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Gardening for a lifetime: how to garden wiser as you grow older
By Sydney Eddison. 2010
The author of Patchwork Garden (RC 32917) describes her decades of creating a home garden and gives advice on taking…
shortcuts in old age. Offers strategies to reduce the workload, including removing certain demanding plants, choosing ones that require less care, and seeking help when necessary. 2010Geriatrician offers advice to seniors on obtaining good medical treatment as one ages. Discusses finding the right physician and care…
facility, making home modifications, implementing lifestyle choices, and planning financially for future needs. 2010The secret life of the grown-up brain: the surprising talents of the middle-aged mind
By Barbara Strauch. 2010
Health and medical science editor examines the workings of the middle-aged brain. Uses studies conducted by neuroscientists to demonstrate that,…
even though certain capacities--such as remembering names--diminish, the aging mind gains more flexibility, organization, and efficiency from developing its ability to use both sides of the brain. 2010Nomad: from Islam to America--a personal journey through the clash of civilizations
By Ayaan Hirsi Ali. 2010
Somalian author discusses events that occurred after those related in Infidel (DB 64022), including her move to America from Holland…
and relationship with the dysfunctional family she left behind. Analyzes Muslim attitudes toward money, women, and violence and offers suggestions to the West on avoiding radical recruitment of immigrants. 2010Stages of senior care: your step-by-step guide to making the best decisions
By Lori Hogan, Paul Hogan. 2010
Guide for families who are making decisions about senior care. Evaluates available options, including retirement communities, adult day-care centers, assisted-living…
facilities, nursing homes, hospice, and in-home caregivers. Discusses bereavement and covers funerals, finances, and estate planning. 2010Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political Intrigue, and Unthinkable Choices
By Mosab Hassan Yousef, Ron Brackin. 2010
Hamas founder's son describes his upbringing in the West Bank and participation in intifadas against Israeli Jews. Discusses the political…
and religious situation in the Middle East and his own imprisonment and subsequent abhorrence of violence that led him to spy for Israel and convert to Christianity. Violence. 2010Beyond the cleavage: Beyond the Cleavage
By Raquel Welch. 2010
Movie star Jo-Raquel Tejada, born in 1940, offers a brief synopsis of her life that covers her childhood in California,…
marriage, divorce, motherhood, and Hollywood career. Provides tips for women over fifty on makeup, hair, exercise, nutrition, fashion, and staying positive. 2010Time magazine columnist describes the family dynamics that come into play when parents age. Discusses the "twilight transition," the time…
when the family in which siblings grew up ends and they become the oldest generation in a clan. Russo uses case studies from her research to highlight salient topics. Some strong language. 2010What's age got to do with it?: living your healthiest and happiest life
By Robin Mcgraw, Robin McGraw. 2009
The author of Inside My Heart (RC 63472), who is married to television's Dr. Phil, addresses aging and women. McGraw…
and a panel of professionals offer advice on health, fashion, psychological well-being, and self-care. They answer common questions concerning fitness programs, nutrition, and hair and skin care. Bestseller. 2009The best Eid ever (Families all matter)
By Asma Mobin-Uddin, Laura Jacobsen. 2007
This Eid, Aneesa should be happy. But, her parents are thousands of miles away for the Hajj pilgrimage. To cheer…
her up, her Nonni gives her a gift of beautiful clothes, one outfit for each of the three days of Eid. At the prayer hall, Aneesa meets two sisters who are dressed in ill-fitting clothes for the holiday. She soon discovers that the girls are refugees -- they had to leave everything behind when they left their native country to live in America. Aneesa, who can't stop thinking about what Eid must be like for them, comes up with a plan -- a plan to help make it the best Eid holiday everShelved: a memoir of aging in America
By Sue Matthews Petrovski. 2018
The author discusses the benefits and deficits of American for-profit elder care, while reflecting on her move to a senior…
living community with her husband. Drawing on extensive research to demonstrate the cultural value of elders and their potential for leading vital, creative lives, she offers a cogent, informed critique of elder care options and delivers compelling suggestions for the transformation of the elder care systemAging wisely ... wisdom of our elders
By Irving Silverman Irving Silverman, Ellen Beth Siegel, Irving Silverman. 2018
Jean Carnahan served in the U.S. Senate from 2001-2002. She agreed to serve after her husband, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan…
was elected posthumously after being killed in a plane crash along with his son and a close personal friend. In this inspirational memoir Carnahan writes about family, politics, history, and change with wit and insightFrom age-ing to sage-ing: a profound new vision of growing older
By Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ronald S. Miller. 2014
In this updated version of his popular 1995 book, rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi shares his wisdom and experience with readers on…
