Life Lessons From The Oldest Wisest

Author : Karl Pillemer, Ph.D.
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781101545850

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30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer, Ph.D. Pdf

“Heartfelt and ever-endearing—equal parts information and inspiration. This is a book to keep by your bedside and return to often.”—Amy Dickinson, nationally syndicated advice columnist "Ask Amy" More than one thousand extraordinary Americans share their stories and the wisdom they have gained on living, loving, and finding happiness. After a chance encounter with an extraordinary ninety-year-old woman, renowned gerontologist Karl Pillemer began to wonder what older people know about life that the rest of us don't. His quest led him to interview more than one thousand Americans over the age of sixty-five to seek their counsel on all the big issues: children, marriage, money, career, aging. Their moving stories and uncompromisingly honest answers often surprised him. And he found that he consistently heard advice that pointed to these thirty lessons for living. Here he weaves their personal recollections of difficulties overcome and lives well lived into a timeless book filled with the hard-won advice these older Americans wish someone had given them when they were young. Like This I Believe, StoryCorps's Listening Is an Act of Love, and Tuesdays with Morrie, 30 Lessons for Living is a book to keep and to give. Offering clear advice toward a more fulfilling life, it is as useful as it is inspiring.

Author : David Romanelli
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 151073659X

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Life Lessons from the Oldest & Wisest by David Romanelli Pdf

Let wellness innovator “Yeah Dave” (featured in The New York Times and O, The Oprah Magazine) share the experience of our elders, a mix of history, wisdom, and joie de vivre, which is our most precious resource. Elder Americans in their eighties, nineties, and even hundreds, have survived the Holocaust, endured the Great Depression, fought in World War II, lived through the Civil Rights Movement, and endured countless booms and busts. And yet, unlike other parts of the world where elders are respected and revered, so many American elders tend to be lonely and feel irrelevant, without a voice or presence in American culture. The elders need our attention and love—and we need their stories and wisdom. The table of contents includes: FEEL YOUNG FOREVER HOW TO HEAL YOUR RELATIONSHIPS BE HAPPY (RIGHT THIS SECOND) CHERISH YOUR MARRIAGE (BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE) THE CURE FOR LONELINESS “SCREW,” LAUGH, CELEBRATE (EVEN AT FUNERALS) HOW TO FIND MORE TIME FEEL INSTANTLY SUCCESSFUL AND MORE! Dave Romanelli is on a journey to meet and listen to the stories of Americans who have seen (and lived) it all! One person he met is a 103-year-old who began driving a horse and buggy, then a Model A Ford, and now a yellow Smart Car, who says, “The first hundred years were the hardest. Everything after that is a breeze.” Another new friend is a ninety-year-old who lost four grandparents, both parents, and three siblings in Auschwitz, and is a reminder to all of us to wake up and be grateful. This is a small book that will have a powerful impact!

Author : Dominique Afacan
Publisher : Hardie Grant
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1784882569

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Bolder by Dominique Afacan Pdf

Bolder is on a mission to change perceptions about growing older. Ageing is a constant for all of us, every minute, every hour, every day. And ... gasp, it can be fun. This book captures a journey to find people aged 70 and older who are still creating, inspiring, or working, and who make old age look like a great place to be. One of the stories features a woman who fell in love and married aged 82. Another features a man who swims a mile in the Mediterranean Sea every morning, aged 85. All of the interviewees featured are engaged with and excited by the world around them. And so many of them cite the happiest age of their lives as now, not then.

Author : Dave Romanelli
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781510711600

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Happy Is the New Healthy by Dave Romanelli Pdf

Do you remember what you did last Thursday? What about two weeks ago Monday? It’s all a big blur! Our lives are so consumed with emails, telephone calls, errands, social media, text messages, and to-do lists that entire days go by without a single moment of joy. Lifestyle and wellness innovator David Romanelli (aka Yeah Dave) offers simple, immediate tips to relax and feel better this very instant. Forget the high-flying workout routines and fancy-pants diet regimens, Dave’s fresh take on wellness will remind you that happiness leads to better health. With just the right balance of laughter and wisdom, these thirty-one easily accessible takeaways will inspire you to slow down, stress less, and smile more. Dave’s mission? Celebrate life NOW!

Author : Older,Author of The Amyotts' home
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000645219

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Older and Wiser; Or, Steps Into Life. A Sequel to "The Amyotts' Home" by Older,Author of The Amyotts' home Pdf

Author : Sara Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1852
Category : Children
ISBN : BL:A0017503559

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Older and Wiser; or, Steps into Life. A sequel to The Amyotts' Home by Sara Wood Pdf

Author : Karl A. Pillemer
Publisher : Avery
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781594631542

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30 Lessons for Loving by Karl A. Pillemer Pdf

"Drawing on interviews with seven hundred long-married elders, 30 Lessons for Loving delivers timeless wisdom from a wide range of voices on everything from choosing "the one" to dealing with in-laws, money, children, and, yes, sex"--

Author : Carol Ann Morrow
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781497688384

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Getting Older, Growing Wiser by Carol Ann Morrow Pdf

We are all aging. We can view this situation as fraught with danger and decline, or as full of promise and possibility, claims the author.

