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Keep moving: and other tips and truths about aging
Par Dick Van Dyke. 2015
Approaching his ninetieth birthday, the entertainer shares upbeat stories and advice about life and aging, with a focus on keeping…
a positive attitude. He stresses that he tries to live life to the fullest and never worries about what is "age appropriate."2015Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation: the story of the transcontinental railroad
Par Martin W. Sandler, Martin W Sandler. 2015
Recounts the construction of the transcontinental railroad. An additional 1,800 miles of tracks to the West Coast finally connected the…
eastern and western shores. Discusses the daring feats of tens of thousands of workers, the dangers they encountered, their challenges, and their successes. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2015Checklist for my family: a guide to my history, financial plans, and final wishes
Par Sally Balch Hurme. 2015
Beyond the hundredth meridian: John Wesley Powell and the second opening of the West
Par Wallace Stegner. 1992
Author of Angle of Repose (DB 54215) recounts the life and expeditions of John Wesley Powell (1834-1902). Stegner details Powell's…
interest in scientific observation, feuds with politicians and industrialists, and his plans for development of the West based on the discoveries he made during his travels. 1953The emotional journey of the Alzheimer's family
Par Robert B. Santulli, Kesstan Blandin. 2015
Immediate family members, friends, and neighbors of those with Alzheimer's undergo tremendous psychological and emotional change as they witness the…
disease progress. Santulli and Blandin chart this journey, the process of adaptation and acceptance, and provide insight on how to understand and cope with personal stress. 2015Bettyville: a memoir
Par George Hodgman. 2015
Hodgman, in between New York City editing jobs, describes returning to Paris, Missouri, to act as his widowed mother's caretaker.…
He delves into their shared perfectionist loner personalities--now colored by prickly ninety-one-year-old Betty's memory problems and failing health, and her only child's drug past and homosexuality. Some strong language. 2015Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end
Par Atul Gawande. 2014
Surgeon and author of Complications (DB 56061) and The Checklist Manifesto (DB 70422) examines the state of end-of-life care in…
the twenty-first century. Discusses medical advances which have extended life expectancy, limited training of physicians to discuss mortality with patients and family members, and ways to be honest. Bestseller. 2014Thirty tomorrows: the next three decades of globalization, demographics, and how we will live
Par Milton Ezrati. 2014
Economist examines the impact of changing demographics on the financial landscape over the next three decades, specifically in regard to…
the aging of the Baby Boomer population. Argues that, while there will be challenges, they are not as dire as many are predicting. 2014The red and the white: a family saga of the American West
Par Andrew R. Graybill. 2013
Historian probes interracial Native-white relationships critical in the development of the trans-Mississippi West. Explores the 1870 Marias Massacre, an episode…
set in motion by the murder of Malcolm Clarke, in which Clarke's two sons rode with the Second U.S. Cavalry to kill their own blood relatives. 2013Shot all to hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's greatest escape
Par Mark Lee Gardner. 2013
Recounts the final holdup of the eight-man James and Younger gang. Details the outlaws' 1876 attempt to rob the First…
National Bank of Northfield, Minnesota; the response from the employees and citizens; and the two-week manhunt that followed. Violence and some strong language. Spur Award. 2013How to age in place: planning for a happy, independent, and financially secure retirement
Par Mary A. Languirand, Robert F. Bornstein. 2013
Clinical psychologists' guide to postretirement living emphasizes staying in one's home. They offer advice on financial planning, universal home design,…
transportation issues, health care, and accessibility of services, and provide checklists and worksheets. 2013The wrath of Cochise
Par Terry Mort, T. A Mort. 2013
Details the February 1861 events that sparked years of war between the Chiricahua Apaches and the U.S. Army and white…
settlers in the West. Describes the mistakes of inexperienced lieutenant George Bascom after a rancher's stepson was kidnapped and the subsequent acts of revenge by Indian leader Cochise. 2013Lions of the West: heroes and villains of the westward expansion
Par Robert Morgan. 2011
Profiles of ten men--Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, John "Johnny Appleseed" Chapman, David "Davy" Crockett, Sam Houston, James Polk, Winfield Scott,…
Kit Carson, Nicholas Trist, and John Quincy Adams--who led the nineteenth-century westward expansion that many believed was America's destiny. 2011The Esperanza fire: arson, murder, and the agony of Engine 57
Par John N. Maclean. 2013
The author of The Thirtymile Fire (DB 66035) investigates the October 2006 wildfire in Southern California that killed five U.S.…
Forest Service firefighters. Follows the trial of a local man that resulted in the first-ever murder conviction for setting a wildland fire. Some strong language. 2013The searchers: the making of an American legend
Par Glenn Frankel. 2013
Relates the 1836 abduction of nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker by Comanches and her 1860 rescue, which was the basis for…
Alan LeMay's novel The Searchers (DB 69294) and the 1956 film of the same name directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne. Violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2013Annie Oakley
Par Rachel A Koestler-Grack. 2010
Biography of the renowned sharpshooter (1860-1926), who toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Discusses Annie's difficult childhood on the…
Ohio frontier, her love of hunting, and the exhibition skills that made her the most famous woman in the country--and even impressed Chief Sitting Bull. For grades 6-9. 2010Davy Crockett
Par Judy L Hasday. 2010
Biography of American hunter, militiaman, frontiersman, and politician Davy Crockett (1786-1836). Relates his adventures in Tennessee and his decision to…
join Texas's fight for independence from Mexico, which led to Crockett's death at the Alamo. For grades 6-9. 2010Crazy Horse (Legends of the Wild West Ser.)
Par Jon Sterngass. 2010
Portrait of the Lakota Sioux warrior (ca. 1842-1877), about whom little is known. Describes his resistance to efforts to force…
his people onto reservations, his role in famous battles at Rosebud Creek and the Little Bighorn, and the importance of horses to the Plains Indians. For grades 6-9. 2010Geronimo
Par Jon Sterngass. 2010
Biography of the Chiricahua Apache war leader and shaman (1829-1909), who was a hero to his people but was vilified…
by white settlers. Discusses Geronimo's capture and long imprisonment by the U.S. government and his hatred of Mexicans for the massacre of his family. For grades 6-9. 2010Is this thing on?: a computer handbook for late bloomers, technophobes, and the kicking & screaming
Par Abby Stokes, Abigail Stokes. 2011
Computer instructor presents concepts and techniques for computer novices. Covers subjects such as purchasing a computer, establishing Internet access, and…
working with iPads and mobile devices. Also offers tips on online banking, shopping, and using social media. 2011