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1) Calypso
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"David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book. If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names...
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A ground-breaking book to help dogs live healthier and longer lives. When Rodney Habib's dog, Sam, was diagnosed with cancer in 2013, it sent him on a mission to save her life. At the age of five, Sam was given only six months to live. Her plight inspired Rodney to travel the world, looking for innovative ways to arrest the progression of the disease. In his quest to save Sam, he met world-renowned veterinarian Karen Becker, a proactive pet health...
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"A comprehensive overview of the female body over time, from those first gray hairs that crop up in our thirties to the menopause transition that can begin in our forties or fifties to the increased health risks ... we face in our sixties and beyond. Cameron shares cutting-edge research on aging, synthesizing insights from top medical experts with her own thoughts, opinions, and experiences"--Front jacket flap.
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Who am I really? What have I done? What is important and meaningful to me? What difference does it make that I have lived? What does it mean to be truly human, and where am I on that scale?
Morrie Schwartz, the beloved subject of the classic, multimillion-copy number one bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, explores these questions and many more in this profound, poetic, and poignant masterpiece of living and aging joyfully and creatively. Later life...
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New York Times best-seller and 2012 ECPA Book of the Year.
Join Billy Graham as he reflects upon his life, recounts God's many gifts, and shares the challenges of fading bodily strength while still standing strong in his commitment to finish life well.
Nearing Home-written by Reverend Billy Graham in his nineties-is a deeply personal memoir that explores how our strength can continually be found in the foundational truths of Scripture and inexhaustible...
7) Perfect 40!
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Dive Into Your 40th Life Chapter Fully Prepared!
There is maturity and wisdom that comes with turning 40. But there is also fear, emotional turbulence, social stress, and many more issues along the ride.
So, how can you face them all?
Presenting "Perfect 40!" By Lana Shabdeen!
Written for millennial women who have just turned or are about to turn 40, this eye-opening self-help book will help you navigate this new terrain, reminding you that you are...
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Houston series volume 4
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Aurora Greenway tries to come to grips with aging, her family, friends, and lovers.
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THE OLD DOG BIBLE!
Filled with comprehensive dog reference material from interviews with over 100 veterinary experts, this award-winning book answers all your must-know questions. Filled with heartwarming chicken soup -like stories, and the latest developments in veterinary care advice for dogs health care for old dogs, this is the definitive guide for keeping senior dogs vital, happy, and active throughout their golden years.
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THE OLD CAT BIBLE!
Filled with comprehensive cat reference material from interviews with over 100 veterinary experts, this award-winning book answers all your must-know questions. You'll find heartwarming chicken soup –like stories, and the latest developments in veterinary care advice for cats health care for old cats, this is the definitive guide for keeping senior cats vital, happy, and active throughout their golden years.
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Part memoir, part scientific investigation, Racing the Clock is the book biologist and natural historian Bernd Heinrich has been waiting his entire life to write. A dedicated and accomplished marathon (and ultra-marathon) runner who won his first marathon at age thirty-nine, Heinrich looks deeply at running, aging, and the body, exploring the unresolved relationship between metabolism, diet, exercise, and age. Why do some bodies age differently than...
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"From beloved and bestselling author Parker J. Palmer (Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, Healing the Heart of Democracy), comes a beautiful book of reflections on what we can learn as we move closer to "the brink of everything." Drawing on eight decades of life -- and his career as a writer, teacher, and activist -- Palmer explores the questions age raises and the promises it holds. "Old," he writes, "is just another word for nothing left...
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In this groundbreaking book, Sue Brightman beckons us into timely and promising news about women over 50: it's not about aging, it's about becoming more of who we really are and doing what we're called to do. Based on 100 interviews with women age 50-70+, Brightman discovers emerging themes of burgeoning creativity, spiritual growth, and a zesty freedom to experiment with new roles, new businesses, and new priorities. Blasting out of the water the...
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How would you like to die? Only you can answer this. Whatever your age, cultural identity, ethnic background, or beliefs, read this book if you want to talk about dying but don't know what you want to say. Each of us has our own special feelings, hopes, fears, and desires about this universal issue. These days, dying can happen in many different ways because of high-intensity therapies that prolong living and postpone dying. The proliferation of choices,...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 The book We Will Not Be Silenced examines every cultural issue we are facing, and explains why they are happening. It exhorts us to respond to what is happening, and walk toward the fire rather than run away from it.
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"Dare to be a Centenarian" focuses on two key areas of healthy vibrant living: how to attain healthy youthful longevity and support spiritual quest as one advances to senior years. For healthy youthful longevity, the book focuses on the three key areas of vibrant living: aging management to slow down the aging process, wellness management to live a healthy life, and disease awareness for diseases in senior years and old age. For spiritual quest, the...
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Are you thinking about retiring? If so, you probably have a financial plan that will provide you with a source of continuous income when you retire. It is important to know how much income you can expect when you retire. What about your life when you retire? Do you know what to expect? YOU CAN EXPECT CHANGE! Financial information is available to ensure your financial security in retirement and information is available about how to live your life in...
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Fourth Quarter Fumbles highlights 25 key fumbles that have the greatest chance of ruining the last quarter of your life. Get ahead of these fumbles and take proactive action! Understanding these fumbles and ways you can prevent them can help you live longer and have a happier, healthier fourth quarter of life.
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The book is loaded with information that most people don't know or don't want to know when they are "now young - soon to be old" group. For others it's too late to do anything about it. They are people who know it's coming and hate to face the reality for themselves, their parents and their spouses. It is also a plea to insurance companies who do not yet offer a sufficient amount of affordable, long-term, healthcare insurance. Thankfully, people have...
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