"Each new edition of a textbook provides authors an opportunity to sharpen, update, and extend the material. From 1998 through 2016, Leslie Morgan and Suzanne Kunkel produced five editions of this book. Each revision introduced issues and debates that had come to the forefront, refreshed data and details about public policies and programs, and reframed content to reflect the importance of diversity within the older population. When it came time for another revision, Leslie Morgan had moved into a new phase of her life course: retirement"--