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Adams K, Corrigan JM. Priority Areas for National Action: Transforming Health Care Quality.(2002). National Academies Press. $32.00, List Price: $25.60, Web Discount Price

Albom M. Tuesdays With Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man, and the Last Great Lesson. 1997. Doubleday. HC $19.95; AU $23.95.

Barry D. Dave Barry Turns 50. 1998. Crown Pub. PB $12.95; AU $18.

Beckford R. Still Groovin: Affirmations for Women in the Second Half of Life. 2000. Sourcebooks Trade. PB $12.95.

Birnbach L, Marx P, Hodgman A, Owen D. 1,003 Great Things about Getting Older. 1997. Andrews McMeel Pub.

Blaike A. Ageing and Popular Culture. 1999. Cambridge Univ Press. PB $24.95.

Bolton M. Didn't My Skin Used to Fit? 2000. Bethany House. PB $8.99.

Canfield J. Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of People Sixty and Over. 2000. Health Communications. PB $16.95.

Cantor D. What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up: Starting the Next Chapter of Your Life. 2001. Little Brown & Co. HC $22.95.

Carlsen MB. Creative Aging: A Meaning-Making Perspective. 1996. WW Norton & Co.

Carter J. The Virtues of Aging. 1998. Ballantine Books. PB $9.95; AU Dove Books: $16.

Cole TR, Winkler MG. The Oxford Book of Aging: Reflections on the Journey of Life. 1994. Oxford Univ Press. HC $30.

Dass R. Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying. 2000. Riverhead Books. HC $22.22; AU HighBridge Co.: $18.95.

De Beauvoir Simone. The Coming of Age. 1996. WW Norton & Co.

Downs H. Fifty to Forever. 1994. Thomas Nelson.

Erikson E, Erikson JM, Kivnick HQ. Vital Involvement in Old Age. 1994. WW Norton & Co.

Friedan B. The Fountain of Age. 1993. Simon & Schuster.

Gaines EJ. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. 1999. Econo-Clad Books. PB $5.99; AU $56.

Geist B. The Big Five-OH!: Fearing, Facing, and Fighting Fifty. 1998. Morrow, William & Co. PB $12.

Gill B. Late Bloomers. 1998. Artisan.

Gordon HH. Age is a Laughing Matter: How to Laugh Through the Second Half of Your Life. 1999. Anacade International. PB $8.95.

Greene B. The 50 Year Dash: The Feelings, Foibles and Fears of Being Half a Century Old. 1996. Doubleday.

Gubrium J. Aging and Everyday Life. 2000. Blackwell Pub. PB $39.95.

Handbook of Geriatric Assessment, Third Edition (2003). Assessment technology used by health care professionals, social workers, and researchers working with older adults. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. (800) 832-0034.

Harris M. Jubilee Time: Celebrating Women, Spirit, and the Advent of Age. 1996. Bantam Books.

Hauser SC. Full Moon: Reflections on Turning Fifty. 1996. Papier-Mache Press.

Hawthorne LS. Finishing Touches. 1998. Elder Books.

Health, United States, 2002. National Center for Health Statistics; 2002. Hyattsville, MD: US Dept of Health and Human Services; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Heilbrun CG. The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty. 1998. Dell Pub. PB $12.

Hillman J. The Force of Character: And the Lasting Life. 2000. Ballantine Books. PB $14; AU Random House: $24.

Jerome J. On Turning Sixty-Five. 2000. Random House. HC $24.95.

Josefowitz N. Too Wise to Want to Be Young Again: A Witty View of How to Stop Counting the Years & Start Living Them. 1995. Blue Mountain Press.

Komaiko L. Am I Old Yet?: A True Story of a Timeless Friendship. 2000. Griffin Trade. PB $12.95.

Lansky B. Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older. 1996. Meadowbrook Press. PB $7.

Markson EW and Hollis-Sawyer LA. Intersections of Aging: Readings in Social Gerontology. 2000. Los Angeles: Roxbury Publishing Co.

Martz SH. If I Had My Life to Live Over I Would Pick More Daisies. 1992. Papier-Mache.

Martz SH. When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple. 1991. Papier-Mache.

Martz SH & Coe S. Generation to Generation. 1998. Papier-Mache.Olshansky SJ. The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging. 2001. WW Norton & Co. HC $25.95.

Moody HR. Concepts and Controversies: Fourth Edition. 2002. Pine Forge Press. PB $69.95.

Pipher MB. Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders. 1999. Riverhead Books. PB $13.95; AU $18.

Plummer RH. Age 60 to 120 - Live it Up in the New Millennium. 2000. Proctor Pub. PB $11.95.

Posner BM, Levine E. Nutrition services for older Americans. In Chernoff R, ed.: Geriatric Nutrition: The Health Professional's Handbook. Gaithersburg, Maryland: Aspen Publishers, Inc.;1991.

Powell DH. The Nine Myths of Aging: Maximizing the Quality of Later Life. 1998. W.H. Freeman & Co.

Raines R. A Time to Live: 7 Steps of Creative Aging. 1998. Plume.

Rivers J. Don't Count the Candles: Just Keep the Fire Lit! 1999. Harper Collins. PB $6.99; AU $18

Rosenblatt R. Rules for Aging: Resist Normal Impulses, Live Longer, Attain Perfection. 2000. Harcourt Brace. HC $18.

