“This beautifully written book shows how to get the most good years out of life. In a genre littered with Instagram scientists and antiaging charlatans, Michael Gurven has tapped into a consummately original source of longevity wisdom: an Amazonian tribe with the world’s lowest rate of cardiovascular disease. Here, he harnesses evolutionary biology and his keen anthropology skills to tease out their wisdom to understand the capacity of the human machine. Read it to live longer or just for fun. Either way, you won’t regret it.”—Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Zones

“Packed with wisdom, magnificently written, remarkably wide-ranging, and practical at every turn, Seven Decades offers us the best blueprint for how we can make the most of our multigenerational future, as individuals and as societies.”—Marc Freedman, founder and Co-CEO of CoGenerate and author of How to Live Forever: The Enduring Power of Connecting the Generations

“Clearly explained and beautifully illustrated, Seven Decades is replete with profound insights about why knowledge of human evolution and aging in different human societies actually helps us as we move through our own lives. This is a superbly informative book.”—Nina Jablonski, author of Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color

“Blending scholarly expertise and masterful storytelling, Michael Gurven makes a compelling case that physical, mental, emotional, and social decline are not the inevitable processes we believe them to be. This is a must-read for anyone invested in human longevity.”—Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, coauthor of Zoobiquity and Wildhood

“This eye-opening, wise, and entertaining book uniquely combines groundbreaking anthropological and evolutionary insights to explain how and why we age, and how those too often overlooked insights can help all of us age better. Be sure to read this gem of a book!”—Daniel E. Lieberman, author of Exercised and The Story of the Human Body