Aging
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Passages
by Gail Sheehy
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The Virtues Of Aging
by Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, is the author of thirteen previous books. In 1982 he became University Distinguished Professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and founded The Carter Center, which addresses national and international issues of public policy and attempts to promote democracy, protect human rights, and prevent disease and other afflictions. In 1991, President Carter launched The Atlanta Project (TAP), a communitywide effort to...
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Corrigan
by Caroline Blackwood
Caroline Blackwood (1931-1996) was born into a rich Anglo-Irish aristocratic family. She rebelled against her background at an early age and led a hectic and bohemian life, which included marriages to the painter Lucian Freud, the pianist and composer Israel Citkowitz, and the poet Robert Lowell. In the 1970s Blackwood began to write. Among her books are several novels, including Great Granny Webster and Corrigan (both available asNYRB Classics); On the Perimeter, an account...
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Aging Books & Ephemera
Passages
by Sheehy, Gail
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The Third Third : A Physician's Guide to a Healthy, Happy, Longer Life
by Connally, Tom
NY: Bright Sky Press, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Inscribed by Author(s). Hard cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings noted. Inscription signed by author on title page; see photo (signature not authenticated.) Dust jacket in very good condition; has been price clipped.* From the book, ""Sixty is no longer old. Now men and women who reach age sixty in a healthy condition can reasonably expect to live into their late eighties or early nineties. Sixty...
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CA$20.05
PRIME TIME
by Fonda, Jane
New York, NY: Random House., 2011. FIRST PRINTING with a full number line 1-10 of the STATED FIRST EDITION . Book condition is Near Fine. Previous owners small note on rear free endpaper. Dust Jacket is Near Fine. Not Price Clipped. 6.5 x 9.5 Inches in size. SIGNED by JANE FONDA on the Title page with no other inscriptions. FIRST EDITION HARDBACK Profusely Illustrated with B&W photographs
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CA$24.82
They Must Have Seen Me Coming
by BRINDLEY, Louise
New York: St. Martins Press, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Book club edition. 278pp. Spine ends sunned, spine slightly cocked, very good in a good only dust jacket with small chips and tears along the extremities. Brindley's humorous tales from working with the aged.
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CA$27.66
Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life
by Gail Sheehy
Ballantine Books, 2006. Paperback. New. 0030-anniversary edition. 576 pages. 9.00x5.00x0.50 inches.
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CA$53.03
Passages
by Sheehy, Gail
Bantam, 1977. Mass Market Paperback Paperback. GOOD/NOT ISSUED. • Binding: Mass Market Paperback • 1977 • small tear on front cover, edgewear •
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CA$4.15
The Inner Work of Age
by Zweig, Connie
Trade paperback. Very little wear. The spine is square and creaseless and the pages are clean and tight.
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CA$20.74
Age Power: How the 21st Century Will Be Ruled by the New Old
by Dychtwald, Ken
Jeremy P Tarcher, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4th Printing Hard cover in very good condition with blue boards showing shadow of a stain on bottom front board. Red end papers; front free end paper has inscription ""To Life !"" in bold black marker followed by what looks like someone's initial. Otherwise interior text block clean & tight; no other writing or markings noted. Dust jacket very good but with discoloration on the verso (appears to be offset...
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CA$17.29
Showing Up for the Golden Years
by Higler, Marielle
Snohomish, WA: Snohomish Publishing Company, 2009. Soft cover. Very Good. Inscribed by Author. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. Book has an inscription signed by author on first page (signature not authenticated.) * From the book, ""May this writing be the beginning of a beautiful journey for you into the wisdom years of your life."" ""Although I don't know the percentages, it seems that a large number of Americans go through life in...
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CA$20.05
The Long History of Old Age
by Pat [Ed] Thane
New York: Thames and Hudson, 2006. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.
