Aging category: 2173 books
Rules for Aging
A Wry and Witty Guide to Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
Rule #1: It doesn’t matter. One of USA Today’s Best Self-Help Books of the Year: “Hilarious.” —People
Prize-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...
by Steven McFadden
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Throughout history most successful and long-lived civilizations have held a place of respect for elders, and have benefited from their life wisdom. By and large this tradition is missing today, to the detriment not only of elders but also of society.
This Soul*Sparks title from author Steven...
French Women Don't Get Facelifts
The Secret of Aging with Style & Attitude
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2013
The author of the bestselling French Women Don't Get Fat shares the secrets and strategies of aging with attitude, joy, and no surgery.
With her signature blend of wit, no-nonsense advice, and storytelling flair, Mireille Guiliano returns with a delightful, encouraging take on beauty and aging...
Fierce with Reality
Literature on Aging
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
The anthology is far more culturally diverse than the few other literary collections on aging. Ranging from ancient Chinese poetry to Mary Oliver, Alice Walker, and Willie Nelson, the anthology includes poetry, fiction, philosophical essays, personal essays, humor, analyses of ageism, and folktales...
The Good Caregiver
A One-of-a-Kind Compassionate Resource for Anyone Caring for an Aging Loved One
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
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...
Rich in Years
Finding Peace and Purpose in a Long Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Johann Christoph Arnold, admired by such prominent spiritual and inspirational leaders as Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Cardinal Dolan, Pete Seeger, and many more, offers answers to the question: Why shouldn't growing older be rewarding?
Arnold, whose books have helped over a million readers...
The Other Side of Life
Over 60? God Still Has a Plan for You
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Drawing on biblical examples and his 60-plus years of pastoral experience, Rev. Biebel helps older (and younger) adults understand God's view of aging and the rich life available to everyone who seeks a deeper relationship with God as they age. Rev. Biebel explains how to: Identify God's ongoing plan...
Geezer at Large
Thoughts on Aging
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
The actress Bette Davis once said, Old age is no place for sissies.
Ms. Davis knew of what she spoke since she lived to a ripe old age of eighty-one years.
Geezer at Largea tongue-in-cheek titlepresents physician Joseph Craigs thoughts on aging, because like Bette Davis, he and many...
by Richard Stooker
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2011
This is a short report -- around 10,000 words -- on the amazing health and anti-aging benefits available right now to seniors who wish to postpone old age and death for as long as possible.
This work is all-original and all-unique.
What causes us to age?
At first, that sounds...
Aging in Comparative Perspective
Processes and Policies
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2012
This book examines the key aging processes in seven countries (United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, China, Nepal, and South Africa) and the main policies that have been, and are being, developed to deal with this rapid change in the demographic profile. It addresses the problems that are...
by Linda Douty
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Have the courage and curiosity to face the inner changes of agingand learn how they can help you find meaning in your later years.I used to think that age sixty-five was the start of a slippery downward slope to the cemetery. But inside, I felt a surge of enormous energy, with the potential to approach...
Ageless Soul
The Lifelong Journey Toward Meaning and Joy
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Thomas Moore is the renowned author of Care of the Soul, the classic #1 New York Times bestseller. In Ageless Soul, Moore reveals a fresh, optimistic, and rewarding path toward aging, one that need not be feared, but rather embraced and cherished. In Moore’s view, aging is the process by which one...
by Ginger Manley
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Most of us who came of age in the 1960's and 1970's never thought we'd reach the point in our life where our lovemaking would need assistance, but guess what, we are here. Assisted Loving: The Journey through Sexuality and Aging begins with hope and ends with humor. In between it is forty-nine question...
The Divine Human
The Final Transformation of Sacred Aging
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
With our unprecedented longevity, aging has become a new developmental stage in the human life cycle. Conscious sacred aging now offers humanity profound opportunities for psychological, spiritual and mystical transformation, expanding not only our lifespan but our awareness of God as well. What if we...