Silver Century Foundation – Preparing For A Longer Life.

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Older Artists Keep Creating and Growing September 12, 2018 by Mary Jacobs
They’ve Still Got Bucket Lists—in Their 90s July 28, 2018 by Bruce Horovitz
Love to Travel? Don’t Let Aging or a Disability Stop You July 11, 2018 by Mary Jacobs

Blog

Why It’s Just Fine to Fail at “Successful Aging,” Part 3 September 21, 2018 by Ashton Applewhite
Why It’s Just Fine to Fail at “Successful Aging,” Part 2 September 20, 2018 by Ashton Applewhite
Why It’s Just Fine to Fail at “Successful Aging,” Part 1 September 18, 2018 by Ashton Applewhite

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Cinema

Tea with Mussolini - In fascist Italy, a group of older, artistic-leaning expats—one of whom (Maggie Smith) insufferably flouts her musty political connections—enjoy their sun-drenched lifestyle.
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You - This endearing documentary captures Lear, then 93-year-old, in the full bloom of life.

Fiction

The Story of Arthur Truluv: A Novel - If it seems as though the bookshelves are full of crotchety-old-people stories, and you’re left aching to believe that all people don’t end up curmudgeons, Elizabeth Berg’s The Story of …
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The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old - Do you ever imagine a typical day in a care home? According to 83-year-old resident Hendrik Groen, there is no such thing.

Nonfiction

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century - The American dream of a secure, leisurely retirement is simply not reality for many people.
Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old - John Leland undertook a project to research old age, not from those studying it but from those living it.

Children’s Books

The Orphan Boy - This Maasai tale from Africa is about a magical secret that will be ruined if found out—and the consuming curiosity to discover it anyway.
Bread and Roses, Too - This absorbing novel takes place during the infamous 1912 “Bread and Roses” strike in the textile mills of Lawrence, Massachusetts.