finding a way to turn aging into the most meaningful and joyous time of life. He shows readers how to create an aging process for themselves that is full of adventure, passion, mystery, and fulfillment, rather than anxiety. Using scientific research--both neurological and psychological-- Reb Zalman offers techniques that will expand horizons beyond the narrow view of "the present" into a grand and enduring eternityThe Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims
By Mustafa Akyol. 2017
Not only is Jesus written of in the Quran, but the Islamic picture of him resonates with Pre-existing Christian sources.…
There is a fascinating similarity between Islam and Jewish Christianity, a branch of the early church that was branded as heresy. Jewish Christians were observant Jews who honored Jesus as a human, not divine, Messiah, and sought salvation by faith and works, not by faith alone. UnratedThe beauty of dusk: On vision lost and found
By Frank Bruni. 2022
From New York Times columnist and bestselling author Frank Bruni comes a wise and moving memoir about aging, affliction, and…
optimism after partially losing his eyesight. One morning in late 2017, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni woke up with strangely blurred vision. He wondered at first if some goo or gunk had worked its way into his right eye. But this was no fleeting annoyance, no fixable inconvenience. Overnight, a rare stroke had cut off blood to one of his optic nerves, rendering him functionally blind in that eye—forever. And he soon learned from doctors that the same disorder could ravage his left eye, too. He could lose his sight altogether. In The Beauty of Dusk , Bruni hauntingly recounts his adjustment to this daunting reality, a medical and spiritual odyssey that involved not only reappraising his own priorities but also reaching out to, and gathering wisdom from, longtime friends and new acquaintances who had navigated their own traumas and afflictions. The result is a poignant, probing, and ultimately uplifting examination of the limits that all of us inevitably encounter, the lenses through which we choose to evaluate them and the tools we have for perseverance. Bruni's world blurred in one sense, as he experienced his first real inklings that the day isn't forever and that light inexorably fades, but sharpened in another. Confronting unexpected hardship, he felt more blessed than ever before. There was vision lost. There was also vision foundMidlife bites: Anyone else falling apart, or is it just me?
By Jen Mann. 2022
A smart, personal, darkly funny examination of what it&’s like to be a woman at the crossroads of a midlife…
crisis, from the New York Times bestselling author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat &“I inhaled this book in one sitting; it&’s a must-read for anyone over forty. This should become the gift all girlfriends give one another.&”—Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don&’t Have Time to Read Books Jen Mann had what appeared to be the perfect life: a successful career as a bestselling author and award-winning blogger, a devoted husband, teenage kids who weren&’t total jerks, and a badass minivan. So imagine her surprise when, at forty-seven years old, a midlife crisis kicked her straight in the ladybits. Midlife Bites offers Jen&’s trademark wit and honesty when it comes to important conversations and observations about women in midlife. Here, readers will be able to come together and find anecdotes and practical ideas to help navigate through this major point in their lives. For women who may feel isolated or overlooked, this collection of original essays offers valuable insights, takeaways, and, most important, a productive way forward. Jen shares her own story as well as advice and wisdom from the online community she built, tackling everything that bites about midlife, where nothing is off-limits: raging hormones; sex (after forty); finding your purpose; learning to make new friends (yes, even as a grown-up); moving out of your comfort zone; having conversations that count, no more small talk; and how to deal with rogue chin hairs (and other nuisances). Jen Mann is leading the movement to create a new space where middle-aged women can share openly and honestly with one another. This no-BS collection of essays will help start the conversation and keep it going, because as women, we all have a right to be happy, fulfilled, and whole, no matter what stage of lifeThe Arab conquests of the Middle East (Pivotal moments in history)
By Brendan January. 2009
Recounts the first hundred years of Islam: the founding of the religion by Muhammad (died in C.E. 632), the conquest…
of major empires by Arab Islamic armies, and the blossoming of a dynamic civilization. For grades 6-9. 2009How not to act old: 185 ways to pass for phat, sick, hot, dope, awesome, or at least not totally lame
By Pamela Redmond Satran. 2009
Columnist provides tips on curtailing old-age behaviors around young people. Suggests implementing proactive changes such as reformatting e-mail messages, learning…
to text with your thumbs, familiarizing yourself with certain web sites, embracing slang, and more. Includes lists of words and actions to avoid, if at all possible. Strong language. 2009How to live: a search for wisdom from old people (while they are still on this earth)
By Henry Alford. 2009
Humorist Alford discusses a variety of experiences people over the age of seventy shared during their interviews with him. Includes…
wit and wisdom from Phyllis Diller, Ram Dass, Edward Albee, a feminist psychotherapist, and the dumpster-diving, retired scientist father of NPR commentator Sandra Tsing Loh. Some strong language. 2009