The Ali Files: On the Town with Ali Akbar

September 12, 2015

” Ali was a painter, but more to the point, Ali was an artist with his life. Ali Akbar created himself as Knoxville’s walking, jive-talking, dancing Pan, the eternal spirit of art, music, and life.”

–From the publisher

Tagged: Nonfiction

The Aging of Aquarius: The Hippies of the 60s in Their 60s and Beyond

By Galit Nimrod
Cambridge University Press
292 pages
$24.99

“This book is the first to explore the aging experience of older hippies by examining aspects related to identity, generativity, daily activities, spirituality, community, end-of-life care, and wellbeing. Based on 40 in-depth interviews with lifelong, returning, and past residents of The Farm, an intentional community in Tennessee that was founded in 1971 and still exists today, insights into the subculture of aging hippies and their keys to wellbeing are shared.”

~ the publisher