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  • Before Dementia

    20 questions you need to ask about understanding, preventing, preparing for and coping with dementia from the specialist doctor and author of Staying Alive

    by Dr Kate Gregorevic ...
    About preventing, preparing, copingHow do I know if I have dementia, and how will I live with it if I do? Can people with dementia consent to sex? Can they choose euthanasia for their future selves? And can we prevent or push back its onset?Chances are you know someone with dementia, but how well do you really understand the condition? Dementia is a complex interplay of biological, social and ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Making Waves at Penvennan Cove

    by Linn B. Halton ...
    series The Penvennan Cove series
    Kerra Shaw feels that all the pieces of her life are finally coming together. She has a fulfilling job helping small businesses in the local community and, most importantly, she has finally got together with her childhood sweetheart, Ross Treloar.But it's not all plain sailing, with an old family feud raging on between Kerra's dad and the Treloar family, it's best to keep her new relationship ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD

  • Finding Happiness at Penvennan Cove

    A gorgeous uplifting romantic comedy to escape to Cornwall with this summer

    by Linn B. Halton ...
    series The Penvennan Cove series
    Escape to Cornwall with this beautiful page-turning novel set in Penvennan Cove – third book in the Cornish romance series by bestselling author Linn B. Halton!Kerra Shaw's happiness should be complete when the love of her life moves into her cottage. But there is trouble in her beloved Penvennan Cove and Kerra knows she won't be able to enjoy her new start with Ross until she's put things right ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD

  • Coming Home to Penvennan Cove

    by Linn B. Halton ...
    series The Penvennan Cove series
    Can Kerra's Cornish hometown offer the fresh start she needs?When Kerra left the quiet Cornish town of Penvennan Cove for the bright lights of London she didn't look back. But after the death of her mother, she's decided it's time to face her past and return to the place she called home. Her father needs her, and perhaps she needs him more than she's willing to admit?Tackling town gossip, home ... Read more

    $1.99 AUD

  • The Erratics

    2019 Stella Prize Winner

    by Vicki Laveau-Harvie ...
    Dark, sharp, blackly funny and powerful, this is memoir, wielded as weapon, with the tightly compressed energy of an explosive device.'She has a poet's gift for language, a playwright's sense of drama and a stand-up comic's talent for timing. But perhaps most remarkable is the generosity of spirit with which she writes about family trauma. The book flows with kinetic energy, wit and wisdom. Upon ... Read more

    $13.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Person-Centred Counselling for People with Dementia

    Making Sense of Self

    by Danuta Lipinska ...
    Although currently many people with dementia are not given the opportunity to receive professional counselling, this book explores the value of counselling for men and women living with this condition and how it enables them to make sense of their lives and their notions of themselves. The author explores the pervasive myth that all experiences of living with dementia are entirely negative and ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD

  • Strength Training for Seniors

    Increase your Balance, Stability, and Stamina to Rewind the Aging Process

    by Paige Waehner ...
    Building and retaining physical strength is integral to living a fuller, longer life. Lifting weights can reduce the symptoms of everything from osteoarthritis and back pain to depression and diabetes. In Strength Training for Seniors, certified personal trainer Paige Waehner provides a detailed twelve-week strength program to help you safely and gradually build power, balance, and resistance with ... Read more

    $18.99 AUD

  • Chair Yoga for Seniors

    Stretches and Poses that You Can Do Sitting Down at Home

    by Lynn Lehmkuhl ...
    One of the biggest concerns among aging men and women is the fear of falling. Chair yoga, or “yoga while seated,” allows anyone to experience all of the benefits of an exercise program without being afraid. In Chair Yoga for Seniors, registered yoga practitioner and instructor Lynn Lehmkuhl offers readers easy-to-follow yoga positions and stretches that can be done at home, while sitting down ... Read more

    $18.99 AUD

  • All That Ails You: The Adventures of a Canine Caregiver

    by Mark J. Asher ...
    Every dog deserves a forever home and after being given up several times, Wrigley has finally found his. The smart, good-natured dog now spends his days at SunRidge Assisted Living, comforting and doting on forty-five seniors. Wrigley has free run of the place—going where he senses he's needed—but his preferred spot is beside his favorite resident, Marjorie Thompson.All is well until a curmudgeon ... Read more

    $3.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • We Need to Talk About Mum & Dad

    A practical guide to parenting our ageing parents

    by Jean Kittson ...
    Everything you need to know about supporting ageing parents, from author and comedian Jean Kittson.This warm and witty practical guide is a one-stop shop for information on how to support your ageing loved ones: how to protect their health and wellbeing, keep them safe and secure, and enable them to be self-determining and independent for as long as possible.Full of expert advice and first-hand ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Quarterly Essay 57 Dear Life

    On Caring for the Elderly

    by Karen Hitchcock ...
    Book 57 - Quarterly Essay
    In this moving and controversial Quarterly Essay, doctor and writer Karen Hitchcock investigates the treatment of the elderly and dying through some unforgettable cases. With honesty and deep experience, she looks at end-of-life decisions, frailty and dementia, over-treatment and escalating costs.Ours is a society in which ageism, often disguised, threatens to turn the elderly into a “burden” – ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • Avoiding the Ageing Parent Trap

    How to plan ahead and prevent legal and family issues

    by Brian Herd ...
    Informative and insightful, this is the essential family guide to preparing for ageing parents.This is a book that forces us to confront what most of us avoid - planning for our ageing parents. Our natural inclination is to wait and see what might happen. But when it does happen, or starts to unfold, we, and our siblings, are totally unprepared. Poor decisions, disputes with siblings and partners ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • The Notekeeper

