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What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up? (Book Review)

Reviews the book 'What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?: Starting the Next Chapter of Your Life,' by Dorothy Cantor.

STARTING THE NEXT CHAPTER OF YOUR LIFE Little, Brown,$18.95

First there's childhood, then a career and finally "the great plateau." So says Dorothy Cantor, Psy. D., former president of the American Psychological Association. Preceding or beginning with retirement, the great plateau is when you get to do what you really want—provided that you prepare for it. Here, Cantor tries to help you do just that. Through excerpting interviews with several people in mid-plateau and utilizing the superb writing skills of freelance writer Andrea Thompson, Cantor's book provides a way of thinking about your future that may make the rest of your life the best of your life.