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The Aging Father: Life and Legacy of the Patriarch

"As we age, our roles as fathers change. Like all relationships, fatherhood is not a static experience, nor is it easily described, and at times the path is unclear and confusing. How do we relate to daughters and sons as they mature? As teenagers? As adults? As caretakers and heads of their own families? How does one best find joy in their accomplishments and our hand in them? And how do we come to terms with their failures, which can so often feel like our own? Believe it or not, there are answers, and with a little humor, plenty of understanding, and 50 years' experience, eminent authority in the field of development and master clinician Cal Colarusso, M.D., will ease your mind and answer your questions. He will guide you in exploration of the evolving role of the elderly father, from King Lear to your peers; the developmental tasks of late adulthood and how they interact (and sometimes interfere) with healthy familial relationships; and much more. The Older Father: Life and Legacy of the Patriarch gives clear, familiar examples of the importance of understanding the experiences that mark the life of a father in his later years and provides a firm foundation for appreciating and recognizing the trials and joys of this significant stage of life. This book encourages the older father to: Relinquish his wished-for role of Paterfamilias Deal with his mortality Come to terms with his disappointments in the imperfections of children and grandchildren Take credit for imparting desirable traits and behaviors to his children/grandchildren/mentees. Stay vital and fully invested in his relationships."

Calvin A. Colarusso, M.D. (Author), Ken Maxon (Narrator)

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Growing Young: A Doctor's Guide to the NEW Anti-Aging

"Growing Young: A Doctor's Guide To The New Anti-Aging, by physician and health journalist Marcus L. Gitterle, M.D., is about the revolutionary changes that have taken place in Anti-Aging over the past ten years, and how to access those breakthroughs to prevent illness, slow and even reverse the aging process. This Book Enables Anyone To Begin a powerful Anti-Aging program immediately, regardless of your budget, or pre-existing health conditions. Access natural hormone balancing methods that do away with the need for controversial, high-priced growth hormone injections, while producing remarkable benefits Learn about the recently discovered, secret 'switches,' inside every human cell, that have been scientifically proven to reverse cellular aging. Activating them is easier than you may think."

Marcus L Gitterle (Author), Marcus L Gitterle (Narrator)

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The Warmth of the Heart Prevents Your Body from Rusting: Ageing without growing old

"In this eloquent meditation on ageing, Marie de Hennezel guides us through a true ‘art of growing old’. She recalls her encounters as a clinical psychologist with extraordinary people who 'grow old gracefully’ – and through her experience shows us how to make the most of this time in our lives, to avoid depression and to stay happy. She believes that wherever we grow old and whatever our circumstances, if we can maintain energy in our hearts and believe in the power of joy and human warmth, this can transform us and the way we look at the world. This is a wonderful book with a powerful message that applies to everyone no matter how old they are."

Marie De Hennezel (Author), Anna Bentinck (Narrator)

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A Long Bright Future: An Action Plan for a Lifetime of Happiness, Health, and Financial Security

"From one of the world's leading authorities on longevity and aging comes the first book to address a uniquely twenty-first century question: What are we going to do with those twenty or thirty years we didn’t expect? Due to unfounded fears of unhappiness and regret, many intelligent, otherwise rational people, even into their forties and fifties, are so convinced that old age is a time of misery that they simply deny any other outcome and refuse to plan their own destiny. In A Long Bright Future, Laura L. Carstensen seeks to shed the myths and misconceptions about aging that stop individuals from adequately preparing for healthy, fulfilling, and financially stable long lives. We’re living in a time when five generations of a family may all be alive at the same time. Everything will change: education, work, financial markets. And we—as individuals and as a nation—need to be prepared. In a reassuring and respectful tone, this optimistic and highly informative guide to smart aging will show readers the steps they need to take to ensure that long life becomes synonymous with good life."

Laura L. Cartensen (Author), Walter Dixon (Narrator)

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20 Years Younger: Look Younger, Feel Younger, Be Younger!

"It's time to turn back the clock! In 20 Years Younger, Bob Greene offers readers a practical, science-based plan for looking and feeling their best as they age. The cutting-edge program details easy and effective steps we can all take to rebuild the foundation of youth and enjoy better health, improved energy, and a positive outlook on life. The four cornerstones of the program are: an exercise regimen for fighting muscle and bone loss, a longevity-focused diet, sleep rejuvenation, and wrinkle-fighting skin care. Woven throughout the text is practical advice on changing appearances, controlling stress, staying mentally sharp, navigating medical tests, and much more. Readers will walk away with a greater understanding of how the body ages and what they can do to feel-and look-20 years younger."

Bob Greene (Author), Bob Greene (Narrator)

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The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decad

"For years we have been told to make lists and obsessively monitor when we’re angry, what we eat, how much we worry, and how often we go to the gym. So why isn’t everyone healthy? Now based on the most extensive study of long life ever conducted The Longevity Project reveals what really matters across the long run—the personality traits, relationships, experiences, and career paths that naturally keep you vital. Gathering key new information and using modern research methods to study 1,500 Californians across eight decades, health scientists Dr. Howard S. Friedman and Dr. Leslie R. Martin bust many old dead-end myths. For instance, • People do not die from working long hours at a challenging job—many who worked hardest lived the longest • Getting and staying married is not the magic ticket to long life, especially if you’re a woman • It’s not the happy-go-lucky who thrive—it’s the prudent and persistent who flourish through the years. See why. With self-tests that illuminate your own best paths to longer life, and a deeper scientific understanding than we have seen before of the true causes of long-term health, this audio book will change the conversation about what it really takes to optimize your chances for a long, healthy life."

