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1	The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50 more books like this by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $12.05! new only from $12.05! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective more books like this by Nancy R Hooyman, M.S.W., Ph.D. add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Adult Development & Aging more books like this by John C Cavanaugh add to wishlist Intended for adult development and ageing courses in departments of psychology, human development, nursing, social work, education, home economics and gerontology, this text offers a presentation of theory and applications. This edition reflects changing interests and research in the field of ageing. An important change is the introduction of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.49! \| SVS
4	Old Friends more books like this by Tracy Kidder add to wishlist This is an account of the final moments of our lives - the room, the bed, the companions, the last faces we see, the last voices we hear, our last thoughts. For more than a year, Tracy Kidder spent most of his time at Linda Manor, a nursing home, befriending, eating with, being entertained by 121 different people, each living out life's closing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Successful Aging more books like this by John W Rowe add to wishlist This report, based on research funded by the MacArthur Foundation, points the way toward a healthier, more active senior citizenship and blasts many traditionally held myths about aging. The research conducted by John W. Rowe, M.D., and Robert L. Kahn, Ph.D., indicates that a healthy manner of living--and not genetics--most influences the quality ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.73! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty more books like this by Professor Carolyn G Heilbrun add to wishlist Acclaimed author Carolyn G. Heilbrun (known in mystery circles as Amanda Cross) wasn't planning on living past 70, but since she did she went ahead and wrote a combination memoir and collection of satirical essays about the experience. Her unapologetically frank, scathingly witty prose should serve as an eye-opening antithesis to anyone expecting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Aging: Concepts and Controversies more books like this by Dr. Harry R Moody (Editor) add to wishlist Harry "Rick" Moody has again presented the key concepts and controversies in an engaging and accessible fashion, supported with carefully chosen adapted readings, resulting in the most captivating introduction to gerontology available today. From the opening chapter, the author encourages the reader to see ageing not as a fixed period of life but ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying more books like this by Ram Dass add to wishlist Halfway through writing this book on aging and death, Ram Dass had a devastating stroke that impaired his speaking and paralyzed the right side of his body. With some help, he was eventually able to finish the book, with a renewed sense of faith in the human spirit. With his typical humility and gentle humor, Dass looks at the process of aging, ... see all copies from $4.29! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain more books like this by Gene D Cohen, M.D. add to wishlist A renowned medical researcher offers scientific proof that the mind actually improves with age, creating tremendous potential for growth and satisfaction in the later years. "The Golden Years" are being redefined. The fastest-growing segments of the population - those beyond the age of fifty - are no longer content to simply cope with the losses ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Living Somewhere Between Estrogen & Death more books like this by Barbara Johnson add to wishlist From savoring the "here and now" to preparing for our glorious future in heaven, Livinging Somewhere Betwen Estrogen and Death by conference speaker Barbara Johnson is your wise and witty guide to the joys and challenges of aging gracefully. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Life Span Motor Development more books like this by Kathleen M. Haywood add to wishlist An introduction to life span motor development. This third edition reflects developments in research findings and has been expanded to present topics from a unifying model of constraints approach. Students should learn not only how to look at the individual but also at the task and the environment to fully understand the factors affecting motor ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.89! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Adult Development & Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives more books like this by Susan Krauss Whitbourne add to wishlist Discover the art of successful aging Henri Matisse's "les betes de la mer" (featured on the cover of this text) is not only one of his most daring works in terms of color and level of abstraction, it's also one of the last works of his brilliant career. Created in his seventies, this stunning collage of colored paper shows that older adulthood ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Social Forces and Aging more books like this by Robert C. Atchley add to wishlist The aim of this work is to provide students with a basic understanding of ageing as a social process. Covering the physical problems, inner experiences and instrumental needs of the ageing, the text examines ageing on both an individual and societal level. see all copies from $2.62! new only from $39.95! \| SVS
14 view cover	Aging and the Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology: An Introduction to Social Gerontology more books like this by Jill Quadagno, Quadagno Jill add to wishlist This groundbreaking text is the first to take a life course perspective, examining the relationship between the quality of one's life in old age and one's experiences, earlier choices, opportunities, and constraints. The text gives students a broad background for understanding current policy debates through a distinctive chapter entitled "Old Age ... see all copies from $89.16! new only from $120.36! \| SVS
15	Reverse Aging more books like this by Sang Y Whang add to wishlist see all copies from $9.68! new only from $14.94!
16 view cover	Issues in Aging more books like this by Mark Novak add to wishlist Issues in Aging takes an optimistic view of aging and human potential in later life; it presents the most up-to-date facts on aging today, the issues raised by these facts, and the societal and individual responses that will create a successful old age for us all. Whether you are older yourself, have older parents, relatives and friends, or plan ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.50! \| SVS
17 view cover	Aging, the Individual, and Society more books like this by Susan M Hillier, Georgia M Barrow add to wishlist The first book to give readers the breadth and depth of scholarship they need to understand the politics of the world economy, "The Politics of International Economic Relations" has been fully updated to reflect the sweeping changes that continue to reshape the international arena. This Seventh Edition strengthens the book's contemporary coverage ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.58! \| SVS
18 view cover	Later Life: The Realities of Aging more books like this by Harold Cox add to wishlist For junior/senior-level courses in Gerontology or the Sociology of Aging in departments of sociology and nursing. This sound introductory text utilizes symbolic interactions as a basic theoretical perspective to explain all pertinent aspects and behavioral problems associated with the aging process. An interdisciplinary approach helps convey ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $44.50!
19 view cover	What Are Old People For?: How Elders Will Save the World more books like this by William H Thomas, Jr., M.D add to wishlist We live in a society that opposes aging, despite the evidence that each of us is, in fact, aging. This anti-aging bias has prevented us from thinking about old age in a way that feels good or that will create a good elderhood. Removing our ageist blinders, Dr. Thomas provides a motivational and visionary blueprint for old age as a healing force in ... see all copies from $7.24! new only from $14.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Girls with Grandmother Faces: Celebration of Life more books like this by Frances Weaver add to wishlist With wit, plucky self-confidence, and practical sense, Weaver tackles the difficult questions women must face as they age, sharing ideas and encouraging anecdotes on everything from coping with widowhood and family to making new friends, going back to school, traveling, and support groups. Line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Fountain of Age more books like this by Betty Friedan (Read by) add to wishlist Betty Friedan launches a new revolution with this powerful, bestselling book breaking through the American mystique of aging as decline. Through hundreds of interviews, Friedan confronts our denial and demolishes society's compassionate contempt--to offer a vision of what can be embraced. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Virtues of Aging more books like this by Professor Jimmy Carter add to wishlist Arguably the most admired US president in history, Jimmy Carter shares his impressions of living life in advanced maturity. In a highly personal account of growing older in an acutely ageist society, Carter's example is uplifting and enlightening about the greater possibilities that await in the older years. Using his own history of losing the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Old Friends CL more books like this by Tracy Kidder add to wishlist Exploring the continuity of life, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Kidder opens up the world of old age in this study of life within a nursing home. The residents of this home still struggle with their circumstances, their pasts, and the challenge of living a moral life. The book's focus is on two men who find, in each other and in their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24	Young Again: How to Reverse the Aging Process more books like this by John Thomas add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies
25 view cover	Learn to Grow Old more books like this by Paul Tournier add to wishlist In this warm, sensitive, fact-filled book, Paul Tournier deals specifically with many aspects of aging: society's attitude toward the elderly, second careers, the quality of life, financial difficulties, boredom, health, loneliness, and facing death. He maintains the best way to learn to grow old is to prepare for it throughout life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.51! \| first editions \| SVS

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