29 Best books to read in your 60s
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Infomocracy
- By: Malka Older
- Narrator: Christine Marshall
- Length: 9 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: June 07, 2016
- Language: English
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3.58(4315 ratings)
3.58(4315 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0026.99 USDIt’s been twenty years and two election cycles since Information, a powerful search engine monopoly, pioneered the switch from warring nation-states to global microdemocracy. The corporate coalition party Heritage has won the last twoIt’s been twenty years and two election cycles since Information, a powerful search engine monopoly, pioneered the switch from warring nation-states to global microdemocracy. The corporate coalition party Heritage has won the last two elections. With another election on the horizon, the Supermajority is in tight contention, and everything’s on the line.
With power comes corruption. For Ken, this is his chance to do right by the idealistic Policy1st party and get a steady job in the big leagues. For Domaine, the election represents another staging ground in his ongoing struggle against the pax democratica. For Mishima, a dangerous Information operative, the whole situation is a puzzle: how do you keep the wheels running on the biggest political experiment of all time, when so many have so much to gain?
Infomocracy is Malka Older’s debut novel.
PRAISE FOR INFOMOCRACY
“A fast-paced, post-cyberpunk political thriller… If you always wanted to put The West Wing in a particle accelerator with Snow Crash to see what would happen, read this book.” –Max Gladstone, author of Last First Snow
“Smart, ambitious, bursting with provocative extrapolations, Infomocracy is the big-data-big-ideas-techno-analytical-microdemoglobal-post-everything political thriller we’ve been waiting for.” –Ken Liu, author of The Grace of Kings
“In the mid-21st century, your biggest threat isn’t Artificial Intelligence–it’s other people. Yet the passionate, partisan, political and ultimately fallible men and women fighting for their beliefs are also Infomocracy‘s greatest hope. An inspiring book about what we frail humans could still achieve, if we learn to work together.” –Karl Schroeder, author of Lockstep and the Virga saga
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The Histories
- By: Caius Cornelius Tacitus
- Narrator: James Adams
- Length: 10 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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4.13(1 ratings)
4.13(1 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDCaius Cornelius Tacitus, a Roman orator and public official, is considered one of the greatest historians as well as one of the greatest prose stylists of the Latin language. In The Histories, he describes and interprets the period in which heCaius Cornelius Tacitus, a Roman orator and public official, is considered one of the greatest historians as well as one of the greatest prose stylists of the Latin language. In The Histories, he describes and interprets the period in which he lived, beginning with the political situation that followed Nero’s death in AD 69 and ending with the death of Domitian in AD 96 and the close of the Flavian dynasty. The five books of the history still in existance are part of an original work of twelve to fourteen books.
The narrative as it now exists, with its magnificent introduction, is a powerfully sustained piece of writing. Because Tacitus was a conscious literary stylist, both his thought and his manner of expression gave life to his work. He wrote in the grand style, helped by the solemn and poetic usage of the Roman tradition, and he exploited the Latin qualities of strength, rhythm, and color.
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Bright Burning Things
- By: Lisa Harding
- Narrator: Lisa Harding
- Length: 7 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: December 07, 2021
- Language: English
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3.36(7125 ratings)
3.36(7125 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDA READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * A PEOPLE MAGAZINE PICK * AN INDIE NEXT PICK * A LIBRARYREADS PICK *AN AMAZON EDITORS PICK “On every page there are little shimmering bombs. Like Room, where parenthood is at once yourA READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY * A PEOPLE MAGAZINE PICK * AN INDIE NEXT PICK * A LIBRARYREADS PICK *AN AMAZON EDITORS PICK
“On every page there are little shimmering bombs. Like Room, where parenthood is at once your jail and your salvation, it is almost claustrophobic–but in the most glorious way.”–Lisa Taddeo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three Women and Animal
A rising international literary star makes her American debut with this visceral, tender, and brave portrait of addiction, recovery, and motherhood, as harrowing and intense as Shuggie Bain.
Sonya used to perform on stage. She used to attend glamorous parties, date handsome men, ride in fast cars. But somewhere along the way, the stage lights Sonya lived for dimmed for good. In their absence, came darkness–blackouts, empty cupboards, hazy nights she can’t remember.
What keeps Sonya from losing herself completely is Tommy, her son. But her immense love for Tommy is in fierce conflict with her immense love of the bottle. Addiction amplifies her fear of losing her child; every maternal misstep compels her to drink. Tommy’s precious life is in her shaky hands.
Eventually Sonya is forced to make a choice. Give up drinking or lose Tommy–forever.
Bright Burning Things is an emotional tour-de-force–a devastating, nuanced, and ultimately hopeful look at an addict’s journey towards rehabilitation and redemption.
