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The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
"A wonderfully fresh and exotic mystery."
—The New York Times Book Review
Dr. Siri Paiboun, one of the last doctors left in Laos after the Communist takeover, has been drafted to be national coroner. He is untrained for the job, but this independent 72-year-old has an outstanding qualification for it: curiosity. And he doesn't mind incurring the wrath of the Party hierarchy as he
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Spoke Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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We are the baby boomer generation and we, 80 million of us, are the ones now aging. When You Get Older, Where Will You Live answers the questions posed by many boomers and provides guidance and resources that will help us find customized solutions for each of us. Questions include: Do we want to stay in our current home or move closer to our children or parents? Do we want to live somewhere new and exciting? What family responsibilities do we need...
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Dr Siri Paiboun, reluctant national coroner of the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos, is summoned to a remote location in the mountains of Huaphan Province, where for years the leaders of the current government had hidden out in caves, waiting to assume power. Now, as a major celebration of the new regime is scheduled to take place, an arm is found protruding from the concrete walk that had been laid from the President’s former cave...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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In this program you will learn how to work with your patients to encourage proper dental health. We will disucss the harmful effects of plaque and provide you with practical solutions to help your patients take part in their own mouth care. Learn how to assist them with good oral health habits that will keep your patients smiling for years to come.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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The Elder Project follows seven diverse seniors over two years and records their experiences through a series of short and candid episodic stories. As they face the possibility of increasing frailty and transitioning into more dependent-living scenarios, the elders talk of their concerns and eloquently express their desire to grow older with dignity and some control over their future.
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Conrad and Rose met as children, fell in love as teenagers, and married young. Conrad earned a living as a gilder, raised homing pigeons, and worshipped Rose. Rose gardened. They lived together for more than fifty years, and then Rose died. At seventy-five, Conrad found himself alone, staring at the walls of his house and neglecting Rose's garden. Then an angel came to the garden, the last person he ever thought to see wearing wings. Startled, he...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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As seen on PBS, And Thou Shalt Honor is the complete two-hour original broadcast, including all of the profiles and interviews. The groundbreaking PBS special And Thou Shalt Honor brings to light the challenges facing today's caregivers. The struggles and rewards of caregiving are given equal treatment in this incisive and thoughtful series. Sensitively hosted by Joe Mantegna, the purpose of the program is to promote awareness of the issue, promote...
37) Queen bees
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
While her house undergoes repairs, fiercely independent senior Helen temporarily moves into a nearby retirement community. Once behind the doors of Pine Grove Senior Community, she encounters lusty widows, cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying 'mean girls' the likes of which she hasn't encountered since high school, all of which leaves her yearning for the solitude of home. But somewhere between flower arranging and water aerobics...
38) Going in style
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Lifelong buddies Willie, Joe, and Al decide to buck retirement and step off the straight and narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a corporate casualty. To pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, the three risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Within the pages of this book, readers learn how to confidently take charge of their sexual health and protect themselves and their partners against sexually transmitted diseases"--
"The ultimate-and fun!-guide to maintaining vibrant sexual health with aging. In Never Too Late, Shannon Dowler, MD, a family physician who is also an expert on sexually transmitted diseases (STD), provides a refreshing overview of sexual education for people over 55....
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