Browse “Baby Boomers”

Booming Blog (The New York Times)

via The New York Times   |   Articles and Blog Posts

The New York Times “Booming” blog retired in February 2014, but its articles can be accessed on the newspaper’s site.

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Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life

Books and Chapters

From the Encore site: “Baby boomers are inventing a new phase of work. It’s one of the most significant trends of the new century, and the biggest change in the American work force since the …

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Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone

Books and Chapters

From WorldCat: “A revelatory examination of the sharp increase in people who live alone and its surprising benefits.”

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Prime Time: How Baby Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement and Transform America

Books and Chapters

From the Encore site: “Prime Time, which The New York Times called an ‘inspiring, informative, mind-opening book,’ expands the picture so that we become more aware of the potential opportunity present in the aging society, …

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Still Out, Still Aging: the Metlife Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Baby Boomers

Research and Studies

From the introduction: Although predicting the future is a risky venture, asking LGBT Baby Boomers about their plans, fears, and hopes about aging is a good way to begin assessing what aging might look like …

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The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife

Books and Chapters

From the Encore site: “As millions of boomers cross the threshold into midlife, the discussion about longer lives in America has been entirely about the staggering economic costs of a dramatically aging society. In, “The …

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The Prophet of the Coming Aging Boom

via Forbes   |   Articles and Blog Posts

From the Forbes Article: For three decades Ken Dychtwald has been proclaiming that a demographic tidal wave is approaching America. He calls it the Age Wave, which is also the name of his Emeryville, Calif. …

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Transforming Life After 50: Community Assessment Course

Academic Courses

Community Assessment, the second course in the Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) Fellowship series, provides the tools and knowledge to help librarian staff complete their community assessment at their own pace and according to their …

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Transforming Life After 50: Evaluating Results Course

Academic Courses

From the course description: Evaluating Results, the fifth course in the Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) Fellowship series, tackles evaluation techniques after library programs already exist to help determine their impact and effectiveness. As a …

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Transforming Life After 50: Partnerships and Collaborations

Academic Courses

From the course description: As a result of the Partnerships and Collaborations course, the third course in the Transforming Life After 50 (TLA50) Fellowship series, you will be able to: Define what collaborations and partnerships …

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