Activities, Adaptation & Aging, Volume 32, Issue 2 (2008)

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Activities, Adaptation & Aging, Volume 32, Issue 2 (2008)

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Older Women's Perceptions of Successful Aging
Eileen K. Rossen, Kathleen A. Knafl & Meredith Flood
Pages: 73-88
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Memory Interventions and Quality of Life for Older Adults with Dementia
Karri S. Hawley & Katie E. Cherry
Pages: 89-102
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Feasibility of Group Delivery of the Alexander Technique on Balance in the Community-Dwelling Elderly: Preliminary Findings
Glenna Batson & Sarah Barker
Pages: 103-119
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Overnight Social Activities for Residents of Special Care Units for Dementia
Keith A. Anderson
Pages: 120-133
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Happiness and Humor Group Promotes Life Satisfaction for Senior Center Participants
Susan I. Mathieu
Pages: 134-148
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Starting a Lifelong Learning Institute: A Firsthand Perspective
Marion B. Harrison & Francis McGuire
Pages: 149-157
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Miscellany

AGING, ACTIVITIES, AND THE INTERNET
Troy Dunning
Pages: 158-159
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Book Review

Book Review
Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming for Older Adults, by L. L. Madori
Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press, 2007, 208 pages, softcover $38.00, hardcover $52.00.
Marcia Jean Carter
Pages: 160-161
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Mental Health Issues of Older Women: A Comprehensive Review for Health Care Professionals, edited by Victor J. Malatesta
Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, 2007, 212 pages, softcover, $25.00, hardcover, $40.00. Copublished simultaneously as Journal of Women and Aging, 19(1/2), 2007.
Barbara Kennedy
Pages: 162-163
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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An Uncertain Inheritance: Writers on Caring for Family, edited by Nell Casey
New York: William Morrow, 2007, 277 pages, softcover, $24.95.
Helen Q. Kivnick
Pages: 163-165
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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The Role of the Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging, edited by Susan Rodiek and Benyamin Schwarz
Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press Inc., 2005, 266 pages, softcover, $24.95.
Susan E. Lanza
Page: 166
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Book Review
Retire and Thrive: How More than 50 People Redefined their Retirement Lifestyles, 4th edition, by Robert K. Otterbourg
Chicago: Kaplan Publishing, 2006, 262 pages, softcover, $17.95.
Geri B. Neuberger
Page: 167
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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The Second Half of Life: Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom, by A. Arrien
Boulder, CO: Sounds True, Inc., 2007, 208 pages, softcover, $14.95.
Cheryl Osborne
Pages: 167-168
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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You Are Not Alone … . 1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments (Of Which We Could Only Remember 246), by Tom Friedman
New York: Workman Publishing, 2006, 164 pages, hardcover, $9.95.
Colleen M. Quinlan
Pages: 169-170
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Book Review
Assessments in Occupational Therapy Mental Health: An Integrative Approach, 2nd edition, edited by Barbara J. Hemphill-Pearson
Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated, 2008, 499 pages, hardcover, $55.95.
Leo Uzych
Pages: 170-171
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Happy New Year to You! A Read-Aloud Book for Memory Challenged Adults, by Lydia Burdick
Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press, 2006, 22 pages, hardcover, $18.95.
Lenore B. Weinstein
Pages: 171-172
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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Announcements/What's New

New Tool for Caregivers Facing the Long-Term Care Facility Conversation
Linnea Couture
Pages: 173-179
Published online: 11 Oct 2008
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