This sequel to THE NOTEBOOK takes up the story a generation later, with the 30-year marriage of Jane and Wilson Lewis. Now middle-aged, Wilson fears that his long and happy marriage is on the rocks, and he sets out to win his wife back.
A retired, ailing history professor, Lyman Ward, has been deserted by his wife. To distract himself from pain, both physical and emotional, he embarks on the project of editing the private papers of his grandmother, an artist and writer married to a geologist. Ward recounts the story of his grandparents' life juxtaposed with his own--specifically, ...
Somers, the bestselling author of "The Sexy Years," introduces an inspiring, medically validated approach to reversing the aging process and maintaining a healthy, vibrant, sexually active life while building the bodys natural defenses against age-related diseases.
It's every woman's dream: looking hip, sexy, fresh and pretty at whatever age. Now it's every woman's necessity: looking younger will help you hold onto your job and your partner. It's about making the ultimate 'to-do' list of SMALL beauty and fashion changes that pay off BIG TIME. Charla Krupp, the style expert on the Today Show, known for her ...
If laughter is the best medicine, then "You're Only Old Once! "is a delightful new defense against aging. Anyone who has ever submitted to a battery of medical tests will empathize with Dr. Seuss's Everyman as we follow him through his checkup with the experts at the Golden Years Clinic. From the initial Eyesight and Solvency Test through all the ...
This best-selling book is the "bible" for families caring for people with Alzheimer disease, offering comfort and support to millions worldwide. In addition to the practical and compassionate guidance that have made "The 36-Hour Day" invaluable to caregivers, the fourth edition includes new information on medical research and the delivery of care. ...
Renowned sociologist Dr. Lawrence-Lightfoot challenges the still-prevailing and anachronistic images of aging by documenting and revealing the ways in which the years between 50 and 75--the third chapter--may, in fact, be the most transformative and generative time in a person's life.
In language of great simplicity and power, Hemingway tells the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck--he hasn't caught a fish in 84 days--who goes out in his small skiff one more time. This time he hooks a huge marlin. During his relentless ordeal, a long and agonizing battle with the marlin far out in the Gulf Stream, the old man ...
Dr. Braverman, a leading figure in the practice of brain-body health care, reveals the dramatic impact that proper brain nourishment can have on the quality of lives. His key to longevity and well-being is balancing the brain's four important neurotransmitters.
A makeover book specifically for the concerns of women age 45 and over, Christopher Hopkinss guide offers women the tools, techniques, and the dos and donts of transformative fashion, cosmetic, and hair application. Women are guaranteed to look vibrant and healthy, and will obtain the confidence and pride in knowing they can enter a room with ...
Not only accepting but celebrating getting old, this inspirational and illuminating work looks at the many facets of the aging process, from purposes and challenges to struggles and surprises.
In this guide to life after 50, popular health and fitness expert Suzanne Somers addresses issues of aging in men and women. Much of the book addresses her own experiences of menopause, and the issue of hormone therapy. Like many women, she was troubled by what she had heard about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) that uses synthetic hormones. ...
This compilation of 28 original essays by noted journalists, novelists, and essayists--each one a grandmother--delves into what it means to be a grandmother today.
When someone in your family suffers from Alzheimer's disease or other related memory loss diseases, both you and your loved one face immense challenges. For over 20 years this book has been the trusted bible for families affected by dementia disorders. This authoritative guie provides all the practical and specific advice you need to make care ...
"New York Times"-bestselling author McGraw reclaims what it means to be, act, and feel young, showing women how to live a vibrant life of meaning and satisfaction at any age.
Max Morden is an aging art historian whose wife has recently died of cancer. In his grief, he takes a trip to the seaside, to the "rubble of the past," where he and his family spent holidays as a child. Here grief and memory coincide as he ponders not only his wife's death, but the drowning of two childhood friends, and, in the end, he finds that ...
As many get older, there comes a time when one part of the self dies and something new is born. This book by bestselling author Williamson reframes this transition, both psychologically and spiritually, so that it leads to a wonderful sense of joy and awakening.
In this work, clinical psychologist Mary Pipher, best know for her bestselling book REVIVING OPHELIA, draws on her case studies, interviews, and personal anecdotes to document the emotional transitions people may experience as they approach their senior years.
After overhearing his parents say that his elderly friend, Miss Nancy, has lost her memory, a young boy named Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge tries to find out what a memory is so that he can get Miss Nancy's back for her. Will Wilfrid be able to discover the true meaning of what a memory is? Illustrated with watercolor paintings.
This book on the positive aspects of aging comes with a pretty high pedigree. It's author served as director for an extensive 50-year-plus study run by Harvard University, which followed 824 individuals from their teenage years into old age. These candidates were from three different groups: disenfranchised inner city males, Harvard professors, ...
Founder of the Endocrinology Institute of Santa Barbara, Schwarzbein offers ways to stop accelerated aging. The author claims that aging is not genetic, but acquired, and examines the latest research on the matter.
This best-selling text on social aging takes a multidisciplinary approach by considering the many factors - biological, psychological, historical, cultural - that affect the way aging individuals experience the world. The text provides a comprehensive, holistic view of aging that considers the implications for an older person's interactions with ...
The infamous and oft-misunderstood "mid-life crisis" has become something of an epidemic, with more and more people reaching middle age only to find themselves unfulfilled even after perhaps gaining the family, job, house, and life of their dreams. Middle age is, according to Jungian author James Hollis, the time to pursue what we "really want" in ...
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