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FROM: Washington Post, The Millions, PopSugar, Shondaland, Good Morning America, Nylon, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country
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The Long-Legged Fly
- By: James Sallis
- Narrator: G. Valmont Thomas
- Length: 4 hours 20 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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3.78(905 ratings)
3.78(905 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0011.95 USDIn steamy New Orleans, black private detective Lew Griffin has taken on a seemingly hopeless missing-person case. The trail takes him through the underbelly of the French Quarter with its bar girls, pimps, and tourist attractions. As his searchIn steamy New Orleans, black private detective Lew Griffin has taken on a seemingly hopeless missing-person case. The trail takes him through the underbelly of the French Quarter with its bar girls, pimps, and tourist attractions. As his search leads to one violent dead end and then another, Griffin is confronted with the prospect that his own life has come to resemble those of the people he is attempting to find.
Waking in a hospital after an alcoholic binge, Griffin finds another chance in a nurse who comes to love him, but again he reverts to his old life in the mean streets among the predators and their prey. When his son vanishes, Griffin searches back through the tangles and tatters of his life, knowing that he must solve his personal mysteries before he can venture after the whereabouts of others.
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Age in Place
- By: Lynda G. Shrager
- Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 4 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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4.33(57 ratings)
4.33(57 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDFilled with clear and practical solutions, this step-by-step, room-by-room guide to simple home modifications helps seniors make their homes safer and easier to navigate. Lynda Shrager is a registered board-certified occupational therapist, aFilled with clear and practical solutions, this step-by-step, room-by-room guide to simple home modifications helps seniors make their homes safer and easier to navigate.
Lynda Shrager is a registered board-certified occupational therapist, a master’s-level social worker, and a certified aging-in-place specialist (CAPS) with more than thirty-seven years’ experience in the field of geriatrics and more than thirteen years working with seniors in their homes. It is this mix of qualifications and experience that makes her an expert in adapting environments to increase patient safety and independence. Age in Place is designed to help seniors and their caregivers address these new challenges together and make life at home safer, more manageable, and less stressful for all.
Age in Place features the following:
A room-by-room walk-through to evaluate and modify safetyRecommendations for the best home medical equipmentWhere to obtain services and additional helpful resourcesA check list for listeners to complete their own walk-through, with a quick and easy guide to making each space safe and manageableOccupational therapy tips in “Hacks for Health and Home” sections at the end of each chapterA “Vital Documents Guide” for easy retrieval of important papers in case of an emergency
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Did You Miss Me?
- By: Karen Rose
- Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 20 hours 46 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.23(4428 ratings)
4.23(4428 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDNew York Times bestselling author Karen Rose is back with her fourteenth pulse-pounding thriller. Best be nimble, best be quick, I’m right here and you’re my pick… Baltimore prosecutor Daphne Montgomery pulled herself out of aNew York Times bestselling author Karen Rose is back with her fourteenth pulse-pounding thriller.
Best be nimble, best be quick, I’m right here and you’re my pick…
Baltimore prosecutor Daphne Montgomery pulled herself out of a damaged past to build a solid life for herself and her son. But after she helps convict a killer, her confidence is shattered once again by the news that her son has been kidnapped.
Daphne believes it’s connected to the recent high-profile trial, and at first FBI special agent Joseph Carter agrees. But together they find the reality even more troubling, and it runs deeper than Daphne fears. With her son’s life in jeopardy, she must unlock a dreadful secret about her past and confront a truth that will change everything for those closest to her–and, if she survives, threaten the lives of everyone she loves.
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As You Wish
- By: Jude Deveraux
- Narrator: Jude Deveraux
- Length: 13 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 06, 2018
- Language: English
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3.89(2882 ratings)
3.89(2882 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDThree women of different generations gather at a house in Summer Hill, Virginia to discuss their marriages and look at how they’d do things differently if they could do it all over again. Olivia is in her sixties and recently married her firstThree women of different generations gather at a house in Summer Hill, Virginia to discuss their marriages and look at how they’d do things differently if they could do it all over again. Olivia is in her sixties and recently married her first love after forty years apart. Her first marriage was long and unhappy and she is thrilled to finally be with the man she’s always loved. Kathy is in her forties and is married to a handsome, successful businessman. She is a great business partner for him but he is passionately in love with a woman from his past. Kathy wants to stand on her own in business and regrets ever marrying her husband. Elise is in her twenties and is married to the man her wealthy parents chose for her. She has tried everything to get her husband to pay attention to her but she is certain he is having an affair. When she discovers the truth–that he has a pregnant mistress–her life falls apart. All three women share their regrets, their wishes and their dreams and find themselves with the opportunity to start again. All three discover what happens if their wishes really could come true.
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The Source of Miracles
- By: Kathleen McGowan
- Narrator: Kathleen McGowan
- Length: 6 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2009
- Language: English
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4.17(253 ratings)
4.17(253 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.95 USDThe real secret to happiness and abundance has been hiding in plain sight, and you already know it by heart. New York Times bestselling author Kathleen McGowan’s transformative new book unlocks the hidden power of the Lord’s Prayer inThe real secret to happiness and abundance has been hiding in plain sight, and you already know it by heart.
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New York Times bestselling author Kathleen McGowan’s transformative new book unlocks the hidden power of the Lord’s Prayer in seven simple steps.
