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1) Relax into yoga for seniors: a six-week program for strength, balance, flexibility, and pain relief
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Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Relax into Yoga for Seniors presents twelve principles of yoga practice for seniors, including those with limited mobility. This evidence-based workbook will guide you safely—step-by-step, and with posture illustrations—on a six-week program for improved balance, flexibility, and overall well-being.
Managing the emotional and physical challenges that come with aging can be difficult. Seniors face a number of age-related
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"In Stupid things I won't do when I get old, Petro 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 as a pointed reminder--to me--to make different choices when I eventually cross the threshold to 'old'" -- Excerpt from jacket flap.
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Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It's no secret that people are living longer lately, and setting up an appropriate exercise and nutrition plan is vital to maintaining this longevity. Fortunately, Quick Functional Exercises for Seniors can help older adults keep up with everyday life activities. This book contains more than fifty exercises for seniors, with beautiful full-color step-by-step images to illustrate each. An award-winning expert on functional exercises, Dr. Cody Sipe...
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Jack Reacher volume 24
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English
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"In the next highly anticipated installment of Lee Child's acclaimed suspense series, Jack Reacher comes to the aid of an elderly couple...and confronts his most dangerous opponents yet. This isn't one of those times. Reacher is on a Greyhound bus, minding his own business, with no particular place to go, and all the time in the world to get there. Then he steps off the bus to help an old man who is obviously just a victim waiting to happen. But you...
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Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"One of the biggest concerns among aging men and women is the fear of falling. Chair yoga, or "yoga while seated," allows anyone to experience all of the benefits of an exercise program without being afraid. In Chair Yoga for Seniors, registered yoga practitioner and instructor Lynn Lehmkuhl offers readers easy-to-follow yoga positions and stretches that can be done at home, while sitting down. Chair Yoga for Seniors outlines the physical and mental...
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The iPad is a tablet computer that is stylish, versatile and easy to use, and there is no reason why it should be the preserve of the younger generation. The range of models has been expanded over the years so that there are now different sizes to cover all mobile computing requirements. This edition gives the reader all the essential information they need to know to make the most out of their iPad.
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
Description
Twenty years after a baby is stolen from a stroller, a woman is murdered in a care home. The two crimes are somehow linked, and a good bad girl may be the key to discovering the truth. Edith may have been tricked into a nursing home, but at eighty-years-young, she's planning her escape. Patience works there, cleaning messes and bonding with Edith, a kindred spirit. But Patience is lying to Edith about almost everything. Edith's own daughter, Clio,...
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Thursday Murder Club volume 2
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English
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It's the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He's made a big mistake and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster and a very real threat to his life. As bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer. And if they find the diamonds too? Well, wouldn't that be a bonus? But this time they...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Melding a scientist's passion for truth with a humanist's understanding of the heart and soul, professor of surgery Nuland explores the impact of aging on our minds and bodies, strivings and relationships. The onset of aging can be so gradual that we are often surprised to find that one day it is fully upon us. The changes to the senses, appearance, reflexes, physical endurance, and sexual appetites are undeniable--and rarely welcome--and yet, as...
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Bull Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"Kids, are you worried that mom can't get into the tub safely or dad is having trouble getting up the stairs? Mom and dad, do you want to get the kids off your back and relieve their constant worrying? This book is the solution: it offers a practical step-by-step, room-by-room guide to simple modifications that can help senior make their home safer and easier to navigate. Age in Place is designed to help seniors, along with their caregivers, address...
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John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Provides step-by-step instructions and advice for seniors on how to use the iPad, covering such topics as browsing the Internet, working with e-mail, exploring the iTunes store, organizing apps, and using the iPad as an e-reader.
15) From strength to strength: finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful...
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John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Take full advantage of your iPad by learning to browse the web, keep up with social media, FaceTime chat with your grandkids, challenge your brain with games and iBooks, set up your iCloud, share photos with friends, and so much more!
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For Dummies
Pub. Date
[2022].
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English
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"Make your PC your new best friend! Personal computers can connect you to the world, improve your productivity, and make your life much easier. But sometimes it can be tough to know where to start. In Computers For Seniors For Dummies, you'll find a guide that's perfect for those with an abundance of life experience who need a helping hand finding their way around a Windows PC. From surfing the web to video chatting with your family, you'll find hands-on...
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W.W. Norton & Co. Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As she approached her fiftieth birthday, Debra Whitman, a globally recognized expert on aging, wanted to delve deeper into why so many Americans struggled to live well as they aged. And she began to wonder what was in store for her own second fifty. Suddenly, the questions she'd been studying for years became personal: How long will I live? Will I be healthy? Will I lose my memory? How long will I work? Will I have enough money? Where will I live?...
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"It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Centenarian Allan Karlsson and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they're not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the ship would be harbouring a suitcase full of contraband uranium, on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un. Soon Allan and Julius are at the centre of a complex...
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Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In How to Live Forever, Encore.org founder and CEO Marc Freedman tells the story of his thirty-year quest to answer some of contemporary life's most urgent questions: With so many living so much longer, what is the meaning of the increasing years beyond 50? How can a society with more older people than younger ones thrive? How do we find happiness when we know life is long and time is short? " --
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