By the end of the current decade, many baby boomers will be senior citizens. What policies should we enact to prepare for an aging society?In the coming decade, we have a unique opportunity to create new and better aging policies. This collection of twenty essays by prominent educators, researchers, and policy analysts in the field of gerontology brings together innovative ideas from the United States, Europe, and Japan. Instead of focusing on utopian dreams, these exciting proposals are b...

Within the context of long-range planning, this book examines the changing responsibilities of the state and family toward elders in different societies around the world. International Perspectives on State and Family Support for the Elderly presents a fresh range of lucid analyses of family caregiving policy from Canada, the United States, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Austria, Denmark, Israel, and the People’s Republic of China. Different institutional structures, levels of econ...

Thirty years ago, when compared to the U.S., England, France, and Sweden, Japan had the lowest life expectancy for males and females. Today, Japan has the highest life expectancy and is the world’s most rapidly aging society. Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan captures the vitality of Japanese policymakers and the challenges they face in shaping a modern society responding to its changing needs. The rapid transition to an aging society poses a set of complex policy and resou...

**New York Times BestsellerIn the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian and New Yorker writer Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation, an urgently needed reckoning with the beauty and tragedy of American history.**Written in elegiac prose, Lepore’s groundbreaking investigation places truth itself—a devotion to facts, proof, and evidence—at the center of the nation’s histo...

A practical, research-based guide to cultivating greater well-being and stronger relationships for everyone.If we’re seeking more happiness in our lives, it can be challenging to figure out where to start or what habits to change. But with this workbook from UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, based on cutting-edge wellness research and the center’s wildly popular “The Science of Happiness” course and podcast, readers have a new resource for finding fulfillm...

Celebrating the life and legacy of Cai EmmonsThe Cai Emmons Short Fiction Contest honors the legacy of Cai Emmons, a celebrated author and teacher who passed away in 2023 from ALS.Throughout her life, Cai championed the power of storytelling to inspire, connect, and transform.Cai's writing captivated readers through imaginative stories that explored deeply human themes and complex characters.This anthology honors Cai's legacy by recognizing ...

A landmark work by twelve leading critics and community leaders—essential reading for anyone interested in the history of American race relations.Ignited by the infamous shooting of Amadou Diallo, unarmed and innocent, at the hands of New York City police officers, journalist Jill Nelson was moved to assemble this landmark anthology on the topic of police violence and brutality: an indispensable collection of twelve "groundbreaking" (Ebony) essays by a ran...

Implicit communications analyzed alongside verbal communication in therapy.Body language, facial expression, and tone of voice are key components in therapeutic interactions, but for far too long psychotherapists have dismissed them in favor of purely verbal information.In Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication in Psychotherapy, Gill Westland examines the interrelation of the verbal and the non-verbal in the context of clients and therapists working t...

A family read to empower children to dream big and realize their potential. Cute and colorful graphics catapult this story to life in a way that lets your imagination run wild. Gabrielle Rae takes us on a journey in her dreams becoming...An Astronaut...The President...A Teacher...A Rockstar...A Mommy...just to name of few. This book targets children 2 to 10, girls and boys alike. ENJOY!