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Books for Senior Gifting.

LIVING FAMILY HISTORY: CREATING A MULTIMEDIA BIOGRAPHY by David A. Beardsley. This books shows you how to preserve your family stories as an exciting interactive experience to be treasured for generations to come. Perfect for preserving the wisdom and life of today's grandparents. Beardsley shows how to combine interviews, family photos, documents, home movies and more into a CD or DVD that combines the best of a videotape and a written memoir. No previous experience necessary. Topics include: Selecting computer and video equipment, getting the most from software, the production process, conducting interviews, getting the family involved, and a list of helpful resources and websites. BUY IT NOW FOR $13.95 AT AMAZON. OTHER RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON COMPUTERS AND HOBBIES
ON TURNING 65 "This is perhaps the best book I've read on the subject," says Frank. With surprising grace and no small measure of cantankerousness, Jerome shares his patient reflections on aging. Using both his own reading and the study of the body he inhabits, he tells us what happens, physically, when you are a man -- accustomed to fairly vigorous activity coupled with the sedentary habits of a writer, facing your sixty-fifth birthday. The year he shares with us is mostly media-free--an experiment he and his wife undertook -- and companioned by Thoreau, that wondrous, curmudgeonly fellow who died rather younger than Jerome is now. Some of this is screamingly funny, all of it is thoughtful. BUY IT NOW FOR $19 AT AMAZON OTHER RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON ASPECTS OF AGING
THE BIG FIX: HOW THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY RIPS OFF AMERICAN CONSUMERS By Katherine Greider. A meticulously reported expose uncovers exactly how the drug industry boosts sales and bilks consumers in the most lucrative prescription drug market in the world. As the pharmaceutical industry invests more and more in the development of new drugs, true breakthroughs are few and far between. Into the breach comes a panoply of product-line extensions and me-too drugs aimed at grabbing market share. The industry plows its high profits in flogging its products in every imaginable venue. Many doctors get their first information about new drugs from a salesperson. Patents are expiring on flagship products. In order to sustain the growth Wall Street has come to expect, these companies must produce billions of dollars worth of new revenue -- fast. But can Americans continue to bankroll Operation Grow Big Pharma? Must we swallow the bad with the good? BUY IT NOW FOR $11.20 AT AMAZON. SAVE $2.80! OTHER RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON HEALTH & SAFETY
THE GREAT BUST AHEAD: THE GREATEST DEPRESSION N AMERICAN AND UK HISTORY IS JUST SEVERAL SHORT YEARS AWAY By Dan Arnold. Here is a concise, straight to the point book laying out in stark terms the case for a coming depression of historically unprecedented magnitude. It will be much worse than the 1930s, beginning perhaps as early as 2009-2010, and last up to thirteen years. Centered on hard fact demographics, the book may be a bit alarmist. At least my good friend Jim Van Horne, economics professor at Stanford, thinks so. But proof presented accurately accounts for the detailed trend of the economy from 1920 to today (something never before accomplished), and projects out to 2030 in detail. The book is very easy to read and understand, and requires no prior knowledge of economics. Down to earth things the average person can do to prepare for what is coming are covered. A summary of the catastrophic domestic social and international consequences is offered. BUY IT NOW FOR $8.95 AT AMAZON. OTHER RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON FINANCE & LAW
300 INCREDIBLE THINGS FOR SENIORS ON THE INTERNET By Joe West & Ken Leebow. A great book to have by your computer. Seniors are logging on to the Internet in droves, and this book has been created especially for this group of users. With over one billion total Web pages, the Internet can be an intimidating place. That is why we have provided information that quickly leads you to the best the Web has to offer. You'll find tutorials, health and financial resources, travel information, shopping and consumer protection sites, games, free services, educational sites and much more. Even Suddenly Senior. Use the Internet to learn, have fun and get things done. BUY IT NOW FROM $8.95 AT AMAZON. OTHER RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON COMPUTERS & HOBBIES
THE CAT WHO BROUGHT DOWN THE HOUSE by Lilian Jackson Braun is one of a series of books which are great for kids and grandparents alike. Recommended by reader Delores French. She writes, "I have just finished reading all of the books our library has by Lilian Jackson Braun. She writes 'The Cat Who' series. "They are easy to read and funny mysteries solved by a Siamese cat named KOKO. He gives the clues to his owner, that is a newspaper reporter. The series moves along and as you read the books, you feel as though you know some of the regular characters. The books can be read by any age that can read. No smut, no swear, no sex, no gruesome murder descriptions, just good reading. "I had a Siamese cat so I know the sounds that they make as described in the book." BUY IT NOW FOR $16.77 AT AMAZON. SOFTCOVERS START AT ABOUT TEN BUCKS LESS! OTHER RECOMMENDED BOOKS ESPECIALLY FOR GRANDKIDS
BUSHWACKED! By Texas columnist Molly Ivins and Lou DuBose, shows us where George W. Bush came from (along with most of his programs), and how those programs like "Leave No Children Behind" have already crippled the Texas education system and what's likely to happen nationally. I have always found Ivins' writing sharp, truthful, and full of mirth at the strange, sometimes silly, and often dangerous situations we find ourselves in under Bush II. Molly tells it like it is, and does a wonderful job doing it. She's known our current president since he was pulling the same shenanigans that later brought down Enron. I can't recommend this book too highly. BUY IT NOW FROM $12.57 AT AMAZON. SAVE 30%, OR $5.38. HARDCOVER OTHER RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON HUMOR & POLITICS
HAVE SEX LIKE YOU DID 50 YEARS AGO: A GEEZER'S GUIDE TO GROWING OLD SMART AND OTHER FANCIFUL NOTIONS by Frank Kaiser. What can I say? Here are 53 funny, inspiring, real-life stories about senior sex, nostalgia, the joys of getting older, the battles we wage, and other great stuff, perfect for anyone over 50 — parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, husbands, wives, all will love it. "Have sex..." is the funniest gift you can get for those over age 50 on your gift list. And I personalize the book with that person's name in print, absolutely free of charge. New, humorous art throughout. BUY IT NOW FOR ONLY $19.95. JUST CLICK THE BOX TO THE RIGHT>>>>

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