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262 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Part family memoir, part Studs Terkel, How To Live considers some unusual sources--deathbed confessions, late-in-life journals--as well as offering a rich compilation of interviews with the over-70 set to deliver a highly optimistic look at our dying days.
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1 videodisc (71 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Forty people between the ages of 75 and 100 share their thoughts on what is meant by the phrase "a life well lived", touching upon such topics as perseverence, the resilience of the human spirit, and staying positive when faced with life's greatest challenges.
3) Wisdom
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215 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 32 cm + 1 videodisc (DVD)
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English
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Photographer Zuckerman has recorded the images-- and the thoughts and ideas-- of fifty of the world's most prominent persons over sixty-five years old. Their insights provide a legacy for the generations that follow.
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Offers advice on how to embrace healthier perspectives on aging through a rich spiritual life, covering subjects ranging from depression and mentorship to sexuality and the spiritual paths that open later in life.
"In [this book], Thomas Moore reveals a fresh, optimistic, and rewarding path toward aging, one that need not be feared, but rather should be embraced and cherished. In Moore's view, aging is the process by which one becomes a more distinctive,...
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"A vivid depiction and real-world example of the personal and institutional impact of the Arbinger Institute's transformative ideas (Leadership and Self-Deception; 1.4 million copies sold) within a healthcare organization--The HG nursing homes. In general, nursing homes are scorned healthcare institutions--but it was in these transformed HG homes that Kimberly White discovered a new way of "seeing" people and underwent her own personal transformation....
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