Old Age Is the Absence of Youth (and a Lot of Other Things)
by Gene Perret and Linda Perret
Things get better with age . . . and they are 50% off before 6 p.m. Age is the Absence of Youth (and a Lot of Other Things) is a collection of wit and wisdom about the joys and trials of growing older, gracefully or not. From award‐winning comedy writers Gene Perret and daughter Linda Perret, this joke book takes a humorous look at the reality of years gone by and going by. Like a hilarious greeting card, this book is proof that age is more than a punchline and laughter truly makes you feel...
A Research Agenda for Senior Tourism (Elgar Research Agendas)
Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This Research Agenda brings together expert contributors to discuss the under-researched area of senior tourism. It delves into this significant topic from different angles, considering the perspectives of senior travelers, the wider tourism industry, and broad...
Rocking The Nonnie Life Funny Quotes Coloring Book For Nonnie
by Grandma Alita Publishing
Studies in Gerontology
Contributed articles.
Picture Book of Beautiful Beaches (Picture Books, #1)
by Smiles to Share Press
Retirement Policy in an Ageing Society
The main objective of this edited volume is to explore the motivations, decision making processes, and consequences, when older people consider or accomplish return migration to their place of origin; and also to raise the public policy profile of this increasingly important subject. The book examines in detail a range of themes affecting return migrations, including: family ties, obligations and their emotive strengths; comparative quality, and cost, of health and welfare provision in host and...
The Report of the Older People's Inquiry into 'That Bit of Help'
The sustained expansion of the life span and the attendant demographic changes in the West have fuelled the production of cultural texts that explore alternative representations of aging and old age. The contributors to this volume show how artists in science-fiction, fantasy and the avant-garde develop visions of late life transformation, improvisation and adaptation to new circumstances. The studies particularly focus on perspectives on aging that challenge the predominant narratives of declin...
Perspectives in Ageing Research (Current Trends in Life Sciences, #17)
Aging and Popular Music in Europe (Routledge Studies in Popular Music)
by Abigail Gardner and Ros Jennings
Opening up the dialogue between popular music studies and aging studies, this book offers a major exploration of age and popular music across Europe. Using a variety of methods to illustrate how age within popular music is contingent and compelling, the volume explores how it provokes curation and devotion across a variety of sites and artists who record in several European languages, and genres including waltz music, electronica, pop, folk, rap, and the French ‘chanson.’ Visiting the many ways...