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Author
Publisher
Prion
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
192 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Description
"A host of stretches, yoga postures, swim strokes, and tailor-made routines are collected here: everything a health-conscious wrinkly could want. Readers will be inspired to put down the crossword and teacup and take up walking, cycling exercises for core stability, and so much more. With chapters on diet for suppleness, joint care, and general health, readers can forget about arthritis and think about athletics--wrinkly-style. As if all this wasn't...
Author
Series
100 year old man novels volume 1
Description
Confined to a nursing home and about to turn 100, Allan Karlsson, who has a larger-than-life back story as an explosives expert, climbs out of the window in his slippers and embarks on an unforgettable adventure involving thugs, a murderous elephant and a very friendly hot dog stand operator.
Publisher
Monterey Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With the approach of Christmas causing him to feel lonely in life and love, Robert Malone braves the wintery snow to arrive home from his job at the grocery store only to find a stranger standing in his home. What begins as an odd and awkward encounter quickly blossoms into what appears to be a romantic late life love affair that takes a heartfelt and wonderful journey with an unexpected turn.
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xi, 408 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Description
"The author is a geriatrician who provides readers with inside information about the aging process. She details what to expect, what's normal and what's not, and what options there are when adapting to getting older"-- Provided by publisher
Author
Series
Harold Fry novels volume 1
Description
Harold Fry is convinced that he must deliver a letter to an old love in order to save her, meeting various characters along the way and reminiscing about the events of his past and people he has known, as he tries to find peace and acceptance.
Author
Publisher
Que
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xv, 320 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"...We?ve identified the essential skills you need to stay connected with the people you care about; reconnect with old friends and classmates; and share your life with loved ones near and far..."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Thursday Murder Club novels volume 4
Description
It's rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club. Shocking news reaches them--an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang's search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers, art forgers, and online fraudsters--as well as heartache close to home--Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim have no idea whom...
Author
Publisher
St. Martins Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
320 pages ; cm
Description
"In Ageless Soul, Moore reveals a fresh, optimistic, and rewarding path toward aging, one that need not be feared, but rather embraced and cherished. In Moore?s view, aging is the process by which one becomes a more distinctive, complex, fulfilled, loving, and connected person."--Amazon.com.
15) On Golden Pond
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. The couple agrees to mind their estranged daughter's boyfriend's child, while daughter and boyfriend go on a trip. The boy bonds with the old man in a way his daughter never did. Shows the terrors and graces of aging.
16) We spread
Author
Publisher
Scout Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"Penny, an artist, has lived in the same apartment for decades, surrounded by the artifacts and keepsakes of her long life. She is resigned to the mundane rituals of old age, until things start to slip. Before her longtime partner passed away years earlier, provisions were made, unbeknownst to her, for a room in a unique long-term care residence, where Penny finds herself after one too many "incidents." Initially, surrounded by peers, conversing,...
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
"Part self-help book and part memoir, this guide demonstrates how to embrace change and learn what you're capable of at any age through motivation techniques, fitness and nutrition fundamentals, and how to find and contribute to a community of support"--
18) Hukkle
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A mesmerizing symphony of sight and sound that chronicles a series of mysterious interconnected events both idyllic and sinister, from an elderly man's hiccup (or hukkle) to a microscopic menagerie of animals.
19) Elsa & Fred
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of two people who, at the end of the road, discover that it's never too late to love. After losing his wife, Fred feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter helps move him into a small apartment where he meets Elsa. From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into Fred's life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left to live, be it more or less, is precious and that he should enjoy it as he pleases....
Author
Description
When her father dies, Kay Wilkinson can't cry. Over ten years, Alzheimer's had steadily eroded this erudite man into a paranoid lunatic. Surely one's own father passing should never come as such a relief. Both medical professionals, Kay and her husband Cyril have seen too many elderly patients in similar states of decay. Although healthy and vital in their early fifties, the couple fears what may lie ahead. Determined to die with dignity, Cyril makes...
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