Howard S. Friedman, Leslie R. Martin (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)

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The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've L

"Award-winning author and researcher Dan Buettner has traveled the world to meet the planet's longest-lived people, and learned nine powerful yet simple lessons that could put you on the path to longer life. Where did he find them? In the Blue Zones. Blue Zones are communities where common elements of lifestyle, diet and outlook have led to an amazing quantity - and quality - of life. Dan Buettner shares the secrets from four of the world's Blue Zones. Buettner's extensive study uncovers how these people manage to live longer and better, but found in the everyday things they do: the food they eat, the company they keep, and their very perspectives on life. In The Blue Zones, they become yours to follow for life!"

Dan Buettner (Author), Michael McConnohie (Narrator)

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Game Plan: Winning Strategies for the Second Half of Your Life

"Thousands of readers have found an exciting new vision for the second half of life in the bestselling book, Halftime. Bob Buford showed us that we aren't experiencing a midlife crisis that's winding us down to our retirement years, but a break in the game that can prepare us for the most exciting half of life. In Game Plan, Buford gives you a practical way to move from success to significance and create an individual strategy that can get you where you want to be five . . . ten . . . twenty . . . thirty . . . or more years from now. If you sense it's time for a positive change in your life, Game Plan gives you the tools to uncover your best self, aim for your highest dreams, and make your career and personal life more meaningful and fulfilling than ever."

Bob P. Buford (Author), Dick Fredricks, Max Bloomquist (Narrator)

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Age Is Just a Number: Achieve Your Dreams At Any Stage In Your Life

"From legendary Olympic gold medalist Dara Torres comes a motivational, inspirational memoir about staying fit, aging gracefully, and pursuing your dreams. Dara Torres captured the hearts and minds of Americans of all ages when she launched her Olympic comeback as a new mother at the age of forty-one—years after she had retired from competitive swimming and eight years since her last Olympics. When she took three silver medals in Beijing—including a heartbreaking .01-second finish behind the gold medalist in the women’s 50-meter freestyle—America loved her all the more for her astonishing achievement and her good-natured acceptance of the results. Now, in Age Is Just a Number, Dara reveals how the dream of an Olympic comeback first came to her—when she was months into her first, hard-won pregnancy. With humor and candor, Dara recounts how she returned to serious training—while nursing her infant daughter and contending with her beloved father’s long battle with cancer. Dara talks frankly about diving back in for this comeback; about being an older athlete in a younger athletes’ game; about competition, doubt, and belief; about working through pain and uncertainty; and finally—about seizing the moment and, most important, never giving up. A truly self-made legend, her story will resonate with women of all ages—and with anyone daring to entertain a seemingly impossible dream."

Dara Torres, Elizabeth Weil (Author), Rebecca Lowman (Narrator)

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[French] - Les secrets de la vitalité: Plein d'énergie à la maison, en vacances et au travail

Nicole Gratton (Author), Nicole Gratton (Narrator)

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Something to Live For: Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life

"Drawing on ancient and contemporary wisdom and many moving stories, Leider and Shapiro invite readers on a journey to discover how to live authentically and wholeheartedly in the second half of life and, in doing so, find new ways to both enjoy the world and make a meaningful contribution to improving it."

David A. Shapiro, Richard J. Leider (Author), Wes Bleed (Narrator)

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UltraLongevity: The Seven-Step Program for a Younger, Healthier You

"Medical director of the world-famous Canyon Ranch Health Resorts, Dr. Mark Liponis presents his extraordinary new idea: that aging and aging-related diseases -- including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes -- are autoimmune problems, and that a well-managed immune system is the key to healthy aging. Cutting-edge research makes UltraLongevity the first and only book to explore aging within the context of the immune system, and it will change the way we look at health forever. Starting with a quiz -- 'How Fast Are You Aging?' -- Liponis explains the new science, lays out an accessible and proven 7-step program with an 8-day meal plan, and motivates readers to put the program into practice so that they can keep their minds sharp, become more physically fit, be more resistant to infections and disease, and feel and stay younger than they ever imagined. Through the UltraLongevity program, Liponis promises more than a long life; he promises a long, healthy life. Praise for UltraLongevity: 'What an awesome and practical anti-aging program! Dr. Liponis's approach to longevity is based on proven technological breakthroughs supported by hundreds of studies. This is the best original thinking I have seen in decades!' -- Stephen T. Sinatra, MD, FACC, CNS, coauthor of Reverse Heart Disease Now 'UltraLongevity is a treasure -- it's loaded with exactly the kind of information everyone needs to live well and vibrantly-for as long as possible.' -- Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom '. . . an insightful, simplified, and integrated approach to achieving optimal health, wellness, and longevity.' -- Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States"

Mark Liponis (Author), Peter Johnson (Narrator)

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