Good Old Age

Author : DEREK. PRIME
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1911272829

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GOOD OLD AGE. by DEREK. PRIME Pdf

Author : Michael Kinsley
Publisher : Crown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781101903766

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Old Age by Michael Kinsley Pdf

Vanity Fair columnist Michael Kinsley escorts his fellow Boomers through the door marked "Exit." The notorious baby boomers—the largest age cohort in history—are approaching the end and starting to plan their final moves in the game of life. Now they are asking: What was that all about? Was it about acquiring things or changing the world? Was it about keeping all your marbles? Or is the only thing that counts after you’re gone the reputation you leave behind? In this series of essays, Michael Kinsley uses his own battle with Parkinson’s disease to unearth answers to questions we are all at some time forced to confront. “Sometimes,” he writes, “I feel like a scout from my generation, sent out ahead to experience in my fifties what even the healthiest Boomers are going to experience in their sixties, seventies, or eighties.” This surprisingly cheerful book is at once a fresh assessment of a generation and a frequently funny account of one man’s journey toward the finish line. “The least misfortune can do to make up for itself is to be interesting,” he writes. “Parkinson’s disease has fulfilled that obligation.”

Author : David A. Sinclair,Matthew D. LaPlante
Publisher : Atria Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781501191978

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Lifespan by David A. Sinclair,Matthew D. LaPlante Pdf

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Brilliant and enthralling.”​ —The Wall Street Journal A paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time’s most influential people. It’s a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we’ve been taught to believe about aging is wrong? What if we could choose our lifespan? In this groundbreaking book, Dr. David Sinclair, leading world authority on genetics and longevity, reveals a bold new theory for why we age. As he writes: “Aging is a disease, and that disease is treatable.” This eye-opening and provocative work takes us to the frontlines of research that is pushing the boundaries on our perceived scientific limitations, revealing incredible breakthroughs—many from Dr. David Sinclair’s own lab at Harvard—that demonstrate how we can slow down, or even reverse, aging. The key is activating newly discovered vitality genes, the descendants of an ancient genetic survival circuit that is both the cause of aging and the key to reversing it. Recent experiments in genetic reprogramming suggest that in the near future we may not just be able to feel younger, but actually become younger. Through a page-turning narrative, Dr. Sinclair invites you into the process of scientific discovery and reveals the emerging technologies and simple lifestyle changes—such as intermittent fasting, cold exposure, exercising with the right intensity, and eating less meat—that have been shown to help us live younger and healthier for longer. At once a roadmap for taking charge of our own health destiny and a bold new vision for the future of humankind, Lifespan will forever change the way we think about why we age and what we can do about it.

Author : Ashton Oxenden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0649534972

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The Home Beyond; Or, a Happy Old Age by Ashton Oxenden Pdf

Author : Hyung Wook Park
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780822981367

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Old Age, New Science by Hyung Wook Park Pdf

Between 1870 and 1940, life expectancy in the United States skyrocketed while the percentage of senior citizens age sixty-five and older more than doubled—a phenomenon owed largely to innovations in medicine and public health. At the same time, the Great Depression was a major tipping point for age discrimination and poverty in the West: seniors were living longer and retiring earlier, but without adequate means to support themselves and their families. The economic disaster of the 1930s alerted scientists, who were actively researching the processes of aging, to the profound social implications of their work—and by the end of the 1950s, the field of gerontology emerged. Old Age, New Science explores how a group of American and British life scientists contributed to gerontology’s development as a multidisciplinary field. It examines the foundational “biosocial visions” they shared, a byproduct of both their research and the social problems they encountered. Hyung Wook Park shows how these visions shaped popular discourses on aging, directly influenced the institutionalization of gerontology, and also reflected the class, gender, and race biases of their founders.

