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Liam Pennywell, who set out to be a philosopher and ended up teaching fifth grade, never much liked the job at that run-down private school, so early retirement doesn't bother him. But he is troubled by his inability to remember anything about the first night that he moved into his new, spare, and efficient condominium on the outskirts of Baltimore. All he knows when he wakes up the next day in the hospital is that his head is sore and bandaged.
2) From strength to strength: finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life
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Pub. Date
2022.
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"The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful...
3) All together
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Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2013
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1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Five aging friends decide to move in together rather than move into a retirement home.
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Senior league (C. Ingelman-Sundberg) volume 1
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Harper
Pub. Date
2016.
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389 pages ; 21 cm
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
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xi, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"Yoga is a terrific way to stay fit and improve mental clarity, balance, agility, and flexibility. Written by the founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, this book takes the guesswork out of starting or continuing yoga at 50 and beyond. You'll learn how to adapt stances and breathing to your changing body to reap the benefits of this ancient practice and use it to calm your mind and body--one pose at a time."--Amazon.com....
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St. Martins Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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320 pages ; cm
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"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.
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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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Lifelong buddies Willie, Joe, and Al decide to buck retirement and step off the straight and narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a corporate casualty. To pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, the three risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
9) Queen bees
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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While her house undergoes repairs, fiercely independent widow stays at the nearby retirement community and realizes it is like high school all over again: full of flirting, mean girls, and maybe another chance at love in this comedy about second chances and staying young at heart."--container.
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Independent Pub Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
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328 pages : illustrations, color ; 26 cm.
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This comprehensive and invaluable book shows readers how to get the most out of an iPad with iOS 9 or higher. The iPad is a user-friendly, portable multimedia device with endless capabilities and this book users how to surf the Internet, write e-mails, jot down notes, and maintain a calendar. The iPads built-in apps applications are also discussed, including listening to music, taking pictures, and make video calls. In addition, this guidebook shows...
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Visual Steps
Pub. Date
[2014?]
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328 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
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The iPhone is a complete, fully functional multimedia device. In this comprehensive book you will get acquainted with the core features of the iPhone as well as many of the additional options that are available. The clear and concise instructions and full-color screenshots show exactly what to do. The extra tips, notes and help sections will help even further to get the most out of the iPhone. This user friendly book will show you how to make phone...
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Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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290 pages ; 24 cm
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"A visionary and deeply moving novel centered around former newspaperman Sam Cunningham as he prepares to die, Late City covers much of the early twentieth century, unfurling as a conversation between the dying man and a surprising God. As the two review Sam's life, from his childhood in the American South and his time in the French trenches during World War I to a newspaper career in Chicago in the Roaring Twenties and the decades that follow, moments...
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After leaving her position with Charlotte and Thomas Pitt to get married, Gracie thought her days as a maid were behind her. But when her good friend's daughter, Millie, turns up on her doorstep just before the holidays, frantic because things are going missing from the kitchen in the household she serves, Gracie knows she has to find out what is happening. Millie, whose mother died years before, can't risk being accused of theft and getting thrown...
15) No safe house
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New American Library
Pub. Date
[2014]
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453 pages ; 24 cm
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"Seven years ago, Terry Archer and his family experienced a horrific ordeal that nearly cost them their lives. Today, the echoes of that fateful night are still audible. Terry's wife, Cynthia, is living separate from her husband and daughter after her own personal demons threatened to ruin her relationship with them permanently. Their daughter, Grace, is rebelling against her parents' seemingly needless overprotection. Terry is just trying to keep...
17) Practical improvements for older homeowners: easy ways to make your home more comfortable as you age
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Publisher
Hearst Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
192 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
"Anyone who's 50 or older should have this intelligently conceived, wonderfully illustrated, room-by-room guide. With advice on everything from creating multilevel countertops to installing grab bars in the bathroom, it explains how to make your beloved house safe, easy to navigate, and conducive to independent living, as you or your parents get older. Three sections help you plan for any necessary remodeling, present makeover examples for every room,...
18) The Twits
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Knopf
Pub. Date
1981.
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76 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
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The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
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