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The biology of senescence The biology of senescence Alex Comfort You will take little comfort in this book by Alex Comfort. Senescence is the science of ageing, decline and death. This book is unusually for Alex Comfort a hard read. If you can read it you are a be… OL1174222W
Little old ladies Little old ladies Franziska Kalch Describes some of the known and unknown characteristics of little old ladies. OL13477873W
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Lisa See Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer in Yongming County, and to her family is just another mouth to feed until she can be married off. But when she is six years old she is brought before the ambit… OL14927217W
Growing old in America Growing old in America Elaine Landau Discusses aspects of growing old in America, such as retirement, senior citizen centers and communities, financial matters, and health problems. OL15040220W
Rudy's memory walk Rudy's memory walk Gloria Velásquez As high school senior Rudy adjusts his attitudes toward the elderly when his senile grandmother has to move in with his family, his girlfriend encourages him to talk with a friend's mother who has si… OL15082076W
Murphy's mansion Murphy's mansion Elaine K. McEwan Between worrying about his mother's dates and dealing with an unusual new girl in his sixth grade class, Josh tries to learn more about the Murphy mansion and the old woman who lives there. OL15104953W
Not Dead Yet Not Dead Yet Julia Neuberger Why we need to be better at ageing...Julia Neuberger addresses the question of what life will actually be like for us as we get old, and suggests answers for making our later years as good as when we… OL15171058W
Soup for supper Soup for supper Phyllis Root A wee small woman catches a giant taking the vegetables from her garden and finds that they can share both vegetable soup and friendship. OL15273754W
Best foot forward Best foot forward Joan Bauer In this sequel to the beloved Rules of the Road, Jenna Boller is dripping with newfound maturity after her life-altering summer on the road. She has a job she loves at Gladstone Shoes, a best friend … OL15834808W
Senior moments are murder Senior moments are murder Mike Befeler Imagine waking up in a place you didn't recognize, not remembering anything from the day before and then finding a dead body. Cantankerous octogenarian Paul Jacobson must solve a series of murders wh… OL16190680W
Honey, Baby, Sweetheart Honey, Baby, Sweetheart Deb Caletti In the summer of her junior year, sixteen-year-old Ruby McQueen and her mother, both nursing broken hearts, set out on a journey to reunite an elderly woman with her long-lost love, and in the proces… OL17740627W
Mile-high apple pie Mile-high apple pie Laura Langston As time passes, this little girl grows up and her grandma grows older. Even if at times coming to terms with Grandma's not remembering is difficult, there are still some very special things Grandma d… OL17836721W
Rose meets Mr. Wintergarten Rose meets Mr. Wintergarten Bob Graham Rumor has it that Rose's neighbor, Mr. Wintergarten, has a pet crocodile that eats children. So when Rose's ball flies over his fence, she's scared to retrieve it. But when she bravely sets out to go… OL17898899W
Always Gramma Always Gramma Vaunda Micheaux Nelson A loving grandchild describes what it is like when Gramma becomes increasingly confused and forgetful, to the point that she can no longer take care of herself. OL1945732W
I remember, cried Grandma Pinky I remember, cried Grandma Pinky Jan Wahl Lisa loves to hear Grandma Pinky tell stories about the old days, but she worries when Grandma becomes forgetful about more recent activities. OL19458247W
Aging Aging Edward Edelson Surveys issues dealing with the process of aging, including the difference between generations in both physical and mental capacities and the treatment of the elderly. OL1954447W
The old, old man and the very little boy The old, old man and the very little boy Kristine L. Franklin As he listens to Old Father's stories each day, a little boy asks if his friend has ever been young, but only after he has grown old himself, does he understand Old Father's answer. OL1954677W
Out of time Out of time Lynne Segal "A brave book with a polemical argument on the paradoxes, struggles and advantages of aging. How old am I? Don't ask, don't tell. As the baby boomers approach their sixth or seventh decade, they are … OL19706428W
Aging with wisdom Aging with wisdom Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle xvi, 206 pages : 22 cm OL19725794W
A carnival of losses A carnival of losses Arthur Morey,Donald Hall "New essays from the vantage point of very old age, once again "alternately lyrical and laugh-out-loud funny, "* from the former poet laureate of the United States *(New York Times)"-- OL19748053W
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