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Elderhood
by Louise Aronson • 2019
A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.
3.96
2k+
Elderhood Summary
Elderhood 92%
A geriatrician's diagnosis: ageism is the last tolerated prejudice, right in your doctor's office.
by Louise Aronson 2019
3.96
2k+ ratings
How to Age
by Anne Karpf • 2014
You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.
3.66
477
How to Age Summary
How to Age 91%
You were born aging. The fear is cultural, not biological, and it can be unlearned.
by Anne Karpf 2014
3.66
477 ratings
Aging Thoughtfully
by Martha C. Nussbaum • 2017
Wrinkles, retirement, and desire: a moral philosopher's guide to the challenges of growing old.
3.42
119
Aging Thoughtfully Summary
Aging Thoughtfully 91%
Wrinkles, retirement, and desire: a moral philosopher's guide to the challenges of growing old.
by Martha C. Nussbaum 2017
3.42
119 ratings
How to Live Forever
by Marc Freedman • 2018
Everyone's chasing a longer life. The real answer is pouring yours into the generation behind you.
3.81
126
How to Live Forever Summary
How to Live Forever 91%
Everyone's chasing a longer life. The real answer is pouring yours into the generation behind you.
by Marc Freedman 2018
3.81
126 ratings
The Longevity Economy
by Joseph F. Coughlin • 2017
Older adults spend $5.6 trillion annually. Most companies have no idea what they want.
3.91
366
The Longevity Economy Summary
The Longevity Economy 91%
Older adults spend $5.6 trillion annually. Most companies have no idea what they want.
by Joseph F. Coughlin 2017
3.91
366 ratings
The Age of Dignity
by Ai-jen Poo • 2015
Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.
3.88
413
The Age of Dignity Summary
The Age of Dignity 90%
Ten thousand Americans turn sixty-five each day. The fix is infrastructure, not more nursing homes.
by Ai-jen Poo 2015
3.88
413 ratings
Cognitive Aging
by Institute of Medicine • 2015
Cognitive aging is not dementia, and the evidence for protecting it is stronger than advertised.
Cognitive Aging Summary
Cognitive Aging 90%
Cognitive aging is not dementia, and the evidence for protecting it is stronger than advertised.
by Institute of Medicine 2015
Passages in Caregiving
by Gail Sheehy • 2010
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
4.13
287
Passages in Caregiving Summary
Passages in Caregiving 90%
No one handed you a map. The predictable stages and the team you need to survive.
by Gail Sheehy 2010
4.13
287 ratings
Happiness Is a Choice You Make
by John Leland • 2018
People with positive views of aging live 7.5 years longer. Six elders over 85 show why.
3.72
4k+
Happiness Is a Choice You Make Summary
Happiness Is a Choice You Make 90%
People with positive views of aging live 7.5 years longer. Six elders over 85 show why.
by John Leland 2018
3.72
4k+ ratings
Younger Next Year
by Chris Crowley • 2004
Daily exercise, real food, connection: the signals that keep your body building, not decaying.
4.08
5k+
Younger Next Year Summary
Younger Next Year 90%
Daily exercise, real food, connection: the signals that keep your body building, not decaying.
by Chris Crowley 2004
4.08
5k+ ratings
30 Lessons for Living
by Karl Pillemer • 2011
What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.
4.11
3k+
30 Lessons for Living Summary
30 Lessons for Living 90%
What 1,000 older Americans wish they'd known at your age. None of them said money.
by Karl Pillemer 2011
4.11
3k+ ratings
Age Later
by Nir Barzilai • 2020
Centenarians escape the diseases that catch everyone else. Targeting aging itself, not its symptoms.
3.66
482
Age Later Summary
Age Later 90%
Centenarians escape the diseases that catch everyone else. Targeting aging itself, not its symptoms.
by Nir Barzilai 2020
3.66
482 ratings
Younger Next Year
by Henry S. Lodge M.D. • 2015
The six-day workout plan that reverses biological aging: the exact exercises and why they work.
