Older Americans Month

Achieve Timeless StrengthWhen your bones start to synchronize with the creaking of your rocking chair, you start regretting not taking that fitness class that your active pal suggested a decade ago. But fret not. It's never too late to pamper your body and mind – bid those creaks adieu and embrace a new, lively tune! Welcome to "Aging Strong" A guide to strength training for seniors by the fitness virtuoso, Michael Lang. This illustrated senior...

""With 30 devotional readings, Heather Creekmore invites women 45 to 65 to find delight in the Bible's perspective on aging, to embrace God's grace for living joyfully, and to thank God for the gift of getting older" -Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher. "Find purpose in your years to come. Heather Creekmore offers humorous encouragement for seasoned women in 30 devotional readings that include prayer prompts and action steps for gratefulness...

Do Not Go Gently celebrates the lives, work and wisdom of three remarkable artists who have maintained their creative productivity well into their golden years. Their stories illustrate the role of creativity and art in contributing to a long, happy, healthy and vibrant life. Narrated by famed newsman (and nonagenarian) Walter Cronkite, Do Not Go Gently follows 82-year-old quilter Arlonzia Pettway, 90-year-old ballet dancer Frederic Franklin and 109-year-old...

An inspiring exploration of a new stage of the life cycle, "Adulthood II." The author relates the experiences of men and women who, upon entering this second adulthood, have found new meaning and new ways to contribute, composing their lives in new patterns. Among the people Bateson engages in open-ended, in-depth conversations are a retired Maine boatyard worker who has become a silversmith and maker of fine jewelry; an African American woman who...

"Newly installed at All Souls Lutheran, Mallory "Pastor Pete" Peterson soon realizes that her church isn't merely going through turbulent waters, but is a sinking ship. With the help of five loyal members of the Naomi Circle, the young, bold minister brainstorms fundraising ideas. They all agree that the usual recipe book won't add much to the parish coffers, but maybe one with all the ingredients on how to heat up relationships rather than casseroles...

An anthology of the author's essays, speeches, and commentary on society, culture, and art includes her powerful prayer for the dead of 9/11, her searching meditation on Martin Luther King, Jr., and her poignant eulogy for James Baldwin.

"Eighty has been the new sixty for about twenty years now. In fact, there have always been late-in-life achievers, those who declined to go into decline just because they were eligible for social security. Journalist, humorist, and history buff Mo Rocca and coauthor Jonathan Greenberg introduce us to the people past and present who peaked when they could have been puttering -- breaking out as writers, selling out concert halls, attempting to set land-speed...

At age 90 Jack Smiley wasn't thrilled with the community in which he retired, so he built his own. Today it provides him with a net income of $40,000 each month. Famously, KFC's 65-year-old Kentucky Colonel Harlan Sanders supplemented a paltry Social Security check by franchising his unique recipe for fried poultry. Past 50, McDonald's Ray Kroc made a similar trek in multiplying by many thousands a few popular, golden-arched hamburger stands from...

In January of 1950, Mary Church Terrell, an eighty-six-year-old charter member of the NAACP, headed into Thompson's Restaurant, just a few blocks from the White House, and requested to be served. She and her companions were informed by the manager that they could not eat in his establishment, because they were "colored." Terrell, a former suffragette and one of the country's first college-educated African-American women, took the matter to court....