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Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old?
Joy LoverdeFor those who have no support system in place, the thought of aging without help can be a frightening, isolating prospect. It is possible to maintain a good quality of life in your later years, but having a plan is essential.
What's Worth Knowing
Wendy LustbaderColorful and enlightening vignettes about life by everyday people in their seventies, eighties, and nineties.
Thriving Beyond Midlife
E. Craig MacBeanEncourages you to engage aging without either succumbing to it or trying to overpower it, so your retirement will be the rich and rewarding part of life you expect it to be.
Spirituality and Aging
Robert C. AtchleySpirituality and Aging incorporates material from two decades of interviews, observations, study, and reflection to illustrate ways of thinking about and discussing spirituality―what it is, why it is important, and how it influences the experience of aging.
Second Wind: Navigating the Passage to a Slower, Deeper, and More Connected Life
Dr. Bill ThomasDr. Thomas is at the forefront of a strong nationwide movement to reframe “life after adulthood” as an exciting stage of human growth and development. In Second Wind, he explores the dreams and disappointments, the struggles and triumphs of a generation of 78 million people who once said they would never grow old and never trust anyone over thirty.
The Scientific American Healthy Aging Brain: The Neuroscience of Making the Most of Your Mature Mind
Judith HorstmanThere has never been a better time, in all of history, to grow old. But will your brain age as well as the rest of you?
The Savvy Resident's Guide: Everything You Wanted to Know About Your Nursing Home Stay But Were Afraid to Ask
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, PhDIn The Savvy Resident’s Guide, psychologist Dr. Eleanor Feldman Barbera explains how nursing homes work and how people can make the most of their stays. Finalist in the 2014 SeniorHomes.com Best Books on Aging and Caregiving contest, this large-print guide is the only book available that is directed specifically toward residents.
Moving in the Right Direction: The Senior's Guide to Moving and Downsizing
Bruce NemovitzMoving in the Right Direction shares Bruce’s experience and expertise on the many issues involved when seniors consider moving from their long-time home.
Life Gets Better: The Unexpected Pleasures of Growing Older
Wendy LustbaderThe acclaimed author of What’s Worth Knowing reveals the truth about aging: Old age often offers a richer, better, and more self-assured life than youth.
Learning to Be Old: Gender, Culture, and Aging
Margaret CruikshankMargaret Cruikshank’s book questions social myths and fears about aging, sickness, and the other social roles of the elderly, the over-medicalization of many older people, and ageism. In this book, Cruikshank proposes alternatives to the ways aging is usually understood in both popular culture and mainstream gerontology.
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