4.13
559
Younger Next Year Summary
Younger Next Year 90%
The six-day workout plan that reverses biological aging: the exact exercises and why they work.
by Henry S. Lodge M.D. 2015
4.13
559 ratings
Dementia Reimagined
by Tia Powell • 2019
Alzheimer's drugs fail 99.6 percent of the time. A physician's case for joy over cure.
3.90
445
Dementia Reimagined Summary
Dementia Reimagined 90%
Alzheimer's drugs fail 99.6 percent of the time. A physician's case for joy over cure.
by Tia Powell 2019
3.90
445 ratings
The Science and Technology of Growing Young
by Sergey Young • 2021
Aging is treatable: the science that could let you live to 200, and what to do today.
3.96
538
The Science and Technology of Growing Young Summary
The Science and Technology of Growing Young 90%
Aging is treatable: the science that could let you live to 200, and what to do today.
by Sergey Young 2021
3.96
538 ratings
Why We Die
by Venki Ramakrishnan • 2024
100,000 DNA hits daily: why youth survives, but age still wins.
4.03
3k+
Why We Die Summary
Why We Die 90%
100,000 DNA hits daily: why youth survives, but age still wins.
by Venki Ramakrishnan 2024
4.03
3k+ ratings
My Father's Brain
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2023
A doctor watches his brilliant father succumb to Alzheimer's and discovers what medicine cannot fix.
4.13
2k+
My Father's Brain Summary
My Father's Brain 89%
A doctor watches his brilliant father succumb to Alzheimer's and discovers what medicine cannot fix.
by Sandeep Jauhar 2023
4.13
2k+ ratings
Lifespan
by David A. Sinclair • 2019
Aging is a disease of lost epigenetic information, and the first treatments are already here.
4.12
27k+
Lifespan Summary
Lifespan 89%
Aging is a disease of lost epigenetic information, and the first treatments are already here.
by David A. Sinclair 2019
4.12
27k+ ratings
Aging Well
by George E. Vaillant MD • 2002
Harvard tracked lives for sixty years. Friends, purpose, and resilience beat cholesterol every time.
3.93
615
Aging Well Summary
Aging Well 89%
Harvard tracked lives for sixty years. Friends, purpose, and resilience beat cholesterol every time.
by George E. Vaillant MD 2002
3.93
615 ratings
From Age-ing to Sage-ing
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi • 1995
The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.
3.99
368
From Age-ing to Sage-ing Summary
From Age-ing to Sage-ing 89%
The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 1995
3.99
368 ratings
Live Long, Die Short
by Roger Landry • 2014
Your aging is 70% under your control. The manual is buried in your ancestors' daily life.
3.77
111
Live Long, Die Short Summary
Live Long, Die Short 89%
Your aging is 70% under your control. The manual is buried in your ancestors' daily life.
by Roger Landry 2014
3.77
111 ratings
The Gift of Years
by Joan D. Chittister • 2008
Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.
4.22
2k+
The Gift of Years Summary
The Gift of Years 89%
Getting older is not decline; it is the stage where life's deepest gifts finally arrive.
by Joan D. Chittister 2008
4.22
2k+ ratings
Baby Boomers and Beyond
by Amy Hanson • 2010
A generation rich in health and skill is retiring; churches can unleash them or bench them.
3.73
22
Baby Boomers and Beyond Summary
Baby Boomers and Beyond 89%
A generation rich in health and skill is retiring; churches can unleash them or bench them.
by Amy Hanson 2010
3.73
22 ratings
Being Mortal
by Atul Gawande • 2014
Getting old is not a medical problem. Modern medicine treats it like one anyway.
4.49
220k+
Being Mortal Summary
Being Mortal 89%
Getting old is not a medical problem. Modern medicine treats it like one anyway.
by Atul Gawande 2014
4.49
220k+ ratings
The Perennials
by Mauro F. Guillén • 2023
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
3.55
214
The Perennials Summary
The Perennials 89%
The old sequence of school, work, retirement is dead. More years demand many careers and learning.
by Mauro F. Guillén 2023
3.55
214 ratings
I've Decided to Live 120 Years
by Ilchi Lee • 2017
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
4.12
339
I've Decided to Live 120 Years Summary
I've Decided to Live 120 Years 89%
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
by Ilchi Lee 2017
4.12
339 ratings
Healthy Aging
by Andrew Weil • 2005
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
3.87
1k+
Healthy Aging Summary
Healthy Aging 89%
Inflammation drives aging. Quiet it with diet, and your body's decline shrinks to the very end.
by Andrew Weil 2005
3.87
1k+ ratings
Brain Rules for Aging Well
by John Medina • 2017
Retirement erodes the brain. So does loneliness. The everyday habits that reverse the damage.
