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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 Womens
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 Lifes 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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