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"A personal memoir in which Lyn Slater, known on Instagram as "Accidental Icon," brings her characteristic style, optimism, forward-thinking, and rules-are-meant-to-be-broken attitude to the question of how to live boldly at any age. When Lyn Slater started her fashion blog, Accidental Icon, at age sixty-one, she discovered that followers were flocking to her account for more than just her A-list style. As Lyn flaunted gray hair, wrinkles, and a megadose...
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La nueva longevidad no es vivir más, sino mejor, diferente, plenos, partícipes e integrados. Y eso depende de los hábitos, los proyectos y la propia actitud. Diego Bernardini comparte su experiencia vivencial con personas mayores y propone su mirada de la vida. Muchas veces leemos que podríamos vivir hasta cien años y más también. Incluso ya hay quienes hablan de la inmortalidad del ser humano. ¿Pero qué hay de lo concreto de llegar, rondar...
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"The issue of the future of Social Security, on which millions of Americans depend, produced great political theater at the State of the Union address. That highlighted a bigger problem of financing retirement as baby boomers seek to retire, often with limited resources. Many argue that the solution to the problem is for people to work longer. Teresa Ghilarducci, a noted expert on retirement, argues that the "working longer" idea is wrong, unnecessary,...
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"Intentionality is the key to successful fourth quarter living. People don't accidentally age gracefully. People don't accidentally die peacefully. And people don't accidentally leave behind legacies of hope, love, and encouragement. These all require the intentionality this book will help you develop. The purpose of this practical guide is to help you...Live the fourth quarter based on proven life principles; Clearly establish meaning and direction...
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"Staying strong and flexible becomes even more imporant as we age. This guide for seniors makes it easy to stay in motion with short and simple exercises you can do anytime and anywhere. Featuring step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations, you'll learn how to build muscle mass, improve bone density, and feel great in only 10 minutes per day." -- back cover.
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"Widower Noah Shilling considers Clarion Court to be less an independent living community and more a prison. But there may be hope for the place yet. The newest resident is bold, eccentric, rule-breaking Cassandra Joyce--whom, as it turns out, Noah met long ago in college. As Noah and Cassandra get reacquainted, major changes at Clarion Court force them both to reevaluate their living situation. When Noah invites Cassandra to rough it with him at...
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Howard is a widowed sailor living alone on the coast of Ireland. His daughter, Grace, hires Annie, a lovely older woman to help around the house. Initially resistant to this support, Howard is soon charmed by Annie's gentle care, and the two fall in love. This new romance illuminates the hurt within Howard's relationship with Grace, tearing at Howard and Annie's seaside love story.
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"Moving is no fun. Neither is getting rid of stuff. And both jobs get harder as we get older. So, when those over a certain age - say, in the last third of life - are looking to downsize and move all at the same time, many will conclude, "I'll just stay put, thank you very much." It's not just the acquired possessions holding them back, but also the intangibles. Their memories, their family history, their identities are all in jeopardy, they think....
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"Czworo (nie całkiem) zwyczajnych przyjaciół. Zaskakujące morderstwo. Zagadka starego klasztoru. Witajcie w Czwartkowym Klubie Zbrodni! Największy kryminalny bestseller ostatnich lat Ponad 4,5 miliona sprzedanych egzemplarzy Pierwszy tom serii, od której zaczął się boom na cosy crime Na spokojnym osiedlu Coopers Chase co czwartek spotyka się grupa ekscentrycznych przyjaciół, którzy dla zabicia czasu rozwiązują zapomniane kryminalne...