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Discover how to thrive and live better for longer. By the time we turn 60 most of us will still have one third of our lives to live. How well we live these years will depend on our health: are we agile and disease free? Or dependent on medication and physical assistance? In Staying Alive you'll...

Every day, hundreds of adult children become middle-aged orphans when their elderly parents pass away. . .but what should you do with what they’ve left behind? Professional estate liquidator Julie Hall provides essential guidance for any executor, heir, or beneficiary. You’ve heard the...

From the author of The Gran Tour, a portrait of an intergenerational friendship. Recently widowed, Winnie, 84, was in need of some companionship. Someone to help with the weekly food shop and offer tips on the crossword. Ben, 34, was looking for a new housemate. As the UK was locked down in 2020...

An irresistibly moving, funny and urgent memoir about the reality of caring for your parents, when you can barely care for yourself. 'Moving and real, as well as splutter-your-tea funny' – Miranda Sawyer It was the kind of phone call we all dread. Your elderly father has been admitted to...

Callie has taken multiple jobs to make the money she desperately needs. Her favourite is being the new guide for Lerwick Manor's alpaca walks. But her troublesome past is making it difficult to prove to others that she's learned from her mistakes. Heather has been content breeding Sheltie sheepdogs and taking care of her grownup daughters. But now she feels that something is missing. Taking the leap into online dating, she makes an unexpected connection to which her daughters react very differently. 

'Making Waves at River View Cottage is a delightful, well-written novel in an idyllic setting. What more could you ask for?' Jo Bartlett Life doesn’t always give you a second chance to make another choice… Cassie Lewis, a widow for over 20 years has begun to realise there must be more to...

Von der ersten Begegnung an wissen Clara und Elias, dass sie füreinander bestimmt sind. Schlagartig ändert sich alles: Elias kann nicht länger verdrängen, dass er mit seiner Freundin in einem falschen Leben steckt. Und Clara begreift, dass es Zeit wird, das selbst gewählte Alleinsein aufzugeben. Doch da sind der Altersunterschied und ihre nicht bewältigten Schuldgefühle nach dem Tod ihres Mannes.

The late film icon and screen legend Kirk Douglas was married to Anne Buydens for more than six decades. Here they both look back on a lifetime filled with drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they called...

Fit & Strong After 50 is a practical, no-nonsense guide to thriving in the second half of life. It focuses on smarter nutrition, effective strength training, and sustainable lifestyle habits that support vitality, resilience, and longevity. Aging does not mean slowing down. It means leveling up. Backed by science and shaped by decades of real-world experience in fitness, nutrition, and coaching, author Scott Tartamella delivers a clear, step-by-step roadmap to help you build muscle, protect your joints, boost energy, and stay active with intention.

A MacArthur Genius Grant recipient pioneers a radical change in how we interact with older loved ones, especially those experiencing dementia, as she introduces a proven method that uses the creative arts to bring light and joy to the lives of elders. In Creative Care, Anne Basting lays the...

A heart-warming journey with parents of a certain age and a son who thinks he knows best. Of course, we love our parents. Even if they do so many things that drive us bonkers. Like how a mother - for argument's sake, let's say mine - taps her fingernails on the car window whenever she sees a...

“I’m reading this book right now and loving it!”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wild How can a mother and daughter who love (but don’t always like) each other coexist without driving each other crazy? “Vibrating with emotion, this deeply honest account...

Do certain belongings hold memories that make them difficult to let go of—even when you know you no longer need them? Have you thought about simplifying your home, but felt unsure where to begin? If so, you are not alone.

Most entrepreneurs are fixated on their competition and on external conditions they can’t control. To them, cash flow is a constant source of worry. What they don’t realize is that their success isn’t actually about them at all. It’s about who they can create value for and what those people aspire to. Entrepreneurs who know exactly how they create value can cross over a line where cash flow becomes certain and the model they’ve created continually improves. Once you reach this point, you become totally confident that your cash flow will always be predictable.

From the host of the popular podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, comes a wise, humorous roadmap and caring resource for anyone going through loss and grief—or even a difficult life moment. In the span of a few weeks, thirty-something Nora McInerny had a miscarriage, lost her father to cancer...

Agora, junta-se aos leitores como caminhante na trilha da vida e do envelhecimento, oferecendo dicas práticas, conselhos e belas histórias neste guia de bem-viver. O que é preciso fazer para tornar nosso corpo habitável, nossa mente sã e nosso espírito elevado enquanto não chega essa hora? Como podemos envelhecer bem? Algumas orientações já conhecemos: sabemos da importância da boa alimentação e da atividade física, mas Ana Claudia traz novas motivações para cuidarmos da saúde do corpo.

In this intimate and funny collection of essays on the sometimes confusing, sometimes poignant, sometimes hilarious condition of being a woman over 60, Susan Moon keeps her sense of humor and she keeps her listener fully engaged. Among the pieces she has included here are an essay on the gratitude she feels for her weakening bones; observations on finding herself both an orphan and a matriarch following the death of her mother; musings on her tendency to regret the past.

A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR In the vein of the Costa-winning Dadland, with the biographical elements of H is for Hawk, The Fragments of my Father is a powerful and poignant memoir about parents and children, freedom and responsibility, madness and creativity and what it means to be a carer...

Being a grandparent...is the highlight of your golden years. But how can you make the most of this time and leave a legacy for generations to come? With the help of their children, their spouses, and 22 grandchildren, Winston and Linda Egan have written this guide to show you how you can build close, loving relationships in your family while creating memories that last forever.

Lewy Body Blues: A Family’s Roller Coaster Experience with Lewy Body Dementia is an insider’s perspective on how one family adapted and learned to cope with this incredibly challenging and progressively debilitating disease. Based on a personal journey and filled with facts and strategies for handling Lewy Body Dementia, this book is essential listening for anyone desiring to learn more about this little-known brain disorder.