In this brilliant handbook, Kathleen McGowan reveals the true secret to a joyous and fulfilling life: using the Lord’s Prayer to create real and lasting change in the soul. Each chapter in The Source of Miracles is a guide to one of the seven steps in the process, corresponding to a primary teaching of the prayer:
FAITH: Understand that you are part of God’s plan
SURRENDER: Find the ultimate liberation and peace
SERVICE: Create heaven on earth through your own good works
ABUNDANCE: Attract joy and fulfillment through gratitude
FORGIVENESS: Release anger and resentment
OVERCOMING OBSTACLES: Know that you can master temptation
LOVE: Tap into the greatest power of all
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Strength and Courage for Caregivers
- By: Terry Hargrave
- Length: 4 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: November 10, 2009
- Language: English
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4.57(6 ratings)
4.57(6 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDSupport, respite, and encouragement for those who care for othersTaking care of a family member who is ill, disabled, or dying requires courage, strength, commitment, and love. Now Terry Hargrave, an expert in counseling and caregiving, offers youSupport, respite, and encouragement for those who care for othersTaking care of a family member who is ill, disabled, or dying requires courage, strength, commitment, and love. Now Terry Hargrave, an expert in counseling and caregiving, offers you help with a devotional written with your specific needs in mind. The morning prayers and evening reflections in this book are short and to the point. Strength and Courage for Caregivers weaves together powerful stories, practical advice, and the restorative promises of Scripture, reminding caregivers that they are not alone in this important yet all too often unacknowledged and underappreciated work.
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Everything Left to Remember
- By: Steph Jagger
- Narrator: Andi Arndt
- Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: April 26, 2022
- Language: English
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4.07(345 ratings)
4.07(345 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USD“This audiobook is a touching testament to the power of stories, nature, and love to sustain and connect us.” – AudioFile on Everything Left to Remember BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS meets WILD. In this heart wrenching and inspirational“This audiobook is a touching testament to the power of stories, nature, and love to sustain and connect us.” – AudioFile on Everything Left to Remember
BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS meets WILD. In this heart wrenching and inspirational memoir a woman and her mother, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, embark on a road trip through national parks, revisiting the memories, and the mountains, that made them who they are.
Steph Jagger lost her mother before she lost her. Her mother, stricken with an incurable disease that slowly erases all sense of self, struggles to remember her favorite drink, her favorite song, and–perhaps most heartbreaking of all–Steph herself. Steph watches as the woman who loved and raised her slips away before getting the chance to tell her story, and so Steph makes a promise: her mother will walk it and she will write it.Too aware of her mother’s waning memory, Steph proposes that the two take a camping trip out to Montana–which her mother, on the urging of Steph’s father, agrees to embark upon. An adventure full of horseback riding, hiking, and “tenting” out West quickly turns into one woman’s reflection on childhood, motherhood, personhood–and what it means to love someone who doesn’t quite remember the person she spent her lifetime becoming.
A staggeringly beautiful examination of how stories are passed down through generations and from Mother Nature, Everything Left to Remember brings us the wisdom of who our memories make us under the constellations of the vast Montana sky.
A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books
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Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old?
- By: Joy Loverde
- Narrator: Jean Alexander
- Length: 11 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: October 24, 2017
- Language: English
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3.93(46 ratings)
3.93(46 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDEverything you need to know to plan for your own safe, financially secure, healthy, and happy old age For those who have no support system in place, the thought of aging without help can be a frightening, isolating prospect. Whether you haveEverything you need to know to plan for your own safe, financially secure, healthy, and happy old age
For those who have no support system in place, the thought of aging without help can be a frightening, isolating prospect. Whether you have friends and family ready and able to help you or not, growing old does not have to be an inevitable decline into helplessness. It is possible to maintain a good quality of life in your later years, but having a plan is essential. Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old? equips readers with everything they need to prepare on their own:
- Advice on the tough medical, financial, and housing decisions to come
- Real solutions to create a support network
- Questions about aging solo readers don’t know to ask
- Customizable worksheets and checklists that help keep plans on course
- Guidance on new products, services, technology, and resources
Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old? goes way beyond estate planning to help readers prepare for all the changes in store. Readers are empowered to make proactive plans for their own lives rather than entrusting decisions to family and community.
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Neither Married nor Single
- By: David Kirkpatrick
- Narrator: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 6 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2018
- Language: English
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3.77(12 ratings)
3.77(12 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDWhen Dr. David Kirkpatrick’s wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007, their lives–and their marriage–would change forever. In an honest, uplifting, and sometimes heartbreaking account of loving a partner withWhen Dr. David Kirkpatrick’s wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007, their lives–and their marriage–would change forever. In an honest, uplifting, and sometimes heartbreaking account of loving a partner with dementia, Dr. Kirkpatrick creates a clear guide for others in similar circumstances. He shares his perspective both as a loving and grief-stricken husband coping with a profound change in his marriage, and as a geriatric psychiatrist doing everything he can for his wife while continually learning throughout that experience.
Dr. Kirkpatrick tackles the tough questions about caretaking, grief, loss, love, and sex for those whose partners have dementia. When is the right time to find or even to begin considering a care home for your loved one? How can you navigate the complexities of your changing sexual relationship with an Alzheimer’s partner? When is it appropriate for you to consider new relationships? With wisdom and compassion, Dr. Kirkpatrick reflects on these questions and more.
