Leisureville

Author : Andrew D. Blechman
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781555848446

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Leisureville by Andrew D. Blechman Pdf

This revealing profile “disappears down the rabbit hole [into] the largest gated retirement community in the world” and what it discovers is “fascinating” (The New York Times). When his next-door neighbors pick up and move from New England to an age-restricted “active adult” development in Florida called The Villages, Andrew D. Blechman is astonished by their stories—and determined to investigate. Sprawling across two zip codes, with a golf course for every day of the month, two downtowns, its own newspaper, radio, and TV station, The Villages is a prefab paradise for retired Baby Boomers, where “not having children around seems to free [them] to act like adolescents” (The New York Times). In the critically acclaimed Leisureville, Blechman delves into this senior utopia, offering a hilarious firsthand report on everything from ersatz nostalgia to the residents’ surprisingly active sex life. Blechman also traces the history of this phenomenon, travelling to Arizona to find out what pioneering developments like Sun City and Youngtown have become after decades of segregation. Blending incisive social commentary and colorful reportage, “Blechman describes this brave new world with determined good humor and considerable bemusement” (Katherine A. Powers, The Boston Globe).

Author : Laura Barwicke DeLind
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Michigan
ISBN : MSU:31293105039782

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Leisureville by Laura Barwicke DeLind Pdf

Author : Andrew D. Blechman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Retirees
ISBN : 0871139812

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Leisureville by Andrew D. Blechman Pdf

Blechman delves into life in a gated retirement community and offers a hilarious, first-hand report on all its peculiarities. He also takes a serious look at the consequences of such instant cities and examines the implications of millions of Americans dropping out of society.

Author : Felix Alberto Granados
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781483481708

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Refugee: An American Story by Felix Alberto Granados Pdf

This book will take you through the improbable, unconventional and entertaining adventures of the author and his family who fled Cuba after Castro took control of their homeland in 1960.The family was led by the author's father, an ordinary man with no college education, no building experience and very little knowledge of the English language. He was a man who was not afraid to dream big and with sheer determination, boundless energy and drive led his family, like many refugees, to experience the American Dream. Their story takes you through an interesting twist of fate of a man and his family that had lost their home and country and recovered to provide affordable housing and create thousands of jobs for so many in a country that graciously welcomed them. Arriving in Miami in 1960 with only a few personal possessions, this story will take you through the family's diverse journey experiencing life in America in this fast-paced autobiography.

Author : Dr. Josh Mulvihill
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493414697

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Biblical Grandparenting (Grandparenting Matters) by Dr. Josh Mulvihill Pdf

Many powerful voices are influencing our grandchildren, from those at home and in their schools to those in the world of entertainment and media. What can you as a grandparent do to speak wisdom and godliness into their lives? Biblical Grandparenting is a full-length leadership book that places grandparenting ministry on a firm scriptural foundation. It is ideal for pastors and church leaders as well as for use in the classroom at seminaries.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493414703

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Equipping Grandparents (Grandparenting Matters) by Anonim Pdf

Many powerful voices are influencing our grandchildren, from those at home and in their schools to those in the world of entertainment and media. What can you as a grandparent do to speak wisdom and godliness into their lives? Equipping Grandparents is a brief book to teach pastors how to begin a grandparenting ministry in their church.

Author : RW Pladek
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781685626082

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Eyes Open by RW Pladek Pdf

Jon W. C. Flanagan is in his mid-sixties when a combination of auto accident, stroke, and seizure leaves him apparently comatose. Involuntary reflexes remain; he can breathe on his own, but is unable to move. Unbeknownst to the medical team, he can see and hear. Expected to quickly pass away, he lingers reflecting on his life while observing the staff and infrequent family/friend visitors. He develops a relationship of sorts with Rachel, the primary treating nurse who is less sure of the diagnosis than the physicians. Meanwhile, an ‘angel of death’ is working in the hospital. Flanagan identifies the killer and determines to somehow tell Rachel. His life now is a race against time and a quest to perform a final, perhaps his only heroic act. Provided a rare gift of total self-reflection, he is provided a rarer opportunity for personal redemption.

