Jeanne Calment: From Van Gogh's Time to Ours : 122 Extraordinary Years
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0716732513 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 136 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: French
By the time the second one came along, she had already retired. She was 40 years old when world war broke out - the first one. Adding to her biography, the authors examine the demographic, genetic, health, and lifestyle factors that could have contributed to her long life.. Hers was the longest life ever documented. Calment's story is not only about memories. But Mme. Based on their interviews with Mme. In "Jeanne Calment: From Van Gogh's Time to Ours," Michel Allard and Jean-Marie Robine, specialists in human aging, and Victor Lebre, Madame Calment's personal physician, assemble a vivid portrait of this charming, remarkable woman. She stands as an odds-defying case study in aging, living nearly twice as long as the a
D. F. Whipple said An Interesting Lady. This out-of-print biography presents Jeanne Calment as a fiesty, headstrong supercentenarian who leaps over the boundaries of our human lifespan, at least as defined by verifiable statistics. The four authors, all scientists, unveil here a multi-year and cooly scientific study and, along the way, probe a grandame's physiology, wit and charm with alacrity and grace. That is, the book never stoops to treating Calment as an oddity or specimen. Through such . "Jeanne Calment's Secret?" according to David Spence. Too bad this interesting book about Jeanne Calment (which I was lucky enough to buy), is out of print. Jeanne Calment was, is, the oldest documented human ever. Who lived almost 12Jeanne Calment's Secret? Too bad this interesting book about Jeanne Calment (which I was lucky enough to buy), is out of print. Jeanne Calment was, is, the oldest documented human ever. Who lived almost 123 years. She is still the champion record holder. And what's more, Calment was in excellent health until her last few months. She ate moderately but never denied herself anything. Loved gourmet chocolate and fine port and wine. Her diet and the way she ate, as reported in this . years. She is still the champion record holder. And what's more, Calment was in excellent health until her last few months. She ate moderately but never denied herself anything. Loved gourmet chocolate and fine port and wine. Her diet and the way she ate, as reported in this