Whether your partner has been recently diagnosed or has been living with dementia for many years, Neither Married nor Single will help lead you to effective strategies for living and loving in an Alzheimer’s marriage, and for dealing with the changes ahead.
And it will help you remember that you are not alone.
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Enough About Me
- By: Richard Lui
- Length: 7 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: March 23, 2021
- Language: English
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3.52(136 ratings)
3.52(136 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDWhat if your path to a more successful, healthy, and satisfying life is actually not about you? Enough About Me equips you with practical tools to find meaning and compassion in even the smallest of everyday choices. When his father wasWhat if your path to a more successful, healthy, and satisfying life is actually not about you? Enough About Me equips you with practical tools to find meaning and compassion in even the smallest of everyday choices.
When his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Richard Lui made a tough decision. The award-winning news anchor decided to set aside his growing career to care for his family. At first, this new caregiving lifestyle did not come easily for Lui, and what followed was a seven-year exercise in what it really means to be selfless.
Enough About Me¬†also takes a behind-the-scenes look at some of the world’s most difficult moments from a journalist’s point of view. From survivors of terrorist attacks to victims of racial strife, Lui shares the lessons he learned from those who rose above the fray to be helpful, self-sacrificing, and generous in the face of monumental tragedy and loss.
Lui shares practical tips, tools, and mnemonics learned along the way to help shift the way we think and live, including:
- Selfless decision methods and practices for work, home, relationships, and community
- Studies and research that show the personal benefits of being selfless
- The lasting impact of sharing your story
- Practical, bite-sized ways to be more engaging and inclusive in your day-to-day life
- How to train our decision-making muscles to choose others over ourselves
Choice by choice, step by step, the path to a more satisfying and fulfilling journey is right here in the people around us.
Praise for Enough About Me:
“Richard Lui underscores the importance of sharing stories to bring people together through selfless acts for the greater good.”
Beth Kallmyer, Vice President of Care and Support, Alzheimer’s Association
“Richard is living a life of service. This is a jewel of a book, a celebration of the best of the human spirit and of the good that emerges from sacrifice. Richard Lui is a beacon of light in these dark times.”
José Díaz-Balart, Anchor, NBC Nightly News Saturday; Anchor, Noticias Telemundo
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Self-Care for Caregivers
- By: Susanne White
- Narrator: Jackie Sanders
- Length: 4 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.14(7 ratings)
4.14(7 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDTake care of yourself as you care for others with this accessible, easy-to-follow self-care guide to relax and rejuvenate.It’s been said that there are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who areTake care of yourself as you care for others with this accessible, easy-to-follow self-care guide to relax and rejuvenate.
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It’s been said that there are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will become caregivers, and those who will need caregivers. Chances are you or someone you know is taking care of a loved one at home. If you do, you also know that caregiving–however fulfilling–is also hard on the caregiver’s mental and physical health. Self-care is vital to caregivers maintaining stamina and a positive outlook for both themselves and the people they care for. But being so busy caring for others can make it hard to find time for yourself.
In Self-Care for Caregivers, you’ll find short, easy-to-read–and often easy-to-do–ways to replenish your mind, body, and spirit, including:
-Practicing mindfulness by focusing in on your five senses
-Remembering to HALT to check if you’re hungry, angry, lonely, or tired
-Making a gratitude list of at least three things you’re grateful for
-And much more!
Full of practical advice and reminders to have a quick snack, call a friend, create a sanctuary, write in a journal, and more ways to take care yourself–plus resources for caregiving–this book will go a long way towards making your caregiving experience a happier and more healthful one for you and the people you care for. -
Senior Care by Design
- By: Michael Hearl
- Narrator: Larry Williams
- Length: 5 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.95 USDToday there are 77 million Baby Boomers living in the U.S., meaning, 10,000 people will be turning 65 years old every day. Currently, most Boomers aren’t in assisted living … yet. However, they will be moving into senior housing inToday there are 77 million Baby Boomers living in the U.S., meaning, 10,000 people will be turning 65 years old every day. Currently, most Boomers aren’t in assisted living … yet. However, they will be moving into senior housing in droves over the next couple of decades. Add to this the increasing numbers of Boomer’s parents already making this transition.
With limited resources available at this time, planning for assisted living can be overwhelming for those who are making difficult choices for their loved ones (or themselves). These choices have only been complicated and made more urgent by the Covid 19 pandemic.
Contrary to popular belief, retirement homes are not the only option for our population’s aging members anymore. Adult Family Homes designed to allow senior citizens to live mostly independently with access to a variety of amenities, provide an alternative for individuals or couples who can no longer safely live on their own but don’t want to relegate themselves to assisted living facilities.
Investment in this innovative category of senior living is a relatively new opportunity that many are not aware of. This book will give you the tools to decide if this could be a right fit for you and your family.
