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BOOKS RECEIVED

Encyclopedia of Ageism, edited by Erdman B. Palmore, Laurence Branch, and Diana K. Harris. The Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, 2005, 347 pp., $59.95 (cloth), $39.95 (paper).

Aging, General

Annual Editions: Aging 2005/2006 (2006 Update), edited by Harold Cox. McGraw Hill, Boston, MA, 2005, 191 pp., $23.13 (paper).

Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Death of a Parent: Transition to a New Adult Identity, Debra Umberson. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2005, 255 pp. $32.99 (cloth).

Dying Declarations: Notes from a Hospice Volunteer, by David B. Resnik. The Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, 2005, 84 pp., $24.95 (cloth), $14.95 (paper).

Ethics

Taking Care: Ethical Caregiving in Our Aging Society, by The President's Council on Bioethics. The President's Council on Bioethics, Washington, DC, 2005, 309 pp., no price listed (paper).

Geriatrics/Clinical Gerontology

Handbook of Geriatric Assessment, 4^th Edition, by Joseph J. Gallo, Hillary R. Bogner, Terry Fulmer, and Gregory J. Paveza. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA, 2005, 473 pp., $67.95 (cloth).

Health Policy

Medicare Matters: What Geriatric Medicine Can Teach American Health Care, by Christine K. Cassel. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 2005, 269 pp., $27.50 (cloth).

Our Parents, Ourselves: How American Health Care Imperils Middle Age and Beyond, by Judith Steinberg Turiel, University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, 2005, 306 pp., $55.00 (cloth), $21.95 (paper).

Humanities

Women of a Certain Age: Contemporary Italian Fictions of Female Aging, by Rita C. Cavigioli. Associated University Press, Cranbury, NJ, 2005, 270 pp., $50.00 (cloth).

Living Arrangements

Communities of Care: Assisted Living for African American Elders, by Mary M. Ball, Molly M. Perkins, Frank J. Whittington, Carole Hollingsworth, Sharon V. King, and Bess L. Combs. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 2005, 288 pp., $50.00 (cloth).

Home and Identity in Late Life: International Perspectives, edited by Graham D. Rowles and Habib Chaudhury. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2005, 399 pp., $56.95 (cloth).

Religion

Religion, Spirituality, and Aging: A Social Work Perspective, edited by Harry R. Moody. The Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, 2005, 384 pp., $69.95 (cloth), $39.95 (paper).

Spiritual Assessment and Intervention with Older Adults: Current Directions and Applications, edited by Mark Brennan and Deborah Heiser. The Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, 2005, 184 pp., $39.95 (cloth), $24.95 (paper).

Self-Help

The Complete Prostate Book: What Every Man Needs to Know, by J. Stephen Jones. Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2005, 425 pp., $19.95 (paper).

Social Work

Group Work and Aging: Issues in Practice Research and Education, edited by Robert Salmon and Roberta Graziano. The Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, 2005, 296 pp., $59.95 (cloth), $34.95 (paper).

Technology in Social Work Education and Curriculum: The High Tech, High Touch Social Work Educator, edited by Richard L. Beaulaurier and Martha Haffey. The Haworth Press, Binghamton, NY, 2005, 217 pp., $49.95 (cloth), $29.95 (paper).

Suffering

Soul Pain: The Meaning of Suffering in Later Life, by Helen K. Black. Baywood Publishing Company, Amityville, NY, 2005, 224 pp., $44.95 (cloth).

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