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Sourcebooks, Inc The Dysphagia Cookbook: Great Tasting and
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£17.35
Shambhala Publications Inc This Is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with
Book SynopsisInspiring lessons on growing older with grace and laughter, from a Zen teacher and writer who is ?like a Buddhist Anne Lamott? (New York Journal of Books) Being a woman over sixty can sometimes be confusing, sometimes poignant, and sometimes hilarious. In this intimate and funny collection of essays, Zen Buddhist and writer Susan Moon maintains her sense of humor as she provides thoughtful insights on getting older. In This Is Getting Old, Moon touches on both the ups and downs of aging: Her bones are weakening, but she still feels her inner tomboy. She finds herself both an orphan and a matriarch following the death of her mother. She admits to sometimes regretting pieces of her past and to being afraid of loneliness. These musings, written with Moon?s signature wit and grace, are a touching exploration and celebration of life, age, and our ?senior moments??plus a powerful reminder to be in the here and now.
£16.19
Lantern Books,US Senior Fitness
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£17.09
Taunton Press Inc Accessible Home: Designing for All Ages and
Book SynopsisMillions of baby boomers are approaching the golden years. While it's a marker worth celebrating, it can also be a reminder of uncertain times ahead. How will I manage? Can I stay in my home? "The Accessible Home" goes beyond ramps and grab-bars to help ageing boomers, or those faced with disabilities, accomplish home accessibility on a deeper level. With a focus on closing the gap between home and homeowner, architect Deborah Pierce leads readers through the steps of universal design, from hiring the right architect to creating a pleasing space with the final details. Plus, an insider's look at 25 case studies shows that the best design is built in, not tacked on, and that accessible can be both beautiful and functional. "The Accessible Home" empowers people of all ages and challenges them to create homes that restore independence and the grace of daily living.
£31.96
Boutique of Quality Books Over 50 and Motivated: A Job Search Book for Job
Book SynopsisThe state of the economy has pushed back retirement for many in the job market. After working one job for many years, renewing the search may make a job seeker feel like a duck out of water. According to government statistics, job seekers over 50 encounter notably longer unemployment than their younger counterparts, but these statistics do not have to apply to you! There are employers out there that not only will hire you, they are looking for you. The key is to find them and sell them on your skills. In Over 50 and Motivated, Brian Howard offers a systematic approach for conducting a job search based on years of frontline recruiting experience, offering tips for combating age bias, getting job offers, and landing your next fulfilling position.
£18.95
D6 Family Still Learning You
£7.34
Experiment Sixty: A Diary of My Sixty-First Year: The
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£18.99
Experiment Sixty: A Diary: My Year of Aging Semi-Gracefully
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£12.34
Experiment Repotting Your Life: Sense When You're Stuck.
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£15.19
Companion Press,US Healing Your Grief About Aging
Book SynopsisGetting older goes hand in hand with losses of many kinds—ending careers, empty nests, illness, the deaths of loved ones—and this book by one of the world's most beloved grief experts helps one acknowledge and mourn the many losses of aging while also offering advice for living better in old age. The 100 practical tips and activities address the emotional, spiritual, cognitive, social, and physical needs of seniors who want to age authentically and gracefully, and each idea also includes a seize-the-day action to live fully and with joy in the present moment. For those who’ve just entered their 50s or are well on their way to the century mark, this book promises elder-friendly tips for comfort, laughter, and inspiration.
£999.99
Sasquatch Books The Just Girl Project Book of Self-Care: An
Book SynopsisEXPRESS YOURSELF, OWN YOUR STRUGGLES, PURSUE YOUR DREAMS! Get empowered with The Just Girl Project's tips for living your best life.The Just Girl Project is an online movement to take back #girlpower! In this delightful gift book, founder Ilana Harkavy shares The Just Girl Project's authentic tips and tricks for self-love and radical self-acceptance, touching on everything from mental health to body image to relationships. It's the must-have support system for every young woman bravely putting her best self out into the world. Every page shares a charming, humorous, and relatable illustration offering motivation for making healthy choices, sharing everyday triumphs and struggles, expressing yourself creatively, and celebrating the power of friendship.Trade Review"Empower her with this book by Ilana Harkavy that shares The Just Girl Project's tips for self-love and self-acceptance in the realms of creativity, mental health, body image, friendships and relationships."—Seattle Times
£12.34
Triumph Books (IL) Intelligent Fitness
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£22.91
Triumph Books LLC The 10-Week Intelligent Fitness Challenge: The
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£21.60
Rockridge Press The Midlife Self-Discovery Workbook: Practical
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£16.14
Rockridge Press After 40: Meaning of Life Journal: Prompts and
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£15.19
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Joven para siempre: Descubre la llave del
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£13.46
Rockridge Press Fitness Over 40: A Six-Week Exercise Plan to
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£17.09
Sounds True The Iceman Speaks: Wim Hof on His Method and His
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£67.49
Sounds True Inc Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom,
Book SynopsisWhat exactly does it mean to be 'wise?' And is it possible to grow - and even accelerate - its unfolding? The modern epidemics of suicides, opioid abuse, loneliness, and internet addiction are damaging people’s health and destroying the social fabric. This book shows how you can take control of your life by increasing your wisdom. For over two decades, Dilip Jeste, MD, has led the search for the biological and cognitive roots of wisdom. What's emerged from his work is that wisdom is a very real and deeply multi-layered set of traits. Across many cultures and centuries, he's found that wise people are: Compassionate and empathetic; aware of their gifts and blind spots; open-minded; resolute and calm amid uncertainty; altruistic decision-makers who learn from their experiences; able to see from many perspectives and 'altitudes'; and often blessed with a sense of adventure and humour. If you seek to be a wiser person - with your family, at work, and in your community - here's the place to start, with the researcher who's launched and advanced this exciting new path to our highest human potential.
£20.89
£11.69
Primal Nutrition Born To Walk
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£26.06
Reaktion Books Secrets of the Centenarians: What is it Like to
Book SynopsisIn October 1995, French grandmother Jeanne Calment became, so far as we know, the oldest human being who has ever lived, when she reached the age of 120 years and 238 days. She went on to survive for nearly three more years. On the long journey to her record-breaking age, Calment acquired more and more companions. Centenarians are the fastest-growing section of the population. In Britain, there are more than ninety times as many as there were a hundred years ago. Secrets of the Centenarians delves into the curious reasons why their number is growing at such an incredible rate. John Withington explores the factors that determine which of us will reach a century and which of us will fall by the wayside. Is it down to lifestyle or genes? Does where you live play a role? Is surviving to one hundred a boon or a bore? Finally, he explores whether, even if the number of centenarians keeps increasing, there remains a maximum life span beyond which we cannot survive. Thoughtful, well-researched and highly entertaining, Secrets of the Centenarians reveals some of the most intriguing secrets of growing older.
£999.99
£14.24
Robert D. Reed Publishers Baby Boomer's Guide to Healthy Aging
Book SynopsisAuthor Bob Murphy offers many startling propositions in his revolutionary new book, such as: The basic molecules necessary for life to begin on Earth came from somewhere other than this planet; and, the main cause of chronic disease related to aging is the inability of human cells to efficiently deal with oxygen. The basic premise of this revolutionary new book is that the original animal cells evolved in an atmosphere largely deficient in oxygen and thus, our ability to deal with this very reactive element is flawed. In order to survive in an atmosphere that gradually acquired more and more oxygen, our human ancestral cells enlisted the help of the mitochrondion, which to this day, live within our cells. However, in the process of metabolizing oxygen the mitochrondion are easily damaged. This damage, known as oxidant stress, (along with atherosclerosis) can lead to depression of cellular function and even cellular death, which in turn can lead to degenerative disease. Written for the Baby Boomers, because of that generation's characterization as a youth culture, but also for anyone with an interest in the problems associated with aging, Baby Boomers' Guide to Healthy Aging explains the principal factors leading to the development of degenerative diseases such as heart disease, osteoporosis, cancer, and dementia. The book encourages the reader to take preventative lifestyle and dietary measures and offers practical suggestions on how to maintain good health, as one gets older. Baby Boomers' Guide to Healthy Aging is supported by articles from approximately 5,000 scientific journals. This interesting and important health book is a must for the average reader, the clinician, and the scientist alike. Bob Murphy is a physiologist and psychologist. He lives with his family in Sydney, Australia, where he is currently writing a second book that explores the spiritual and psychological aspects of good health and well-being.
£13.25
Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Purpose & Power In Retirement
Book Synopsis Eighty million baby boomers are heading toward retirement. Some are retiring now, either out of choice or because they have been laid off. Others will work for a few more years until their retirement plans kick in, until they feel they can retire, or until they're forced to retire. Whatever their age at retirement, they will have better health and live longer than their parents. And each of them will face these questions: •Do I want a reason to get up in the morning and be excited about the day ahead? •Do I still want to make a difference in the world? They need a vision—a goal that takes into account their experience, wisdom, strengths, and limitations, and gives purpose to their lives. Dr. Harold G. Koenig, with expertise in the fields of geriatrics, mental health, and religion, explains that the notion of retirement was in fact a marketing tool developed in the post–World War II period. Continuing today, society's image of retirement is based largely on myths, such as: things will get better when you retire—you'll be able to do everything you wanted to but couldn't when you worked. In fact, these beliefs can be harmful, leading to emotional issues, identity crises, and problems with physical health. Citing current scientific and medical research, Koenig illustrates how having a purpose motivates and energizes people in their retirement years. He presents a step-by-step guide to identifying a goal toward which they can strive. And he shows how striving for that goal in itself brings meaning, satisfaction, and a sense of reward to retirement years. "Finding purpose is more urgent than ever during the retirement years, when the search for purpose becomes one of the deepest of human longings," says Koenig. His Purpose and Power in Retirement is an invaluable resource for everyone heading toward retirement, and for anyone seeking meaning in life.
£999.99
Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Purpose & Power In Retirement: New Opportunities
Book Synopsis Eighty million baby boomers are heading toward retirement. Some are retiring now, either out of choice or because they have been laid off. Others will work for a few more years until their retirement plans kick in, until they feel they can retire, or until they're forced to retire. Whatever their age at retirement, they will have better health and live longer than their parents. And each of them will face these questions: •Do I want a reason to get up in the morning and be excited about the day ahead? •Do I still want to make a difference in the world? They need a vision—a goal that takes into account their experience, wisdom, strengths, and limitations, and gives purpose to their lives. Dr. Harold G. Koenig, with expertise in the fields of geriatrics, mental health, and religion, explains that the notion of retirement was in fact a marketing tool developed in the post–World War II period. Continuing today, society's image of retirement is based largely on myths, such as: things will get better when you retire—you'll be able to do everything you wanted to but couldn't when you worked. In fact, these beliefs can be harmful, leading to emotional issues, identity crises, and problems with physical health. Citing current scientific and medical research, Koenig illustrates how having a purpose motivates and energizes people in their retirement years. He presents a step-by-step guide to identifying a goal toward which they can strive. And he shows how striving for that goal in itself brings meaning, satisfaction, and a sense of reward to retirement years. "Finding purpose is more urgent than ever during the retirement years, when the search for purpose becomes one of the deepest of human longings," says Koenig. His Purpose and Power in Retirement is an invaluable resource for everyone heading toward retirement, and for anyone seeking meaning in life.
£999.99
Bull Publishing Company Live Young, Think Young, be Young
Book SynopsisWhile there are plenty of books offering advice about how to age, none takes the crucial step back to challenge how people think about ageing -- until now. The Aging Syndrome, the core idea in this book, explains the ageing process by using three pillars: intrinsic ageing, the ageing process that no one understands; disuse, both physical and mental; and chronic disease processes, which begin in childhood or sometimes in the womb. Using practical steps and plain language, this volume is the only guide needed for developing a plan for growing older. By presenting a better way to think about ageing, it reveals what everyone can do to live a longer life.
£17.06
Robert D. Reed Publishers In Pursuit of Health and Longevity: Wellness
Book SynopsisFor the past 34 years, best-selling author Cal Samra, age 87, has been the editor of a national humor newsletter called The Joyful Noiseletter directed mainly to churches and health professionals. Health, physical fitness, and longevity have been the author's longstanding interests during his years as an Associated Press and newspaper reporter, and as the lay executive director of the Huxley Institute for Biosocial Research, a medical research foundation. But he says he owes his health and longevity to the teachings of the many health pioneers, from long-ago centuries to the present, who are featured in this book. For the book, this award-winning health and humor historian researched and treaded into the history and teachings of many health pioneers down through the centuries: religious figures of all faith traditions, medical doctors, nurses, health professionals, counselors, agnostic philosophers, bodybuilders, professional athletes, dietitians, and nutritionists, and rediscovered their admonitions on health and longevity which have long since been forgotten or ignored. Starting with the Hebrew prophet Daniel (circa 620 B.C.), he then proceeded down through the centuries to Jesus, the third-century Greek physicians, the Franciscans, John Wesley, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ellen White, Sojourner Truth, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, the Hindu Swami Vivekanada, Teddy Roosevelt, George Bernard Shaw, Catherine Doherty, Linus Pauling, Jack LaLanne, Dr. Donald L. Cooper, M.D., Dr. Rex Russell, M.D., Patch Adams, M.D., Dr. Mehmet Oz, M.D., Etta Dale Hornsteiner, professional athletes like Tom Brady, and Serena and Venus Williams, Bob Hope, and many others. All of them were extraordinary men and women from numerous faith and philosophical traditions. They were Jewish, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Hindu, Buddhist, Moslem, and agnostic, African-Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans. Many were immigrants or the children of immigrants. Some were conservatives and some were liberals, but they all had a zest for life and a meeting of minds on living a healthy lifestyle. It is amazing how much they agreed upon. Many of these men and women regarded themselves, or were regarded, as health reformers. Their basic advice on living a healthy lifestyle was generally the same: eat fresh, natural, nutritional foods in moderation, exercise your body regularly, get sufficient sleep, keep your faith and your sense of humor, and strive to be a loving, caring, giving and forgiving person. The focus of all these health reformers was living a healthy lifestyle. Many of these health pioneers were ignorant of the work and views of their predecessors, or chose to ignore them. It is altogether human to be reluctant to give credit to individuals outside one's own faith or philosophical tradition. But ironically, some of the research of modern science is confirming the views of these prophetic health pioneers. This book is the first book to attempt to trace the history of health pioneers, both religious and secular, down through the centuries, and to introduce them to readers. It is indexed and designed to be a resource book for medical doctors, nurses, chaplains, pastors, counselors, nutritionists, physical therapists, body-buildings, editors, comedians, clowns and anyone wishing to live a healthier and longer life. Samra pleads with religious organizations to pay more attention to the pollution of our air, water, and food supply, which is eroding the health of people and congregations. "While you are teaching people how to get to Heaven, how about teaching them healthy lifestyles to survive on this earth?" he asks. Several of the cartoons from The Joyful Noiseletter have been reprinted in this book.Table of ContentsAuthorâs Note Chapter 1 Daniel â of Lentils and Lions Chapter 2 The Physically Fit Christ Chapter 3 The âUnmercenary Greek Physiciansâ Chapter 4 The Merry Franciscans Chapter 5 Martin Luther â âYou have as much laughter as you have faithâ Chapter 6 John Wesley and Ben Franklin â Two Warriors for Good Health Chapter 7 The 19th-Century Health Reformation Chapter 8 Teddy Roosevelt, George Bernard Shaw and Other 20th-Century Health Reformers Chapter 9 The Modern Prevention-Minded Doctors Chapter 10 The Healthy Centenarians Chapter 11 Overdosing on Sugar Chapter 12 The Physiology of Madness Chapter 13 How to Avoid Alzheimer's Chapter 14 The Genetically Engineered 'Frankenfoods' and Environmental Pollution Chapter 15 The Mothers' Reformation - a Meeting of Minds Chapter 16 Medicinal Herbs for Your Mind and Body Chapter 17 The Loneliness of the Dining Room Table Chapter 18 The Ten Commandments for Health Chapter 19 The Enlightened Athletes Chapter 20 In Pursuit of Health and Happiness Chapter 21 God Made the Body to Be Used â So Use it! Chapter 22 The Healing Power of Prayer and Loving Care Chapter 23 The Dietary Healings of a Baptist Doctor and a Baptist Pastor Chapter 24 The Healing Power of a Siesta Chapter 25 atch Adams Chapter 26 The Healing Power of Humor Chapter 27 The Longevity of Comedians Chapter 28 The Joyful Noiseletter's Favorite Jokes Chapter 29 The Healing Power of Pets Chapter 30 The Doctor Who Avoided Malpractice Suits Chapter 31 Healing Prayers for Hard Times Recommended Reading and Viewing Index
£13.25
Bull Publishing Company The Last Things We Talk About: Your Guide to End
Book SynopsisThe Last Things We Talk About gives readers and their loved ones the opportunity as death approaches to affirm, celebrate, and remember the people and experiences they cherish in life. The author guides readers step-by-step through the process of making aging and death-related decisions. This includes defining personal values and wishes as well as planning for practical medical, financial, and legal considerations. This book will help readers: - Identify the people, experiences, and things that are important to them and help define and celebrate what gives life meaning and purpose - Discover and define their goals and wishes regarding transitions, support, and the legacy they wish to leave behind - Understand important topics such as legal, financial, and medical documents, the continuum of care, and end-of-life decisions - Find professionals to help them put together inventories for financial, legal, and practical matters - Explore options and plan for culturally and spiritually sensitive end-of-life rituals and celebrations - Learn what needs to be done after death and how survivors can begin to piece their lives back togetherTrade Review"Thank you for this wake up call." David M. Gilfoil, Ph.D. VP, Strategic Planning & Professor of Business, DeSales University"Kudos to Boatwright for making the overwhelming experience for the end of life process manageable." Kim Engelmann, MDiv., DMin., Board Certified Chaplain SCA, Provisional Board Certified Chaplain APC"A stunning resource that will become indispensable to individuals, institutions, health-care professionals and religious bodies." Leonard Sweet, Best-selling author, professor"I would recommend this book both for pre-planning and 'what do we do now?' situations." Robyn Ledwith Mar, author of Grief Recovery: A Workbook for Widows and Widowers"This book will put you miles ahead of most people, and in a position to call your own shots, leaving a legacy of care, love, and meaning for your loved ones and for you." Peter W. Johnson, Jr., Wealth Manager
£16.19
Apollo Publishers The Power Age: A Blueprint for Maturing with
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£19.94
Rutgers University Press Changes in Care: Aging, Migration, and Social
Book SynopsisAfrica is known both for having a primarily youthful population and for its elders being held in high esteem. However, this situation is changing: people in Africa are living longer, some for many years with chronic, disabling illnesses. In Ghana, many older people, rather than experiencing a sense of security that they will be respected and cared for by the younger generations, feel anxious that they will be abandoned and neglected by their kin. In response to their concerns about care, they and their kin are exploring new kinds of support for aging adults, from paid caregivers to social groups and senior day centers. These innovations in care are happening in fits and starts, in episodic and scattered ways, visible in certain circles more than others. By examining emergent discourses and practices of aging in Ghana, Changes in Care makes an innovative argument about the uneven and fragile processes by which some social change occurs. There is a short film that accompanies the book, “Making Happiness: Older People Organize Themselves” (2020), an 11-minute film by Cati Coe. Available at: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-thke-hp15Trade Review“Combining an innovative set of conceptual tools with meticulous presentation of ethnographic and historical research in both rural and urban contexts, this study makes a compelling contribution to understanding the dynamics of changing elder-care practices in Ghana. Topics covered include the intertwining of kin and non-kin roles in the work of care-giving and the uneasy relations between care-givers and domestic servants in households.” -- Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart * co-authors of Language and Culture in Dialogue *"Cati Coe understands the language of change, care and aging in Africa as well as the diversity of change in the context of the broader globalized world. She critically but sensitively explores these complexities without falling into tired binaries. Change in Africa and its implications for care are approached as complex, quiet and sporadic processes and not simplistically linear as still often proposed by exponents of modernization theory." -- Jaco Hoffman * co-editor of Intergenerational Contact Zones: Place-Based Strategies for Promoting Social Inclusion and Belonging *“Combining an innovative set of conceptual tools with meticulous presentation of ethnographic and historical research in both rural and urban contexts, this study makes a compelling contribution to understanding the dynamics of changing elder-care practices in Ghana. Topics covered include the intertwining of kin and non-kin roles in the work of care-giving and the uneasy relations between care-givers and domestic servants in households.” -- Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart * co-authors of Language and Culture in Dialogue *"Cati Coe understands the language of change, care and aging in Africa as well as the diversity of change in the context of the broader globalized world. She critically but sensitively explores these complexities without falling into tired binaries. Change in Africa and its implications for care are approached as complex, quiet and sporadic processes and not simplistically linear as still often proposed by exponents of modernization theory." -- Jaco Hoffman * co-editor of Intergenerational Contact Zones: Place-Based Strategies for Promoting Social Inclusion *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The Orthodoxy of Family Care Part I Changes in Aging in the Rural Towns of the Eastern Region 2 Heterodox Ideas of Elder Care: From Nursing Homes to Savings 3 Alterodox Practices of Elder Care: Domestic Service and Neighborliness 4 “Loneliness Kills”: Stimulating Sociality among Older Churchgoers Part II Changes in Aging in Urban Ghana 5 Market-Based Solutions for the Globally Connected Middle Class 6 Going to School to Be a Carer: A New Occupation and the Enchantment of Nursing Education 7 Carers as Househelp: Aging and Social Inequalities in Urban Households Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes References Index
£999.99
Rutgers University Press Changes in Care: Aging, Migration, and Social
Book SynopsisAfrica is known both for having a primarily youthful population and for its elders being held in high esteem. However, this situation is changing: people in Africa are living longer, some for many years with chronic, disabling illnesses. In Ghana, many older people, rather than experiencing a sense of security that they will be respected and cared for by the younger generations, feel anxious that they will be abandoned and neglected by their kin. In response to their concerns about care, they and their kin are exploring new kinds of support for aging adults, from paid caregivers to social groups and senior day centers. These innovations in care are happening in fits and starts, in episodic and scattered ways, visible in certain circles more than others. By examining emergent discourses and practices of aging in Ghana, Changes in Care makes an innovative argument about the uneven and fragile processes by which some social change occurs. There is a short film that accompanies the book, “Making Happiness: Older People