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4) The Swedish art of aging exuberantly: life wisdom from someone who will (probably) die before you
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English
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Shows readers how to prepare for and understand the aging process, and the joys and sorrows it can bring, with the ultimate message that people should all be less afraid of the idea of death.
13) Digby
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Learning about the family dog, Digby, helps a young child understand aging.
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xviii, 331 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"A brave book with a polemical argument on the paradoxes, struggles and advantages of aging. How old am I? Don't ask, don't tell. As the baby boomers approach their sixth or seventh decade, they are faced with new challenges and questions of politics and identity. In the footsteps of Simone de Beauvoir, Out of Time looks at many of the issues facing the aged--the war of the generations and baby-boomer bashing, the politics of desire, the diminished...
17) Loop the loop
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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A young girl and an old woman form a friendship that lasts even after the woman enters a nursing home.
18) The Grannyman
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Simon the cat is so old that most of his parts have stopped working, but just when he is ready to breathe his last breath, his family brings home a new kitten for him to raise.
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xi, 318 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"Clinical depression can turn a happy retirement into a time of misery, as well as a wide range of health problems. Moak challenges beliefs that depression is normal in old age, showing readers that depression is a serious brain disease, often related to changes in the brain associated with the aging process. He provides practical guidance and advice for patients and family members about working with healthcare professionals to ensure that sufferers...
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