centenarians

"Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed on 9 November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on the Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country. Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom and living his best possible life. He now believes he is the 'happiest man on earth'"--Publisher.

Provides a first-hand account of their long lives by Sadie and Bessie Delaney who lived past 100 years, and focuses on their childhood, college education at Columbia, relationships, and careers.

Researcher Garth Hellyer interviews Marged Brice, who claims to be 134 years old and tells him she is prevented from dying by the presence of a young spirit, Perdita, and as Garth investigates her history, he finds himself lost in his own past.

An autobiography in which George Dawson, a 101-year-old man who learned to read when he was ninety-eight, offers his firsthand view of America during the twentieth century, and shares his philosophy for living a happy life.

An autobiography in which George Dawson, a man who learned to read when he was ninety-eight, offers his first hand view of America during the twentieth century, and shares his philosophy for living a happy life.

An autobiography in which George Dawson, a 101-year-old man who learned to read when he was ninety-eight, offers his firsthand view of America during the twentieth century, and shares his philosophy for living a happy life.

African-American centenarian Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson, the daughter of former slaves and the oldest living Black graduate of Case Western Reserve University, shares her life and experiences.

Presents a collection of interviews with centenarians across the United States in which they discuss their lives in the twentieth century as witnesses to wars, Prohibition, the Depression, and other historic events.