You will learn: What is happening in the senior care industry today, and what the options are How smaller senior care homes are becoming ever-popular in the wave of COVID19 How to invest in a senior care home How to convert your home or property into a senior care home How to protect the wealth of your family and honor Mom and Dad
Designed as a practical guide through the complex world of senior living, here is the advice and guidance to help you make decisions that honor the elderly, protect family resources, and provide an investment opportunity in today’s fast growing segment of the real estate market.
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Best Goodbye
- By: Abbi Glines
- Narrator: Jason Carpenter
- Length: 6 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2015
- Language: English
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4.09(12598 ratings)
4.09(12598 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes the next sizzling novel in the Rosemary Beach series, featuring well-known playboy and Blaire’s half brother, Captain.The look on Rose’s face had screamed that she was hidingFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes the next sizzling novel in the Rosemary Beach series, featuring well-known playboy and Blaire’s half brother, Captain.
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The look on Rose’s face had screamed that she was hiding something. Hell, she’d practically run away from me. There was something to that. I knew there was…
After ten years in the employ of a mysterious crime boss, River “Captain” Kipling is ready to leave his sordid past–and his cover occupation as an upscale restaurateur–behind him. The only thing standing in the way of his “retirement” is his commitment to launch a new restaurant in the resort town of Rosemary Beach. With his sister, Blaire, nearby, Captain can delay his dream of running a humble bar on the waterfront, but the unwanted attentions of his head server, Elle, have him itching to get out.
Until he notices Rose Henderson, the new server at the restaurant. All he knows about the pretty redhead with the cute glasses is that she’s a hardworking single mom from Oklahoma. But there’s something overly familiar about her laugh…something strange about the way she looks at Captain… -
Tasha
- By: Brian Morton
- Narrator: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 4 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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4.2(473 ratings)
4.2(473 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDA Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of the Year In the spirit of Fierce Attachments and The End of Your Life Book Club, acclaimed novelist Brian Morton delivers a “superb” (Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air), darkly funny memoir of hisA Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of the Year
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In the spirit of Fierce Attachments and The End of Your Life Book Club, acclaimed novelist Brian Morton delivers a “superb” (Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air), darkly funny memoir of his mother’s vibrant life and the many ways in which their tight, tumultuous relationship was refashioned in her twilight years.
Tasha Morton is a force of nature: a brilliant educator who’s left her mark on generations of students–and also a whirlwind of a mother, intrusive, chaotic, oppressively devoted, and irrepressible.
For decades, her son Brian has kept her at a self-protective distance, but when her health begins to fail, he knows it’s time to assume responsibility for her care. Even so, he’s not prepared for what awaits him, as her refusal to accept her own fragility leads to a series of epic outbursts and altercations that are sometimes frightening, sometimes wildly comic, and sometimes both.
Clear-eyed, “deeply stirring” (Dani Shapiro, The New York Times Book Review), and brimming with dark humor, Tasha is both a vivid account of an unforgettable woman and a stark look at the impossible task of caring for an elderly parent in a country whose unofficial motto is “you’re on your own.” -
The World of Pondside
- By: Mary Helen Stefaniak
- Narrator: George Newbern
- Length: 12 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2022
- Language: English
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3.43(137 ratings)
3.43(137 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDIn a game of life or death, the seniors at Pondside Manor risk it all. With help from Pondside Manor’s quirky, twentysomething kitchen worker Foster Kresowik, resident Robert Kallman creates The World of Pondside, a video game that delightsIn a game of life or death, the seniors at Pondside Manor risk it all.
With help from Pondside Manor’s quirky, twentysomething kitchen worker Foster Kresowik, resident Robert Kallman creates The World of Pondside, a video game that delights the nursing home’s residents by allowing them to virtually relive blissful moments from days long past–or even create new ones.
One-legged Duane Lotspeich is overjoyed when he can dance the tango again. Octogenarian Laverne Slatchek cheers on her favorite baseball team from the stands at Candlestick Park with her beloved husband–who died years ago. Even the overwhelmed Pondside administrator escapes her job by logging into a much more luxurious virtual world.
Robert’s game enlivens the halls of Pondside Manor, but chaos ensues when he is found dead, submerged in the pond, still strapped into his wheelchair. If any resident witnessed his death, they’re not telling–either covering up or, quite possibly, forgetting. And it’s far from clear to anyone–including the police–if the death of this brilliant man, who suffered from ALS, was suicide or murder.
When Robert’s video game goes dark, its players grow desperate. The task of getting it back online falls to young Foster, who enlists help from a raucous group of residents and staff. Their pursuit–virtual and real–has unintended consequences, uncovering both criminal activities and the secret plans of Foster’s friend Robert. From Pondside Manor, this unlikely bunch of gamers embarks upon an astonishing journey–blissful, treacherous, and unforgettable.
Packed with sharp wit and compassion, Mary Helen Stefaniak has written a rousing, perceptive, and utterly original novel.
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Elizabeth Is Missing
- By: Emma Healey
- Narrator: Davina Porter
- Length: 11 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: June 10, 2014
- Language: English
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3.72(43488 ratings)
3.72(43488 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDHOW DO YOU SOLVE A MYSTERY WHEN YOU CAN’T REMEMBER THE CLUES? In this darkly riveting debut novel–a sophisticated psychological mystery that is also an heartbreakingly honest meditation on memory, identity, and aging–an elderlyHOW DO YOU SOLVE A MYSTERY WHEN YOU CAN’T REMEMBER THE CLUES?
