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When her father, who had been ravaged by Alzheimer's for ten years, dies, Kay and her husband, Cyril, determined to one day die with dignity, take control of their final years by making a pact to exit the world together at the age of eighty.
Over ten years, Kay Wilkinson watched as Alzheimer's steadily eroded her father into a paranoid lunatic. Both medical professionals, Kay and her husband Cyril have seen too many elderly patients in similar states...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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There is something special, valuable waiting for you to discover in each day. And when you spend time with God daily, asking Him to help you find it, you'll unlock the wonderful purpose He has in store for you. When you commit to letting God direct you, instead of resting passively in your own disappointments, you'll be open to receive greater happiness and blessings than you ever thought possible. Meyer shares key biblical insights and personal stories...
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xviii, 425 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Life just gets better and better for health guru and American sweetheart Suzanne Somers as the years pass--and so do her books! At 72, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Knockout and Ageless is back with revolutionary insights and advice from the best and brightest minds in the field of anti-aging. Learn how to keep your hairy shiny, your heart strong, your hormones renewed, and your mind as sharp as ever"--
There is a new way to age. Somers...
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English
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The Kid doesn't know where her parents are. They left with a promise to come back months ago, and now their seventeen-year-old daughter is stranded on Swan Island. Swan isn't just any island; it is home to an eccentric old age separatist community who have shunned life on the mainland for a haven which is rapidly sinking into the ocean. The Kid's arrival threatens to burst the idyllic bubble that the elderly residents have so carefully constructed...
5) From strength to strength: finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life
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English
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"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"--
7) Greta
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
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1 videodisc (DVD) (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A sweet, naive young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances doesn't think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. The two become fast friends, but the older woman's maternal charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing is what it seems...
8) Edie
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Following the death of her husband, EDIE (Sheila Hancock) breaks free from years of his control and rebels against her daughter’s wish for her to move into assisted living by embarking on an adventure she and her father had always longed for: a trip to the Scottish Highlands to climb the world famous Mt. Suilven. Along the way, she hires young camping shop owner Jonny (Kevin Guthrie) to be her guide. Despite the generational differences, Jonny encourages...
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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178 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"One of the world's leading artists--a living legend--and bestselling author of The Creative Habit shares her secrets for harnessing vitality and finding purpose as you age. From insight to action, Keep It Moving is a guidebook for expanding one's possibilities over the course of a lifetime"--
At seventy-eight, Tharp hits the gym each morning at daybreak, and utilizing that energy to propel her breakneck schedule as a teacher, writer, creator, and...
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
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188 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm.
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English
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A personal guide on transitioning later in life, helping individuals to address the physical and social challenges involved throughout the process. Exploring issues such as coming out, dealing with discrimination, body dysphoria and finding your own style, it provides support to people at any stage of their journey.
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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
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viii, 231 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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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,...
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 205 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Caregiving can be enormously challenging, terrifically rewarding, and potentially draining. Caregivers often wonder how they will navigate the tumultuous waters of caregiving and not lose themselves completely. The Mindful Caregiver highlights two major approaches to help transform the journey: adopting a practice of mindfulness, which helps caregivers become more self-aware and fully present with the person with whom they are caring, and honoring...
14) Who will take care of me when I'm old?: plan now to safeguard your health and happiness in old age
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Publisher
Da Capo Lifelong
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
xviii, 313 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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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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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First American edition.
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215 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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Wry essays about the advantages and indulgences of aging. No matter what they say, sixty will never be the new forty. But 65-year-old British writer Virginia Ironside is determined to convince people that getting old is not so bad--even for a Baby Boomer who interviewed the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix early in her career. In her first nonfiction book published in the United States, Ironside explores the many unsung benefits of aging. There are...
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Publisher
New Press
Pub. Date
[1995]
Physical Desc
xxvi, 468 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Coming of Age: The Story of Our Century by Those Who've Lived It is a collective portrait of our times, woven from the voices of seventy very different people, the youngest of whom is seventy and the oldest ninety-nine. Together they give us an extraordinary panorama of American life and work throughout this century and underscore the ways in which the times have changed. Coming of Age is also, in many ways, a sequel to Terkel's acclaimed Working...
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
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287 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"A spirited, metaphysical exploration into math's deepest mysteries and conundrums at the crux of middle age"-- "Decades after struggling to understand math as a boy, Alec Wilkinson decides to embark on a journey to learn it as a middle-aged man. What begins as a personal challenge-and it's challenging-soon transforms into something greater than a belabored effort to learn math. Despite his incompetence, Wilkinson encounters a universe of unexpected...
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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.
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