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Keep The Body Young: A Senior’s Guide To Exercise

Jim — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:01:00 +0000

There are so many health experts that seem to preach to us everyday, apparently knowing what is best for us and pledging to make our lives better… if only we would follow this health program or that one! Unfortunately,…

The Denial of Aging: Perpetual Youth, Eternal Life, and Other Dangerous Fantasies

Jim — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:47:08 +0000

You’ve argued politics with your aunt since high school, but failing eyesight now prevents her from keeping current with the newspaper. Your mother fractured her hip last year and is confined to a wheelchair. Your father has Alzheimer’s…

Rolling Along With Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Jim — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:41:12 +0000

This picture book is an adaptation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the classic folktale retold with a special-needs twist. Children will find all of the familiar characters and scenes from the original story, as well as a few…

Susan Laughs

Jim — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 03:40:13 +0000

Susan laughs, she sings. she rides, she swings.
She gets angry, she gets sad, she is good, she is bad…

Told in rhyme, this story follows Susan through a series of familiar activities. She swims with her father, works…

The Enduring Human Spirit: Thought-Provoking Stories on Caring for Our Elders

Jim — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:49:30 +0000

This book is for people who care for and care about the elderly – teaching us how to keep the spirits of the elderly alive even under the most difficult circumstances.

The spirit within…that’s what is important. Our…