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327 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"A magnificently mordant reckoning with mortality by the great British novelist Francesca Stubbs has a very full life. A highly regarded expert on housing for the elderly who is herself getting on in age, she drives restlessly round England, which is 'her last love'. She wants to 'see it all before she dies'. Amid the professional conferences she attends, she fits in visits to old friends, brings home-cooked dinners to her ex-husband, texts her son,...
11) 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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English
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A clinical professor of medicine uses his own observations as well as clinical observations to guide people into a better quality of their old age, dispelling the notion of inevitable personal, social, economic and health declines. -- Publisher's description.
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xix, 247 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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According to author Lear and the memory experts she taps in the book, the memory lapses that begin in middle age are typically no cause for alarm. In fact, remembering less in later years is rarely a sign of Alzheimer's or any other scary memory-loss condition. It's just a part of normal aging. On her hunt for answers, Lear explores why names are the first things to go and what can be done about it, why we forget certain things on purpose, why we...
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263 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"For the millions of people in their fifties and sixties who find themselves out of work or underemployed and financially incapable of retiring, here's a practical plan for getting past blame and shame, overcoming denial, and finding a path to a new normal. Elizabeth White has an impressive resume, which includes advanced degrees from Harvard and Johns Hopkins and a distinguished employment history. She started a business that failed and then tried...
19) My grandpa
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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An elderly grandfather bear and his adoring grandson share a special relationship.
20) Amour
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1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Français
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A touching tale of a loving couple whose unbreakable bonds of marriage are tested by life's greatest challenge.
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