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If there is any solace in growing older, it is that you will find yourself guffawing in hysterical recognition at the situations Nora Ephron describes, from the impossibility of trying to remember people's names at parties,to struggling with the new technology.
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Do you see ageing as a curse or a gift? Preparing for ageing is as important as preparing for childbirth, yet most people enter into the last stage of life without a clear intention. In Spirited Ageing you will learn how to embrace ageing so that it lifts you into a whole new stage of growth. Juliet Batten brings together... read more

We now live longer today than at any time in history. In the UK, more people are aged over sixty-five than under sixteen and by 2050, over a third of the developed world will be over sixty. How should we deal with this phenomenon? What are the scientific reasons for ageing? And can - or should - we prevent it? Lewis Wolpert, ... read more

Following her mother's death, Dr Helena Popovic puts her medical training and beliefs to the test when she becomes the carer for her elderly father who has encroaching dementia. This moving story is part personal diary, part scientific treatise and part practical guide, woven together with humorous anecdotes. Above all, it's ... read more

Dementia is a little understood and currently incurable illness, but much can be done to maximise the quality of life for people with the condition. "Contented Dementia" - by clinical psychologist and bestselling author Oliver James - outlines a groundbreaking and practical method for managing dementia that will allow both su... read more

The inevitable ageing process does not condemn us to solitude, suffering, degradation or dependency. Marie de Hennezel guides us through a true 'art of growing old'. She recalls her encounters as a clinical psychologist with 'those who grow old gracefully' - and through her experience shows us how to make the most of this tim... read more

This book explodes some of the myths about a magical age that promises so much. It is liberally sprinkled with quotes from these women as well as quotes from the wise and the witty. The reader also listens in to real-life conversations between women who are exploring their life issues.

There are more older people in America today than ever before. They are our parents and grandparents, our aunts and uncles and in-laws. They are living longer, but in a culture that has come to worship youth -- a culture in which families have dispersed, communities have broken down, and older people are isolated. Meanwhi... read more

Physical problems and emotional stresses, such as bereavement, health conditions, pain, concerns about the future, side effects of medications, and the accumulated effects of lifestyle choices, may lead to depression or anxiety in older people. However, as Drs. Mark D. Miller and Charles F. Reynolds III know, these mental dis... read more

Travels with Epicurus: A Journey to a Greek Island in Search of an Authentic Old Age is a humourous, uplifting meditation on finding the pleasures of old age, by the New York Times bestselling co-author of Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar. When philosopher, jokester and septuagenarian Daniel Klein goes to the dentist for ... read more

Lynda Bennett and Trish Stewart are two health care professionals who have worked in aged care for many years. After witnessing the distress of people trying and failing to find information for themselves , their mother or their father about age care, they realised the need for a guide that helped navigate age care and let pe... read more

Growing In Age draws on Anne Millar's years of working with older people through nursing, couselling and pastoral care. It covers many aspects of aging: Society and it's attitudes How relationships change Changes and challenges of loss and grief, depression, dementia and dying Caring for older people in their homes, in fa... read more

Use It Or Lose It is the former great Olympic champion Peter Snell's challenge to us as we contemplate health and fitness in old age. After researching this subject as a scientist for many years, Snell is writing a book for the general reader. There is a crisis all over the world, asserts Snell, in the mounting health problem... read more

The New York Times-bestselling Okinawa Program times four. Not just another book on ageing or longevity, this is a paradigm shifting book that will show 77 million baby boomers, and especially the 24 million who are already over age 50 that they do not need to live and die like their parents. This book takes on the self-fulfi... read more

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People over the age of 55 are these days generally much fitter than their parents and grandparents - and are very interested in remaining so. Newspapers and magazines up and down the country regularly feature stories about older people achieving recognition for taking on outdoor physical challenges - and this is where 'Older ... read more

The most contemporary book on dementia with a special focus on Alzheimer's disease.We live in an ageing world. The average life expectancy in Australia is now far beyond the allotted 'three-score years and ten'. Age-related conditions are increasingly impacting on our community, with enormous personal, social and economic cos... read more

Life expectancy is increasing, but this is only good news if you stay well and can enjoy it. The 10 Secrets of Healthy Ageing draws on the latest research findings, and the health secrets of long-lived people, to outline the diet and lifestyle that will help you stay healthy, look younger and feel great as you age. It explain... read more

When a loved one has been diagnosed with dementia, many family members assume new roles as carers, helping their relative to remain safe, happy and as independent as possible. "Dementia Essentials" is a practical, realistic and reassuring guide to help you and the person with dementia on the journey ahead. Written by a real c... read more

"Kinship and Cohort in an Aging Society" brings together scholars whose common link is their intellectual intersection with the work of Vern Bengtson, an esteemed family sociologist whose accomplishments include foundational theoretical contributions to the study of families and intergenerational relations as well as the deve... read more