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When the cranes fly south : a novel / by Ridzén, Lisa,author.; Menzies, Alice,translator.;
"Bo is running out of time. Yet time is one of the few things he's got left. These days, his quiet existence is broken up only by daily visits from his home care team. Fortunately, he still has his beloved elkhound Sixten to keep him company ... though now his son, with whom Bo has had a rocky relationship, insists upon taking the dog away, claiming that Bo has grown too old to properly care for him. The threat of losing Sixten stirs up a whirlwind of emotion, leading Bo to take stock of his life, his relationships, and the imperfect way he's expressed his love over the years"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Fathers and sons; Old age; Dogs; Human-animal relationships;
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Happiness is a choice you make : lessons from a year among the oldest old / by Leland, John,1959-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Happiness in old age.; Older people.; Conduct of life.; Wisdom.;
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The second time around [videorecording] / by Marr, Leon,film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Soules, Sherry,screenwriter,film producer.; Thorson, Linda,1947-actor.; Margolin, Stuart,actor.; De Carteret, Laura,actor.; Del Grande, Louis,1943-actor.; Eastwood, Jane,actor.; Harrison, Alexis,actor.; Sancor,presenter.; Leader Media,presenter.; First-Run Features (Firm),publisher.;
Editor, Saul Pincus ; director of photography, Ludek Bogner.Linda Thorson, Stuart Margolin, Laura de Carteret, Louis del Grande, Jane Eastwood, Alexis Harrison.Katherine Mitchell (Linda Thorson), a widowed yet vibrant senior, wasn't looking for love a second time - not at her age, and certainly not with grumpy Isaac Shapiro (Stuart Margolin). Despite the nosey bunch of seniors in the residence where Katherine convalesces after breaking her hip, she and Isaac warm to each other over their shared love of music. Against unforeseen obstacles, their love blooms and together they set out to fulfill Katherine's lifelong dream of going to the opera in Milan.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD.
Subjects: Romance films.; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Widows; Older people; Operas; Old age homes;
For private home use only.
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Not nothing / by Forman, Gayle.;
When troubled twelve-year-old Alex is assigned to spend his summer volunteering at a senior living facility, he forms a unique bond with a Holocaust survivor and learns lessons that change the trajectory of his life.Ages 10 up.
Subjects: Jewish fiction.; Self-esteem; Friendship; Old age; Holocaust survivors; Jews;
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The secret diary of Hendrik Groen / by Groen, Hendrik,author.; Velmans, Hester,translator.; translation of:Groen, Hendrik.Attempts to make something of life.English.;
Subjects: Diary fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Older people; Old age homes; Retirement communities; Aging; Friendship; Diaries;
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Creative care : a revolutionary approach to dementia and elder care / by Basting, Anne Davis,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."MacArthur Genius recipient Anne Basting lays out her pioneering discoveries in applying creativity to treating and interacting with those suffering from dementia, bringing to this otherwise dark world both light and joy"--
Subjects: Dementia; Dementia; Older people; Memory disorders in old age.;
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Busted / by Gemeinhart, Dan.;
Twelve-year-old's Oscar and Natasha assist an ex-mobster retiree bust out of his retirement community in exchange for money to help Oscar and his grandfather to stay in their home.
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Retirement communities; Old age; Adventure and adventurers; Friendship; Grandfathers;
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Successful aging : a neuroscientist explores the power and potential of our lives / by Levitin, Daniel J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-474) and index."Author of the iconic bestsellers This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind, Daniel Levitin turns his keen insights to what happens in our brains as we age; why we should think about health span, not life span; and, based on a rigorous analysis of neuroscientific evidence, how you can make the most of your seventies, eighties, and nineties today, no matter how old you are now"--
Subjects: Brain; Brain; Neurophysiology.; Cognition in old age.; Aging.; Older people.;
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The one hundred years of Lenni and Margot : a novel / by Cronin, Marianne,author.;
"Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives on the Terminal Ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. Though the teenager has been told she's dying, she still has plenty of living to do. Joining the hospital's arts and crafts class, she meets the magnificent Margot, an 83-year-old, purple-pajama-wearing, fruitcake-eating rebel, who transforms Lenni in ways she never imagined. As their friendship blooms, a world of stories opens for these unlikely companions who, between them, have been alive for one hundred years. Though their days are dwindling, both are determined to leave their mark on the world. With the help of Lenni's doting palliative care nurse and Father Arthur, the hospital's patient chaplain, Lenni and Margot devise a plan to create one hundred paintings showcasing the stories of the century they have lived-stories of love and loss, of courage and kindness, of unexpected tenderness and pure joy. Though the end is near, life isn't quite done with these unforgettable women just yet. Delightfully funny and bittersweet, heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting, The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot reminds us of the preciousness of life as it considers the legacy we choose to leave, how we influence the lives of others even after we're gone, and the wonder of a friendship that transcends time.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Teenage girls; Older women; Female friendship; Terminally ill adolescents; Reminiscing in old age; Artists;
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Happily ever older : revolutionary approaches to long-term care / by Welsh, Moira,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Happily Ever Older reveals how the right living arrangements can create a vibrancy that defies age or ability. Reporter Moira Welsh has spent years investigating retirement homes and long-term care facilities and wants to tell the dangerous stories. Not the accounts of falls or bedsores or overmedication, but of seniors living with purpose and energy and love. Stories that could change the status quo. Welsh takes readers across North America and into Europe on a whirlwind tour of facilities with novel approaches to community living, including a day program in a fake town out of the 1950s, a residence where seniors school their student roommates in beer pong, and an aging-in-place community in a forest where everyone seems to have a pet or a garden or both. The COVID-19 pandemic cruelly showed us that social isolation is debilitating, and Welsh tells stories of elders living with friendship, new and old, in their later years. Happily Ever Older is a warm, inspiring blueprint for change, proof that instead of warehousing seniors, we can create a future with strong "--
Subjects: Older people; Older people; Old age homes.; Long-term care facilities.;
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