4.11
867
Brain Rules for Aging Well Summary
Brain Rules for Aging Well 89%
Retirement erodes the brain. So does loneliness. The everyday habits that reverse the damage.
by John Medina 2017
4.11
867 ratings
Ageless
by Andrew Steele • 2020
Aging is biology, not fate. Its mechanisms are known, and treatments are already in human trials.
3.82
1k+
Ageless Summary
Ageless 89%
Aging is biology, not fate. Its mechanisms are known, and treatments are already in human trials.
by Andrew Steele 2020
3.82
1k+ ratings
The Longevity Code
by Kris Verburgh • 2018
Aging isn't wear and tear. Fixable mechanisms like sugar cross-links and weak mitochondria drive it
3.86
456
The Longevity Code Summary
The Longevity Code 89%
Aging isn't wear and tear. Fixable mechanisms like sugar cross-links and weak mitochondria drive it
by Kris Verburgh 2018
3.86
456 ratings
Chasing Life
by Sanjay Gupta • 2007
Your lifespan is 70% lifestyle. The evidence for what actually earns you extra decades.
3.73
464
Chasing Life Summary
Chasing Life 89%
Your lifespan is 70% lifestyle. The evidence for what actually earns you extra decades.
by Sanjay Gupta 2007
3.73
464 ratings
On the Brink of Everything
by Parker J. Palmer • 2018
The best preparation for death isn't withdrawal from life but deeper immersion in it.
4.06
2k+
On the Brink of Everything Summary
On the Brink of Everything 88%
The best preparation for death isn't withdrawal from life but deeper immersion in it.
by Parker J. Palmer 2018
4.06
2k+ ratings
The Changing Mind
by Daniel J. Levitin • 2020
The brain's late bloom: what improves with age, and how to accelerate it.
3.93
4k+
The Changing Mind Summary
The Changing Mind 88%
The brain's late bloom: what improves with age, and how to accelerate it.
by Daniel J. Levitin 2020
3.93
4k+ ratings
The View from Ninety
by Charles B. Handy • 2025
At ninety, a former Shell executive reveals what the corporation could never teach him.
3.94
231
The View from Ninety Summary
The View from Ninety 88%
At ninety, a former Shell executive reveals what the corporation could never teach him.
by Charles B. Handy 2025
3.94
231 ratings
9 Habits of Happy Retirees
by Sarah Barry • 2024
Retirement empties your calendar and your identity. Nine habits that refill both.
3.80
177
9 Habits of Happy Retirees Summary
9 Habits of Happy Retirees 88%
Retirement empties your calendar and your identity. Nine habits that refill both.
by Sarah Barry 2024
3.80
177 ratings
Healthy at 100
by John Robbins • 2006
Four tiny cultures outlive us by decades, and their longevity secrets are not what you expect.
4.19
1k+
Healthy at 100 Summary
Healthy at 100 88%
Four tiny cultures outlive us by decades, and their longevity secrets are not what you expect.
by John Robbins 2006
4.19
1k+ ratings
The 60-Something Crisis
by Barbara L. Pagano • 2022
Leisure fades two years in. Twenty years remain. A design for what money cannot solve.
3.67
158
The 60-Something Crisis Summary
The 60-Something Crisis 88%
Leisure fades two years in. Twenty years remain. A design for what money cannot solve.
by Barbara L. Pagano 2022
3.67
158 ratings
6-Minute Fitness at 60+
by Jonathan Su • 2020
Six minutes, twice daily, at home: the workout that rebuilds strength and balance after 60.
