"Looking at my patients and their families, I have a remarkable view not just of lives well lived, but of deep commitment and love. I wouldn't trade that for the world." ~ from David Dosa's Making Rounds with Oscar
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| Please Don't Bite the Baby (And Please Don't Chase the Dogs): Keeping our Kids... by Lisa J. EdwardsIn Please Don't Bite the Baby (And Please Don't Chase the Dogs), professional dog trainer Lisa Edwards relates how she introduced her first child to a house full of rambunctious animals. In an intriguing twist, Edwards' dog training techniques proved useful both in helping her dogs accept her son and in teaching him how to relate to the family's furry housemates. Recognizing that dogs can become aggressive in new and (to them) threatening situations, she shows how to ensure everyone's safety. Alternating personal anecdotes with sections full of specific, practical training tips, Edwards offers expectant dog lovers healthy and easy-to-manage ways to plan ahead for the baby's arrival. |
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| The Joy of Half a Cookie: Using Mindfulness to Lose Weight and End the... by Jean Kristeller with Alisa BowmanIf you've experienced the frustration of relying on willpower to achieve weight loss, here's a new approach designed to reshape your relationship with food and make eating more enjoyable -- while still dropping the pounds. In The Joy of Half a Cookie, psychologist Jean Kristeller presents her Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training technique. Noticing the texture and flavor of food, being aware of how the body indicates it's satisfied, and making good food choices can eliminate struggles with cravings and the guilt that follows failure of willpower. Providing ample practical advice on calories and grocery shopping, along with a goal-setting guide and checklist, this book has much more to offer than "half a cookie." |
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Become a Fat-burning Machine : The 12-week Diet
by Mike Berland
A marketing researcher and marathon runner who successfully managed a metabolic syndrome and a former Olympic triathlon coach draw on expert nutritional advice to explain how to calibrate a diet and exercise regime to prevent the body from storing extra weight.
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| Strong: Nine Workout Programs for Women to Burn Fat, Boost Metabolism, and... by Lou Schuler and Alwyn CosgroveWorkout routines and weight training offer both fitness and a sense of accomplishment. In this comprehensive guide designed especially for women, Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove (developers of the New Rules On Lifting) show how women can train effectively by using the same techniques as men. Providing helpful background information on strength and musculature as well as diet and weight control, they follow with an explanation of their training program. A chapter on specific exercises covers the hows and whys of core training, lower and upper body exercises, safety, and more. Tips for beginners and a section on weight equipment and how to use it complete the book's presentation. |
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| First Bite: How We Learn to Eat by Bee WilsonAccording to acclaimed food writer Bee Wilson (author of Consider the Fork), humans have to learn which foods taste good and which are good for us -- we're not born with the knowledge of how to eat right. In First Bite, Wilson examines the many factors that influence the development of our food habits. She also discusses the potential for changing those habits later in life. If our early experiences -- influenced by family and peers but also by mass marketing -- lead to eating disorders or simply to poor nutritional patterns, we can decide to modify our eating behavior. Drawing on personal stories as well as case studies and cultural histories, this entertaining presentation offers much food for thought. |
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Life Reimagined : The Science, Art, and Opportunity of Midlife
by Barbara Bradley Hagerty
An award-winning journalist exposes the myth of the midlife crisis, drawing on emerging information from the fields of neurology, psychology, biology, genetics and sociology and explains that it should instead be about fresh possibilities, transformation and plotting new courses.
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Alive, Alive Oh! : And Other Things That Matter by Diana AthillThe award-winning author of Somewhere Towards the End reflects on her first 98 years with unsentimental and candid observations about the remarkable experiences, memories and unregretted decisions that have sustained her into old age.
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Focus on: Aging and the End of Life
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| How We Age: A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Growing Old by Marc E. AgroninGeriatric psychiatrist Marc Agronin invites readers to a hopeful appreciation of people in the late stages of life by depicting the experiences of a number of elderly patients. In How We Age, he describes how medical staff may misinterpret physical symptoms and misunderstand their patients' needs. Countering these unfortunate examples of lapses in care with anecdotes about the positive effects of creative new activities, he argues for treating the oldest elders with dignity and greater attention. Employing dry humor, realistic evaluations, and a "literate, generous, and compassionate" (Publishers Weekly) approach, Agronin shows how an increasingly isolated population can be encouraged to thrive and even bloom. |
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Keep Moving : And Other Tips and Truths About Aging by Dick Van DykeA movie and TV star, as he approaches his 90th birthday, Dick Van Dyke shares how to embrace old age with a positive attitude. By the New York Times best-selling author of My Lucky Life. 100,000 first printing.
