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Sooner or later your parents will need to move, they know it and you know it. So, why is no one talking about it?
Even in the best of situations moving can be extremely stressful. Now add the additional stressors of health issues and physical limitations, time pressures, and financial considerations that can come with aging. Sprinkle in a lack of planning and a strong desire not to discuss what's next with our parents, and you have the making of...
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After almost forty-eight years of marriage, Marilyn Pellini lost her husband in a tragic fishing accident. In order to survive, to heal, and to keep his memory alive she wrote letters to him, and often. In these heartfelt notes, she chronicled her days, stages of grief, and anticipated return to living life to the fullest once again. Marilyn hopes other widows/widowers will find comfort, understanding and inspiration in her words as they climb out...
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In The Bitter Prescription, Dr. Stagg outlines the core elements for optimal health as we age: using bitter bioactive foods to improve digestion and metabolism, the bitter truth about how your dietary needs change with age, and how getting rid of bitter feelings will set you up for your greatest potential. Armed with this knowledge, she provides you with a bioactive rich dietary plan that is not only an excellent source of nutrition, but also has...
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Fighting midlife inertia, Sherry Stanfa-Stanley chose to stare down fear through The 52/52 Project: a year of weekly new experiences designed to push her far outside her comfort zone. These ranged from visiting a nude beach with her seventy-five-year-old mother in tow to taking a road trip with her ex-husband-and then another one with his girlfriend. She also went on a raid with a vice squad and SWAT team, exfoliated a rhinoceros (inadvertently giving...
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In 2012, Jerry Pinto published his debut novel, Em and the Big Hoom, which drew upon his experience of living with a mother who was bipolar. It touched thousands of readers, among them many who had similar experiences-of living with someone with a mental illness or infirmity. Some of these readers shared their stories with him, and agreed to share them with the world. A Book of Light collects these harrowing yet moving, even empowering, stories-about...
486) The Future of Aging
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The Future of Aging book presents answers and opportunities to rich and provocative questions related to aging. Each of the books 5 chapters highlights a key aspect of the experience of aging, then explores the challenges and opportunities that an individual or organization might encounter when working with older adults to build a better future. Though each chapter can be read on its own, the book itself represents the richness and complexity of what...
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While Being Mortal (Atul Gawande) helped us understand disease and death, and Successful Aging (Daniel J. Levitin) showed us older years can be a time of joy and resilience, Happily Ever Older reveals how the right living arrangements can create a vibrancy that defies age or ability.
Reporter Moira Welsh has spent years investigating retirement homes and long-term care facilities and wants to tell the dangerous stories. Not the accounts of falls...
488) The 30 Hour Day
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Do you consistently think about how to Increase your Productivity and show your peak performance?
Do you often struggle to manage your day to day activities, which appears to be never ending?
Do you often feel stressed out due to hurricane of workload invading your personal and social life?
Is your next promotion on the job or achieving success in your next project seems a nightmare to you?
Do you miss out important personal and social events due...
489) F**k Old Age
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You're not too old! It's not too late!
Take charge & change how you age!
"Every woman needs to read this book!"
"A story of strength and heart that demonstrates how anyone can live their best life at any age."
Discover what it means to finish strong, reject the limitations of aging and be your own hero. Unearth your inner warrior, let go of what's been holding you back, renew your passion, pursue your purpose, and embrace your power.
You can still...
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Do you have questions and concerns about growing old as a woman? Do you ever scroll through Facebook and think you are the only person on earth not celebrating life? Do you want to know more about how you can age gracefully, as a senior women with a positive, attitude? WELL AT LAST- Meet the NEW AMBASSADORS OF AGING in a new book that demystifies ageism and delves into the heart and soul of senior women living the Good Life! DON'T FORGET YOUR SWEATER,...
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Calorie restriction and heart pumping cardiovascular exercise have been the mainstay of weight loss programs for decades, they are so ingrained in our belief system that we fear if we eat too much or exercise too little we will be instantly punished with overnight weight gain.
This approach never did explain why body shapes change and weight gain seems unavoidable for those racing towards middle age. An age, where many of us are exercising more diligence...
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A thoroughly revised edition of the authoritative guide to caring for aging parents
For women and men who are involved in caring for aging parents, and for those who see caregiving in their future, this empathetic and practical book offers complete coverage of all the practical issues you are likely to confront-while addressing the emotional stress and particular needs of caregivers. Claire Berman, drawing on her own experiences, the experiences...
494) Flying at night
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viii, 325 pages ; 24 cm
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"An emotionally charged novel about family -- the slow accumulation of wrongs that drive us apart and the unlikely paths that lead us home again. Piper Hart has poured all her energy into raising her son, Fred, while her often-absent husband, Isaac, has poured all his energy into a career defending the wrongly accused. She's always told herself her son is perfectly normal, but somewhere deep inside her rests a tiny suspicion that all is not well....
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168 pages ; 22 cm
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"A luminous, wise, and joyful insight into what really matters at the end of a long life, from the beloved author of the award-winning Somewhere Towards the End. What will you remember if you live to be 100? Diana Athill charmed readers with her prize-winning memoir Somewhere Towards the End, which transformed her into an unexpected literary star. Now, on the eve of her ninety-eighth birthday, Athill has written a sequel every bit as unsentimental,...
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1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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After grumpy 85-year-old Don Servando is kicked out of his retirement home, his estranged son Francisco has no choice but to invite his dad to live with him. Confronted with his son's hippie lifestyle and eccentric housemates, Don Servando goes off the rails, igniting a series of comic conflicts that put the house in jeopardy, and leaves everyone in stitches.
497) Aged to Greatness
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Give a Spark to Your Midlife-Startling Success Stories Awaiting After 40!Imagine sailing the high seas of success at a time when most are thinking of dropping anchor. "Aged to Greatness: Success Stories of the 40 and Up Club" delves into the fascinating panorama of individuals who have painted their success canvas brighter even after 40, defying conventional wisdom!Begin your journey of inspiration with successful figures from arts, literature, and...
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Philip Freeman is the editor and translator of How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians and How to Run a Country: An Ancient Guide for Modern Leaders (both Princeton). He is the author of many books, including Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar (all Simon & Schuster). He holds the Orlando W. Qualley Chair of Classical Languages at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
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499) The Rogue's Road to Retirement: How I Got My Groove Back after Sixty-Five?And How You Can, Too!
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George S. K. Rider's The Rogue's Road to Retirement takes a unique approach to growing old-don't do it! After retiring, Rider embarks on a bumpy journey to find himself and a new lease on life. For the first time, he gets in touch with his creative side-an unusual direction indeed, since he spent seventy years of his life as a college athlete turned Navy officer turned Wall Street trader and weekend jock. Told through a series of uproariously humorous...
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161 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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"When a mother's unusual health condition renders her entirely dependent upon you, your sisters, caretakers, and companions, the unimaginable will become daily life. In Mothercare, Lynne Tillman writes an honest and straightforward account of doing the impossible: handling her mother as if she were a child; navigating the unnavigable medical world, and confronting her own emotions regarding a suddenly, forever changed relationship to mother and care....
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