Organize Themselves” (2020), an 11-minute film by Cati Coe. Available at: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-thke-hp15Trade Review“Combining an innovative set of conceptual tools with meticulous presentation of ethnographic and historical research in both rural and urban contexts, this study makes a compelling contribution to understanding the dynamics of changing elder-care practices in Ghana. Topics covered include the intertwining of kin and non-kin roles in the work of care-giving and the uneasy relations between care-givers and domestic servants in households.” -- Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart * co-authors of Language and Culture in Dialogue *"Cati Coe understands the language of change, care and aging in Africa as well as the diversity of change in the context of the broader globalized world. She critically but sensitively explores these complexities without falling into tired binaries. Change in Africa and its implications for care are approached as complex, quiet and sporadic processes and not simplistically linear as still often proposed by exponents of modernization theory." -- Jaco Hoffman * co-editor of Intergenerational Contact Zones: Place-Based Strategies for Promoting Social Inclusion and Belonging *“Combining an innovative set of conceptual tools with meticulous presentation of ethnographic and historical research in both rural and urban contexts, this study makes a compelling contribution to understanding the dynamics of changing elder-care practices in Ghana. Topics covered include the intertwining of kin and non-kin roles in the work of care-giving and the uneasy relations between care-givers and domestic servants in households.” -- Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart * co-authors of Language and Culture in Dialogue *"Cati Coe understands the language of change, care and aging in Africa as well as the diversity of change in the context of the broader globalized world. She critically but sensitively explores these complexities without falling into tired binaries. Change in Africa and its implications for care are approached as complex, quiet and sporadic processes and not simplistically linear as still often proposed by exponents of modernization theory." -- Jaco Hoffman * co-editor of Intergenerational Contact Zones: Place-Based Strategies for Promoting Social Inclusion *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The Orthodoxy of Family Care Part I Changes in Aging in the Rural Towns of the Eastern Region 2 Heterodox Ideas of Elder Care: From Nursing Homes to Savings 3 Alterodox Practices of Elder Care: Domestic Service and Neighborliness 4 “Loneliness Kills”: Stimulating Sociality among Older Churchgoers Part II Changes in Aging in Urban Ghana 5 Market-Based Solutions for the Globally Connected Middle Class 6 Going to School to Be a Carer: A New Occupation and the Enchantment of Nursing Education 7 Carers as Househelp: Aging and Social Inequalities in Urban Households Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes References Index
£999.99
Rutgers University Press Gray Love: Stories About Dating and New
Book SynopsisGray Love narrates stories about the most common themes – searching for and (perhaps) finding love. Forty-five men and women between ages 60 and 94 from diverse backgrounds talk about dating, starting or ending a relationship, embracing life alone or enjoying a partnered one. The longing for connection as old age encroaches is palpable here, with more and more senior singles searching online. Those who find new partners explore issues that most relationships encounter at any age, as well as some that are unique to elder relationships. These include having had previous partners and a complicated and deep personal history; family and friends’ reactions to an older person’s dating; alternative models to marriage (such as sharing space or living apart); having more than one partner at the same time; one’s aging body, appearance, and sexuality; and the pressure of time and the specter of illness and death.Trade Review"Everything you wanted to know about late-life dating and mating...and then some, from wide-ranging personal accounts." -- Susan Gubar * author of Late-Life Love: A Memoir *"These are fresh, new voices that give dignity, pathos, humor, and warmth to the search for love, or finding love, in the third or fourth quartile of life. This is a book that people of a certain age should read--but also people who will, I hope, reach a certain age--because they should know that love and passion can