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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Shocking news reaches them--an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang's search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers, art forgers, and online fraudsters--as well as heartache close to home--Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim have no idea whom to trust. With the body count rising, the clock ticking...
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English
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Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home. Ever since her darling father's untimely death when she was only eighteen, Maud has lived in the family's spacious apartment in...
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English
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When her father, who had been ravaged by Alzheimer's for ten years, dies, Kay and her husband, Cyril, determined to one day die with dignity, take control of their final years by making a pact to exit the world together at the age of eighty.
Over ten years, Kay Wilkinson watched as Alzheimer's steadily eroded her father into a paranoid lunatic. Both medical professionals, Kay and her husband Cyril have seen too many elderly patients in similar states...
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English
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When Edward Schuyler, a modest and bookish sixty-two-year-old science teacher, is widowed, he finds himself ambushed by female attention. There are plenty of unattached women around, but a healthy, handsome, available man is a rare and desirable creature. Edward receives phone calls from widows seeking love, or at least lunch, while well-meaning friends try to set him up at dinner parties. Even an attractive married neighbor offers herself to him....
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English
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"A first computer can be confusing and intimidating at any age. Luckily, 'Computers For Seniors For Dummies' is here to help the over-55 crowd conquer the uncertainty and fear with clear-cut, easy-to-understand steps on how to get the most out of your new computer. Inside, you'll find step-by-step guidance on getting started, from turning the computer on and using the keyboard and mouse to finding your way around the new Windows 9 operating system....
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Language
English
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"[P]hysician and ... author Louise Aronson's Elderhood is a ... look at a vital but often disparaged stage of life. For more than 5,000 years, "old" has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will spend more years in elderhood than in childhood, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Yet at the very moment that humans are living longer than ever before, we've made old age into a disease,...
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English
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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!
It's portable, it's intuitive, and it's fun! Learn to take full advantage of all the incredible things your iPad can do with this friendly guide. From making video calls, navigating with Maps, and setting up your iCloud,...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
The exploding phenomenon of late-life divorce has resulted in a seismic shift in modern relationships. Author Bair explores the many reasons why older, long-married couples break up. Having conducted nearly four hundred interviews, Bair reveals some of the surprising motivations that lead to these drastic late-life splits, as well as the surprising turns life takes for all concerned after the divorce is final. Bair finds that, most often, women initiate...
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Publisher
Que
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"My Internet for Seniors helps you quickly and easily get online and start using everything the internet has to offer. With step-by-step tasks, large text, close-up screen shots, and a custom full-color interior designed for comfortable reading, you'll quickly be getting the most out of your online experience." - Publisher
15) 6-minute fitness at 60+: simple home exercises to reclaim strength, balance, and energy in 15 days
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Publisher
www.sixminutefitness.com
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Safe, simple exercises that help older adults retain muscle mass in order to lead healthier, more active lives.
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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
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.
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Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Part family memoir, part Studs Terkel, How To Live considers some unusual sources--deathbed confessions, late-in-life journals--as well as offering a rich compilation of interviews with the over-70 set to deliver a highly optimistic look at our dying days.
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