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Too Young to Retire?


April 23, 2008 7:00 pm: Come join Betsy Gemmecke, a certified facilitator of a course entitled Too Young to Retire: 101 Ways to Start the Rest of your Life, as she talks about re-framing the next phase of one’s life. This program is geared for people over 50, the “boomers” who feel they either can’t afford or don’t want a [...]

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Boomsday : A Novel

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    Christopher Buckley

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    2007

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    Outraged over the mounting Social Security debt, Cassandra Devine, a charismatic 29-year-old blogger and member of Generation Whatever, incites massive cultural warfare when she politely suggests that Baby Boomers be given government incentives to kill themselves by age 75. summarized from Amazon.com

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The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid : A Memoir

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    Bill Bryson

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    2006

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    From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des Moines, Iowa—in the middle of the largest generation in American history—the baby boomers. Warm and laugh-out-loud funny, and full of his inimitable, pitch-perfect observations, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid is as wondrous a book as Bill Bryson has ever written. summarized from Amazon.com

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Dr. Susan Love’s Hormone Book : Making Informed Choices About Menopause

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    Susan M. Love, with Karen Lindsey

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    1997

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    “We're the baby boomers,” writes renowned women's health advocate Dr. Susan Love. With Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book, Dr. Love will help you decide for yourself how you want to move through this stage of life. An in-depth questionnaire on your personal health risks and lifestyle preferences will help you put it all together to make choices to fit your unique needs–choices Dr. Love encourages you to reconsider as your life situation changes. You know your body better than any doctor, and you're in the best position to assess your individual needs, risks, and lifestyle choices and to decide how you want to more through menopause. summarized from Amazon.com

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Monster Careers : Networking

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Soaring On Your Strengths : Discover, Use, And Brand Your Best Self For Career Success

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The Boomer Century, 1946-2046 : How America’s Most Influential Generation Changed Everything

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    Richard Croker and Alexandria Productions

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    2007

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    Theydidn't just go to the doctor, they reinvented healthcare.And now retirement and aging will never be the sameas the oldest boomers move into their 60s with nothoughts of traditional retirement or old-age homes!Featuring insightful interviews and essays from BabyBoomers like Dr. Andrew Weill, Erica Jong, Eve Ensler,Rob Reiner, Oliver Stone, Lester Thurow, and TonySnow, THE BOOMER CENTURY is an entertaining,historical and cultural look at a truly amazing generation. summarized from Amazon.com

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Where Did I Leave My Glasses? : The What, When, And Why Of Normal Memory Loss

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    Martha Weinman Lear

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    2008

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    Interweaving dramatic new findings from brain-scan studies with often-hilarious anecdotes, Lear covers topics as fresh and provocative as the upside of memory loss, the differences between His and Her memories, why we are actually wired to forget, and what the future holds for memory enhancement (you can't imagine what's in store). summarized from Amazon.com

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How To Find A Job After 50 : From Part-time To Full-time, From Career Moves To New Careers

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My Mother, Your Mother : Embracing “slow Medicine” - The Compassionate Approach To Caring For Your Aging Loved Ones

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    Dennis McCullough

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    2008

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    Shaped by common sense and kindness, grounded in traditional medicine yet receptive to alternative therapies, Slow Medicine advocates for careful anticipatory “attending” to an elder's changing needs rather than waiting for crises that force acute medical interventionsâ??an approach that improves the quality of elders' extended late lives without bankrupting their families financially or emotionally. Although taking care of those who have always cared for us is not an easily navigated time of life, My Mother, Your Mother will help you and your family to prepare for this complex journey. summarized from Amazon.com

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