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Aging Bodies
AltaMira Press 2003; US$ 33.95Western thought traditionally divides the human being into a body-mind dualism; the first examines the physical body and the second focuses upon psychological and social aspects of aging. Christopher A. Faircloth's edited volume of original pieces attempts to bridge this rift: reinserting the physical back into gerontology's study of aging. Faircloth... more...
Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 33, 2013
Springer Publishing Company 2013; US$ 109.00Developed countries and certain regions of economically emerging nations have displaying a rapidly growing population of the oldest-old-nonagenarians, centenarians, and supercentenarians. As this trend continues, we must redirect some of our research on aging to the experience of advanced old age and discovering individual and community factors that... more...
Forever Young
Scientific American 2013; US$ 3.99Today, an infant born in the US will probably live to see his or her 78th birthday, a 20- year-plus increase over the average lifespan a century ago. While living well into the 80s and 90s is becoming more and more attainable, how many more years can humanity expect to gain? The two main barriers are accumulated damage to cells and organs that occurs... more...
Outdoor Environments for People with Dementia
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 85.00Learn how gardens and parks can be beneficial to residents Mounting evidence reveals that nature and outdoor environments provide individuals with dementia greater enjoyment in life, lower stress levels, and positive changes to physical well-being. Outdoor Environments for People with Dementia explores how fulfilling the fundamental genetically based... more...
Gay and Gray
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95In the absence of accurate information, American culture has upheld a distorted view of what it means to be an older gay man. Gay and Gray is the first and only scholarly full-length treatment of older gay men in America today. It breaks the stereotype that older gay men are strange, lonely creatures and reveals that most older gay men are well-adjusted... more...
Intergenerational Approaches in Aging
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 46.95In Intergenerational Approaches in Aging: Implications for Education, Policy, and Practice, leading practitioners and academics from a variety of disciplines come together to discuss theoretical issues, current practice, and future directions for this rapidly developing field. The authors address key topics such as defining the intergenerational field,... more...
The Way of the Dog
Coffee House Press 2012; US$ 12.99A disillusioned artist looks for meaning in the wreckage of his life, and finds it in unexpected places. more...
The Craft of Life Course Research
Guilford Publications 2009; US$ 46.00This book brings together prominent investigators to provide a comprehensive guide to doing life course research, including an 'inside view' of how they designed and carried out influential longitudinal studies. Using vivid examples, the contributors trace the connections between early and later experience and reveal how researchers and graduate... more...
Before I Croak
GLAS New Russian Writing 2013; US$ 13.00A woman looking back on her life in 2039 skewers her generation with witty commentary and deft perception. more...
Feminism and Autobiography
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 64.95Featuring essays by leading feminist scholars from a variety of disciplines, this key text explores the latest developments in autobiographical studies. The collection is structured around the inter-linked concepts of genre, inter-subjectivity and memory. Whilst exemplifying the very different levels of autobiographical activity going on in feminist... more...









