My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind

by Scott Stossel

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  A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  Scott Stossel is the editor of The Atlantic. He is also the author of Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver, and his articles and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. He lives with his family in Washington, D.C.

  ALSO BY SCOTT STOSSEL

  Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver