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Aging in a Changing Society
by James A. Thorson  Publisher Comments People are living into old age. This is actually a revolutionary statement as we look back to the start and then to the end of the twentieth century. This demographic revolution raises important practical and ethical issues and, for the most part, has...
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Defying Gravity: A Celebration of Late-Blooming Women
by Prill Boyle Publisher Comments <div>Every day, regular women are accomplishing extraordinary things later in life. Prill Boyle gathered the encouraging stories of twelve daring and determined women who accomplished incredible things at an age when most people are...
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Moonpie and a Cold Glass of Milk
by Patricia Pitt Publisher Comments This is a book that began as a journal. In writing down feelings of approaching fifty, a recurring theme was noticed. This theme was a longing for the things of yesterday, for simpler times, for safer times and for caring times. In writing about the...
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Life Shortening Habits and Rejuvenation
by Arnold Lorand Publisher Comments With 3 sections dealing with the 10 chief life shortening habits, the rapid aging of women and rejuvenation. The author endeavors to show, on the basis of examples drawn from nature, that each of the Almighty's creatures is destined by Him to do good....
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Time Happens: You Couldn't Have Picked a Better Time to Be Fiftysomething
by H Samm Coombs Publisher Comments It's about aging and ageism; how to walk tall across that great divide separating middle-age from old-age and find something to live for on the other side....
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Aging Nation: The Economics and Politics of Growing Older in America
by James H Schulz Publisher Comments With the impending retirement of some 76 million baby boomers in a period of huge government deficits, public anxiety about the social and economic health of an aging nation is widespread. The policy debates are contentious -- from deciding who should...
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Avoid Retirement and Stay Alive: The New Retirement Revolution
by David Bogan Publisher Comments Checked your forehead lately? See a use-by date? No? Then why on earth are you worrying about retirement? Wake up - retirement is a dumb idea with no place in modern society. It's absurd, economically unviable and can kill you. In a radical, bound-to-be...
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Social Forces & Aging 10TH Edition an Introduction To S
by Robert C Atchley Publisher Comments Atchley and Barusch's interdisciplinary approach has produced a text that provides the concepts, information, insight, and examples students need to achieve a basic understanding of aging as a social process. Covering the physical problems, inner...
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Autumn Rhythm: Musings on Time, Tide, Aging, Dying, and Such Biz
by Richard Meltzer Publisher Comments A sublime and moving collection of essays by an eloquent master writer, Autumn Rhythm is equal parts candor, courage, humor, and desperation. A true-tongued, almost joyous gallows humor permeates the book, a meditation on what it's like to be on the...
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International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine #11: Aging: Caring for Our Elders Part 2
by David C. Thomasma Publisher Comments Caring for Our Elders is the second of three volumes on Aging conceived for the International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Leading scholars from a range of disciplines address some of the major issues in elder care facing modern nations:...
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Canada (Ageing and Employment Policies)
by Oecd Publishing Publisher Comments This series examines one of the most pressing problems of our times: how to finance the pension and health care needs of rapidly ageing populations. With people living longer and staying healthy longer, keeping older people on the job longer may be part...
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Young at Heart: 61 Extraordinary Americans Tell How to Defy Old Age
by Anne Snowden Crosman Synopsis Author Anne Snowden Crosman, inspired by her own parents' graceful aging, interviewed hundreds of elderly people, each of whom continued to lead vibrant lives. She spoke with the famous and non-famous, those born in this country and those who had...
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Elder Tales: Stories of Wisdom and Courage from Around the World
by Dan Keding Publisher Comments Traditional folktales from around the world celebrate the wisdom, courage, and even the follies of elders, presenting them as crones, wise men, sages, magic helpers, and fools. Arranged by story type, these are tales that can be used in the classroom and...
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The Meanings of Age: Selected Papers
by Bernice L. Neugarten Publisher Comments One of the most distinguished psychologists of the century, Bernice L. Neugarten is best known for her groundbreaking contributions to the study of adult development and aging. Covering more than forty years of scholarship, this volume brings together...
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Critical Approaches To Ageing and Later Life (UK Edition)
by Synopsis This study looks at how individuals and society are ageing towards the close of the 20th century, and how different disciplines help in understanding the ageing process. It asks what the key developments are in postmodern thought and critical studies in...
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Population Ageing, Migration & Social Expenditure
by Jose Alvarado Book News Annotation Studies the effects of population aging, with the associated factor of immigration, on social expenditure and public finance, with a focus on Australia. An introduction to major issues is followed by a discussion of demographic and economic aspects of...
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The Older the Fiddle, the Better the Tune: The Joys of Reaching a Certain Age
by Willard Scott Publisher Comments A humorous and touching look at the joys of getting older, introduced by one of the Today show's beloved weathermen, now available in paperback. Millions of people watch the exuberant Willard Scott each week on the Today show, where he acts as...
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Retiring Early (Complete Idiot's Guides)
by Dee Lee Publisher Comments CIG to Retiring Early 0028640128 The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Retiring Early eases the pain of this seemingly complicated subject by walking readers through each step of determining how much they will need to retire early, including-- defining...
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Aging Education in a Global Context
by Dena Shenk Book News Annotation Shenk (anthropology, U. of North Carolina, Charlotte) and Groger (gerontology, Miami University) compile seven selected papers and an expanded keynote address from the 2004 Association for Gerontology in Higher Education annual conference in Richmond,...
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Technology & Your Retirement Lifestyle: Tools for the New You
by Jeffrey Webber Synopsis The tools of technology can help make life more accommodating during the retirement years. This book discusses those tools of technology and recommends ways to be more adept with those tools, and how to incorporate technology into one's retirement...
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