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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
From the incomparable Anne Tyler, a wise, gently humorous, and deeply compassionate novel about a schoolteacher, who has been forced to retire at sixty-one, coming to terms with the final phase of his life.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
In a touching memoir, an investigative reporter and award-winning writer shares her experience of finding love late in life, revealing how she, 68 and twice divorced, met and married Sam, 78 and a widower, and the lessons it taught her.
6) From strength to strength: finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life
Author
Language
English
Description
"The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"One of the world's leading artists--a living legend--and bestselling author of The Creative Habit shares her secrets for harnessing vitality and finding purpose as you age. From insight to action, Keep It Moving is a guidebook for expanding one's possibilities over the course of a lifetime"--
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Life just gets better and better for health guru and American sweetheart Suzanne Somers as the years pass--and so do her books! At 72, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Knockout and Ageless is back with revolutionary insights and advice from the best and brightest minds in the field of anti-aging. Learn how to keep your hairy shiny, your heart strong, your hormones renewed, and your mind as sharp as ever"--
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Old age is not what it used to be. For the first time, most people in the United States are living into their eighties. The first guide of its kind changes the understanding of old age with an upbeat and emotionally savvy view of the uncharted territory of the last stage of life. With insight and humor, Dr. Katharine Esty describes the series of dramatic and difficult transitions that eightysomethings usually experience and how, despite their losses,...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"With its revolutionary approach to lifespan development, this book gives you the practical tools to grow older with the wisdom, maturity, and understanding so desperately needed in today's world." "Whether you are a retired person, someone in midlife, or a younger person with an older loved one, the authors show you how to turn "age-ing" into "sage-ing," a process that brings more adventure, passion, mystery, and meaning into your life. Using contemplative...
Author
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The authors explore the new retirement as people live longer lives, including work, leisure, health, family, home, finances, and purpose. "The world is witnessing a powerful new version of retirement, driven by the power and needs of the Baby Boomer generation. Consumers over age 50 account for more than half of all spending and control more than 70% of our total net worth -- yet are largely ignored by youth-focused marketers. How will work, family,...
14) Design the long life you love: a step-by-step guide to love, purpose, well-being, and friendship
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"What does it mean to craft the life you want, as you grow older? For industrial designer and author Ayse Birsel, the answer draws on key principles of design--like optimism, empathy, collaboration, open-mindedness, and holistic thinking--as well as the experiences of older people on the pioneering frontiers of long life. Longer life is a thrilling, modern opportunity, and like so many parts of life it needs to be thoughtfully designed. Thinking about...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"'Tender, unsparing, poignant. . . . [A] love story that braids together intimate self-revelation with a rich meditation on the literature of aging.'-- Stephen Greenblatt. On Susan Gubar's seventieth birthday, she receives a beautiful ring from her husband, a gift that startles her into an appreciation of their luck. As she contemplates their sustaining relationship, Susan considers how older lovers differ from their youthful counterparts--and from...
16) The 100 simple secrets of the best half of life: what scientists have learned and how you can use it
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Offers practical guidance on the most important aspects of life after fifty, with one hundred suggestions on how people can continue to find and maintain love, satisfaction, joy, and fulfillment.
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