A Funny Thing Happened on my Way to Old Age

Stanley C. Baldwin

Stanley C. Baldwin writes this humorous book to help you face--and conquer--the physical, emotional and spiritual challenges of aging.
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What They Don't Teach You in College:
A Graduate's Guide to Life After College

James A. Kramon

This book provides the indispensible course they don't teach you in college. Covering topics from jobs to insurance to cars, this book is a crash course in Life 101. [More on Borders...]

Midlife Manual for Men:
Finding Significance in the Second Half

Stephen Arterburn and John Shore

In their straightforward, no-nonsense style, Arterburn and Shore examine five roles that define men's identity--he-man, son, husband, provider, and father--to help males discover new vision and purpose in a God-honoring, significant life. [More on Borders...]

Guiding Your Teenager with Special Needs through the Transition from School to Adult Life: Tools for Parents

Mary Korpi

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The Contemporary Woman's Guide to Midlife

Carla R. Herrera

The author takes the reader through her transformation in early midlife and allows a brief, but intimate, glimpse of one woman's perspective on the process. Essay topics include the empty nest, menopause, values and relationships. [More on Borders...]

The Psychology of Retirement:
How to Cope Successfully with a Major Life Transition

Everyday Psychologist

The psychology of retirement describes how retirees can cope successfully with "retirement stress." retirees will learn how to self-assess and lower their retirement stress levels. Retirees will also learn how to avoid the psychological pitfalls that almost always lead to an unhappy retirement. Finally, this self-help book examines how retirement stress can adversely impact an entire family.
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What the Heck am I Going to Do with my Life? (Twentys)

Margaret Feinberg

One of the top struggles listed by twentysomethings is the fight to find a purpose and a calling. They find themselves studying a major or working in a job they do not really enjoy, and soon self-doubt surrounds, bombarding them with questions such as, What am I doing? Shouldn't I have this figured out by now? and Am I the only one who doesn't get it? Written by acclaimed Twentysomething author Margaret Feinberg, this book takes readers on a soul-searching journey that gets to the heart of their passions, talents, abilities, and life goals. [More on Amazon...]

Changing Step:
From Military to Civilian Life: People in Transition

Ruth Jolly

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Making the Big Move: How to Transform Relocation into a Creative Life Transition

Cathy Goodwin

In Making the Big Move, Goodwin helps readers explore what moving means to them, make the emotional transition necessary, and deal with special situations such as moving as a family and moving abroad. [More on Amazon...]

Lost in Translation:
Becoming Spiritually Prepared for College

Tommy McGregor

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Post-Natal Depression: Psychology, Science and the Transition to Motherhood

Paula Nicolson

The book supplies a systematic feminist psychological analysis of women's experiences following childbirth and argues that, far from being an abnormal, undesirable, pathological condition, post- natal depression is a normal, healthy response to a series of losses. [More on Amazon...]

Inventing the Rest of Our Lives:
Women in Second Adulthood

Suzanne Braun Levine

This book draws on the latest research on hormonal and other physical changes women begin to go through in their 40s, and draws on 50 in-depth interviews she conducted with women in their middle years to show how they can improve their lives.
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The Third Shift: Managing Hard Choices in Our Careers, Homes, and Lives as Women

Michele Kremen Bolton

In this book, Bolton analyzes three common conflicts in the lives of working women: the "identity challenge," expressing oneself as one wants rather than as others expect; the "task challenge," fulfilling obligations while worrying over what other people think; and, finally, the "balance challenge," spending time on oneself while meeting the demands of others. [More on Amazon...]

Going Back to Work:
A Survival Guide for Comeback Moms

Mary W. Quigley and Loretta E. Kaufman

Going Back to Work is a comprehensive resource for women thinking about taking the plunge back into the workforce.
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Midlife Orphan:
Facing Life's Changes Now That Your Parents Are Gone

Jane Brooks

Discussing such topics as changes in self-image, unresolved issues, guilt, sorrow, and anger, the emotional impact of inheritance, and the shifting of roles as a result of "midlife orphanhood," Jane Brooks shows us how to find new sources of strength, in both ourselves and others, after our parents are gone. [More on Barnes&Noble...]

When Two Become Three:
Nurturing Your Marriage after Baby Arrives

Mark E. Crawford

When Two Become Three helps couples work through the inevitable challenges to their relationship that occur during the childrearing years to keep their marriage strong. [More on Barnes&Noble...]

When Partners Become Parents:
The Big Life Change for Couples

Carolyn Pape Cowan and Phillip A. Cowan

This book addresses the transition to parenthood, one of the most challenging changes within adulthood. [More on Barnes&Noble...]

Becoming an Ex: The Process of Role Exi

Helen Rose Fuchs Ebaugh and Robert King Merton

Exploring a wide range of role changes, Ebaugh focuses on voluntary exits from significant roles and the common stages--from disillusionment with a particular identity to search for alternative roles to turning points and finally to the creation of an identity as an ex. [More on Barnes&Noble...]

Before the Mortgage: Real Stories of Brazen Loves, Broken Leases, and the Perplexing Pursuit of Adulthood

Christina Amini and Rachel Hutton

The swank apartment, the killer job, and the perfect boyfriend/girlfriend haven't yet fallen into place. Is this really adulthood? Welcome to life before the mortgage. Here's what you need to know. [More on Barnes&Noble...]

Don't Bite Your Tongue: How to Foster Rewarding Relationships with Your Adult Children

Dr. Ruth Nemzoff

Dr. Ruth Nemzoff--a leading expert in family dynamics--empowers parents to create close relationships with their adult children, while respecting their independence. [More on Barnes&Noble...]