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  • Everything I Know About Love

    A Memoir

    New York Times Bestseller"There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today and very soon the world will know it.” —Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women“Dolly Alderton has always been a sparkling Roman candle of talent. She is funny, smart, and explosively engaged in the wonders and weirdness of the world. But what makes this memoir more than mere entertainment ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • I Heard Her Call My Name

    A Memoir of Transition

    by Lucy Sante ...
    **“Reading this book is a joy... much to say about the trans journey and will undoubtedly become a standard for those in need of guidance. ”— The Washington Post"Sante’s bold devotion to complexity and clarity makes this an exemplary memoir. It is a clarion call to live one’s most authentic life.”— The Boston Globe“Not to be missed, I Heard Her Call My Name is a powerful example of self-reflection ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Enough Already

    Learning to Love the Way I Am Today

    Beloved actress, Food Network personality, and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli reflects on life at sixty and beyond.Behind the curtain of her happy on-screen persona, Valerie Bertinelli’s life has been no easy ride, especially when it comes to her own self-image and self-worth. She waged a war against herself for years, learning to equate her value to her appearance as a child ... Read more

    $14.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • The Good Caregiver

    A One-of-a-Kind Compassionate Resource for Anyone Caring for an Aging Loved One

    A survival guide with an insider's perspective, for the millions of unprepared caregivers of aging loved ones.As Americans are living longer, an unprecedented number of people now require long-term care during their last years. More than 15 million adult children now care for their elderly parents, and unsuspecting caregivers are usually unprepared financially, emotionally, and practically for the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Ending Ageism, or How Not to Shoot Old People

    Series series Global Perspectives on Aging
    Winner of the MLA Prize for Independent Scholars and the APA's Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and AgingWhen the term “ageism” was coined in 1969, many problems of exclusion seemed resolved by government programs like Social Security and Medicare. As people live longer lives, today’s great demotions of older people cut deeper into their self-worth and human relations, beyond ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • From Strength to Strength

    Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

    The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks.Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • My Formerly Hot Life

    Dispatches from Just the Other Side of Young

    When men stop making lecherous catcalls and Spanx get comfortable in your lingerie drawer, when marketers target you for Activia instead of $200 premium denim, when you have to start wearing makeup to get that “I’m not wearing any makeup” glow and are “ma’amed” outside the Deep South, it may dawn on you that somehow you have crossed an invisible line: You are not the young, relevant, in-the-mix ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Still Just a Geek

    An Annotated Memoir

    by Wil Wheaton ...
    A New York Times bestseller!Celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd, Wil Wheaton updates his memoir of collected blog posts with all new material and annotations as he reexamines one of the most interesting lives in Hollywood and fandom--and now for the first time in audio, narrated by Wil himself!From starring in Stand by Me to playing Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Alone Together

    Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

    by Sherry Turkle ...
    A groundbreaking book by one of the most important thinkers of our time shows how technology is warping our social lives and our inner onesTechnology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But this relentless connection ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Love After 50

    How to Find It, Enjoy It, and Keep It

    A comprehensive and intimate guide to finding, keeping, and enjoying love after fifty, the best kind of love there is.Studies keep showing that love after fifty is more satisfying than at any other stage in life, and it makes sense: at this stage, you are more emotionally stable and more focused on the present; you know what you absolutely have to have, but also what you can live without; ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • An Italian Dream

    An escapist read from the bestselling author of One Greek Summer

    by Kate Frost ...
    All NEW from Kate Frost. Follow your heart and then your dreams…'A perfect escape to Italy, with sunshine, devastating secrets, tears, smiles and a hero you will fall in love with.' - Jennifer Bohnet'A beautiful novel about life choices and moving on, set on the sundrenched island of Capri. Should be read by a pool with a glass of Prosecco in one hand' - T.A. Williams'A lovely escapist tale full ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Dignified Life

    The Best Friends™ Approach to Alzheimer's Care: A Guide for Care Partners

    More than 5 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease or a related form of dementia. By the year 2030, experts estimate that as many as 66 million people around the world will be faced with this life-altering disease. Unfortunately, these staggering statistics impact millions of caregivers, too. Compared with all types of caregivers, those who assist someone with dementia ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • I'll Show Myself Out

    Essays on Midlife and Motherhood

    by Jessi Klein ...
    An instant New York Times bestseller, I'll Show Myself Out is the eagerly anticipated second essay collection from Jessi Klein, author of the acclaimed debut You’ll Grow Out of It.Longlisted for the PEN Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay“Sometimes I think about how much bad news there is to tell my kid, the endlessly long, looping CVS receipt scroll of truly terrible things that ... Read more

