Aging category: 2173 books
How Not to Act Old
185 Ways to Pass for Phat, Sick, Dope, Awesome, or at Least Not Totally Lame
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
How to be cool when you're afraid you've forgotten how . . .
Sure, you can try to stay younger by exercising, coloring your hair, and wearing stylish clothes—but how do you respond when someone asks, "Do you Twitter?" How Not to Act Old gives you simple ways to come back from...
by Patricia Bragg and Paul Bragg
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
What is an ageless body? For health pioneers Drs. Patricia and Paul C. Bragg, who hold NDs and PhDs in the field of nutrition, an ageless body is one that incorporates a toxicless diet and strives to maintain its purity.
In Bragg Healthy Lifestyle - Vital Living to 120, the father-daughter team discusses...
Making Rounds with Oscar
The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2010
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A remarkable cat. A special gift. A life-changing journey. They thought he was just a cat. When Oscar arrived at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island he was a cute little guy with attitude. He loved to stretch out in a puddle of sunlight...
Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words
Travels with Mom in the Land of Dementia
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
From the author of the much-loved memoir Cottage for Sale, Must Be Moved comes an engaging and inspiring account of a daughter who must face her mother’s premature decline.
In Remembering the Music, Forgetting the Words, Kate Whouleystrips away the romantic veneer of mother-daughter love to bare...
by George Dawson, Richard Glaubman
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2000
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 Dawson
In this remarkable book, George...
by Susan Morse
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
There is an unmistakable gleam in Ma’s eye, and her absolute composure both appalls me and rips my heart from its root. I burst into tears. The gauntlet is thrown.
From the time she was conceived, Susan Morse was her mother’s “special” child. For Susan, special translated into becoming...
It's Never Too Late to Begin Again
Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
“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 Cameron
Julia Cameron has inspired millions with her bestseller on creativity, The Artist’s...
Driving Miss Norma
One Family's Journey Saying "Yes" to Living
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Miss Norma—newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage—rose to her full height of five...
It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now
HOW TO CREATE YOUR SECOND LIFE AT ANY AGE
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
It’s never too late—to reclaim your creativity, recapture long-lost dreams, and embark on an exciting new life!
New York Times bestselling author Barbara Sher has transformed the lives of millions with her phenomenally successful books, workshops, and television appearances. Now, in a provocative...
by Gail Sheehy
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2007
A seasoned woman is spicy. She has been marinated in life experience. . . . She can be alternately sweet, tart, bubbly, mellow. She can be maternal and playful. Bossy and submissive. Strong and soft. . . . The seasoned woman knows who she is. She could be any one of us, as long as she is committed...
by Patricia Bragg and Paul Bragg
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2011
Remember when we were children and we had the kind of energy and flexibility to play for hours? Agile and active, we could twist, bend, stretch and climb with little effort.
However many of us get more sedentary the older we get. We spend more and more time sitting in place, staring at a TV or computer...
by Barbara Rose Brooker
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
A funny, fearless, and inspiring novel about dating after the age of sixty.
THE NOVEL THAT PROVES THERE’S PLENTY OF LIFE—AND HOT SEX—AFTER SIXTY!
Just because Anny Applebaum qualifies for a senior discount doesn’t mean she’s ready for retirement. But if she wants to keep her...
I Miss You When I Blink
Essays
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“I've spent my adult life prowling bookshelves for the modern-day reincarnation of my favorite authors—Nora Ephron, Erma Bombeck, Jean Kerr, and Laurie Colwin—all rolled into one...Good news: I have finally found their successor.” —Elisabeth Egan, The Washington...
Inside the Dementia Epidemic
A Daughter's Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
Winner of an Honorable Mention in the Life Stories category of the 20th Annual Writer's Digest Book Awards, Inside the Dementia Epidemic: A Daughter's Memoir is the unflinching and hopeful story of one woman's journey into family caregiving, and a vivid overview of the challenges of Alzheimer's care....