Chopra, Deepak, M.D. Ageless Body, Timeless Mind. Harmony Books, 1993. Deals with the mindset baby boomers bring to their own aging.
Downs, Hugh. Fifty Forever. Thomas Nelson, 1994. From a charming national icon, a book that prepares seniors and their families for the road ahead. This book is lucid, encyclopaedic and a compassionate guide for growing old.
Feil, Naomi. The Validation Breakthrough. Health Professionals Press, 1994. Informative and reassuring to families involved in the demanding and stressful task of caring for seniors with dementia. Presents simple techniques for communicating (and understanding) people with Alzheimer's and other memory impairment diseases.
Friedan, Betty. The Foundation of Age. Touchstone Books, 1994. A philosophical discussion of aging from the feminist leader and author of The Feminine Mystique.
Hayflick, Leonard, Ph.D. How and Why We Age. Ballantine Books, 1996. Information and insights into the challenges and issues of aging.
Mace, Nancy and Peter Rabins. The Thirty Six-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses and Memory Loss in Later Years. Rev. ed. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991. The title says it all.
Morris, Virginia. How to Care for Aging Parents. Workman Publications, 1996. An easy to use distillation of what adult children need to know to help them promote and support the successful aging of their parents.
Terkel, Studs. Coming of Age. New Press, 1995. A collection of stories written by 70 individuals between the ages of 70 and 99; these stories may redefine your concept of 'old age.'
Williams, Marke E., M.D. Complete Guide to Aging and Health. Harmony Books, 1995.
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