    A beautiful, heart-breaking story full of hope

    by Hannah Treave ...
    ‘Those last few words don't just help the dying; they can help save the lives of those left behind’Following a tragedy, Zoe flees Australia and makes a life for herself in the UK. Now working as a care nurse in The Oaks hospice, and knowing just how much comfort last words can bring, Zoe has taken it upon herself to become a notekeeper – writing down the final thoughts of her patients and ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mom Can't Live Alone Anymore

    by Tonya Thomas ...
    Book 4 - The Women of Strength Diaries
    Kathy Wilson was a loving daughter and wanted to do the right thing when it became apparent that her mother wasn’t able to take care of herself any more. But getting her mom into assisted living became a nightmare--and that was just the beginning of her troubles.Tonya Thomas writes gripping stories about issues that affect women today. She lives in Newark, NY with her husband and two cats, Sasha ... Read more

    $0.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eightysomethings

    A Practical Guide to Letting Go, Aging Well, and Finding Unexpected Happiness

    by Katharine Esty, PhD ...
    **Winner of the **American Book Fest Best Book Award in "Health: Aging/50+"**This invaluable guide will help the historical number of eightysomethings live fulfilled, happy lives long into their twilight years. Personal stories illustrate how real people in their eighties are living and how they make sense of their lives.**Old age is not what it used to be. For the first time ever, most people in ... Read more

    $20.99 AUD

  • Over the Hill and Up the Wall

    by Todd Alexander ...
    A heart-warming journey with parents of a certain age and a son who thinks he knows best'A bit like David Sedaris without the tragedy, this is a book that will bring a smile of recognition to anyone with ageing elders, and hopefully to the elders themselves' Fiona Capp, Sydney Morning Herald'Warm, witty, honest. With a healthy serving of humour, Todd Alexander has written a marvellous, touching ... Read more

    $14.99 AUD

  • Living Trusts for Everyone

    Why a Will Is Not the Way to Avoid Probate, Protect Heirs, and Settle Estates (Second Edition)

    by Ronald Farrington Sharp ...
    Readers say it best: "Very informative." "Saved me a lot of money and headaches!" "Recommend it for everyone who has to plan estates for their elderly parents"Living Trusts for Everyone is the best resource for setting up a living trust. Explaining in specific terms what benefits a trust will have, Ronald Farrington Sharp gives the tools necessary to set up a loved one’s trust with no lawyers and ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD

  • Still Time

    A Novel

    by Jean Hegland ...
    From the author of Into the Forest, a moving novel about memory, Shakespeare's green worlds, and the power of reconciliation.Until John Wilson met the warm, wise woman who became his fourth wife, the object of his most intense devotion had always been the work of William Shakespeare. From his feat of memorizing Romeo and Juliet and half a dozen other plays as a student to his evangelical zeal as a ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  •  Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic

    A Nurse Practitioner Remembers

    by Marianna Crane ...
    Running a clinic for seniors requires a lot more than simply providing medical care. In Stories from the Tenth-Floor Clinic, Marianna Crane chases out scam artists and abusive adult children, plans a funeral, signs her own name to social security checks, and butts heads with her staff—two spirited older women who are more well-intentioned than professional—even as she deals with a difficult ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • Rules of the Road

    by Ciara Geraghty ...
    Gripping, emotional and uplifting – a novel about the true power of friendship.‘Tender, emotional and uplifting … I loved it’ Lucy Diamond’A superb writer – the Irish Jojo Moyes’ Irish ExaminerThe simple fact of the matter is that Iris loves life. Maybe she’s forgotten that. Sometimes that happens, doesn’t it? To the best of us? All I have to do is remind her of that one simple fact.<p... ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Who will I be when I die?

    by Christine Bryden ...
    Christine Bryden was 46 years old when she was diagnosed with dementia, and in this book she describes her remarkable emotional, physical and spiritual journey in the three years immediately following. Offering rare first-hand insights into how it feels to gradually lose the ability to undertake tasks most people take for granted, it is made all the more remarkable by Christine's positivity and ... Read more

    $24.99 AUD

  • Love at First

    A fun and heartwarming romance

    by Kate Clayborn ...
    New neighbour. Tale as old as time.Sixteen years ago, teenager Will Sterling saw – or rather, heard – the girl of his dreams. Now an unexpected inheritance has brought Will back to that same address, where he plans to offload his new property pronto and get back to his regular life as an overworked doctor.Bound by her loyalty to her adored grandmother, Nora Clarke won’t let Will’s plans ruin her ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Connect

    Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues

    by David L. Bradford, Carole Robin ...
    'A practical and timely book I highly recommend' Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO, Thrive Global'Connect offers a compelling and highly accessible roadmap for building relationships that lead to professional success and personal fulfilment. I highly recommend this book' Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and co-author of Blitzscaling and The Alliance'I encourage anyone who cares to develop ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD

  • The Cosy Travelling Christmas Shop

    An uplifting and inspiring festive romance

    by Lilac Mills ...
    While bringing joy to others, can these two Christmas helpers also find some for themselves?Seren’s great aunt Nelly hates being in a care home, especially around Christmas when Seren learns that Nelly and the other residents can’t enjoy the simple pleasure of browsing for gifts in the shops. So what if Seren brings the shops to them?Converting an ice cream van into a gift shop, Seren travels ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus