by Ruby Baker Are you a caregiver feeling alone in your daily challenges, or overwhelmed by the 24/7 experience of caring for another person? Know a caregiver who’s just starting out and needs encouragement? Check out these books — many written by caregivers themselves — and add them to your or a friend’s bookshelf this season. The End of … [Read more...] about Review: The Caregiver’s Bookshelf: 6 Books to Add to Your Resource Library
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Book Review: SevenPonds – A new Look at the aging process
“The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life” by Marc E. Agronin is a guide to growing old with as much grace and vigor as possible. He starts out describing why society needs its elders. In some anthropology books, the authors write that in tribal days, aging was beneficial because an individual who could no longer reproduce was of … [Read more...] about Book Review: SevenPonds – A new Look at the aging process
Book Review: Phil Jason Reviews Books
Shedding a Bright New Light on Old Age The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life, by Dr. Marc E. Agronin. Da Capo Press. 227 pages. Hardcover $27.00. This book should be on the desk of every geriatric specialist, senior living facility staff member, and senior citizen caretaker. Most senior citizens will also benefit from its … [Read more...] about Book Review: Phil Jason Reviews Books
New York Times: Finding Meaning and Happiness in Old Age
WELL - Personal Health What’s the best way to develop a healthy perspective on old age? Spend more time with elderly people and discover what brings meaning and pleasure to their twilight years despite the losses, both physical and social, they may have suffered. That’s what two authors of inspired and inspiring books about aging … [Read more...] about New York Times: Finding Meaning and Happiness in Old Age