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Book about The Villages
I am curious about the constant ad that appears regarding information for people who are thinking of moving to The Villages. I can't seem to find the title of the book or the authors name. Has anyone purchased the book? What did you think? What was the title? Author?
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Perhaps the book you are referring to is Leisureville: Adventures in America's Retirement Utopias.
It is interesting but written several years ago so is out date concerning TV. The writer who does not like retirement communities and is biased against them probably due to the fact that he was in his 30s or 40s when he wrote the book. The book is spiced up mainly to help sell more copies, after all he wrote it to make money. It is however an interesting read. It explains how the Morse family aka The Developer uses various "methods" to finance and build TV. I believe the library in Wildwood has several copies |
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Most of the Villagers I talked to about the book really hated it. This was when it came out around 2008. Leisureville: Adventures in a World Without Children: Andrew D. Blechman: 9780802144188: Amazon.com: Books It is by Andrew Blechman. Book Review | 'Leisureville,' by Andrew D. Blechman - The New York Times It does cover the history and government of the Villages fairly well though and he has some thoughtful comments about grandparents and their involvement in their sons and daughters and their grandkids lives even if these too seem quite over-simplified. |
Could be this - I took the link from TOTV Don't even think about moving to The Villages without this Book!
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Try "Inside the Bubble" by Ryan Erisman. Haven't read it myself but it's a fairly recent book and I hear that if you buy the eBook, he keeps it up to date with the latest info.
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Another book
One of the most informative books is “The Villages- Then and Now”. Written by Lee King PhD and published in 2004. I purchased it from the author at the now non existent book store in SS in 2004. The book is divided into two sections. The first is about The Villages and the second is a historical account of this corner of Lake, Sumter and Marion counties. Well written and interesting.
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The ads running that you are referring to is an ebook created by TOTV. It has just been updated and is also available on Amazon.
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Most of the information is available right here on TOTV.
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I found this book by Parker Sykes very informative. It also quite comprehensively suggested lists of matters to consider, both pro and con. I do not know if it has been updated. https://s3.amazonaws.com/TheVillages...hings-2012.pdf
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