Book Reviews

This review by Mark Roellig (Parker, CO USA) on Amazon.com @ http://amzn.to/sYZ676  5.0 out of 5 stars Close to Retirement? A Must Read, November 30,2011

If you are anywhere near retirement, a must read. Our world has changed dramatically and our retirements are and should be very different than what our grandparents did. Phil is rather provocative in correctly arguing that retirement is a bad...

This review by John Mariotti, on American Express, Open Forum Blog @ http://bit.ly/vPHXaz,
What to do when your career is over but your life isn't, December 9, 2011

I confess; I borrowed this title from the subtitle of a great new book, written by a friend of mine, Phil Burgess. The whole title is Reboot! What to Do When Your Career is Over but Your Life Isn’t.

I decided to...

This review by skipper on Amazon.com @ http://amzn.to/o2Lihx
5.0 out of 5 stars A Blueprint for Renewal, October 7, 2011

Reboot! is a great read for anyone approaching a transition - and especially those transitioning to what some call "retirement" and what Burgess calls your...

This review by Lectrice  (Westchester, NY) on Amazon @ http://amzn.to/o2Lihx
5.0 out of 5 stars Scripting your life for your post-career years, September 30, 2011

This is a great book for anyone in their 50s. You're still a ways off from retirement but have become very aware...

This review by JLW  on Amazon @ http://amzn.to/o2Lihx
5.0 out of 5 stars Very thought provoking, September 30, 2011

There are hundreds of career planning books. But REBOOT! is the first book I've read that challenges me to take just as seriously my life after my "career...

This review by DJ on Amazon @ http://amzn.to/o2Lihx
5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific read!, September 12, 2011

Factual, humorous, stimulating! Totally re-calibrates the concept of retirement. Having made the somewhat difficult transition from a 34-year career to post-career years, I...

This review by Jim Z. on Amazon @ http://amzn.to/o2Lihx
5.0 out of 5 stars Read REBOOT!, September 7, 2011

Philip M. Burgess Ph.D. has a revolution on his hands - a revolution in thinking about life changes.

Dr. Burgess, through his own experience as a successful...

This review by Zachary Cochran "Servus Dei" (New York, NY) on Amazon @ http://amzn.to/o2Lihx
5.0 out of 5 stars Work makes us live longer, August 30, 2011

Dr. Phil Burgess states the facts: when people retire, they die.

Burgess persuades us to "reboot:...

This review by Kent Briggs, Executive Director, Council of State Governments-West
America’s boomers have redefined every stage of life in America, and they are now changing the aging game. Reboot! lays out the new rules. Rule #1: Keep working!

This review by John Mariotti, CEO, The Enterprise Group, award-winning author of The Complexity Crisis, and former President of Huffy Bicycles
Why is Reboot! so great? Because people see themselves aging and wonder, "Is that all there is?" or “What do I do now?” Phil Burgess provides a surprising and uplifting answer to those questions – and it is not retirement. Reboot! is a must-read and perfect gift for anyone who even has a...

This review by Chaplain Norman F. Brown, U.S. Navy (ret.)
As retirement approached, a life of leisure looked less and less attractive. My friend Phil Burgess answered my prayers with Reboot!  Intriguing, inspiring, and enjoyable to read, Reboot! gives real hope and shows why work in later life is good for the body and the spirit.

This review by Jeff Sandefer, Co-founder & Master Teacher, Acton School of Business
Phil Burgess has it exactly right. The last chapters of a life well lived should not be about retirement and decay; they should be about the joy of sharing your gifts, insights, and love with the generation that follows.

This review by  Barbara Nelson, Professor of Public Policy & Dean Emeritus, UCLA School of Public Affairs 
Phil Burgess rejects the idea of retirement into “golden years” of endless leisure and uses Reboot! to show why boomers will embrace work of some...

This review by Martin L. “Chip” Doordan, CEO, Anne Arundel Health System
Reboot! has an important message for those thinking about their post-career years:  What you want to be in your bonus years is much more important than what you want to do or what you want to have. Phil’s book gave me new and helpful ways to approach this transition in my own life.

Reboot!

What do you do when your career is over but your life isn't?

Phil Burgess

Making later-life work

It’s better to wear out than rust out.”  That is the message of Reboot!  While American culture glamorizes the “Golden Years” of endless leisure and amusement, Phil Burgess rejects retirement, as he makes the case for returning to work in the post-career years, a time he calls later life.