In this darkly riveting debut novel–a sophisticated psychological mystery that is also an heartbreakingly honest meditation on memory, identity, and aging–an elderly woman descending into dementia embarks on a desperate quest to find the best friend she believes has disappeared, and her search for the truth will go back decades and have shattering consequences.
Maud, an aging grandmother, is slowly losing her memory–and her grip on everyday life. Yet she refuses to forget her best friend Elizabeth, whom she is convinced is missing and in terrible danger.
But no one will listen to Maud–not her frustrated daughter, Helen, not her caretakers, not the police, and especially not Elizabeth’s mercurial son, Peter. Armed with handwritten notes she leaves for herself and an overwhelming feeling that Elizabeth needs her help, Maud resolves to discover the truth and save her beloved friend.
This singular obsession forms a cornerstone of Maud’s rapidly dissolving present. But the clues she discovers seem only to lead her deeper into her past, to another unsolved disappearance: her sister, Sukey, who vanished shortly after World War II.
As vivid memories of a tragedy that occurred more fifty years ago come flooding back, Maud discovers new momentum in her search for her friend. Could the mystery of Sukey’s disappearance hold the key to finding Elizabeth?
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Best Served Cold
- By: Joe Abercrombie
- Narrator: Steven Pacey
- Length: 26 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: November 03, 2015
- Language: English
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4.21(66994 ratings)
4.21(66994 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDSpringtime in Styria. And that means war. There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march,Springtime in Styria. And that means war.
There have been nineteen years of blood. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. While armies march, heads roll and cities burn, and behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king.
War may be hell but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso’s employ, it’s a damn good way of making money too. Her victories have made her popular — a shade too popular for her employer’s taste. Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto’s reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Whatever the cost, seven men must die.
Her allies include Styria’s least reliable drunkard, Styria’s most treacherous poisoner, a mass-murderer obsessed with numbers and a Northman who just wants to do the right thing. Her enemies number the better half of the nation. And that’s all before the most dangerous man in the world is dispatched to hunt her down and finish the job Duke Orso started. . .
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I Am America (And So Can You!)
- By: Stephen Colbert
- Narrator: Stephen Colbert
- Length: 3 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: October 09, 2007
- Language: English
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3.89(79593 ratings)
3.89(79593 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.98 USDCongratulations–just by looking at this webpage, you became 25% more patriotic. From Stephen Colbert, the host of television’s highest-rated punditry show The Colbert Report, comes the book to fill the other 23!o hours of your day. I AmCongratulations–just by looking at this webpage, you became 25% more patriotic.... Read moreFrom Stephen Colbert, the host of television’s highest-rated punditry show The Colbert Report, comes the book to fill the other 23!o hours of your day. I Am America (And So Can You!) contains all of the opinions that Stephen doesn’t have time to shoehorn into his nightly broadcast.
Dictated directly into a microcassette recorder over a three-day weekend, this book contains Stephen’s most deeply held knee-jerk beliefs on The American Family, Race, Religion, Sex, Sports, and many more topics, conveniently arranged in chapter form.
Always controversial and outspoken, Stephen addresses why Hollywood is destroying America by inches, why evolution is a fraud, and why the elderly should be harnessed to millstones.
You may not agree with everything Stephen says, but at the very least, you’ll understand that your differing opinion is wrong.
I Am America (And So Can You!) showcases Stephen Colbert at his most eloquent and impassioned. He is an unrelenting fighter for the soul of America, and in this book he fights the good fight for the traditional values that have served this country so well for so long.
Please buy this book before you leave the store
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On the Bright Side
- By: Melanie Shankle
- Length: 4 hours 30 minutes
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Publish date: February 25, 2020
- Language: English
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3.93(2251 ratings)
3.93(2251 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0018.99 USDBig Mama blog founder and New York Times bestselling author Melanie Shankle helps us sort through our questions about being true to ourselves in a world gone crazy and what matters the most in the end. These days, so many voices tell us whatBig Mama blog founder and New York Times bestselling author Melanie Shankle helps us sort through our questions about being true to ourselves in a world gone crazy and what matters the most in the end.
These days, so many voices tell us what to do, what to think, and what kind of parent or friend or spouse to be that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and defeated. Somewhere in the midst of online arguments and crazy politics and the ups and downs of life, we’ve lost sight of the gifts that are all around us: kindness, love, mercy, and joy.
In¬†On the Bright Side,¬†Melanie Shankle reminds us of the unchanging principles we can count on in a changing world. These are lessons that Melanie has learned along the way about how to find all the joy that life has to offer–and why encouragement is never something to keep to ourselves.
Melanie invites us to lead with love in all areas of our lives, exploring topics such as:
- Finding your people
- Giving up on comparing and competing
- Aging (kind of) gracefully
- Believing in ever after
- Staying mostly sane while raising kids
- Thinking before speaking
- Making decisions
- And more!