exist way beyond reproductive years." -- Pepper Schwartz * author of 50 Great Myths of Human Sexuality, andon air-relationship expert, Married at First Sight *"Cupid’s got a lousy sense of humor. We just keep longing for romance and companionship—even in our nineties. Love’s a drive--like thirst and hunger. And this book shows the yearning (and resignation) among older folks with touching delicacy and exquisite sophistication. It’s a treasure." -- Dr. Helen Fisher * Chief Science Advisor to Match.com, author of Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray *"An inspiring collection of personal stories from individuals seeking emotional and physical relationships in their later years. Their honest, insightful, and poignant narratives are a worthwhile addition to age studies." -- Ellyn Lem * author of Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life *"Stories are written from the perspective of 32 women and 13 men [and] contributors range in age from 59 to their 90s. This is not a how-to-date volume but one exploring different viewpoints for consideration...[C]ompanionship never wanes, even with age." * Library Journal, starred review *"These are fresh, new voices that give dignity, pathos, humor, and warmth to the search for love, or finding love, in the third or fourth quartile of life. This is a book that people of a certain age should read--but also people who will, I hope, reach a certain age--because they should know that love and passion can exist way beyond reproductive years." -- Pepper Schwartz * author of 50 Great Myths of Human Sexuality, andon air-relationship expert, Married at First Sight *"Cupid’s got a lousy sense of humor. We just keep longing for romance and companionship—even in our nineties. Love’s a drive--like thirst and hunger. And this book shows the yearning (and resignation) among older folks with touching delicacy and exquisite sophistication. It’s a treasure." -- Dr. Helen Fisher * Chief Science Advisor to Match.com, author of Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage *"Everything you wanted to know about late-life dating and mating...and then some, from wide-ranging personal accounts." -- Susan Gubar * author of Late-Life Love: A Memoir *"An inspiring collection of personal stories from individuals seeking emotional and physical relationships in their later years. Their honest, insightful, and poignant narratives are a worthwhile addition to age studies." -- Ellyn Lem * author of Gray Matters: Finding Meaning in the Stories of Later Life *Table of ContentsIntroduction Prelude Looking at Sixty by Cynthia McVay Part I. To Be or Not To Be In A Relationship: Tales of Humor, Disappointment, Rewards, and Personal Insight 1. Not Jane Eyre’s Story by Susan Ostrov Weisser 2. Discovery through Online Dating Sites: A Woman’s Perspective by Phyllis Carito 3. Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind by Nan Bauer-Maglin 4. Confessions of an Online Dater by Neil Stein 5. Advertisement for Myself by Jonathan Ned Katz 6. What Would I Wear? by Laura Broadwell 7. Something from Everyone by Stephanie M. Brown 8. A (Mostly) Amusing Exercise in Futility by Elizabeth Locke 9. Rick Redux by Candida B. Korman 10. You Say Potato by Amy Rogers 11. Three Dates by Margie Kaplan 12. Dreams and Matches in an Unsure Virtual World by Alice F. Freed 13. In Transition, Not Seeking for Now by Hedva Lewittes 14. “Do You Get It Yet?” by Rett Zabriskie 15. On the Road by Irvin Peckham 16. Dark Clouds and Silver Linings by William Wiesner 17. An Octogenarian’s Adventures in Online Dating by Natasha Josefowitz 18. Coping with COVID-19 by Phyllis Bogen 19. It’s Valentine’s Day. So What! by Erica Manfred 20. What’s Sex Got To Do With It? by Judith Ugelow Blak 21. Gray Love en Noir: African American Women Flying Solo by Choice and by Chance by Linda Wright Moore 22. Passion and Prejudice by Jean Y. Leung Part II. The Complications and Pleasures of Elder Relationships 23. Checking a Different Box by Jan Jacobson 24. Weume by Stephanie Speer and David Levy 25. Begin Again? by Sandi Goldie and Jim Bronson 26. The Wizard of Algo by Vincent Valenti 27. Date, Marry, Repeat by Stacey Parkins Millett 28. Late in the Dating Game: Walked, Homered, Fouled Out by Eugene Roth 29. Matchmaker, Matchmaker! by Isabel Hill 30. A Cozy, Crowded Bed by Nan Bauer-Maglin 31. Our Bench and Other Late Life Wonders by Doris Friedensohn and Paul Lauter 32. Love after Seventy and Eighty by Susan O’Malley 33. Where Is This Going? by Barbara Abercrombie 34. 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