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  • Vital Involvement in Old Age

    Erikson's now-famous concept of the life cycle delineates eight stages of psychological development through which each of us progresses.The last stage, old age, challenges the individual to rework the past while remaining involved in the present. The authors begin this work with their theory of life's stages through old age. In Part two, they discuss their interviews with twenty-nine octogenarians ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Awakening at Midlife

    Fraught with physical, relational, professional, and psychological changes, midlife can be a challenging time. But according to Jungian-oriented psychotherapist Kathleen Brehony, "tranformation at midlife offers unparalleled opportunities for a rich, meaningful second half of life."With special sections on recovering childhood dreams, enriching creative expression, learning to appreciate our ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • A Heart of Wisdom

    Making the Jewish Journey from Midlife through the Elder Years

    Edited by Susan Berrin ...
    Shows us how to understand and meet the challenges of our own process of aging—and the aging of those we care about—from a Jewish perspective, from midlife through the elder years. Over 40 contributors offer their insights and experiences through personal narrative, text studies, poems, ceremonies and stories about aging, retiring, growing, learning, caring for elderly parents, living and dying. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Dying Without God

    Francois Mitterrand's Meditations On Living and Dying

    Is one ever truly ready to face death? Can one, without faith, view death as a beginning rather than an end? François Mitterrand is the man "dying without God," and he offers these pages as his final, unforgettable testament. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • A Time to Live

    Seven Tasks of Creative Aging

    by Robert Raines ...
    In A Time To Live, Robert Raines explores the spiritual and emotional dimensions of what can be the most rewarding time of life. Drawing on his experiences as an ordained minister and as director of a non-denominational retreat center focusing on issues of personal growth, Raines delineates the important passages we must all make from our middle years in the process of growing older. In an ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Nursing Home Decision

    Easing the Transition for Everyone

    Easing the Way to a New Stage in Life.Placing a loved one in a nursing home is a difficult thing to face. In addition to choosing a home, figuring out finances, and dealing with the actual moving, you may also be struggling with deeper conflicts. The emotions you may feel--of guilt, sadness, anger, and even relief--are never predictable, and can sometimes cause confusion. This invaluable book ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Honor Your Aging Parents

    Fundamental Principles of Caregiving

    Too often, people enter the role of caregiver for an aging parent unprepared, and, as a result of exhaustion, exasperation, and guilt, fail in their objective. These are not bad, lazy, negligent people. Most of the time, they simply tried to do too much. Written for any person who is caregiving or who anticipates that they will be called upon to give some form of care to an elder, this book sets ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Creating a Successful Retirement

    Finding Peace and Purpose

    Retirement is perhaps the greatest time for self-discovery. You may not believe it, but Christ has something incredible in store for you in your new role! It all begins with an assessment of your focus. In light of this, Dr. Richard Johnson presents you with the 15 keys that will help you redefine yourself. He begins by setting the stage for your new world of opportunity, helping you to move away ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Life Is So Good

    One man’s extraordinary journey through the twentieth century and how he learned to read at age 98“Things will be all right. People need to hear that. Life is good, just as it is. There isn’t anything I would change about my life.”—George DawsonIn this remarkable book, George Dawson, a slave’s grandson who learned to read at age 98 and lived to the age of 103, reflects on his life and shares ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Foxy Forever

    How to Be Foxy at Fifty, Sexy at Sixty, and Fabulous Forever

    by Noreen Wald ...
    Noreen Wald imparts her wisdom on the benefits of growing older with humor and wit. She dispels the notion that the best years are over and gives advice that will help you achieve optimal happiness in reaching each milestone of maturity. Life has just gotten fuller and richer, and it's time to celebrate you, the superwoman who juggled career, kids, friendships, in-laws, and demanding bosses. Defy ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • All My Days

    What greater gift could there be for senior adults than delving into the special moments, memories, and traditions that have shaped and enriched their lives? This personal journal provides a way for seniors to use their individuality and creativity in writing an account of their important and meaningful life events. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Still Here

    Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying

    by Ram Dass ...
    More than thirty years ago, an entire generation sought a new way of life, looking for fulfillment and meaning in a way no one had before. Leaving his teaching job at Harvard, Ram Dass embodied the role of spiritual seeker, showing others how to find peace within themselves in one of the greatest spiritual classics of the twentieth century, the two-million-copy bestseller Be Here Now. As many of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD $11.99 USD