This delightful memoir highlights the joys of life told in Melanie’s down to earth, relatable, and totally enjoyable style.¬†On the Bright Side¬†is a how-to guide to knowing–and living–what matters most.
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The Arrivals
- By: Melissa Marr
- Narrator: Matt Burns
- Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: July 02, 2013
- Language: English
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3.15(2217 ratings)
3.15(2217 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USDThe Arrivals is the second novel for adults by internationally bestselling author Melissa Marr. Chloe walks into a bar and blows five years of sobriety. When she wakes, she finds herself in an unfamiliar world, The Wasteland. She discovers peopleThe Arrivals is the second novel for adults by internationally bestselling author Melissa Marr.
Chloe walks into a bar and blows five years of sobriety. When she wakes, she finds herself in an unfamiliar world, The Wasteland. She discovers people from all times and places have also arrived there: Kitty and Jack, a brother and sister from the Wild West; Edgar, a prohibition bootlegger; Francis, a one-time hippie; Melody, a mentally unbalanced 1950s housewife; and Hector, a former carnival artist.
None know why they arrived there–or if there is way out of a world populated by monsters and filled with corruption.
Just as she did in Graveminder, Marr has created a vivid fantasy world that will enthrall. Melissa Marr’s The Arrivals is a thoroughly original and wildly imagined tale about making choices in a life where death is unpredictable and often temporary.
The book includes a P.S. section with extra material from the author and a bonus story exclusive to this paperback edition.
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The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen
- By: Hendrik Groen
- Narrator: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 11 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: July 11, 2017
- Language: English
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3.94(4754 ratings)
3.94(4754 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.98 USDA #1 international bestseller in the vein of Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove: a funny and tender-hearted tale about friendship, love, and an old man who is young at heart. Technically speaking, Hendrik Groen is….elderly. But at age 83A #1 international bestseller in the vein of Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove: a funny and tender-hearted tale about friendship, love, and an old man who is young at heart.
Technically speaking, Hendrik Groen is….elderly. But at age 83 1/4, this feisty, indomitable curmudgeon has no plans to go out quietly. Bored of weak tea and potted geraniums, exasperated by the indignities of aging, Hendrik has decided to rebel – on his own terms. He begins writing an expose: secretly recording the antics of day-to-day life in his retirement home, where he refuses to take himself, or his fellow “inmates,” too seriously.With an eccentric group of friends, he founds the wickedly anarchic Old-But-Not-Dead Club, and he and his best friend, Evert, gleefully stir up trouble, enraging the home’s humorless director and turning themselves into unlikely heroes. And when a sweet and sassy widow moves in next door, he polishes his shoes, grooms what’s left of his hair, and determines to savor every ounce of joy in the time he has left, with hilarious and tender consequences.A bestselling phenomenon that has captured imaginations around the world, The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen is inspiring, charming, and laugh-out-loud funny with a deep and poignant core: a page-turning delight for readers of any age.... Read more -
Aging as a Spiritual Practice
- By: Lewis Richmond
- Narrator: Fred Sullivan
- Length: 6 hours 1 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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3.93(366 ratings)
3.93(366 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDThe bestselling author of Work as a Spiritual Practice presents a user’s life guide to aging well and making every year fulfilling and transformative. Everything changes. For Buddhist priest and meditation teacher Lewis Richmond, thisThe bestselling author of Work as a Spiritual Practice presents a user’s life guide to aging well and making every year fulfilling and transformative.
Everything changes. For Buddhist priest and meditation teacher Lewis Richmond, this fundamental Buddhist tenet is the basis for a new inner road map that emerges in the later years, charting an understanding that can bring new possibilities, fresh beginnings, and a wealth of appreciation and gratitude for the life journey itself.
In Aging as a Spiritual Practice, Richmond acknowledges the fear, anger, and sorrow many people experience when they must confront the indignities of their aging bodies and the unknowns associated with mortality. This wise, compassionate book guides readers through the key stages of aging, such as when “lightning strikes”–the moment we wake up to our aging–as well as the processes of adapting to change, letting go of who we were, embracing who we are, and appreciating our unique life chapters. Unlike many philosophical works on aging, however, this one incorporates illuminating facts from scientific researchers, doctors, and psychologists, as well as contemplative practices and guided meditations on aging’s various challenges and rewards. The tandem of maintaining a healthy body and healthy relationships, infused with an active spiritual life, is explored in rejuvenating detail.
Breath by breath, moment by moment, Richmond’s teachings inspire limitless opportunities for a joy that transcends age.
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Beating About the Bush
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrator: Penelope Keith
- Length: 6 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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3.85(3597 ratings)
3.85(3597 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDAgatha Raisin in Beating About the Bush When private detective Agatha Raisin comes across a severed leg in a roadside hedge, it looks like she is about to become involved in a particularly gruesome murder. Looks, however, can be deceiving, as AgathaAgatha Raisin in Beating About the Bush
When private detective Agatha Raisin comes across a severed leg in a roadside hedge, it looks like she is about to become involved in a particularly gruesome murder. Looks, however, can be deceiving, as Agatha discovers when she is employed to investigate a case of industrial espionage at a factory where nothing is quite what it seems.