4.22
417
6-Minute Fitness at 60+ Summary
6-Minute Fitness at 60+ 88%
Six minutes, twice daily, at home: the workout that rebuilds strength and balance after 60.
by Jonathan Su 2020
4.22
417 ratings
The Well-Lived Life
by Gladys McGarey • 2023
What a 102-year-old doctor knows: six secrets for staying vital, healthy, and happy for life.
4.26
4k+
The Well-Lived Life Summary
The Well-Lived Life 88%
What a 102-year-old doctor knows: six secrets for staying vital, healthy, and happy for life.
by Gladys McGarey 2023
4.26
4k+ ratings
Anti-Aging Hacks
by Karen Asp • 2019
Beans, sunscreen, and a cold bedroom: 200 science-backed micro-habits that add years to your life.
3.71
160
Anti-Aging Hacks Summary
Anti-Aging Hacks 88%
Beans, sunscreen, and a cold bedroom: 200 science-backed micro-habits that add years to your life.
by Karen Asp 2019
3.71
160 ratings
Somewhere Towards the End
by Diana Athill • 2008
At 89 she stops pretending, faces death without God, and finds the view unexpectedly good.
3.72
3k+
Somewhere Towards the End Summary
Somewhere Towards the End 88%
At 89 she stops pretending, faces death without God, and finds the view unexpectedly good.
by Diana Athill 2008
3.72
3k+ ratings
Younger You
by Kara N. Fitzgerald • 2022
An eight-week protocol reversed biological age by three years, grounded in epigenetics, not hype.
3.80
302
Younger You Summary
Younger You 88%
An eight-week protocol reversed biological age by three years, grounded in epigenetics, not hype.
by Kara N. Fitzgerald 2022
3.80
302 ratings
Travels with Epicurus
by Daniel Klein • 2012
On a Greek island, one man discovers that Epicurus had old age figured out.
3.82
4k+
Travels with Epicurus Summary
Travels with Epicurus 88%
On a Greek island, one man discovers that Epicurus had old age figured out.
by Daniel Klein 2012
3.82
4k+ ratings
The Blue Zones Solution
by Dan Buettner • 2014
Five places where people routinely reach 100. The foods, habits, and relationships behind it.
3.98
5k+
The Blue Zones Solution Summary
The Blue Zones Solution 88%
Five places where people routinely reach 100. The foods, habits, and relationships behind it.
by Dan Buettner 2014
3.98
5k+ ratings
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
by Steven Petrow • 2021
The anti-bucket list for aging: name what you won't do, and the rest falls into place.
3.67
6k+
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old Summary
Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old 88%
The anti-bucket list for aging: name what you won't do, and the rest falls into place.
by Steven Petrow 2021
3.67
6k+ ratings
New Passages
by Gail Sheehy • 1996
Thirty extra years of life have no map. Here is the terrain from 50 to 85.
3.71
356
New Passages Summary
New Passages 88%
Thirty extra years of life have no map. Here is the terrain from 50 to 85.
by Gail Sheehy 1996
3.71
356 ratings
How to Grow Old
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Old age as the summit, not the slide: Cicero's ancient case, still undiminished.
4.06
1k+
How to Grow Old Summary
How to Grow Old 88%
Old age as the summit, not the slide: Cicero's ancient case, still undiminished.
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
4.06
1k+ ratings
Ageless Soul
by Thomas Moore • 2017
What if aging deepens rather than diminishes you? A soul path through the later years.
3.90
430
Ageless Soul Summary
Ageless Soul 88%
What if aging deepens rather than diminishes you? A soul path through the later years.
by Thomas Moore 2017
3.90
430 ratings
The 36-Hour Day
by Nancy L. Mace • 1981
Dementia stretches every day past its breaking point. The guide for caring without coming apart.
4.29
5k+
The 36-Hour Day Summary
The 36-Hour Day 88%
Dementia stretches every day past its breaking point. The guide for caring without coming apart.
by Nancy L. Mace 1981
4.29
5k+ ratings
Tough Broad
by Caroline Paul • 2024
What a 52-year-old BASE jumper knows about aging that your doctor won't tell you.
4.13
601
Tough Broad Summary
Tough Broad 88%
What a 52-year-old BASE jumper knows about aging that your doctor won't tell you.
by Caroline Paul 2024
4.13
601 ratings
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