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When renowned author Gail Godwin tripped and broke her neck while watering the dogwood tree in her garden at age eighty-five, a lifetime of writing and publishing behind her and a half-finished novel in tow, Bergman’s idea quickly unfurled in front of her, forcing her to confront a creative life interrupted. In Getting to Know Death, Godwin shares what spoke to her while in a desperate place.

What if your best years are still ahead? This empowering guide invites women in midlife and beyond to break free from doubt and step boldly into possibility. With uplifting stories, practical tools, and gentle encouragement, you’ll discover how to silence self-limiting beliefs, set goals that feel achievable, and celebrate each step of progress. Instead of striving for perfection, you’ll learn to focus on momentum—building confidence one action at a time.

Adult ADHD can affect men in different ways. Men may experience it in various ways, and its symptoms can be more challenging to detect. Men with ADHD are often overlooked, leaving many who are struggling with their abilities to feel isolated or confused about what they're experiencing. While the underlying mechanisms of ADHD are still being studied, it is thought that the male brain may process information differently than the female brain, which could account for some of these differences. This audiobook was written for men who think they have ADHD or have been diagnosed with it.

As we age, our memory naturally declines - but there are scientifically proven ways to enhance brain and memory function. This book, grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience, will help you get started. The Neuroscience of Memory offers a seven-step memory-improvement program based on the latest research. You'll find powerful tools to optimize your brain and memory function, increase neural connections, and stay mentally sharp both now and in the long run. 

THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Ann Russell has all the answers' Sunday Times 'An agony aunt to an audience of millions' BBC From the much-loved 'Auntie' of TikTok, and author of How to Clean Everything and How to Save Money, How to Be an Adult is a practical guide to life - full of the...

How can you make the most of retirement? How should you plan for retirement? What are the challenges of retirement and how can they be dealt with? The Psychology of Retirement looks at this life stage as a journey that involves challenges, opportunities, setbacks, periods of disenchantment and...

In Transformation: Emergence of the Self, noted analyst and author Murray Stein explains what this process is, and what it means for an individual to experience it. Transformation usually occurs at midlife, but is much more complicated than what we colloquially call a midlife crisis. Consciously working through this life stage can lead people to become who they are and have always potentially been. Indeed, Stein suggests, transformation is the essential human task.

Brought to you by Penguin. How much does our speed and our decline depend on our minds, not our bodies? In this thought-provoking and inspiring book, top 25 Master marathoner Nick Thompson invites readers to defy the inevitable decline that comes with age. After setting the American record in...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A smart, research-driven case for why optimism, kindness, and strong social networks will help us live to 100. From the day her daughter was born, science journalist Marta Zaraska fretted about what she and her family were eating. She fasted, considered adopting the keto diet...

Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching reminds its listeners that the sage has been venerated in China for thousands of years. Twenty years ago, William Martin, subtly and powerfully, captured the complex emotions connected with growing older in this free-verse interpretation of the Tao. His words resonate just as much now, encouraging today’s sages to recognize their inestimable worth in a youth-centric world that often goes astray.

Brought to you by Penguin. The most important book you'll ever read about the second half of your life now. Now more than ever, we need to talk about getting older. Many of us are living to a very great age. But how do we give those we love, and eventually ourselves, long lives that are as happy...

This audiobook challenges the widely held belief that cognitive decline is an inevitable part of aging. Instead, it presents a hopeful, science-backed thesis: that purpose is one of the most powerful defenses against cognitive deterioration. Grounded in current neuroscience, it shows that living with purpose can biologically protect the brain, stimulate mental growth, and improve resilience—physically, emotionally, and cognitively.

Science of Everyday Nutrition is a practical, science-informed guide that helps readers understand how ordinary foods quietly shape energy, health, resilience, and longevity. Instead of promoting diet trends or rigid rules, this book explains how food actually works inside the body—and how everyday choices influence how we think, feel, and age. The book begins by reframing food as a living system rather than a collection of calories. It explains, in clear language, how proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins, fiber, and protective plant compounds interact with the body’s natural chemistry. ...

For fans of Anne Lamott, Abigail Thomas, and Ayelet Waldman, a postdivorce memoir, one woman's story of starting over at 60-in youth-obsessed, beauty-obsessed Hollywood. After the death of her best friend, the loss of her life's savings, and the collapse of her once-happy marriage, Meredith Maran - whom Anne Lamott calls "insightful, funny, and human" - leaves her San Francisco freelance writer's life for a 9-to-5 job in Los Angeles.

You’re eating the salads. You’ve swapped your afternoon coffee for green tea. You’ve added the workouts. And still… you wake up tired. Your jeans feel tighter. Your brain feels foggy. You can’t sleep through the night, and the snack drawer calls your name every afternoon. It’s not that you’re doing anything wrong. It’s that your body is running on cortisol – your main stress hormone – and it’s been stuck in overdrive for years. Cortisol Detox for Women is a 21-day, real-life reset for women over 40 who are tired of “pushing through” and wondering why nothing works ...

In Open to Love, two therapists share their personal and professional stories of love and romance in the later years. Inspirational, and most of all, relatable, Gloria Horsley and Frank Powers show listeners how to face their fears about dating, identify what they want in a partner, and learn how to find love in the golden years.

Tools and anecdotes to reframe aging from the bestselling author of Work as a Spiritual Practice and Aging as a Spiritual Practice. Aging is not just a process, but a journey: a decades-long adventure of new opportunities and surprises. And while loss, tragedy, and decline are inevitably part...

When you want to change but don’t know why you’re struggling to make it happen, the best course may be to seek answers within. From award-winning, best-selling self-help and spirituality author Carl Greer, PhD, PsyD, comes a workbook for tapping into a forgotten resource we all have: our hidden wisdom.

En esta obra comparto mis experiencias y enseñanzas de las ciencias sobre la tercera etapa de la carrera de la vida. Creo que pueden ser de utilidad para quienes, en lugar de poner su esperanza en el destino o la suerte, prefieran tomar el timón y prepararse para afrontar los retos de la...

Few prejudices in Western society are more powerful than those concerning aging. Until recently, we have assumed that the story of aging is one of loss and decline. But there's an entirely different truth. Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks. Is there a secret to staying young? It turns out that there are many, and they all begin with nurturing our existing relationships to foster brain health, keeping us happier and healthier. As listeners will learn, wisdom, enhanced social relationships, greater adaptation, and flexibility can all be attained as we grow older.