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The Legendary Wolf by Ammar HabibLike a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun by Sarah Ladipo ManyikaWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Protagonists Over 60
342 books — 160 voters
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanMy Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik BackmanThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Di... by Jonas Jonasson
[ATY 2022] Aging, or The Golden Years
213 books — 125 voters

A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroKing Lear by William ShakespeareThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayMacbeth by William Shakespeare
40+ Main Characters
331 books — 86 voters
Loving Someone Who Has Dementia by Pauline G. BossWatching Her Go by Ann ChildressThe 36-Hour Day by Nancy L. MaceJourney Beyond the Yellow Brick Road by Eboni Ivory GreenTravelers to Unimaginable Lands by Dasha Kiper
Best Caregiving Books: Alzheimer's/Dementia and Eldercare
199 books — 58 voters

Phenomena by Susan TarrWithout MAlice by Amesbury ClarkeCabbie with a Dangerous Mind by Karl WigginsAnxiety by Danny WinterBlame It on the Brain? by Edward T. Welch
books on brain disorders
18 books — 49 voters
She Who Wins by Renée C. BauerPiloting Your Life by Terri Hanson MeadThe Jamange Line by The ConductorWild Swans by Jung ChangEducated by Tara Westover
Nonfiction Books that might especially appeal to women over 40.
153 books — 46 voters

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerNo Sex Please, I'm Menopausal! by Stevie TurnerThe Hot Flash Club by Nancy ThayerWoman of a Certain Rage by Georgie Hall
Menopause in Fiction
71 books — 29 voters
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott FitzgeraldCharlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald DahlElsewhere by Gabrielle ZevinThe Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeThe Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
Aging Backwards
33 books — 17 voters

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem FoxDog Shaming by Pascale LemireColors by Shadowbox PressFlowers by Matthew SchneiderThrough the Seasons by Cynthia R. Green
picture books for those with dementia
93 books — 15 voters
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde PilcherAged to Perfection by Niloufar LamakanWater for Elephants by Sara GruenA Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Growing older disgracefully
26 books — 15 voters

Alzheimer's Disease by Mary T. NewportLosing My Mind by Thomas DeBaggioStill Alice by Lisa GenovaTangles by Sarah LeavittMirror Mirror by David Allott
Alzheimer's/demetia memoirs
79 books — 9 voters
The Rocking Chair Rebellion by Eth CliffordGrandpa's Great Escape by David WalliamsWhat About Grandma? by Hadley IrwinAlice with Golden Hair by Eleanor Means HullEscape from Shangri-La by Michael Morpurgo
Nursing Homes in YA and Middle Grade Fiction
102 books — 9 voters

Longevity for the Lazy by Richard MalishA World Undivided by Joseph SabaSickening by John AbramsonThe 21st Century Man by Judson BrandeisResetting Healthcare Post-COVID-19 Pandemic by Sanjay Prasad
Important Books About The Future of U.S. Health Care
13 books — 6 voters
The Scientific Conquest of Death by Sebastian SetheEnding Aging by Aubrey de GreyThe Singularity is Near by Ray KurzweilThe Aging Gap Between Species by Anca IoviţăGrief by Shannon Stewart
Books on gerontology, life extension and transhumanism
14 books — 4 voters

Secrets To Natural Testosterone After 40 by Lance MillsAbout Prostate Troubles by Benedict LustLongevity for the Lazy by Richard MalishMasculinity Repair Kit in 4 Weeks, Testosterone and more by N. SakrThe Men's Health Big Book of Exercises by Adam Campbell
Top Men's Health Books
8 books — 4 voters
Mein Leben mit Frontotemporaler Demenz by Raimund OberschmidWintering by Katherine MayThe Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta MagnussonThe Book of Gutsy Women by Hillary Rodham ClintonMiss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers
Hard Seasons
20 books — 3 voters

The Art of Senior Dating by Ravina M. ChandraSecrets of Dating After Fifty by Karen Haddigan
Life After Fifty: Aging, Dating, & Relationships
2 books — 2 voters

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