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The Gerontologist 45:139-140 (2005)
© 2005 The Gerontological Society of America


BOOK REVIEW

BOOKS RECEIVED

Aging General

Aging and Older Adulthood, by Joan T. Erber. Thomson Wadsworth, Belmont, CA, 2005, 520 pp., $80.95 (cloth).

Assisted Living

Assisted Living Administration: The Knowledge Base, 2nd Edition, by James E. Allen. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2004, 560 pp., $72.95 (paper).

Biology

Methuselah Flies: A Case Study in the Evolution of Aging, by Michael R. Rose, Hardip B. Passananti, and Margarida Matos. World Scientific Publishing, River Edge, NJ, 2004, 479 pp., $98.00 (cloth).

Caregiving

Family Caregivers on the Job: Moving Beyond ADLs and IADLs, edited by Carol Levine. United Hospital Fund of New York, New York, 2004, 192 pp., $20.00 (paper).

Communication

How to Say it to Seniors: Closing the Communication Gap with our Elders, by David Solie. Prentice Hall Press, New York, 2004, 212 pp., $15.95 (paper).

Elder Abuse

Say "No!" to Elder Abuse, by the Golden Life Workgroup on Elder Abuse and Prevention. Sage Counseling Centre, Singapore, 2004, 86 pp., no price listed.

Geriatrics/Clinical Gerontology

Neurocognitive Disorders in Aging, by Daniel Kempler. Sage Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 2005, 331 pp., $49.95 (paper).

The Encyclopedia of Elder Care: The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric and Social Care, Editor-In-Chief, Mathey D. Mezey, Associate Editors, Barbara J. Berkman, Christopher M. Callahan, Terry T. Fulmer, Ethel L. Mitty, Gregory J. Paveza, Eugenia L. Siegler, Neville E. Strumpf. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2004, 824 pp., $30.00 (paper).

Life Course

Family Stories and the Life Course: Across Time and Generations, edited by Michael W. Pratt and Barbara H. Fiese. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Mahwah, NJ, 2004, 440 pp., $89.95 (cloth).

Older Workers

Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers, edited by David H. Wegman and James P. McGee. The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2004, 301 pp., $47.95 (cloth).

Retiree Insurance

Health Insurance Coverage in Retirement: The Erosion of Retiree Income Security, by Christian E. Weller, Jeffrey Wenger, and Elise Gould. Economic Policy Institute, Washington, DC, 2004, 72 pp., $11.50 (cloth).

Widowhood

Widow to Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding your Life, by Genevieve Davis Ginsburg. De Capo Press, Cambridge, MA, 2004, 226 pp., $12.95 (paper).





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