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Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese: Wisdom from Our Elders
Petras, Kathryn

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This collection of 350 quotes of wisdom from our elders brings together Albert Einstein's equation for happiness, Colette on the virtues of astonishment, and Julia Child's secret of longetivity: "Red meat and gin." Two color.

Never Say Die: The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age
Jacoby, Susan

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In a narrative that combines the intensely personal with social, economic, and historical analysis, Jacoby turns an unsparing eye on the marketers of longevity—pharmaceutical companies, lifestyle gurus, and scientific businessmen who suggest that... [More...]

Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying
Dass, Ram

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The man who taught a generation to "be here now" brings his wisdom and humor to the path that takes us to the end of life and beyond, sharing stories from his own life and meditations to help explore the joy, pain, and opportunities of aging.

Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development
Vaillant, George E.

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In a unique series of studies, Harvard University has followed 824 subjects from their teens to old age. Professor George Vaillant now uses these to illustrate the surprising factors involved in reaching happy, healthy old age.

Losing It: In Which an Aging Professor Laments His Shrinking Brain, Which He Flatters Himself Formerly Did Him Noble Service: A P
Miller, William Ian

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From the author of "The Anatomy of Disgust, " a wickedly funny, effortlessly erudite essay on the horrors of old age, past and present

Aging and Mental Disorders: Psychological Approaches to Assessment and Treatment
Zarit, Steven H.

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A health worker confuses an older patient's reversible brain disorder with senility—and labels it hopeless. A counselor sees a seventy-year-old woman's depression as a function of her age—and dismisses her complaints that her children don't... [More...]

Aging
Cox, Harold

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Annual Editions: Aging 04/05
Cox, Harold

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This collection of public press articles were chosen because they address the most relevant and current problems in the field of aging and they present a variety of divergent views on the appropriate solutions to these problems. The well-illustrated... [More...]

Social Cognition and Aging
Hess, Thomas M.

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Most of the research done in social cognition has been conducted with younger adults and may not be applicable to a much older population. Social Cognition and Aging provides a snapshot view of research that has been done with older adults or is directly... [More...]

Challenges of the Third Age: Meaning and Purpose in Later Life
Weiss, Robert Stuart

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The newly retired are entering a time of life that is virtually uncharted, a time in which they are free from social expectations and, to a large extent, from obligations to others. Life's meanings are no longer provided by work and family. Instead, men and... [More...]

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