback july 1, 1984. A contributor to the new york times magazine, esquire, mccalls, ms. She followed up with the silent passage, new passages, and understanding mens passages. She is the author of seventeen books and numerous highprofile articles for magazines such as new york and vanity fair. Sheehys earlier passages borrowed from erik erikson and daniel levinson of yale to popularize the theory that the lives of adults as well as children are marked by stages of development, such as the trying twenties and catch30, until age 50, when its smooth sailing.
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