Aging Books

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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 214,836 ratings — published 2014
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Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
by (shelved 117 times as aging)
avg rating 3.86 — 264,918 ratings — published 2008
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Water for Elephants Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as aging)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,691,637 ratings — published 2006
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Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as aging)
avg rating 4.16 — 31,874 ratings — published 2014
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A Man Called Ove A Man Called Ove (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as aging)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,191,810 ratings — published 2012
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Our Souls at Night Our Souls at Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as aging)
avg rating 3.92 — 83,561 ratings — published 2015
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I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as aging)
avg rating 3.74 — 86,995 ratings — published 2006
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 50 times as aging)
avg rating 3.86 — 738,457 ratings — published 2020
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Still Alice Still Alice (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as aging)
avg rating 4.32 — 358,656 ratings — published 2007
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Olive, Again (Olive Kitteridge, #2) Olive, Again (Olive Kitteridge, #2)
by (shelved 45 times as aging)
avg rating 4.12 — 108,907 ratings — published 2019
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Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as aging)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,033 ratings — published 2019
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Remarkably Bright Creatures Remarkably Bright Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as aging)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,161,475 ratings — published 2022
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Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as aging)
avg rating 4.33 — 91,650 ratings — published 2023
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Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as aging)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,636 ratings — published 2020
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Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as aging)
avg rating 3.68 — 6,998 ratings — published 2019
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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 37 times as aging)
avg rating 4.33 — 117,983 ratings — published 2015
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The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully The Gift of Years: Growing Older Gracefully (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as aging)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,962 ratings — published 2008
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This Chair Rocks This Chair Rocks (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as aging)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,337 ratings — published 2016
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Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as aging)
avg rating 4.13 — 26,035 ratings — published 2019
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A Spool of Blue Thread A Spool of Blue Thread (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as aging)
avg rating 3.44 — 101,116 ratings — published 2015
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as aging)
avg rating 3.90 — 144,977 ratings — published 2010
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I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections I Remember Nothing: and Other Reflections (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as aging)
avg rating 3.80 — 36,365 ratings — published 2010
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Less (Arthur Less, #1) Less (Arthur Less, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as aging)
avg rating 3.62 — 221,789 ratings — published 2017
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The Sense of an Ending The Sense of an Ending (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as aging)
avg rating 3.74 — 190,593 ratings — published 2011
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The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You
by (shelved 32 times as aging)
avg rating 3.57 — 6,998 ratings — published 2022
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Elizabeth Is Missing Elizabeth Is Missing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as aging)
avg rating 3.72 — 71,789 ratings — published 2014
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Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as aging)
avg rating 3.75 — 18,656 ratings — published 2012
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Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as aging)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,411 ratings — published
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From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as aging)
avg rating 3.94 — 15,872 ratings — published 2022
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The Fourteenth Goldfish The Fourteenth Goldfish (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as aging)
avg rating 3.88 — 24,493 ratings — published 2014
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1) The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Harold Fry, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as aging)
avg rating 3.94 — 192,674 ratings — published 2012
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The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4) The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club, #4)
by (shelved 28 times as aging)
avg rating 4.47 — 218,700 ratings — published 2023
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1) The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as aging)
avg rating 3.82 — 300,783 ratings — published 2009
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The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as aging)
avg rating 3.42 — 31,632 ratings — published 2017
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The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2) The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2)
by (shelved 26 times as aging)
avg rating 4.36 — 334,313 ratings — published 2021
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Sipsworth Sipsworth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as aging)
avg rating 4.13 — 19,500 ratings — published 2024
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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 44,337 ratings — published 2024
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No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 8,573 ratings — published 2017
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Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 32,745 ratings — published 2017
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Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as aging)
avg rating 4.23 — 18,816 ratings — published 2004
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The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as aging)
avg rating 4.30 — 40,828 ratings — published 2020
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The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as aging)
avg rating 3.93 — 30,368 ratings — published 2014
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The Story of Arthur Truluv (Mason, #1) The Story of Arthur Truluv (Mason, #1)
by (shelved 22 times as aging)
avg rating 4.18 — 52,342 ratings — published 2017
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An Unnecessary Woman An Unnecessary Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as aging)
avg rating 3.82 — 13,929 ratings — published 2013
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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as aging)
avg rating 4.15 — 9,394 ratings — published 2010
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Emily, Alone (Emily Maxwell, #2) Emily, Alone (Emily Maxwell, #2)
by (shelved 22 times as aging)
avg rating 3.68 — 5,378 ratings — published 2011
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as aging)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,179,250 ratings — published 1997
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Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as aging)
avg rating 3.98 — 12,026 ratings — published 1971
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The Librarianist The Librarianist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as aging)
avg rating 3.41 — 23,357 ratings — published 2023
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Sophia Loren
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”
Sophia Loren

Gabriel García Márquez
“The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude.”
Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude

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