Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Loving later life Loving later life Frits de Lange This book encourages loving care of self and others during the last season of life. Is loving later life possible? In our youth-obsessed culture, nobody enjoys growing old. We normally fear our own a… OL17080955W
Aging, biotechnology, and the future Aging, biotechnology, and the future Green, Robert C.,Michael A. Smyer From the Publisher: This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary collection examines how advances in medicine and technology are affecting the aging process and the lives of elderly persons. In analyzing the… OL17923663W
Taking sides Taking sides Andrew M. Guest Is a debate style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in human development across the stages of our lives. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading sociologists, psyc… OL27306961W
Slow Man Slow Man J. M. Coetzee A masterful new novel from one of the greatest writers alive. Paul Rayment is on the threshold of a comfortable old age when a calamitous cycling accident results in the amputation of a leg. Humil… OL500443W
Everyman Everyman Philip A. Roth "The fate of Roth's everyman is traced from his first shocking confrontation with death on the idyllic beaches of his childhood summers, through the family trials and professional achievements of his… OL74656W