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Do Not Go Quietly : A Guide to Living Consciously and Aging Wisely for People Who weren't Born Yesterday by George Cappannelli Winner of 9 national book awards, Do Not Go Quietly is an inspiring call to action and guide to a life of greater meaning, consciousness, and passion for those "who weren't born yesterday" GenXers, Boomers, and Elders. It also speaks honestly and eloquently to those under 40 who want to better navigate the path ahead and better understand the world for which they will soon be responsible. It reminds us all that when we turn away from what we are passionate about, we dim the light of our intellect, depress our energies, diminish our health, and prevent ourselves from achieving the very thing we came here to this earth to accomplish living the lives we were born to live. So, if you are in, or are approaching the second half of life, this book invites you to take the matter of how and why you live back into your own hands. It encourages you to use the tremendous power and resources available to you to ensure that you do not slip quietly and meekly into the background, but instead live your life with the dignity, purpose, and quality of experience you deserve."
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Fast After 50 : How to Race Strong for the Rest of Your Life by Joe Friel"Fast After 50" is for every endurance athlete who wants to stay fast for years to come. For runners, cyclists, triathletes, swimmers, and cross-country skiers, getting older doesn't have to mean getting slower. Drawing from the most current research on aging and sports performance, Joe Friel--America's leading endurance sports coach--shows how athletes can race strong and stay healthy well past age 50. In his groundbreaking book "Fast After 50," Friel offers a smart approach for athletes to ward off the effects of age. Friel shows athletes how to extend their racing careers for decades--and race to win."Fast After 50" presents guidelines for high-intensity workouts, focused strength training, recovery, crosstraining, and nutrition for high performance: How the body's response to training changes with age, how to adapt your training plan, and how to avoid overtraining, how to shed body fat and regain muscle density and how to create a progressive plan for training, rest, recovery, and competition. In "Fast After 50," Joe Friel shows athletes that age is just a number--and race results are the only numbers that count.
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| Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death by Katy ButlerIn this "honest and compassionate" (Kirkus Reviews) examination of end-of-life care, author Katy Butler uses her parents' difficult deaths to argue for a less invasive, more humane approach. Caring for Butler's father -- who had a pacemaker installed before minor surgery, allowing his heart to pump blood into a severely deteriorating body and mind -- caused much anguish for Butler's mother, the primary caregiver. When her own end neared, she refused treatment. In addition to contemplating her parents' experiences, Butler offers a general discussion of the benefits and pitfalls of prolonging life and the political and technological factors that interfere with patient preferences. |
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| Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat by David DosaAuthor David Dosa is a geriatrician who works with patients living in a dementia ward. During his visits, he heard from the staff about a cat called Oscar that apparently could tell when a patient was near death. In Making Rounds with Oscar, Dosa explains how he began to notice Oscar's behavior for himself: the cat would curl up with a dying patient, stay with the patient's family, or wait outside a closed door until allowed in. Weaving anecdotes about Oscar into informative discussions about advanced dementia, Dosa provides an accessible and thought-provoking view of life for dementia patients and their families and the specialized and sympathetic care they need. |
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| Saying Goodbye to Someone You Love: Your Journey Through End of Life and Grief by Norine Dresser and Fredda WassermanIn Saying Goodbye to Someone You Love, folklorist Norine Dresser and family therapist Fredda Wasserman present both anecdotal examples and practical advice about approaching the end of life. Covering issues such as how to discuss the subject of death, caring for the terminally ill, the last moments of life, and the grieving process, the authors provide an accessible resource that includes "everything one needs to know and more" (Library Journal). For another book on the subject, focused more on communicating with physicians and preparing advance directives, look for Angelo Volandes' The Conversation. |
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| The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years after 50 by Sara Lawrence-LightfootAccording to sociologist and MacArthur Foundation board chair Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, getting older can provide new ways to enjoy life. Terming the period between ages 50 and 75 the "third chapter" of life, Lawrence-Lightfoot relates the stories of people who have developed untapped talents and achieved deferred goals after age 50. While embracing new experiences can be unsettling, the resulting stress can promote healing and renewal. The Third Chapter's vividly drawn, inspiring portraits of people in this phase of life, based on interviews collected during two years of travel, offers new perspectives on aging for both individuals and American society. |
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