Author : John Leland
Publisher : Sarah Crichton Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780374717056

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Happiness Is a Choice You Make by John Leland Pdf

A New York Times Bestseller! An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the “oldest old”— those eighty-five and up. In 2015, when the award-winning journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America’s fastest-growing age group, he anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body, mind, and quality of life. But the elders he met took him in an entirely different direction. Despite disparate backgrounds and circumstances, they each lived with a surprising lightness and contentment. The reality Leland encountered upended contemporary notions of aging, revealing the late stages of life as unexpectedly rich and the elderly as incomparably wise. Happiness Is a Choice You Make is an enduring collection of lessons that emphasizes, above all, the extraordinary influence we wield over the quality of our lives. With humility, heart, and wit, Leland has crafted a sophisticated and necessary reflection on how to “live better”—informed by those who have mastered the art.

Author : Dale Larsen,Sandy Larsen
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830862733

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Growing Older & Wiser by Dale Larsen,Sandy Larsen Pdf

You can't change the fact that you are getting older. And, indeed, you may not want to! Age brings many gifts and opportunities for continued growth. In this nine-session LifeGuide® Bible Study, Dale and Sandy Larsen help you discover the Bible's perspective on aging. You'll discover how God can effectively and powerfully use those who have grown wiser with the passing years. This LifeGuide Bible Study in IVP's revised format features questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection, as well as a new "Now or Later" section following each session to help you act on what you learn. For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking questions—making for a one-of-a-kind Bible study experience for individuals and groups. This series has more than 130 titles on Old and New Testament books, character studies, and topical studies. PDF download with a single-user license; available from InterVarsity Press and other resellers.

Author : Thomas Gilovich,Lee Ross
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781451677553

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The Wisest One in the Room by Thomas Gilovich,Lee Ross Pdf

"Two prominent social psychologists, specializing in the study of human behavior, provide insight into why we trust the people we do and how to use that knowledge in understanding and influencing people in our own lives,"--NoveList.

Author : Susan O'Malley
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781452146737

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Advice from My 80-Year-Old Self by Susan O'Malley Pdf

“The voices gathered here display incredible wit, sincerity, and generosity; we are lucky to be able to listen to them.” —Artforum If you had the opportunity to meet your eighty-year-old self, what do you think she/he would tell you? That is the question artist Susan O’Malley, who was herself to die far too young, asked more than a hundred ordinary people of every age, from every walk of life. She then transformed their responses into vibrant text-based images. From a prompt to do things that matter to your heart, to a reminder that it’s okay to have sugar in your tea, these are calls to action and words to live by—heartfelt, sometimes humorous, and always fiercely compassionate. This stirring celebration of our collective humanity unveils the wisdom we hold inside ourselves right now. “Everyone, regardless of age, can take something away from this uplifting work.” —Real Simple

Author : Lewis Richmond
Publisher : Avery
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592407477

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Aging as a Spiritual Practice by Lewis Richmond Pdf

Offers a Buddhist perspective on aging well, with anecdotes of the author's experiences with illness, aging, and transformation, and guided meditations.

Author : Sydney Eddison
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604692525

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Gardening for a Lifetime by Sydney Eddison Pdf

From the winner of the National Garden Club's Award of Excellence Although the garden may beckon as strongly as ever, the tasks involved—pulling weeds, pushing wheelbarrows, digging holes, moving heavy pots—become increasingly difficult, or even impossible, with advancing age. But the idea of giving it up is unthinkable for most gardeners. So what’s the alternative? In Gardening for a Lifetime, Sydney Eddison draws on her own forty years of gardening to provide a practical and encouraging roadmap for scaling back while keeping up with the gardening activities that each gardener loves most. Like replacing demanding plants like delphiniums with sturdy, relatively carefree perennials like sedums, rudbeckias, and daylilies. Or taking the leap and hiring help—another pair of hands, even for a few hours a week, goes a long way toward getting a big job done. This new edition features an additional chapter describing how Sydney’s struggles with hip and back problems forced her to walk the walk. As a friend of hers says, “Last summer you wrote the book. Now, I’m happy to see that you’ve read it.” Gentle, personable, and practical, Gardening for a Lifetime will be welcomed by all gardeners looking to transform gardening from a list of daunting chores into the gratifying, joyful activity it was meant to be.

Author : Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Amy Newmark
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1611591775

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Older & Wiser by Jack Canfield,Mark Victor Hansen,Amy Newmark Pdf

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Older & Wiser focuses on the wonders of getting older. It holds the best 101 stories from Chicken Soup for the Soul’s library for today’s young seniors! You cross the magic sixty-year mark and still feel young at heart, despite a few new wrinkles. With many stories about dynamic older singles and couples finding new careers, new sports, new love, and new meaning in their lives, this book will inspire and amuse readers. Printed in a larger font.