The factory mystery soon turns to murder and a bad-tempered donkey turns Agatha into a national celebrity, before bringing her ridicule and shame. To add to her woes, Agatha finds herself grappling with growing feelings for her friend and occasional lover, Sir Charles Fraith. Then, as a possible solution to the factory murder unfolds, her own life is thrown into deadly peril. Will Agatha get her man at last? Or will the killer get her first?
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Elders
- By: Ryan McIlvain
- Narrator: Ryan McIlvain
- Length: 8 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: June 07, 2013
- Language: English
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3.16(599 ratings)
3.16(599 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDA glorious debut that T.C. Boyle calls “powerful and deeply moving” that follows two young Mormon missionaries in Brazil and their tense, peculiar friendship. Elder McLeod-outspoken, surly, a brash American-is nearing the end of hisA glorious debut that T.C. Boyle calls “powerful and deeply moving” that follows two young Mormon missionaries in Brazil and their tense, peculiar friendship. Elder McLeod-outspoken, surly, a brash American-is nearing the end of his mission in Brazil. For nearly two years he has spent his days studying the Bible and the Book of Mormon, knocking on doors, teaching missionary lessons-“experimenting on the word.” His new partner is Elder Passos, a devout, ambitious Brazilian who found salvation and solace in the church after his mother’s early death. The two men are at first suspicious of each other, and their work together is frustrating, fruitless. That changes when a beautiful woman and her husband offer the missionaries a chance to be heard, to put all of their practice to good use, to test the mettle of their faith. But before they can bring the couple to baptism, they must confront their own long-held beliefs and doubts, and the simmering tensions at the heart of their friendship. A novel of unsparing honesty and beauty, Elders announces Ryan McIlvain as a writer of enormous talent.
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Finding Lady Enderly
- By: Joanna Davidson Politano
- Narrator: Sarah Nichols
- Length: 9 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2019
- Language: English
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4.12(648 ratings)
4.12(648 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDRaina Bretton is a rag woman in London’s east end when a handsome stranger appears in a dank alley and offers her a glittering smile and a chance for adventure. Rothburne Abbey has a unique position for her, one that will take her away fromRaina Bretton is a rag woman in London’s east end when a handsome stranger appears in a dank alley and offers her a glittering smile and a chance for adventure. Rothburne Abbey has a unique position for her, one that will take her away from her hardscrabble life and give her a chance to be a lady. Things she could only dream of might be coming true. But some dreams turn out to be nightmares.
Though Raina has traded squalor for silk and satin, something about the abbey is deeply unsettling. As she wrestles with her true identity, the ruin, decay, and secrets she finds at the heart of the old mansion tear at her confidence and threaten to reveal her for who she really is. Only one man stands between her and the danger that lurks within–and only if he decides to keep her biggest secret hidden.
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Anxious People
- By: Fredrik Backman
- Narrator: Marin Ireland
- Length: 19 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.19(127911 ratings)
4.19(127911 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDAn instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a “quirky, big-hearted novel….Wry, wise and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure”An instant #1 New York Times bestseller, the new novel from the author of A Man Called Ove is a “quirky, big-hearted novel….Wry, wise and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original story that delivers pure pleasure” (People).
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Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives include a recently retired couple who relentlessly hunt down fixer-uppers to avoid the painful truth that they can’t fix their own marriage. There’s a wealthy bank director who has been too busy to care about anyone else and a young couple who are about to have their first child but can’t seem to agree on anything. Add to the mix an eighty-seven-year-old woman who has lived long enough not to be afraid of someone waving a gun in her face, a flustered but still-ready-to-make-a-deal real estate agent, and a mystery man who has locked himself in the apartment’s only bathroom, and you’ve got the worst group of hostages in the world.
Each of them carries a lifetime of grievances, hurts, secrets, and passions that are ready to boil over. None of them is entirely who they appear to be. And all of them–the bank robber included–desperately crave some sort of rescue. As the authorities and the media surround the premises, these reluctant allies will reveal surprising truths about themselves and set in motion a chain of events so unexpected that even they can hardly explain what happens next.
Proving once again that Backman is “a master of writing delightful, insightful, soulful, character-driven narratives” (USA TODAY), Anxious People “captures the messy essence of being human….It’s clever and affecting, as likely to make you laugh out loud as it is to make you cry” (The Washington Post). This “endlessly entertaining mood-booster” (Real Simple) is proof that the enduring power of friendship, forgiveness, and hope can save us–even in the most anxious of times.
Cliff Weitzman
Cliff Weitzman is a dyslexia advocate and the CEO and founder of Speechify, the #1 text-to-speech app in the world, totaling over 100,000 5-star reviews and ranking first place in the App Store for the News & Magazines category. In 2017, Weitzman was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work making the internet more accessible to people with learning disabilities. Cliff Weitzman has been featured in EdSurge, Inc., PC Mag, Entrepreneur, Mashable, among other leading outlets.
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