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"Geno is living out his final days in a nursing home, bored, curmudgeonly, and struggling to connect with his nursing assistant, Angel, who he sees as being different from him in every way possible, and unable to understand him in any way. Perhaps no one really can, since Geno has been telling everyone who will listen that he's not just Geno--in fact, he's lived many past lives, dating back 1000 years, and since that first life in Seville, Spain,...
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2023.
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English
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"A quirky group of seniors attempts to solve one murder while covering up another--with the help of an enterprising tortoise--in this twisty, darkly funny mystery from the author of Three Bags Full. It has been an eventful morning for Agnes Sharp and the other inhabitants of Sunset Hall, a house share for the old and unruly in the sleepy English countryside. Although they have had some issues (misplaced reading glasses, conflicting culinary tastes,...
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"Shocking news reaches them--an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang's search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers, art forgers, and online fraudsters--as well as heartache close to home--Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim have no idea whom to trust. With the body count rising, the clock ticking...
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Diversion Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"In The Big 100, journalist William J. Kole tackles the pressing questions of our super-aging future and offers an encouraging view of the reality that awaits us, our children, and our grandchildren. Countering a forbidding bleakness with profound policy, societal, and lifestyle solutions, The Big 100 flashes the brightness of a future few thought possible. New member of AARP and grandson of a centenarian, Kole explores the looming era of longevity...
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The Collective Book Studio
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"A positive antidote to the negative narrative on caregiving, Positive Caregiving helps those who are caring for older adults connect with their care partners and enjoy life together through positive emotions and engaging activities. There are more than 40 million family caregivers in the U.S. caring for an older adult. The overwhelming narrative in the U.S. is that caregiving for older adults is a burden to bear and a problem to be solved. Positive...
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PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"An elder justice expert uncovers the failures in the systems that are supposed to protect us as we age, and provides a battle plan for families and policy-makers to counter the greed and incompetence. Between 1900 and 2000, Americans gained, on average, thirty years of life. That dazzling feat allowed tens of millions of Americans to reach the once-rare age of 85, now the fastest-growing age group. The bad news: For millions of Americans, the Golden...
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"When is a watch more than just a watch? When it's an Apple Watch! This ultra-popular tech toy puts the power of your iPhone on your wrist and makes for a snazzy looking accessory for any occasion! In this book, you'll learn how to do everything from finding your way around using GPS and the Maps app to tracking your fitness, sleep, and diet. This easy-to-follow guide will get you from Apple newbie to know-it-all with simple steps covering the most...
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Understanding the identity and history of those we support is vital. Setting out policies and procedures that encourage advocacy of individualised care for LGBTQ+ people with dementia, the goal is to encourage practices that help service users to feel understood, respected and well cared for"--
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Harpe, HarperCollins Childrens Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Melvina Whitmoore is afraid of everything, from spiders to snails, and even her own shadow. Which is why she can't wait to move into her new house -- a safe place where nothing will be able to get to her! But she'll soon discover that surprises hide around every corner and not everything is as it first seems... From debut creator Faith Capalia comes a spooky and thrilling tale that reminds us that unexpected things can happen when we face our fears."--...
11) 80 for Brady
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Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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As the New England Patriots reach the Super Bowl in Houston, four female fans become determined to go to the game and meet quarterback Tom Brady, which proves a more memorable experience than they anticipated after the Patriots fall behind by four touchdowns.
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Rodale
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Newly updated and trusted for more than three decades by family caregivers and professionals alike, this comprehensive and reassuring caregiving guide offers the crucial information you need to look after your elder and plan for the future"--
14) Denison Avenue
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ECW Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vulnerable Chinese Canadian elders. Bringing together ink artwork and fiction, Denison Avenue by Daniel Innes (illustrations) and Christina Wong (text) follows the elderly Wong Cho Sum, who, living in Toronto's gentrifying Chinatown-Kensington Market, begins to collect bottles and cans after the sudden loss of her husband as a way to fill her days and keep...
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Plume, Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"A personal memoir in which Lyn Slater, known on Instagram as "Accidental Icon," brings her characteristic style, optimism, forward-thinking, and rules-are-meant-to-be-broken attitude to the question of how to live boldly at any age. When Lyn Slater started her fashion blog, Accidental Icon, at age sixty-one, she discovered that followers were flocking to her account for more than just her A-list style. As Lyn flaunted gray hair, wrinkles, and a megadose...
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"In Black Elders, Frederick C. Knight explores the experiences of African Americans with aging and in old age during the eras of slavery and emancipation. Though slavery put a premium on young labor, elders worked as caregivers, domestics, cooks, or midwives and performed other tasks in the margins of Southern and Northern economies. Looking at black families, churches, mutual aid societies, and homes for the aged, Knight demonstrates the pivotal...
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Callisto Publishing, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Staying strong and flexible becomes even more important as we age. This guide to exercise for seniors makes it easy to stay in motion with short and simple exercises you can do anytime and anywhere. With clear illustrations alongside step-by-step instructions from licensed physical therapist Ed Deboo, you'll learn how to build muscle mass, improve bone density, and feel great in only 10 minutes per day.--
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SP, Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Building and retaining physical strength is integral to living a fuller, longer life. Lifting weights can reduce the symptoms of everything from osteoarthritis and back pain to depression and diabetes. In Strength Training for Seniors, certified personal trainer Paige Waehner provides a detailed twelve-week strength program to help you safely and gradually build power, balance, and resistance with simple, easy-to-follow exercises"--
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Health Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Moving is no fun. Neither is getting rid of stuff. And both jobs get harder as we get older. So, when those over a certain age - say, in the last third of life - are looking to downsize and move all at the same time, many will conclude, "I'll just stay put, thank you very much." It's not just the acquired possessions holding them back, but also the intangibles. Their memories, their family history, their identities are all in jeopardy, they think....
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