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CA$138.30
50+ : Igniting a Revolution to Reinvent America
by Novelli, Bill with Boe Workman
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing By AARP. Hardcover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight with no markings noted. Dust jacket very good. * From the jacket flap, "". . . a groundbreaking look at the revolution that's going on right now among 78 million American baby boomers. From age 50 on up, Americans are refusing to rock away their retirement. They're starting new careers, rallying for causes close to their hearts,...
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CA$17.29
Passages : Predictable Crises of Adult Life
by Sheehy, Gail
Toronto: Bantam, 1981. slight wear to covers and cover edges, otherwise book clean and tight. Reprint. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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CA$18.08
Alive, Alive Oh! And Other Things That Matter
by Athill, Diana
London: Granta. 2015. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. 168 pages. At the age of 98, notable publisher and literary figure, Diana Athill shares the things that matter towards the end of a long life. In warm, engaging prose she describes the bucolic pleasures of her grandmother's garden and the wonders of travelling as a young woman in Europe after the end of the Second World War. As...
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CA$22.60
Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiving Stories 58 Authors Share Their Inspiring Personal Experiences
by Alzauthors
Independently Published. Very Good. 2018. Paperback. 1729197647 . Practically Like New. The book is in great overall condition, showing only minor cosmetic wear.; An Alzauthors Anthology; 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.9 inches; 365 pages .
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CA$41.48
Romanian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics Vol 4 #1 1983 (Parkinson's disease) (Atherosclerosis)
by Romanian Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Bucharest: National Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics. Fair. 1983. Softcover. Magazine cover is in fair condition, the spine is mostly worn away and all edges are worn. Some articles are "Theoretical and practical aspects of chemotherapeutic techniques in the retardation of the aging process" "Assessment criteria for the biological age and the effectiveness of the eutrophic therapy" " Aspects of the prevention of pathologic aging by Gerovital H3 treatment" "...
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CA$13.83
Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence
by Sheehy, Gail
William Morrow, 2010. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with light teal boards, dark teal spine cloth and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From a review by Bill Moyers, "". . . caregiving is among the most universal and least understood experiences that we...
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CA$22.82
Stark Raving Elvis
by William McCranor Henderson
Simon & Schuster, 1987. Softcover. Aging; A novel about hopes and crumbling dreams of people who refuses to let youth go. (217 Pgs.) BOOK VG.
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CA$17.91
A Good Age
by COMFORT, Alex
Melbourne: Macmillan. 1977. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. DJ spine a touch faded. Black & white illustrations by Michael Leonard. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 224pages.. Guidposts for ageing with dignity and vitality. . Hardback.
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CA$13.56
Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life
by SHEEHY, Gail
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Later printing. 393pp. Boards slightly splayed, rear hinge cracked, very good in a price-clipped good only dust jacket with top edge chipped and fraying along front panel and spine, a moderate creased tear on the bottom of rear panel and a few other small creases and tears. A road map for adult life from one's 20s to their 50s and beyond.
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CA$27.66
A Widow's Story - A Memoir
by Oates, Joyce Carol
New York: Ecco - an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2011. Third printing. Hardcover. Good/good. Signed and inscribed by award winning author Joyce Carol Oates on the title page "To Rosie" in blue ink. A good plus copy, black hardcover with red spine titles. Third printing in dustjacket. Bending to the spine tips and a bump to the lower corner, joint-ward. Binding is solid but lacking tightness as if read through. Clean and unmarked other than the author's signature. Unclipped jacket is also...
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CA$20.74
Aging And Ethics. Philosophical Problems in Gerontology
by Jecker, Nancy S. [Editor]
Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press. 1991. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Previous owners small, neat signature to title page. 394 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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CA$45.20
Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life
by SHEEHY, Gail
New York: Bantam Books, 1977. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Page margins lightly age-toned, covers slightly worn with a few small chips, creases and scratches, spine with reader's creases, about very good. A road map for adult life from one's 20s to their 50s and beyond.
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CA$27.66