    $13.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • In the Early Times

    A Life Reframed

    by Tad Friend ...
    **In this “dazzling” (John Irving) memoir, acclaimed New Yorker staff writer Tad Friend reflects on the pressures of middle age, exploring his relationship with his dying father as he raises two children of his own.“How often does a memoir build to a stomach-churning, I-can’t-breathe climax in its final pages? . . . Brilliant, intensely moving.”—William Finnegan, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Mother Lode

    Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver

    “. . . makes you feel as though a kindred soul is speaking to you.” —Readers’ FavoriteAt the age of sixty, Gretchen Staebler promises to spend one year in her childhood home caring for her stubbornly independent ninety-six-year-old mother—sort of a middle-aged gap year. Then her mother will move to assisted living and she will return to her own independent life.It doesn’t go as planned.Rather than ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver's Handbook

    What to Remember When They Forget

    When a loved one shows signs of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, you will face challenges for which you feel ill-equiped. Dozens of decisions will need to be made:* Can Mom live by herself safely? If not, what if she refuses to leave her home?* When do I need to take away the car keys and checkbook?* How do I deal with her obstinate refusal to take a bath or go to the doctor?* Should I correct her ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • What Next?

    A laugh-out-loud novel from #1 bestseller Shari Low

    by Shari Low ...
    Two weeks, four friends and one big bucket list of secrets to unravel…Val Murray and her best friend, Josie had been planning a ‘Thelma and Louise’ bucket list style holiday.Now Josie is gone, and Val needs to make the trip before it’s too late.But Val doesn’t want to do it alone, so she enlists the help of her nieces, Carly and Carole, and their best pal, Jess, who jump at the chance to join Val ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Voyager

    Constellations of Memory

    Translated by Natasha Wimmer ...
    A startling book-length essay, at once grand and intimate, from National Book Award finalist Nona Fernández.Voyager begins with Nona Fernández accompanying her elderly mother to the doctor to seek an explanation for her frequent falls and inability to remember what preceded them. As the author stares at the image of her mother’s brain scan, it occurs to her that the electrical signals shown on the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Dignifying Dementia: A Caregiver's Struggle

    Diagnosed with dementia in 1997, my husband, Jim, lived at home during his illness and died there in January 2006. I wish this story were fiction, but it is not. Dignifying Dementia is both a love story and an attempt to reach out to others who are living through or who will live through a similar tragedy. It is written in the hope that others might benefit from what I learned as the caregiver of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Leap!

    What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives?

    by Sara Davidson ...
    Thirty years ago, Sara Davidson wrote the phenomenal bestseller Loose Change, the definitive book about the boomer generation’s coming-of-age. Now this witty social observer has again turned her discerning eye to her contemporaries, with Leap!, a no-holds-barred, illuminating, and hopeful look at the choices and challenges we face and the roads open to us.For many years Davidson earned a living as ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Tasha

    A Son's Memoir

    by Brian Morton ...
    A Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of the YearIn the spirit of Fierce Attachments and The End of Your Life Book Club, acclaimed novelist Brian Morton delivers a “superb” (Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air), darkly funny memoir of his mother’s vibrant life and the many ways in which their tight, tumultuous relationship was refashioned in her twilight years.Tasha Morton is a force of ... ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • More Than Sympathy

    Essential Advice on Funerals, Money, Family, and Grief After the Death of a Loved One

    Making sensible decisions during a time of grief is never easy. Losing a husband, wife, father, mother, child or another near and dear person forces you to make a multitude of decisions, some large and life-changing, some small but emotionally charged. And if substantial amounts of money or conflicting wishes of friends and relatives are involved, making arrangements can become overwhelming.More ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • It's Never Too Late to Begin Again

    Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond

    by Julia Cameron ...
    Series series Artist's Way
    “The book you hold in your hands is the distillate of a quarter century’s teaching. It is my attempt to answer, ‘What next?’ for students who are embarking on their ‘second act.’”—Julia CameronJulia Cameron has inspired millions with her bestseller on creativity, The Artist’s Way. In It’s Never Too Late To Begin Again, she turns her eye to a segment of the population that, ironically, while they ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Comfort of Crows

    A Backyard Year

    USA TODAY BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BESTSELLER * AMAZON EDITOR’S PICK * INDIE NEXT PICKFrom the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations comes a “howling love letter to the world” (Ann Patchett): a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural.In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl presents a literary devotional: fifty-two chapt... ... Read more

    $23.99 USD