Author : Steven Petrow
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780806541020

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Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old by Steven Petrow Pdf

For fans of David Sedaris and Nora Ephron, here is a humorous, irreverent, and poignant look at the gifts, stereotypes, and inevitable challenges of aging, based on the wildly popular New York Times essay from award-winning journalist Steven Petrow. Soon after his 50th birthday, Steven Petrow began assembling a list of “things I won’t do when I get old”—mostly a catalog of all the things he thought his then 70-something year old parents were doing wrong. That list, which included “You won’t have to shout at me that I’m deaf,” and “I won’t blame the family dog for my incontinence,” became the basis of this rousing collection of do’s and don’ts, wills and won’ts that is equal parts hilarious, honest, and practical. The fact is, we don’t want to age the way previous generations did. “Old people” hoard. They bore relatives—and strangers—with tales of their aches and pains. They insist on driving long after they’ve become a danger to others (and themselves). They eat dinner at 4pm. They swear they don’t need a cane or walker (and guess what happens next). They never, ever apologize. But there is another way . . . In Stupid Things I Won’t Do When I Get Old, Petrow candidly addresses the fears, frustrations, and stereotypes that accompany aging. He offers a blueprint for the new old age, and an understanding that aging and illness are not the same. As he writes, “I meant the list to serve as a pointed reminder—to me—to make different choices when I eventually cross the threshold to ‘old.’” Getting older is a privilege. This essential guide reveals how to do it with grace, wisdom, humor, and hope. And without hoarding.

Author : Bertrand Russell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781000260786

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Portraits from Memory by Bertrand Russell Pdf

‘I have come to think that one of the main causes of trouble in the world is dogmatic and fanatical belief in some doctrine for which there is no adequate evidence.’ – Bertrand Russell, Portraits from Memory Portraits from Memory is one of Bertrand Russell’s most self-reflective and engaging books. Whilst not intended as an autobiography, it is a vivid recollection of some of his celebrated contemporaries, such as George Bernard Shaw, Sidney and Beatrice Webb and D. H. Lawrence. Russell provides some arresting and sometimes amusing insights into writers with whom he corresponded. He was fascinated by Joseph Conrad, with whom he formed a strong emotional bond, writing that his Heart of Darkness was not just a story but an expression of Conrad’s ‘philosophy of life’. There are also some typically pithy Russellian observations; H. G. Wells ‘derived his importance from quantity rather than quality’, whilst after a brief and fraught friendship Russell thought D. H. Lawrence ‘had no real wish to make the world better, but only to indulge in eloquent soliloquy about how bad it was’. This engaging book also includes some of Russell’s customary razor-sharp essays on a rich array of subjects, from his ardent pacifism, liberal politics and morality to the ethics of education, the skills of good writing and how he came to philosophy as a young man. These include ‘A Plea for Clear Thinking’, ‘A Philosophy for Our Time’ and ‘How I Write’. Portraits from Memory is Russell at his best and will enthrall those new to Russell as well as those already well-acquainted with his work. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by the Russell scholar Nicholas Griffin, editor of The Selected Letters of Bertrand Russell.

Author : Marc E. Argonin
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-16
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780738219998

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The End of Old Age by Marc E. Argonin Pdf

The acclaimed author of How We Age, whose "descriptive powers are a gift to readers" (Sherwin Nuland), presents a hopeful and practical model of aging -- a guide to understanding how we can all make the journey better. As one of America's leading geriatric psychiatrists, Dr. Marc Agronin sees both the sickest and the healthiest of seniors. He observes what works to make their lives better and more purposeful and what doesn't. Many authors can talk about aging from their particular vantage points, but Dr. Agronin is on the front lines as he counsels and treats elderly individuals and their loved ones on a daily basis. The latest scientific research and Dr. Agronin's first-hand experience are brilliantly distilled in The End of Old Age -- a call to no longer see aging as an implacable enemy and to start seeing it as a developmental force for enhancing well-being, meaning, and longevity. Throughout The End of Old Age, the focus is squarely on "So what does this mean for me and my family?" In the final part of the book, Dr. Agronin provides simple but revealing charts that you can fill out to identify, develop, and optimize your unique age-given strengths. It's nothing short of an action plan to help you age better by improving how you value the aging process, guide yourself through stress, and find ways to creatively address change for the best possible experience and outcome.

