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A satirical novel about exercise and fitness culture.
Allergic to group activities of any kind, all her life Serenata has run, swum, and cycled on her lonesome. But now that she's hit 60, all that physical activity has destroyed her knees. As she contemplates surgery with dread, her previously sedentary husband Remington, recently and ignominiously redundant, chooses this precise moment to discover exercise. Which should be good for his health, right?...
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At the Bayview Retirement Village, the elderly are expected to grow old gracefully, enjoying their final years in peace, quiet and comfort, but certainly not if Tom and Diana have anything to do with. These two eccentrics refuse to put up with the appalling food and condescending staff. Not to mention, Tom lands in jail after a driving lesson goes awry and decides to go bungee jumping following Diana's rejection of his marriage proposal.
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Winner of the Shamus Award. Nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, and Barry awards. Ex-NYPD cop turned PI and entrepreneur Moe Prager is faced with a gut-wrenching case. The apparent suicide of his old friend and NYPD chief of detectives Larry McDonald forces Moe back onto the decaying Coney Island streets he patrolled when he was in uniform. But now, beneath the boardwalk and behind the rusted and crumbling rides of the midway, he finds a trail of
...88) Boca mournings
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Boston police force retiree Eddie Perlmutter finds himself busy with a series of cases involving a mysterious haunted elevator, a double kidnapping, and his determination to bring a local crime lord to justice.
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"Raizou and Miharu finally have a shot at Musou Suburou, leader of the Great Chain. Miharu's revenge is in reach. The Great Chain's corruption can be stamped out. But just as they get into position, Raizou gets an urgent message! His grandson's health has taken a turn for the worse! Now Raizou is torn between two children he's promised to protect, his partner and his grandson. Can Miharu get her revenge solo? Or is Raizou trading one child's safety...
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At the Bayview Retirement Village, the elderly are expected to grow old gracefully, enjoying their final years in peace, quiet and comfort-- but not if Tom and Diana have anything to do with it! Meet two elderly eccentrics who refuse to put up with the appalling food and condescending staff in this BAFTA-nominated comedy series.
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"The senior population is multiplying by the millions! In fact, during the next 25 years, the senior population in America is expected to double--growing faster than the total population in every state. From providing adult daycare or home care to transportation or concierge needs, our experts cover today's most requested services within the 65+ market. Learn, step by step, how to choose the right opportunity for you, legally and financially establish...
96) Paulette
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Brash and opinionated retiree Paulette lives alone in a housing project on the outskirts of Paris. One evening, upon observing some mysterious dealings outside her building, Paulette discovers a surprising way to supplement her meager pension; an unlikely but successful career selling cannabis.
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Scope and content: Oral history interview with Nashville retirement home residents Douglas Ginn, Lillian McGlothlin, Ruth McNish, and Lera Bush Moore, conducted on 9 July 1976 by Ann Wells as part of the Historic Nashville, Inc. Tennessee Centennial Oral History Project. During the 24 minute interview, the four women discuss their experiences at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.
Index available (based upon original analog audiocassette recording),...
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