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Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
x, 134 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Regular exercise can reduce a person's biological age by 10 to 20 years, and the key to exercising effectively is maintaining and increasing strength. A higher level of strength also improves immune systems, helps prevent age-related diseases such as diabetes and osteoporosis, lowers stress, and increases mental acuity. Written by a master athlete over 50, this accessible book offers specific exercises for improving health and fitness, tips on maintaining...
Author
Series
Jack Reacher novels volume 24
Language
English
Description
"This isn't one of those times. Reacher is on a Greyhound bus, minding his own business, with no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there. Then he steps off the bus to help an old man who is obviously just a victim waiting to happen. But you know what they say about good deeds. Now Reacher wants to make it right. An elderly couple have made a few well-meaning mistakes, and now they owe big money to some very bad people. One...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
viii, 373 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"An elder justice expert uncovers the failures in the systems that are supposed to protect us as we age, and provides a battle plan for families and policy-makers to counter the greed and incompetence. Between 1900 and 2000, Americans gained, on average, thirty years of life. That dazzling feat allowed tens of millions of Americans to reach the once-rare age of 85, now the fastest-growing age group. The bad news: For millions of Americans, the Golden...
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This low impact/high fun workout is perfect for those looking for an energizing workout that is easy on the knees, hips, shoulders, and back with three different levels for each move enabling you to customize the workout.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"[P]hysician and [...] author Louise Aronson's Elderhood is a [...] look at a vital but often disparaged stage of life. For more than 5,000 years, "old" has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will spend more years in elderhood than in childhood, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Yet at the very moment that humans are living longer than ever before, we've made old age into a disease,...
7) From strength to strength: finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xvi, 252 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and eastern wisdom, as well as dozens of interviews with everyday men and women, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach. By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection and service to others, and spiritual progress, we can set ourselves up for increased happiness"--
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon." This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The whole family--their two daughters and two sons, their grandchildren, even their faithful old dog--is on the porch, listening contentedly as Abby tells the tale they have heard so many times before. And yet this gathering is different too: Abby and Red are growing older, and decisions...
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Older and Much Wiser Workout is a gentle, safe workout that is perfect for beginners or those that have not been exercising regularly. All of the exercises are done either standing or sitting on a chair. No lying on the floor. This fun, well rounded workout includes the four vital components of fitness. You may mix and match these different sections depending on how much time you have and how you are feeling each day.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
In a Southern nursing home, an 80-year-old man reads from his diary to his wife, suffering from Alzheimer's. It's the story of their teenage romance, followed by years of separation because he was from the wrong class, followed by her decision, on his return from World War II, to be her own woman and marry him.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (67 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Although core and abdomen exercises can help manage belly fat, they are important for so much more. The core is the center of your body. The stronger the muscles that make up the core, the better off it will be. Made up of the abdomen, lower back, pelvis and hips, the core protects the organs and bones and affects the balance and stability.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Leg muscles are out to work in all of one's daily activities from the moment one get out of bed until the time to sleep at night. When strengthen leg muscles, one can positively impact independence and wellness by leaps and bounds. Improve bone density and increase muscle mass as one increase the frequency of these exercises, the weight one lifts and the number of repetitions done. Increased strength and endurance in legs help live daily life with...
Author
Language
English
Description
"You can find profitable, fulfilling work after 50! Kerry Hannon's national bestseller, Great Jobs for Everyone 50+, has become the job-hunting bible for people in their forties, fifties, and beyond. With her no-nonsense style, Hannon shows where the opportunities are and how to get them. In this completely revised edition, Hannon offers twice as many jobs and brand-new material to market your skills in today's job market, with expert tips on revamping...
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This safe, enjoyable, easy-to-do fitness program is for the whole body, inside and out and includes stretching, strengthening, improving balance and posture, techniques for relaxation and maintaining a healthy back.
Author
Series
Thursday Murder Club novels volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The Thursday Murder Club. There's Red Ron, the infamous former socialist firebrand, still causing trouble; gentle Joyce, widowed, pining for another resident, but surely not as innocent as she seems; Ibrahim, a former therapist who understands the darker side of human nature; and Elizabeth? Well, no one...
17) The good house
Author
Language
English
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Description
"The Good House tells the story of Hildy Good, who lives in a small town on Boston's North Shore. Hildy is a successful real-estate broker, good neighbor, mother, and grandmother. She's also a raging alcoholic. Hildy's family held an intervention for her about a year before this story takes place--"if they invite you over for dinner, and it's not a major holiday," she advises "run for your life"--and now she feels lonely and unjustly persecuted. She...
18) CATS
Series
Language
English
Description
Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper transforms Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-shattering stage musical into a breakthrough cinematic event. The film reimagines the musical for a new generation with spectacular production design, state-of-the-art technology, and dance styles ranging from classical ballet to contemporary, hip-hop to jazz, street dance to tap. One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, it won seven Tony Awards, including...
19) Hat cat
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Ever since the old man found a little kitten under his hat, the two have been the best of friends. There are always plenty of kitty rubs and food and talk to go around. Every day, Hat watches as the old man goes outside to sit and feed the squirrels with nuts he places on top of his hat. But Hat the cat is not allowed to join him. What if Hat ran away, or chased the squirrels-or worse? Then the old man leaves and does not come back the next day, or...
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A local news legend is on the hunt for a sensational headline, and soon the gang are hot on the trail of two murders, ten years apart. To make matters worse, a new nemesis pays Elizabeth a visit, presenting her with a deadly mission: kill or be killed. While Elizabeth grapples with her conscience...
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