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Sometimes we dance alone: your next years can be your best years
By Edith S McCall. 1994
Believing that life is a gift of endless possibilities, eighty-something writer McCall urges others not to drop out of the…
dance of life just because they live alone in their later years. Using her own life as an example, McCall describes the adventures she has had since her divorce in the 1960s and the help she received from God. Included is a list of recreational resources. 1994.Small expectations: society's betrayal of older women
By Leah Cohen. 1984
After a lifetime as home-makers and wage earners, most older women end up poor and alone. This book looks at…
the causes and workings of the prejudice endured by women as they age. 1984.Spring jaunts: some walks, excursions & personal explorations of town, country & seashore
By Anthony Bailey. 1986
The author's jaunts take him round the Isle of Wight, along the Massachusetts to Maine coastline, into the bizarre and…
hilarious history of Nice's Promenade des Anglais, and down the Severn River. A world of friendly conversation, tranquil landscapes, antique churches and country pubs. 1986.Slow boats to China
By Gavin Young. 1981
The author's love of the sea, inspired by Conrad, led him to set off on a voyage that was to…
take him halfway round the world on small, local boats of every kind. 1981.Seraffyn's Mediterranean adventure
By Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey. 1981
Account of the authors' journey along the south coast of Spain and Malta, crossing over to Tunisia, then moving on…
to Italy and Yugoslavia. Intersperses tales of unwitting smuggling, military arrests, a collision and a hurricane. 1981.Salut au grand Sud (Documents)
By Isabelle Autissier, Erik Orsenna. 2007
Sans bagage: un conte d'amour et de voyage : roman
By Clara Bensen, Fabienne Gondrand. 2016
" Après avoir traversé une phase difficile, Clara Bensen, vingt-cinq ans, décide de s'inscrire sur un site de rencontre. Elle…
y fait la connaissance de Jeff, un professeur d'université débordant d'énergie et réputé pour son rejet des conventions - tout son opposé. À peine se connaissent-ils qu'ils se lancent dans une expérience de voyage unique. La règle du jeu ? Pas de réservation d'hôtel ni de programme, juste les billets aller-retour et, surtout, aucun bagage, rien à part les vêtements qu'ils portent. Comment trouver le courage de sortir de sa zone de confort ? Peut-on aimer en délaissant les schémas habituels ? " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: No baggage : a minimalist tale of love & wandering.Sailing through China
By Paul Theroux. 1983
American novelist and travel writer sails down the Yangtze River in China along with thirty-three Americans, mostly millionaires, on an…
exclusive Lindblad tour. Theroux offers prose pictures of the river's industry-fouled cities and villages, the countless junks and sampans, the spectacular gorges, the endless views of Chinese people tilling the half-dead fields, plus acerbic sketches of his rich companions. Some strong language. 1984, c1983.Rules for aging: a wry and witty guide
By Roger Rosenblat. 2000
Rosenblat believes most people worry needlessly about things that aren't important, thereby taking years off their lives. Rosenblat gives advice…
on how to keep things in perspective and live life to the fullest in 54 humorous pieces. 2000.Rowed trip: from Scotland to Syria by oar
By Colin Angus, Julie Angus. 2009
2006. Adventurers Julie and Colin Angus were checking a map of Europe when Julie noticed an interconnected water route from…
Colin's parents' homeland of Scotland past her mother's homeland, Germany, and on to her father's, Syria. What started as a funny idea of rowing to visit relatives resulted in an odyssey by oar (and bike) where Julie and Colin tested their relationship while exploring their roots. Some strong language. 2010, c2009.Retirement guide for Canadians: an overall plan for a comfortable future (Self-counsel retirement series)
By Henry S Hunnisett. 1993
A guide for Canadians who are at or nearing the retirement stage of life. The author, having experienced many of…
the problems and disappointments encountered by many retirees, attempts to answer the key questions people may have about how to plan for a fulfilling and financially stable retirement. 1993.Retire rich: winning strategies for higher retirement income
By Stephen Gadsden. 1999
One in five Canadian seniors lives below the poverty line. Here a financial planner shares tips on how to avoid…
this fate. Gadsden discusses how to calculate how much money you'll need to save, the six keys to retirement wealth, how to organize your finances as retirement approaches, and strategies for generating the largest retirement nest egg possible. Also included are case studies, sample forms, and checklists to help you get started on your way to retiring rich.Reflections in a writer's eye: travel pieces
By Angus Wilson. 1986
A collection of the author's travel writings dating from 1957 to 1984. Whether visiting South Africa and observing apartheid, or…
glimpsing Khrushchev in the Soviet Union, Wilson reveals his intense pleasure in travel. 1986.Pourquoi les femmes vivent-elles plus longtemps que les hommes?
By Royda Crose. 1998
Malgré les progrès de la médecine, les hommes meurent en moyenne sept ou huit ans avant les femmes. Cette espérance…
de vie limitée s'explique-t-elle par la biologie? D'après l'auteure, il s'agit surtout d'une question d'adaptation. Elle constate que les femmes surmontent plus facilement les crises de la vie, qu'elles savent créer des liens affectifs durables et se montrer à la fois flexibles et résistantes. Cette capacité d'adaptation les aide à vieillir plus sereinement et, semble-t-il, à vivre plus longtemps. 1998.Chemin faisant: rencontres avec douze personnalités inspirantes
By Paule Des Rivières, Raynald Petit. 2016
Pole to pole: With Michael Palin
By Michael Palin. 1992
The second of Michael Palin's Great Twentieth Century Adventures. He and his team set out to travel from one end…
of the earth to another, following the 30 degree east line of longitude, using aircraft only as a last resort and enduring extremes of heat and cold as they crossed 17 countries on trains, trucks, ships, rafts, ski-doos, buses, barges, bicycles and balloons. 1992.Planning your retirement
By Blossom T Wigdor. 1985
Pilgrimage on a steelride: a memoir about men and motorcycles
By Gary Paulsen. 1997
In contemplating the facts of his life on his fifty-seventh birthday, Paulsen decides that having heart disease is no reason…
to stop having adventures. He fulfills a longtime dream to own a Harley and take to the road. He describes his reflections on his round-trip from New Mexico to Alaska. Some strong language. 1997.Patrimoine: une histoire vraie
By Philip Roth. 1992
Ce récit, écrit à la première personne, raconte la lente maladie du père de l'auteur âgé de quatre-vingt-six ans, sa…
lutte obstinée pour vaincre la tumeur au cerveau qui finira par l'emporter. Dans ce combat contre le drame de la vieillesse, le fils guide et assiste le père jusqu'à s'identifier à lui. 1992. Titre uniforme: Patrimony : a true story.