Books about Aging: M through Z

It's time to split a post from 2012.

Each year since then, I've been reading a dozen or so titles related to aging and listing them in that prior post.

The original post "Books about Aging" expanded to ten screens of titles, so I decided to divide it.

The most recent adds in this half are Elizabeth Strout's Olive Again (2019) Review and  Mary Pipher's Women Rowing North (2019). Review

The book I revisit the most often is Richard Rohr's Falling Upward (2011). Review

They all have merit; they all have their intended audience. I hope that you find a good read for you from the titles below.

Books about Aging: M through Z

Manger, William M. and Edward J. Rocella (2017). Life Longer, Live Better, Avoid the Risks. GR Review and Blog Review

McFarlane, Fiona (2013). The Night Guest. GR Review and Blog Review

McGettigan, Doreen M. (2016). The Stranger in My Recliner. GR Review and Blog Review

Miller, Sue. (2003). The Story of My Father. GR Review and Blog Review

Moore, Thomas (2017). Ageless Soul: The Lifelong Journey Toward Meaning and Joy. GR Review and Blog Review.

Moon, Elizabeth. (2003). Remnant Population. GR Review

Mosley, Walter (2010). The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey. Review

Mukherjee, Siddhartha (2010). Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. Review

Nearing, Helen (1995/1998). Light on Aging and Dying. GR Review and Blog Review

Nuland, Sherwin B. (1995). How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter. Review

Nuland. Sherwin B. (1998). How We Live. Review

Olson, Laura Katz (2001). Age Through Ethnic Lenses: Caring for the Elderly in a Multicultural Society. Review 

Palmer, Parker J. (2018). On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, & Getting Old. Review

Peck, Scott M. (2010). Denial of the Soul: Spiritual and Medical Perspectives on Euthanasia and Mortality. Review

Pipher, Mary (2019). Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing as We Age. (2019). Blog Review

Plotkin, Bill (2007). Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World. Review

This video is not of Plotkin. It shows readers explaining his work.

Plotkin, Bill. (2013) Wild Minds: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche. GR Review and Blog Review

  

Porter, Robin. Better with Age: Your Blueprint for Staying Smart, Strong, and Happy for Life. GR Review and Blog Review.

Quadagno, Jill (2010). Aging and the Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology. Review

Qualls, Sara H. & Steven H. Zarit, Editors (2009). Aging Families and Caregiving. Review

Quindlen, Anna. (2012). Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake.  Review

Rabins, Peter V. (2005). Getting Old without Getting Anxious. Review

Reed, Donna M. (2009). Insiders Guide to Better Nursing Home Care: 75 Tips You Should Know. Review

Rentsch, Gail (2008). Smart Women Don't Retire--They Break Free; From Working Full Time to Living Full Time. Review

Robinson, Marilynn. (2006). Gilead. Review

Robinson, Marilynn. (2008). Home. Review

Rohr, Richard (2011).  Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life.  Blog Review.

Rollin, Betty (1998). The Last Wish. Review

Rosofsky, Ira. (2009). Nasty, Brutish and Long: Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare. Review

Russo, Francine. (2010). They're Your Parents Too!: How Siblings Can Survive Their Parents Aging Without Driving Each Other Crazy. Review

Sanders, Lisa (2009). Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis. Blog Review.

Sarton, May. (1997).  Coming into Eighty: Poems. GR Review and Blog Review

Saxon, Sue, Mary Etten & Dr. Elizabeth A. Perkins (2009). Physical Change and Aging: A Guide for the Helping Professions. 5th Edition. Review

Schachter-Shalomi, Zalman and Ronald S. Miller. (1995). From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision of Growing Older. GR Review and Blog Review

Schwalbe, Will. (2011). The End of Your Life Book Club. GR Review and Blog Review

Sciucco, Marianne.  (2013). Blue Hydrangeas: an Alzheimer's Love Story. Review

Shaw, Luci. (2014). Adventure of Ascent: Fieldnotes from a Lifelong Journey.  Review

Shafer, Stephania (2014).  9 Realities of Caring for an Elderly Parent. GR Review and  Blog Review

Sheehy, Gail (2010). Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence. Review

Sigloh, Jane (2017). Gracious Uncertainty: Faith in the Second Half of Life. Review

Simonson, Helen (2010) Major Pettigrew's Last Stand.  Review

Shin, Kyung-Sook (2011). Please Look After Mom. Review

Shaffer, Stephania (2014). 9 Realities of Caring for an Aging Parent (2014) by Stafanie Shaffer.  Review

Shouse, Deborah. (2013). Love in the Land of Dementia: Finding Hope in the Caregiver's Journey. Review.

Singh, Kathleen Dowling (2014). Grace in Aging: Awaken as You Grow Older. GR Review and Blog Review

Snowdon, David (2001). Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us about Leading Longer, Healthier and More Meaningful Lives. Review

Span, Paula (2009). When The Time Comes: Families with Aging Parents Share Their Struggles and Solutions. Review

Stettinius, Martha. Inside the Dementia Epidemic. (2012) GR Review and Blog Review

Strauch, Barbara (2010). The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind. Review

Strout, Elizabeth (2019). Olive, Again. GR Review and Blog Review

Strout, Elizabeth (2008). Olive Kitteridge. GR Review and Blog Review

Sundrom, Eric, Randy Burnham, & Michael Burnham (2007). My Next Phase: The Personality-Based Guide to Your Best Retirement.  Review

Tapia,Vicki. (2014) Somebody Stole My Iron: A Family Memoir of Dementia. Review

Taylor, Jill Bolte. (2006) My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey. Review

Tolstoy, Leo (1886). The Death of Ivan Ilych. Review

Thomas, William H. (2004). What Are Old People For?: How Elders Will Save the World. Review

Thomason, Sally P. (2006). The Living Spirit of the Crone: Turning Aging Inside Out. Review

Tindell, Charles (2003). The Enduring Human Spirit: Thought Provoking Stories on Caring for Our Elders. Review

Tyler, Anne. (2012). The Beginner's Goodbye. Review

Tyler, Anne. (2015). A Spool of Blue Thread. Review

Vesperi, Maria D.  (1986). City of Green Benches: Growing Old in a New Downtown. Review

Volandes, Angelo (2015). The Conversation. A Revolutionary Plan for End-of-Life Care  Review

Von Drehle, David (2023). The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable Life of a 109-Year-Old Man. Review

Walker, Barbara G. (1988). The Crone: Woman of Age, Wisdom and Power. Review

Wallis, Velma. (1993). Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival. Review

Warraich, Haider. (2017). Modern Death: How Medicine Changed the End of Life. GR Review and Blog Review

Witchell, Alex (2012). All Gone: A Memoir of My Mother with Refreshments. GR Review and Blog Review

Zadoorian, Michael (2009). The Leisure Seeker: A Novel. GR Review and Blog Review

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Books on Aging: A-L