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I dare you! How to stay young forever: How to Stay Young Forever (Mature Reader Ser.)
By Lucile Bogue. 1990
In her eightieth year, this author offers a prescription for living a full, healthy, and productive life as a senior…
citizen. Topics include common-sense suggestions for exercise, doing something that you love, and conquering fear and pain. But her focus is on creative ways to pursue later years with energy and enthusiasm, and she provides documented ideas for travel and for challenging the mindIt's better to be over the hill than under it: thoughts on life over sixty
By Eda J LeShan, Eda J. LeShan. 1990
This collection contains seventy-five selections from LeShan's regular columns on aging. She covers topics such as marriage, friendship, retirement, grandchildren,…
sex, health, money, and she encourages the aging to love, grow, accept, and continue to keep their minds alive and receptiveOn our own: independent living for older persons (Golden Age Bks.)
By Ursula A Falk, Falk, Ursula A. Falk. 1989
Americans cherish their independence, and so it is difficult when age raises the spectre of dependence. Falk suggests ways in…
which older people can continue to live successfully on their own. She outlines meal programs, alternative living arrangements, family support systems, leisure activities, and employment opportunities. 1989Les fossoyeurs: Révélations sur le système qui maltraite nos
By Victor Castanet. 2022
Avec la participation exceptionnelle de l'auteur pour la lecture de « La Note de l'auteur », « L'Épilogue » et…
les « Remerciements ». Trois ans d'investigations, 250 témoins, le courage d'une poignée de lanceurs d'alerte, des dizaines de documents explosifs, plusieurs personnalités impliquées... Voici une plongée inquiétante dans les secrets du groupe Orpéa, leader mondial des Ehpad et des cliniques. Truffé de révélations spectaculaires, ce récit haletant et émouvant met au jour de multiples dérives et révèle un vaste réseau d'influence, bien loin du dévouement des équipes d'aidants et de soignants, majoritairement attachées au soutien des plus fragiles. Personnes âgées maltraitées, salariés malmenés, acrobaties comptables, argent public dilapidé... Nous sommes tous concernés. Un livre-événement, écrit d'une main de maître, qui soulève un sujet de société essentiel : le soin de nos aînéOld age is not for sissies: choices for senior Americans
By Art Linkletter. 1988
TV and radio personality Art Linkletter informs and advises senior citizens on the rights, choices, and opportunities at their disposal.…
A section is devoted to each of the author's seven "Golden Rights of Senior Americans," which include "The Right to Consideration and Dignity," "The Right to Financial Security," and "The Right to Unrestricted Travel and Leisure." Also included are interviews with celebrated seniors such as Betty White, George Burns, and Bob Hope. 1988This Strange Visible Air: Essays on Aging and the Writing Life
By Sharon Butala. 2021
A collection of essays on women and aging from Canadian legend Sharon Butala "What I didn't have a clue about…
was that I was soon to be old, or what being old would mean to my dreams and desires. While dreading old age with every fibre, I was at the same time in full denial that it would ever happen to me, and so, was shocked down to the soles of my feet when it did." In this incisive collection, Sharon Butala reflects on the ways her life has changed as she's grown old. She knows that society fails the elderly massively, and so she tackles ageism and loneliness, friendship and companionship. She writes with pointed wit and acerbic humour about dinner parties and health challenges and forgetfulness and complicated family relationships and the pandemic -- and lettuce. And she tells her story with the tremendous skill and beauty of a writer who has masterfully honed her craft over the course of her storied four-decade career. Butala gives us a book to be cherished -- an elegant and expansive look at the complexities and desires of aging and the aged, standing in stark contrast to the stereotyped, simplistic portrayals of the elderly in our culture. This Strange Visible Air is a true gift.Time flies
By Bill Cosby, Alvin F Poussaint. 1987
An easier way: handbook for the elderly and handicapped
By Jean Vieth Sargent, Jean V. Sargent. 1982
This book was compiled from a series of articles published in two Iowa newspapers on the needs of elderly and…
handicapped persons who want to remain independent. Suggestions include cups for shaky hands, writing aids for the arthritic, a tricky way to puncture a tall juice can with only one hand, and a sock 'taker-offer.'As my parents age: reflections on life, love, and change
By Cynthia Ruchti. 2017
Passages in caregiving: turning chaos into confidence
By Gail Sheehy. 2010
In Passages in Caregiving, Gail Sheehy takes you by the hand and shows you that you will get through this,…
and you will do the right things. She identifies eight crucial stages of caregiving and offers insights for successfully navigating each one. With empathy and intelligence, backed by formidable research, and interspersed with poignant stories of her experience and that of other successful caregivers, Passages in Caregiving addresses the needs of this enormous and growing group. AdultThe author, a novelist, playwright, and movie director, attacks the youth cult and mandatory retirement. He sets forth some ideas…
on choosing one's own time, if any, to slow down and cites impressive examples of achievement during the mature yearsChasing life: new discoveries in the search for immortality to help you age less today
By Sanjay Gupta. 2007
Author of Keep Sharp (DB 101866) presents a guide to functional aging. Topics include the desire to live longer, science…
behind supplements, exercise regimes, memory retention, and preparing for the future. 2007Nomadland: surviving America in the twenty-first century
By Jessica Bruder. 2017
A look at the subculture of older Americans who, unable to afford either mortgages or retirement, are traveling the country…
in RVs, campers, and vans. Particularly examines the life of one woman as she travels between seasonal jobs and reunions with her van-dwelling friends. Some strong language. 2017No time to spare: thinking about what matters
By Ursula K Le Guin. 2017
Happiness is a choice you make: lessons from a year among the oldest old
By John Leland. 2018
A New York Times journalist examines what life is like for the very old. He interviews six men and women,…
all over the age of eighty-five, who share the importance of focusing on enjoying all one still can do, rather than mourning things now out of reach. 2018Occupying aging: delights, disabilities, and daily life
By Katherine Schneider. 2013
Retired psychologist and avid reader provides a year's worth of daily--and often humorous--musings. Illustrates how she personally approaches life now…
that the circumstances of being blind from birth and struggling with fibromyalgia for two decades have been combined with issues that accompany aging. Includes a recommended reading list. 2013Alive, alive oh!: and other things that matter
By Diana Athill. 2016
The author of Somewhere towards the End (BR 19178) continues, at ninety-seven years old, to write about aging. Topics include…
cherished memories of her grandmother's garden, her experience of miscarrying a child in her forties, and her decision to move into a retirement home. 2004Still foolin' 'em: where I've been, where I'm going, and where the hell are my keys?
By Billy Crystal. 2013
Sixty-five-year-old comedian and actor Billy Crystal (born 1948) looks back at his accomplishments. Highlights his happy Long Island childhood, career…
success, and family life. Ponders the realities and humor of aging. Strong language. Bestseller. 2013Eldercare expert relates ways to forge new paths and expectations for the second stage of adulthood that begins after age…
fifty. Discusses creating goals, increasing activity level, staying healthy, having the right health insurance, transitioning from full-time work, making money last a lifetime, choosing living arrangements, and maintaining relationships. 2013Somewhere towards the end: A Memoir
By Diana Athill. 2009
Diana Athill, noted eighty-nine-year-old British book editor and author of Stet (BR 13794), discusses growing old or "falling away." Describes…
past love affairs, including one that evolved into a platonic friendship as roommates. Childless and unmarried, Athill admits she has few regrets and no lessons to pass on. 2008