Author : Alma Bond
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781581129045

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Old Age Is a Terminal Illness by Alma Bond Pdf

Dr. Alma Bond provides insight into one of the greatest challenges of life: conquering the fear of death. Using her own experiences with the deaths of loved ones, Dr. Bond constructed a Old Age is a Terminal Illness in a style similar to Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams in order to overcome her fear of death. As a published author, Dr. Bond's goal is to pass her experiences on to all those who need to conquer the same fear in order to live the rest of their lives to the fullest.

Author : Joyce Meyer
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781529375244

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How to Age Without Getting Old by Joyce Meyer Pdf

Everything is beautiful in its time. Life is a journey through beautiful and varied seasons, with a dynamic cadence and full of continued discovery. Embrace each season of your life and learn to live into it fully with grace and help from bestselling author Joyce Meyer. As your body and mind change, Joyce shows that we can live abundantly and dynamically by delighting in the journey that God has given to us. When you cast your cares aside and delight in the season you are in, there is a distinct and meaningful purpose to uncover. How to Age Without Getting Old equips us to become wise enough to embrace God's changing grace and the evolution of our calling to the next season of life.

Author : Pieter Van Ruitenburg
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781434385765

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Good Old Age by Pieter Van Ruitenburg Pdf

WINNER in the Romance Category at the 2010 Beach Book Festival, New York This is a collection of tales scattered across Europe. Twelve stories about travel, culture and love. / London, Paris, Zurich, Barcelona, Ulm, Athens, Florence, Vienna, Dubrovnik, Budapest, Mykonos, Venice / PARIS--- We all like fairy tales, about love or sex, left to our personal preferences. But, once upon my reality there was me and a divorce-likely boyfriend. Me and my job and mostly me and me. So, I hit the road, the sky if you mind the details. And here we go, France so deeply in love with itself. BARCELONA--- "In your culture, people meet and make love. In mine, they first try to attract each other, to inflame passion." LONDON--- I think you know me. I am the girl next door. I have a recycled boyfriend and a job on which I hope to make a good living some day. Since high school I've lost about twenty pounds, or even more... Because the bastards are dragging around only feathery-fainted looking women, or a modern society collateral-product called a "female". ULM--- Her first impression when she arrived in Ulm (Germany) was that she got lost, strayed directly into a fairy tale. All the pictures from her sleepy childhood depicted by her mother's soft, dear voice were here. All but the prince. That one hasn't appeared yet. But they are known to be late. Sometimes they only run briefly across the story, just to keep the legend alive. Happy endings are reinvented by mothers. BIOGRAPHY--- Mina A.A. studied journalism in Europe. When she's not traveling, she lives in Florida. www.ROADATLASTOLOVE.COM

Author : Ezra Stiles Gannett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Funeral sermons
ISBN : NYPL:33433082401534

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A Good Old Age by Ezra Stiles Gannett Pdf

Author : Eskaleen Tooley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Adult day care centers
ISBN : 0473347105

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For a Good Old Age 4 by Eskaleen Tooley Pdf

Packed with quizzes, discussions, floor games, reminiscence and creative activities plus much more. Written for New Zealand with an international flavour. Includes activities for one-handed people, confused elderly people and higher functioning older people. How to generate a journey through the senses, understand the spiritual needs of the older person and how to make your own resources. Over 25 new calendar themes, over 25 non-calendar themes and over 30 diagrams.

Author : John Graile
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1720
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:N11692955

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Vigorous Longevity; Or, a Good Old Age by John Graile Pdf

Author : Burrhus Frederic Skinner,Margaret E. Vaughan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Aged
ISBN : 0393316513

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Enjoy Old Age by Burrhus Frederic Skinner,Margaret E. Vaughan Pdf

A guide for planning and approaching old age and the problems that can occur as each person gets older.