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Gerontology

  • 100 Plusby Sonia Arrison

    Basic Books 2011; US$ 16.99

    Humanity is on the cusp of an exciting longevity revolution. The first person to live to 150 years has probably already been born.   What will your life look like when you live to be over 100? Will you be healthy? Will your marriage need a sunset clause? How long will you have to work? Will you finish one career at sixty-five only to go back to... more...

  • 100 Simple Secrets of the Best Half of Lifeby David Niven

    HarperCollins 2009; US$ 9.99

    Practical advice on how to thrive in the second half of your life, based on scientific studies. The sixth book in the bestselling 100 Simple Secrets series. What do people who relish the second half of their lives do differently than those who dread getting older? Sociologists, therapists and psychiatrists have spent entire careers investigating... more...

  • 101 Careers in Gerontologyby C. Joanne Grabinski

    Springer Publishing Company 2007; US$ 25.00

    This book is a ?career guide? that will help readers explore job paths and positions that are established, emerging, and potential in the world of professional gerontology. The book intertwines career position profiles with interviews with individuals who currently hold some of the positions. 68 profiles cover 100 different career positions and the... more...

  • Active Ageing in the European Unionby Kate A. Hamblin

    Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 90.00

    This book explores the adoption of 'active ageing' policies by EU15 nations and the impact on older peoples' work and retirement policy options. Policies examined include unemployment benefits, active labour market policies, partial pension receipt, pension principles, early retirement and incentives for deferral. more...

  • The Activity Year Bookby Anni Bowden; Nancy Lewthwaite

    Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2009; US$ 49.95

    For care staff looking after older people, coming up with ideas for activities to keep their residents engaged and stimulated can be challenging. The Activity Year Book solves this problem, offering week by week themed activities. It has activities relating to every important date in the calendar, encouraging discussion around these events. more...

  • Advances in the Economics of Agingby David A. Wise

    University of Chicago Press 2007; US$ 45.00

    This volume presents innovative research on issues of importance to the well-being of older persons: labor market behavior, health care, housing and living arrangements, and saving and wealth. Specific topics include the effect of labor market rigidities on the employment of older workers; the effect on retirement of the availability of continuation... more...

  • Age Discriminationby John Macnicol

    Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 36.00

    A unique interdisciplinary analysis of the age discrimination debate in Britain and the USA. more...

  • Age Discriminationby Malcolm Sargeant

    Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 124.95

    Age Discrimination looks at how both young and old can be penalised by prejudice against their age group. This comprehensive new book is essential to practitioners responsible for HR issues, finance, operations, service delivery, quality and customer relations, and for those with a policy focus or academic interest in diversity issues. more...

  • Age Smartby Jeffrey Rosensweig; Betty Liu

    Pearson Education 2006; US$ 29.99

    Americans are embracing an entirely new way of aging: one that's based on staying productive, staying active, and staying young in body and mind. Jeffrey A. Rosensweig and Betty Liu share strategies for bringing together all the elements of a long, happy, fulfilling, connected life. Starting today, you'll learn how to take advantage of the latest... more...

  • Age Worksby Beverly Goldberg

    Free Press 2008; Not Available

    A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader. more...