Mr. Putter gets an old cat to share his life with him.

With his fine cat Tabby at his side, Mr. Putter bakes a Christmas cake for his neighbor Mrs. Teaberry.

Meet Doris, a 96-year-old woman living alone in her Stockholm apartment. She has few visitors, but her weekly Skype calls with Jenny--her American grandniece, and her only relative--give her great joy and remind her of her own youth. When Doris was a girl, she was given an address book by her father, and ever since she has carefully documented everyone she met and loved throughout the years. Looking through the little book now, Doris sees the many...

You cannot call to mind the name of a man you have known for 30 years. You walk into a room and forget what you came for. What is the name of that famous film you've watched so many times These are common experiences, and as we grow older we tend to worry about these lapses. Is our memory failing Is it dementia? Douwe Draaisma, a renowned memory specialist, here focuses on memory in later life. Writing with eloquence and humor, he explains neurological...

Mr. Putter's love of toys is almost as strong as his affection for his cat--but are he and she too old to play with a toy airplane?

Clinical depression can turn a happy retirement into a time of misery, as well as a wide range of health problems. Moak challenges beliefs that depression is normal in old age, showing readers that depression is a serious brain disease, often related to changes in the brain associated with the aging process. He provides practical guidance and advice for patients and family members about working with healthcare professionals to ensure that sufferers...

"Cuenta la vida de este anciano solitario, un apasionado de la música clásica, nada aficionado de las mascotas y lleno de manías. Por él sabremos cómo en todas sus aventuras sexuales (que no fueron pocas) siempre dio a cambio algo de dinero, pero nunca imaginó que de ese modo encontraría el verdadero amor"--Inside dust jacket

"One of the nation's top art critics shows how six great artists made old age a time of triumph by producing the greatest work of their long careers--and, in some cases, changing the course of art history"--

Joel lives in a nursing home, and he's not one bit happy about it. He hates being told when to eat, when to sleep, when to take his pills. He's fed up with life and begins to plan a way out when his new roommate, a retired soap opera actor named Frank, moves in and turns the nursing-home community upside down. Though the two men couldnt be more opposite, a fast friendship is formed when Frank is the only one who listens to and stands up for Joel....