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Author
Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
viii, 277 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Why looking up matters. A positive attitude is important, but until now we didn't know how important. In Up, a practicing physician and NIH-funded researcher draws on her research and experience to show that our outlook on life- our unique patterns of thinking and feeling about ourselves, others, and the world-may be the key to how well and how fast we age. From wrinkles to cognitive decline, our outlook affects our health at every level. Using the...
Author
Language
English
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Description
It tells the story of three women: the thirty-year-old unmarried narrator, her older sister Makiko, and Makiko's daughter Midoriko. Unable to come to terms with her changed body after giving birth, Makiko becomes obsessed with the prospect of getting breast enhancement surgery. Meanwhile, her twelve-year-old daughter Midoriko is paralyzed by the fear of her oncoming puberty and finds herself unable to voice the vague, yet overwhelming anxieties associated...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise people they have always wanted to be. In Women Rowing North, Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age. Drawing on her own experience as daughter, sister,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A dynamic and inspiring exploration of the new science that is redrawing the future for people in their forties, fifties, and sixties for the better--and for good. Drawing from emerging information in neurology, psychology, biology, genetics, and sociology--as well as her own story of midlife transformation--Hagerty redraws the map for people in midlife and plots a new course forward in understanding our health, our relationships, even our futures."--...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 54 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Flying in the face of this culture’s extreme ageism, STILL DOING IT explores the lives of older women. Partnered, single, straight, gay, black and white, nine extraordinary women, 67-87, express with startling honesty and humor how they feel about themselves, sex and love in later life and the poignant realities of aging. Outspoken for their generation these women mark a sea change. Women over 65 are already the fastest growing segment of the population...
9) Prime time
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The actress, fitness expert, and political activist outlines a road map for seniors who are experiencing unprecedented rates of longevity, sharing advice on everything from fitness and sexuality to coming to terms with past mistakes and embracing a spiritual life.
11) From strength to strength: finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and eastern wisdom, as well as dozens of interviews with everyday men and women, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach. By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection and service to others, and spiritual progress, we can set ourselves up for increased happiness"--
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Compnay
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
373 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Is it possible to grow older without getting sicker? Can you look and feel fifty through your eighties and nineties? Barzilai's life's work is tackling the challenges of aging to delay and prevent the onset of all age-related diseases including 'the big four': diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's. His studies include SuperAgers: individuals who maintain active lives well into their nineties and even beyond-- and reached that ripe old age...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
viii, 231 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Old age is not what it used to be. For the first time, most people in the United States are living into their eighties. The first guide of its kind changes the understanding of old age with an upbeat and emotionally savvy view of the uncharted territory of the last stage of life. With insight and humor, Dr. Katharine Esty describes the series of dramatic and difficult transitions that eightysomethings usually experience and how, despite their losses,...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Sirio
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 22 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Yo no s?e nada acerca de elefantes, y tampoco s?e sobre baile. Y a pesar de todo, este libro es un manual de entrenamiento y una carta de amor dirigida a los que, como t?u, bailan con elefantes. Hacer frente a los elefantes es algo que generalmente evitamos. La mayor?ia de nosotros tenemos elefantes escondidos en nuestros armarios, ocultos a simple vista. Son nuestros grandes temores no reconocidos. ?Cu?ales son tus elefantes? ?A qu?e tienes miedo?...
Author
Publisher
St. Martins Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
viii, 294 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
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 Ageless Soul, 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,...
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xx, 596 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Maintaining and improving your brain's health is vital to your quality of life-- a fact that becomes more important as you age. This essential guide offers tons of helpful information and tangible steps you can take to keep an active mind throughout your life" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
311 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Offers advice for positively living with the aging process through anecdotes and examples from the author's work with the elderly, counseling readers to face up to the real problems of aging in order to remain youthful in spirit.
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