Hagerty, Barbara Bradley
Summary: "A dynamic and inspiring exploration of the new science that is redrawing the future for people in their forties, fifties, and sixties for the better--and for good. Drawing from emerging information in neurology, psychology, biology, genetics, and sociology--as well as her own story of midlife transformation--Hagerty redraws the map for people in midlife and plots a new course forward in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Aging HagertyFonda, Jane
Summary: Oscar and Emmy-winning actress Jane Fonda offers a guide on living happily. Here she highlights stories from her own life and covers a variety of topics, including sex, food, and spirituality.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Books on Tape 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 612.3 FONFonda, Jane
Summary: The Oscar-winning actress, fitness expert, and political activist outlines a roadmap for seniors who are experiencing unprecedented rates of longevity, sharing practical advice on everything from fitness and sexuality to coming to terms with past mistakes and embracing a spiritual life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.04 FONLawrence-Lightfoot, Sara
Contents: Facing the mirror -- Loss and liberation -- Constancy and change -- Healing wounds : the journey home -- Looking back and giving forward -- Crossing boundaries and embracing contradictions -- New learning : body, voice, and soul -- Conclusion : cracks in the mirror.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sarah Crichton Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Aging Lawrence-LightfootLawrence-Lightfoot, Sara
Summary: Offers us insight and hope about our endless capacity for change and growth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 305.26 LAWMaran, Meredith
Summary: A lusty, kickass post-divorce memoir, one woman's story of starting over at 60 in youth-obsessed, beauty-obsessed Hollywood. After the death of her best friend, the loss of her life s savings, and the collapse of her once-happy marriage, Meredith Maran whom Anne Lamott calls insightful, funny, and human leaves her San Francisco freelance writer's life for a 9-to-5 job in Los Angeles. Determined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Rider Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARAN, MEREDITH MARBonsee, Peggy Brown.
Contents: " These very different women shared a determination to live as fully as possible, even in the final decades of their long and richly experienced lives. Their stories will delight and inspire you..."
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Aging BonseeSummary: Some doctors are wary of prescribing medication for ADD or ADHD, especially when treating young patients-but the majority rely on psychotropic drugs. This program challenges the status quo, supported by a staggering amount of testimony and documentation. Incorporating detailed interviews with psychiatrists, neurologists, and education experts-as well as parents and kids who have suffered...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Millions of children in America are being diagnosed with learning disorders and depression. While many say medications such as Ritalin, Dexedrine, and Prozac are the answer, others recommend counseling, social skills training, or dietary changes. How does one distinguish between a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and a kid who is just being a kid? This program offers parents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Cohen, Gene D.
Summary: Discusses the findings of current research which demonstate that experience and reduced effects of emotion can result in the older brain being more creative and more efficient in certain intellectual tasks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.6713 COHWilliams, Mark E.
Summary: In the past century, average life expectancies have nearly doubled, and today, for the first time in human history, many people have a realistic chance of living to eighty or beyond. As life expectancy increases, Americans need accurate, scientifically grounded information so that they can take full responsibility for their own later years. In "The Art and Science of Aging Well," Mark E....
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of North Carolina Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 WILSummary: "Acclaimed street syle photographer Ari Seth Cohen and director Lina Plioplyte dive into the personal lives of New York City's most fashionable seniors. In an industry obsessed with youth, these older women dispel conventional ideas about beauty and aging and prove that with age comes grace, confidence, and new, unimagined opportunities for fame and fortune."--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ADVChinen, Allan B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam Pub. Group 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.66 CHIChittister, Joan.
Contents: Introduction: the purpose of life -- Regret -- Meaning -- Fear -- Ageism -- Joy -- Transition -- Transformation -- Newness -- Discontinuity -- Accomplishment -- Adjustment -- Fulfillment -- Mystery -- Relationships -- Tale-telling -- Letting go -- Learning -- Religion -- Freedom -- Success -- Time -- Wisdom -- Sadness -- Dreams -- Limitations -- Solitude -- Productivity -- Memories -- Future --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BlueBridge 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 200.846 CHICravit, David
Summary: "Welcome to the dazzling new world of SuperAging, where everything you've been taught about aging is challenged. Getting older does not need to mean the end of accomplishment and growth. For SuperAgers, the period after age sixty-five can be one of the most productive and fulfilling times of life. SuperAging is already a reality for millions. But the science, business, and culture of aging...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flashpoint Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.67 CRASummary: "Author and artist Lisa Congdon explores the power of women growing older and thriving. From bestselling authors Cheryl Strayed and Caroline Paul, to super-model-turned-activist Christy Turlington and Advanced Style icon Ilona Smithkin, essays by and interviews with individuals who have changed careers, found creative fulfillment, discovered new loves, demonstrated athletic prowess, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Aging CongdonCarter, Jimmy
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print, in association with Ballantine Pub. Group 1998
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 305.26 CARGottlieb, Daniel
Summary: Looks at what divides as well as unites us, including the problems of family life; difficulties confronting today's parents; challenges faced by the disabled and the aging; and issues of injustice that affect the way we understand the world and our lives.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 170.4 GotPipher, Mary Bray
Summary: "Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise people they have always wanted to be. In Women Rowing North, Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.26 PIPCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.26 PIPCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.26 PIPCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.26 PIPSummary: Dekel Shekarzi, a 21-year-old who defines himself as an actor, a poet, a dancer, and a romantic in love with love itself, is defined by many others not by who he is, but by what he was born with: Down's syndrome. This engaging documentary follows Dekel in his everyday life, which is anything but "everyday. For him, faith, hope, and willpower have fused together to fuel his dreams. Film of Dekel...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Without remorse or empathy, psychopaths control, even kill, others for personal profit. But every psychopath starts out as a child. Using interviews with forensic psychologists, child psychiatrists, and a 17-year-old named Jonathan who is serving a sentence for first-degree murder, this powerful film elucidates the factors that can transform children into psychopaths. Dr. Elliott Barker,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Alford, Henry
Summary: Part family memoir, part Studs Terkel, How To Live considers some unusual sources--deathbed confessions, late-in-life journals--as well as offering a rich compilation of interviews with the over-70 set to deliver a highly optimistic look at our dying days.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central/Twelve 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Aging AlfordBerg, Wolfgang
Summary: Thoughts, Experiences, and Research about the last twenty Years of your Life.This book is written in two parts: “The Aging Body” derives from the personal life experiences of Wolfgang Berg, an 84 year old. He brings observations from high-level amateur sports and personal stories of encounters with people living all over the world. He engages with older people who live on remote islands,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Independently published] 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 BEREsty, Katharaine C.
Summary: Old age is not what it used to be. For the first time, most people in the United States are living into their eighties. The first guide of its kind changes the understanding of old age with an upbeat and emotionally savvy view of the uncharted territory of the last stage of life. With insight and humor, Dr. Katharine Esty describes the series of dramatic and difficult transitions that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2019