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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A magnificently mordant reckoning with mortality by the great British novelist Francesca Stubbs has a very full life. A highly regarded expert on housing for the elderly who is herself getting on in age, she drives restlessly round England, which is 'her last love'. She wants to 'see it all before she dies'. Amid the professional conferences she attends, she fits in visits to old friends, brings home-cooked dinners to her ex-husband, texts her son,...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"The body has a remarkable ability to ward off diseases and heal itself-and it does so with the help of : glutathione (GSH). At the forefront of the latest GSH research, Dr. Nayan Patel addresses important questions such as: What is glutathione? What happens when your GSH levels are low? What diseases does GSH ward off? How can you naturally increase the amount of GSH your cells produce? What are the safest and most effective GSH supplements? With...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"A witty, tender memoir of a son's journey home to care for his irascible mother -- a tale of secrets, silences, and enduring love. When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he finds himself an unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cook in a head-on collision with his aging mother, Betty, a woman of wit and will. Will George lure her into assisted living? When hell freezes over. He can't bring himself to force her from...
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Language
English
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"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has...
Author
Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A practicing physician and NIH-funded researcher draws on her research and experience to show that our outlook on life-- our unique patterns of thinking and feeling about ourselves, others, and the world--may be the key to how well and how fast we age.
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Series
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"From beloved and bestselling author Parker J. Palmer (Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, Healing the Heart of Democracy), comes a beautiful book of reflections on what we can learn as we move closer to "the brink of everything." Drawing on eight decades of life -- and his career as a writer, teacher, and activist -- Palmer explores the questions age raises and the promises it holds. "Old," he writes, "is just another word for nothing left...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Imagine a near future where a cure for aging is discovered and--after much political and moral debate--made available to people worldwide. Immortality, however, comes with its own unique problems--including evil green people, government euthanasia programs, a disturbing new religious cult, and other horrors."--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Buddhist priest and meditation teacher Lewis Richmond helps us understand how the transformation can bring new possibilities, fresh beginnings, a wealth of appreciation, and a depth of gratitude that profoundly affects how our lives proceed.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Not Dead Yet is the mantra of the current boomer population of 73 million who still think of themselves as young. This cohort is facing challenges as they age but are not content to throw in the towel on a full and rewarding life. The authors help readers face what's comes their way as they age with humor, optimism, energy, and honesty"--
Author
Publisher
Melbourne University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Secrets of Women's Healthy Ageing draws on the findings of a unique clinical study that has focused on the health of more than four hundred women in their mid-to-late lives. Over the past thirty years a team of international investigators has compiled a remarkable amount of data, aiming to raise awareness of modifiable risk factors in women's health. Their findings cover brain, heart and gut health, diet, sleep, exercise, and the benefits of socialising....
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
Wrinkles and gray hairs and misplaced keys the obvious signs of getting older. Surprisingly, all of the minuscule events in our cells and organs that are responsible for aging begin their deterioration in our third decade. This book explains what is going on inside cells and organs that result in the outward appearances of aging. Readers will discover what causes skin to sag, hair to turn gray, blood vessels to stiffen, and other, mostly unwelcome...
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