Author : Joseph F. Coughlin
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781610396653

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The Longevity Economy by Joseph F. Coughlin Pdf

Oldness: a social construct at odds with reality that constrains how we live after middle age and stifles business thinking on how to best serve a group of consumers, workers, and innovators that is growing larger and wealthier with every passing day. Over the past two decades, Joseph F. Coughlin has been busting myths about aging with groundbreaking multidisciplinary research into what older people actually want -- not what conventional wisdom suggests they need. In The Longevity Economy, Coughlin provides the framing and insight business leaders need to serve the growing older market: a vast, diverse group of consumers representing every possible level of health and wealth, worth about $8 trillion in the United States alone and climbing. Coughlin provides deep insight into a population that consistently defies expectations: people who, through their continued personal and professional ambition, desire for experience, and quest for self-actualization, are building a striking, unheralded vision of longer life that very few in business fully understand. His focus on women -- they outnumber men, control household spending and finances, and are leading the charge toward tomorrow's creative new narrative of later life -- is especially illuminating. Coughlin pinpoints the gap between myth and reality and then shows businesses how to bridge it. As the demographics of global aging transform and accelerate, it is now critical to build a new understanding of the shifting physiological, cognitive, social, family, and psychological realities of the longevity economy.

Author : E. G. Nadeau,David J. Thompson
Publisher : Lone Oak Press, Limited
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : WISC:89058890856

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Cooperation Works! by E. G. Nadeau,David J. Thompson Pdf

Author : C. R. Hoglund,Eldon August Behr,John E. Gunter,Lewis Whitfield Moncrief,Michigan State University. Agricultural Experiment Station,Robert F. Ruppel,Theodore A. Ferris,J. W. Thomas,Melvin Ray Koelling,Robert E. Manning,Wayne Meyers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 746 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Agricultural experiment stations
ISBN : UIUC:30112019629838

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Pickles Research at Michigan State University, 1973-1974 by C. R. Hoglund,Eldon August Behr,John E. Gunter,Lewis Whitfield Moncrief,Michigan State University. Agricultural Experiment Station,Robert F. Ruppel,Theodore A. Ferris,J. W. Thomas,Melvin Ray Koelling,Robert E. Manning,Wayne Meyers Pdf

Author : Dr. Josh Mulvihill
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493414680

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Grandparenting (Grandparenting Matters) by Dr. Josh Mulvihill Pdf

Many powerful voices are influencing our grandchildren, from those at home and in their schools to those in the world of entertainment and media. What can you as a grandparent do to speak wisdom and godliness into their lives? Grandparenting gives you a biblical foundation for investing spiritually in your grandkids, walking you through the principles of influencing them for Christ--from sharing with unbelieving grandkids to discipling them into a mature faith. This book is perfect for individual use, small groups, or Sunday school classes. A Grandparenting DVD is available that features eight family ministry experts with over five hours of video content. Two other resources are also available: Biblical Grandparenting is a full-length leadership book that places grandparenting ministry on a firm scriptural foundation. It is ideal for pastors and church leaders as well as for use in the classroom at seminaries. Equipping Grandparents is a brief book to teach pastors how to begin a grandparenting ministry in their church.

Author : Laura Barwicke DeLind
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UIUC:30112019631966

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The Small U.S. Community and Anthropological Research by Laura Barwicke DeLind Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Mayors
ISBN : WISC:89082513235

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Mayors Hall of Fame, 1995-1996 by Anonim Pdf

Biographical sketches of mayors and former mayors, including leading elected officials of municipalities where the mayoral system of government is not used.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Florida
ISBN : IND:30000087611152

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Florida, 2000 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Douglas Sean O'Donnell
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 1090 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433539664

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Matthew by Douglas Sean O'Donnell Pdf

Jesus is King. Standing as a central theme of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus's kingly authority has profound implications for how we live in the world and interact with those around us. In this reader-friendly commentary, seasoned pastor Doug O'Donnell leads us through the first book of the New Testament, highlighting key themes and offering helpful illustrations for preaching. Drawing on years of pastoral experience, O'Donnell shows how Matthew's various emphases—including Jesus's messianic titles, fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, teaching on the kingdom of heaven, and present and future role as judge—all relate to Christ's kingship. Designed to help pastors faithfully preach God's Word, this commentary ultimately highlights Matthew's call to all people to worship and obey Jesus, our humble King and gracious Savior. Part of the Preaching the Word series.