Rowe JW, Kahn RL. Successful Aging. 1998. Pantheon Books. PB $12.95.

Rubin BM. Fifty on Fifty: Wisdom, Inspiration and Reflections on Women’s Lives Well Lived. 1998. Warner Books.

Schachter-Shalomi Z. From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older. 1995. Warner Books.$13.99.

Schrader C. 1001 Things Everyone Over 55 Should Know: 1999. Main Street Books. PB $14.95.

Sheehy G. New Passages: Mapping Your Life Across Time. 1996. Ballantine Books.

Seuss Dr. You're Only Old Once! 1986. Random House. HC $19.95.

Research: Successful Approaches (2003). Comprehensive handbook to planning, executing, presenting and evaluating various types of research. Includes biomarkers in nutrition research, research in diet and human genetics, behavioral theory-based research and more. American Dietetic Association. (800) 877-1600 ext. 5000.

Swartz S. Juicy Tomatoes: Plain Truths, Dumb Lies, and Sisterly Advice About Life After 50. 2000. New Harbinger Pub. PB $13.95.

Viorst J. Forever Fifty and Other Negotiations. 1996. Simon & Schuster. HC $13.95.

Viorst J. Suddenly 60: And Other Shocks of Later Life. 2000. Simon & Schuster. HC $15.

Wachter KW, Finch CE. Between Zeus and the Salmon: The Biodemography of Longevity. 1997. National Academies Press. $58.00, List Price; $46.40, Web Discount Price.

Wacker RR, Roberto K and Piper LE. Community Resources For Older Adults: Programs and Services in an Era of Change. 2002.

Wallis V. Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival. 1994. Harperperennial Library. PB $11; AU $17.95.

Weaver F. The Girls with Grandmother Faces: A Celebration of Life’s Potential for Those Over 55. 1996. Hyperion.

Willis Zoglio S. Create a Life That Tickles Your Soul: Finding Peace, Passion, and Purpose. 1999. Tower Hill Press. PB $14.95.

Wu O. Turning 50: Fifty Personal Celebrations. 2000. Andrews McMeel Pub. HC. $14,95.

KEY: AU = audio; HC = hardcover; PB = paperback.

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Reference Books

Alexis J. Joan Walker, Diana White, M.Manoogian-O'Dell, Lori McGraw, Diana White, Margaret Manoofian-Odell. Families in Later Life: Connections and Transitions-1st ed. $43.95

Beers MH, Berkow R. The Merck Manual of Geriatrics. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck & Co.; 2000.

Berg RL, Cassells JS eds. The Second Fifty Years: Promoting health and preventing disability. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1990.

Carolyn breeding, Donna Foster. Cost-Effective Recipes for 10 to 100; 1989 $75.00

Chernoff R. Geriatric Nutrition: The Health Professional's Handbook, 2nd Edition. Gaithersburg, Maryland: Aspen Pub.; 1999.

Craig L. Russell CM, ed. Nutrition and Aging. Ross Laboratories. 1991.

Evans W, Rosenberg IH. Biomarkers: The 10 Determinants of Aging You Can Control. New York: Simon & Schuster; 1991.

Fred C. Pampel, Social Inequality, and Public Policy-1st ed. $26.95

Ham RJ, ed. Primary Care, Clinics in Office Practice:Nutr Old Age. 1994;21(1).

Ham RJ. Primary Care. Nutrition in Old Age. Vol. 21. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.; 1994.

Handbook of Geriatric Assessment, Third Edition (2003). For professionals, this text addresses assessment technology used by health care professionals, social workers, and researchers working with a variety of older adult populations. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. (800) 832-0034.

Hartz SC, Rosenberg IH, Russell RM, eds. Nutrition in the Elderly. Boston Nutritional Survey. London UK: Smith-Gordon; 1992.

Kaye LW. Home Health Care. Newbury Park, California: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 1992.

Leslie A. Morgan, Suzanne Kunkel. The Social Context 2nd ed.;2001 $59.95

Managed Care Medicine. A special supplement to The Official Journal of the National Association of Managed Care Physicians. February 1995.

Mary Molt, Food for Fifty; 11th ed.; august 2000 $92.00

Morley JE, Glick Z, Rubenstein LZ. Geriatric Nutrition: A Comprehensive Review. 2nd Ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995.

Morley JE, Miller DK. Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Focus on Nutrition. Vol. 15. New York: Springer Publishing Co.; 1996.

Research: Successful Approaches (2003). For professionals, this handbook is a comprehensive guide to planning, executing, presenting and evaluating various types of research. Includes biomarkers in nutrition research, research in diet and human genetics, behavioral theory-based research and more. American Dietetic Association. (800) 877-1600 ext.5000

Roe DA. Geriatric Nutrition, 3rd Edition. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc.; 1992.

Schlenker ED. Nutrition in Aging. 3rd Edition. Boston: WCB/McGraw-Hill. 1998.

Vellas BJ, Sachet P, Baumgartner RJ. Nutritional Intervention and the Elderly. Paris: Serdi Publishing Co.; 1995.

Watson RR. Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged. 2nd Ed. Boca Raton: CRC Press; 1994.

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