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1) The notebook
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A man picks up a very special notebook and begins reading to his beloved wife, his voice recalling the story of their poignant and bittersweet journey to happiness. . . so begins The Notebook, a touching novel that is a dual tale of love lost and found, and of a couple's gentle efforts to retrieve the most cherished moments of their lives. The Notebook is irrepressibly romantic and has become a classic. --Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Melding a scientist's passion for truth with a humanist's understanding of the heart and soul, professor of surgery Nuland explores the impact of aging on our minds and bodies, strivings and relationships. The onset of aging can be so gradual that we are often surprised to find that one day it is fully upon us. The changes to the senses, appearance, reflexes, physical endurance, and sexual appetites are undeniable--and rarely welcome--and yet, as...
Author
Series
Ladies of liberty volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eager to ease the financial burdens of her family, Cassandra Stover is thrilled when she is hired to be a companion to Mrs. Jameston, a wealthy society woman. Cassie finds herself living a life she'd never imagined-and growing close to the elderly woman who treats her like a daughter. Her new position is tarnished only by Mrs. Jameston's son. As Sebastian's resentment and cruelty toward his mother mount, Cassie begins to harbor concerns for her employer's...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Provides step-by-step instructions and advice for seniors on how to use the iPad, covering such topics as browsing the Internet, working with e-mail, exploring the iTunes store, organizing apps, and using the iPad as an e-reader.
Author
Publisher
Timber Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Adapted gardening expert Toni Gattone shares her proven methods for your favorite hobby easier on your aging body in The Lifelong Gardener. Inspired by her own physical needs, Master Gardener Gattone shares simple solutions -- from vertical growing to bins on wheels -- that will help you work smarter, not harder. And her message of empowerment will stir you to find joy in your garden for years to come." -- Back cover.
Author
Series
Senior sleuths volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Rose Donovan looks for the good in everyone. With her sister-in-law, Peg, that sometimes requires a lot of searching ... But after forty years of bickering, they're attempting to start over, partnering up to join the local bridge club. Peg and Rose barely have a chance to celebrate their first win before one of the club's most accomplished players is killed in his home. As the newest members, the sisters-in-law ... decide to start some digging of...
Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"When you think about planning for retirement-whether it's years in the future or just around the corner-you're bound to have questions. Can I ever afford to stop working? Will Social Security be there for me when I need it? Is the market a safe place for my money? How can I make my money last? Have I waited too long to start saving? Suze Orman, America's most recognized expert on personal finance, answers all the questions that keep you up at night-starting...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author--now in the fiftieth year of her remarkable career--a brilliantly observed, joyful and wrenching, funny and true new novel that reveals, as only she can, the very nature of a family's life. "It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon." This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The whole family--their two daughters and two...
Author
Publisher
Faith Words
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
There is something special, valuable waiting for you to discover in each day. And when you spend time with God daily, asking Him to help you find it, you'll unlock the wonderful purpose He has in store for you. When you commit to letting God direct you, instead of resting passively in your own disappointments, you'll be open to receive greater happiness and blessings than you ever thought possible. Meyer shares key biblical insights and personal stories...
Publisher
Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Life begins again at 60! You'll be inspired by these tales of new love, new careers, new adventures, and new purpose by those living their best lives after 60! You'll love these 101 true stories from dynamic, active people over 60 who prove the adage that age is just a number. Whether relaxing at home or traveling the world, married or single, working or retired, these folks do it all. You'll read about: * Finding romance and love again at 60, 70,...
Author
Series
Piggly Wiggly novels volume 3
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Weddings are big news in the small Delta town of Second Creek, Mississippi. Especially when the wedding is that of the town's new mayor, the seventy-one-years-young Hale "Mr. Choppy" Dunbar, who is about to tie the knot with Gaylie Lyons, to whom he'd first lost his heart back in the 1940's. Unfortunately, Hale and Gaylie's wedding plans are not going smoothly. It falls to the town's indefatigable army of matrons--the Nitwitts--to smooth the way...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A novel of psychological suspense, in which a young woman returns to the quirky Bronx riverfront neighborhood where she grew up, only to find that her mother's house has become a hoarder's nest. As Evie digs into the events of the past few months, a bigger, more sinister story begins to unfold.
20) Rose's garden
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Conrad and Rose met as children, fell in love as teenagers, and married young. Conrad earned a living as a gilder, raised homing pigeons, and worshipped Rose. Rose gardened. They lived together for more than fifty years, and then Rose died. At seventy-five, Conrad found himself alone, staring at the walls of his house and neglecting Rose's garden. Then an angel came to the garden, the last person he ever thought to see wearing wings. Startled, he...
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