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Aging well: Surprising
guideposts to a happier life
George
E. Vaillant, MD
Published by Little Brown, 2003
An
inspiring book from the US to help you
ensure that your golden years are truly
golden. Based on more than 50 years of
research carried out at the Harvard Medical
School.
Downshifting - the
bestselling guide to happier, simpler
living
Polly
Ghazi and Judy Jones
Published by Hodder and Stoughton, 2004
How to be free
Tom Hodgkinson
Published by Hamish Hamilton, 2006
Have you ever wondered why you bother to go to work? What stops us from doing what we want to do? Whether there might be a better, freer, happier way to live our lives? This joyful read teaches us how to throw off the shackles of anxiety, bureaucracy, debt, housework, pain, poverty, waste and much else, and lead more creative and fulfilling lives.
If not now, when - living the baby boomer adventure
Esther Rantzen
Published by Headline Springboard, 2008
In her typical style, Esther Rantzen exhorts her fellow babyboomers not to go gently into old age and provides practical advice on how to do it. It’s never too late to take up hang-gliding, swim with dolphins and a host of other things.
Rather like Marmite, you either like or loathe the somewhat opinionated, Esther-knows-best approach but her heart’s always in the right place.
Is
it too late to run away and join the circus?
a
guide for your second life
Marti Smye,
Published by Hungry Minds Inc, 2002
Renowned US thought-leader and corporate
change specialist shows you how to make
the right career choice to fit any lifestyle.
If you’re still grappling with what
to do when you grow up, this could be
worth reading. More motivational than
practical for the UK market.
Start
late, finish rich
-
a no-fail plan for achieving financial
freedom at any age
David
Bach
Published
by Penguin Books 2006
The Book of Rubbish Ideas
Tracey Smith
Published by Alastair Sawday Publishing
Billed as “an interactive room-by-room guide to reducing household waste” this interesting, informative and highly motivational little book couldn't be timelier in terms of giving you all the information you need to start cutting back. Author and sustainable living expert Tracey Smith (the founder of International Downshifting Week) wants to normalise sustainable living and “take the freaky out of eco” and here she does so most admirably in an extremely readable and accessible tour through each and every room in your house - and outdoor spaces - all in the name of reducing household waste.
From bedroom to bathroom and study to shed, she has a host of tried, tested and inexpensive ideas for cutting through the clutter to reveal a greener and simpler way of life. From thrifty ideas to help you through to credit crunch to combating that shopping addiction The Book of Rubbish Ideas is a positive guide to slowing down and greening up, and saving money along the way.
The Freedom Years – Tactical Tips for the Trailblazer Generation
Michael Shea
Published by Capstone Publishing, 2006
An inspiring and amusing look at some of the challenges and opportunities mature people face as they make the transition from work to retirement. ‘It's not three score years and ten anymore; it's four score years and ten - Michael Shea has great plans for you for those extra twenty years.’ Sir David Frost
The Rainbow Years - the pluses of being 50+
Barrie Hopson and Mike Scally
Published by Middlesex University press, 2008
Interactive and fun, The Rainbow Years is designed and written to provide a wealth of information, ideas and activities to help all of us over 50 live our lives the way we want to now. The authors have identified seven key areas of life – work, money, health, relationships, learning, leisure and spirituality – and within each section provide up to date research data, self-assessment activities and exercises, plus detailed signposts towards other resources and information.
This is a book that is literally crammed with information. Read it, do the exercises, engage with it, and you’re certain to end up crammed with inspiration.
Too
young to retire: 101
ways to start the rest of your life
Marika and Howard Stone
Published by Plume, 2004
A
very American look at retirement alternatives
– work, lifestyle, personal development,
money, volunteering or fitness. An okay
read but not that useful in terms of general
principles but not that useful for practical
information for UK in my
primers.
The
Good Non-Retirement Guide
Rosemary
Brown
Kogan Page Ltd, 3rd edition, 2006
An
indispensable mine of useful information
dealing with all aspects of retirement.
Your
retirement masterplan
-
How to ensure you have a fulfilling and
enjoyable third age
Jim
Green
Published by How to Books 2004
A
wide-ranging handbook giving practical
advice on how to turn retirement into
an extra lease of life - written
by someone who did just that.
