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Anne Millar provides encouragement for older people in these inspirational reflections on the meaning and purpose found in growing older. These short, readable articles are grouped into broad topics……続きを見る

Growing in Age draws on Anne Millar’s years of working with older people through nursing, counselling and pastoral care. It covers many aspects of ageing: - Society and it’s attitudes - The personal……続きを見る

Anne Kulis Marcin has just passed her 100th birthday and in this work she talks about facing the end of a good life. She was born in Queens, New York in a time when there were still farms in the bac……続きを見る

“A fascinating attempt to marry personal experience with academic analysis to help us all reconceive of one option for later-life living.” ーThe Huffington Post When her husband’s ill health forces ……続きを見る

Now that you’re a mature woman, you’re smart enough to know that . . .a tight ponytail can take five years off your face. More bright, brassy opinions from the fountain of truth! From the author of ……続きを見る

Society has a deep fear of ageing. Old age is increasingly viewed as a biomedical problem, something to be avoided at all costs and then vanished away by medicine. Anne Karpf urges us to change our ……続きを見る

A 84 éves Maurice Hannigan egy ír kisváros szállodájának bárjában üldögél. Az idős gazda egyedül van, mint mindig, de ez a nap mégis más, mint a többi. Húzz mellé egy széket, és tartsd készenlétben ……続きを見る

Kaum eine Beziehung prägt uns so wie die zu unseren Eltern, egal wie alt wir werden. Nicht selten verbringen wir heute 50 oder 60 gemeinsame Jahre, viele mehr als je zuvor. Das stellt uns vor neue g……続きを見る

With a foreword by bestselling author Suzanne Somers, in this true-life story you'll learn the actual "Secret to the Fountain of Youth," the federal government arrested one of the nation's most resp……続きを見る

This book shares reflections on retiring from 70 people who have retired. In their own voices they tell us whether they planned for retirement and how they felt about being retired as they go throug……続きを見る

Our aging demographic puts a strain on the health services industry, one small step to help reduce that is to do what seniors have long wished to do -  Stay Home.  This book is intended to……続きを見る

While the themes of elder abuse, alcoholism, depression, and dementia develop in the novel, Mixed Nuts, humor, hope, and love also abide with the residents of Pear Blossom Plaza. The character-drive……続きを見る

In recent decades, the North American public has pursued an inspirational vision of successful agingーstriving through medical technique and individual effort to eradicate the declines, vulnerabilit……続きを見る

Join fourteen women as they discuss influential moments from their lives.Spanning the latter half of the 20th century and into the 21st century, each story is a complex and emotional journey. These ……続きを見る

Great for fans of: Suzanne Roberts’s Almost Somewhere, Juliana Buhring’s This Road I Ride. Marianne Bohr and her husband, about to turn sixty, are restless for adventure. They decide on an extended,……続きを見る

Joanne Greene grew up in Boston during the 1960s and ’70s, a turning point for women in the United States. Doors were opening wider, and Joanne walked through as many as she could. As a young woman,……続きを見る

Existence after fifty, according to Jeanne Kraus, is fraught with peril from life-threatening underwear to homeowners' associations. Lifestyle activities are recommended, along with full schedules o……続きを見る

Whats on the TV of our mind. What promotes the changes and the challenges we experience? Who decided what we watch and how we come up with the decisions that we make? How does our past influence our……続きを見る

Making meaning in life can be challenging at any age. However, making and sustaining meaning in advancing age can be especially difficult due to physiological changes, declining health, and multiple……続きを見る

"If you have a loved one who is experiencing dementia, this book will help you like no other. Brianne ever so clearly relates how she found beauty within the ordeal of Alzheimer's and dementia. As s……続きを見る

Explores the mother-daughter relationship in the context of caregiving Jeanne Lord provides valuable emotional support and information for daughter caregivers to mother patients during a stressful a……続きを見る

"Mary Morency and Jeannette Lalonde are leading the way to a better life in retirement. Rethinking Retirement is an essential resource for new and existing retirees as well as professionals helping ……続きを見る

Mary Morency et Jeannette Lalonde sont des chefs de file d'une vie meilleure à la retraite. Leur livre Repenser la retraite est une ressource essentielle pour les personnes qui entament leur retrait……続きを見る

In diesem Buch geht es weder um Demografie noch um Wissenschaft. Hier kommen ältere, insbesondere allein lebende Frauen zu Wort, die selbstbewusst Ich sagen und von sich und ihrem Alltag schreiben. ……続きを見る

Everybody ages, so why not embrace it? Filled with practical advice for happy, healthy, and independent aging to understand and overcome the changes ahead. Currently, there are over 95 million Ameri……続きを見る

At age thirty-nine, Suzanne Spector found herself looking at what conventional 1950s thinking had brought her. Yes, she was a wife, mother of three, and successful school director. But she was also ……続きを見る

Date-ervaringen van vijftigplussers, en tot welk zelfinzicht die leiden Je bent vijftigplusser en na een lange relatie ben je plotseling ongewild alleen. Op zoek naar een nieuwe partner ga je intern……続きを見る