  • Rules for Aging

    A Wry and Witty Guide to Life

    Rule #1: It doesn’t matter. One of USA Today’s Best Self-Help Books of the Year: “Hilarious.” —PeoplePrize-winning essayist Roger Rosenblatt has commented on some of the most important trends and events of our time in insightful columns in Time and discerning commentaries on PBS**Newshour with Jim Lehrer. But at the dawn of a new millennium, Roger found himself facing an issue that he couldn’t ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • To Pap, with Love

    In 1991, when my father was 81, the nature of our relationship changed in ways I wasn't prepared for. His doctor diagnosed an advanced case of arteriosclerosis. (We wondered if it was Alzheimer's disease.) Over four years, my father progressively lost his memory. Our roles reversed as daughter became parent, parent became child.My father lived with my husband and I, our adult son and teenage ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Passage into Paradise

    The True Story of My Own Mother’S Struggle with Alzheimer’S Disease

    Passage Into Paradise tells the true story of my own mother's struggle with Alzheimers. It also depicts the collapse and recovery of me, the caregiver. This book contains articles also which will instruct, help and comfort those who are dealing with this disease today. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Pitching My Tent

    On Marriage, Motherhood, Friendship, and Other Leaps of Faith

    by Anita Diamant ...
    From the bestselling author of The Red Tent and Good Harbor, a collection of intimate, autobiographical reflections on the milestones, revelations, and balancing acts of life as a wife, mother, friend, and member of a religious community.Before The Red Tent won her international literary acclaim, Anita Diamant was a columnist in Boston. Over the course of twenty years, she wrote essays that ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • HRT Solution (rev. edition)

    Optimizing Your Hormonal Potential

    Now revised and updated, the comprehensive program for restoring vitality, sexuality, and health using natural hormones—just the ones each individual woman needs, and just the amount she needs.The decision of whether or not to use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during menopause is perhaps more controversial—and more confusing—than ever before. The HRT Solution provides a balanced discussion of ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Ageing, Spirituality and Well-being

    This publication brings together plenary addresses and other papers originally present at the Second International Conference on Ageing, Spirituality and Well-Being. The contributions are compassionate, warm and humane. The book is often insightful, frequently surprising, and can, without hesitation, be recommended as an introductory text to undergraduate nurses who wish to pursue those themes so ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Watching Momma Die

    Watching Momma Die is a true story telling not only the heartache and sadness but also the hope that takes place as the journey toward the end of life occurs. It is a story that tells of the guts it take to stand beside someone you love, watching, unable to postpone or stop the process of death in the lives of those affected.Watching Momma Die is written to touch those who have or will experience ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Thin Over 40

    The simple 12-week plan for getting back the body you had...or building the body you always wanted.Eliminate the bondage of restrictive dieting and the unrealistic exercise demands of other programs. If you’re over forty, then this week-by-week positive-step approach for increasing your energy, reducing pounds, and improving vitality is for you—and so is the healthful, commonsense, long-term ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Three Continents: Stories and Essays

    by Chandan Sen ...
    From the author: I find the small acts within my observation interesting enough to merit writing about. The little boy mending shoes by the roadside, the millionaire mill-owner who shows a rare form of kindness, birds who talk and beasts who dont find a place in my collection of vignettes. My questing eye has roamed over the sordid and the sublime and found humor and pathos in everyday situations. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Estate Planning and Administration

    How to Maximize Assets, Minimize Taxes, and Protect Loved Ones

    The complexities of planning and administering an estate are clearly explained in this up-to-date and authoritative guide. This new edition covers the best techniques for transferring property through Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts, gifting programs, paying grandchildren's medical and tuition expenses, and more. From wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives to probate and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Aging with Attitude: Better Than Dying with Dignity

    Chronologically challenged? Storm those golden years and party 'til the early bird special with this laugh-out-loud book, illustrated with hilarious full-color caricatures of sassy seniors run amok. No matter what your age, you'll get a kick out of a generation that knows better but couldn't care less! ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Elderescence

    The Gift of Longevity

    Thirty-five million Americans are living beyond the age of sixty-five, a twenty-five year increase in life expectancy since 1900. This longevity, once the gift of a few, has become the destiny of many. This time of life is not just about retiring; in fact many who retire return happily to some type of employment. It is a new stage of life filled with its own unique challenges and opportunities. Co ... Read more

    $42.99 USD