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BOOKS RECEIVED

Gerontology: Perspectives and Issues, Third Edition, edited by Janet M. Wilmoth and Kenneth F. Ferraro. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2007, 363 pp., $54.00 (cloth).

Death and Dying

... and a Time to Die: How American Hospitals Shape the End of Life, by Sharon R. Kaufman. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 2006, 412 pp., $18.00 (paper).

Bereavement in Late Life: Coping, Adaptation, and Developmental Influences, by Robert O. Hansson and Margaret S. Stroebe. American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., 2007, 232 pp., $59.95 (cloth).

Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System, by Stephen P. Kiernan. St. Martin's Press, New York, 2006, 304 pp., $25.95 (paper).

Medical Care at the End of Life: A Catholic Perspective, by David F. Kelly. Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC, 2007, 180 pp., $16.95 (paper).

Economics and Politics

Aging Nation: The Economics and Politics of Growing Older in Amercia, by James H. Schulz and Robert H. Binstock. Praeger, Westport, Ct, 2006, 283 pp., $49.95 (cloth).

Elder Abuse

Elder Abuse Detection and Intervention: A Collaborative Approach, by Bonnie Brandl, Carmel Bitondo Dyer, Candace J. Heisler, Joanne Marlatt Otto, Lori A. Steigel, and Randolph W. Thomas. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2007, 307 pp., $45.00 (cloth).

Environmental Design

Designing a Better Day: Guidelines for Adult and Dementia Day Services Centers, by Keith Diaz Moore, Lyn Dally Geboy, and Gerald D. Weisman. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 2006, 200 pp., $40.00 (paper).

The Role of Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging, edited by Susan Rodiek and Benyamin Schwarz. The Haworth Pres, Binghamton, New York, 2006, 266 pp., $39.95 (cloth), $24.95 (paper).

Feminist Research

Handbook of Feminist Research: Theory and Praxis, edited by Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2007, 758 pp., $125.00 (cloth).

Geriatrics/Clinical Gerontology

Evidence Based Interventions for Community Dwelling Older Adults, edited by Susan M. Enguídanos. The Haworth Press. Binghamton, NY, 2006, 176 pp., $36.95 (paper).

Geriatric Anesthesia, by Frederick Sieber. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2007, 370 pp., $99.95 (cloth).

Geriatric Nursing: Growth of a Specialty, by Priscilla Ebersol and Theris A. Touhy. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2006, 298 pp., $49.95 (paper).

Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Older Adults, by Gregory A. Hinrichsen and Kathleen F. Clougherty. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 2006, 248 pp., $59.95 (cloth).

Medical Management of Vulnerable and Underserved Patients, by Talmadge E. King, Margaret Wheeler, Dean Schillinger, Andrew Bindman, Kevin Grumbach, and Teresa Villela. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2007, 454 pp., $39.95 (paper).

Mental Disorders in Older Adults: Fundamentals of Assessment and Treatment, Second Edition, by Steven H. Zarit and Judy M. Zarit. The Guilford Press, New York, 2007, 468 pp., $48.00 (cloth).

Oxford Handbook of Geriatric Medicine, by Lesley K. Bowker, James D. Price, and Sarah C. Smith. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 2006, 763 pp., $45.00 (paper).

Pharmacotherapy of Cachexia, edited by Karl G. Hofbauer, Stefan D. Anker, Akio Inui, and Janet Nicholson. Taylor& Francis Group, Boca Rotan, FL, 2006, 590 pp., $189.95 (cloth).

The Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of Older People with Down's Syndrome and Others with Intellectual Disabilities (CAMDEX-DS), by Sarah Ball, Tony Holland, Felicia Huppert, Peter Treppner, and Karen Dodd. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2006, 114 pp., $190.00 (paper).

Vision Loss in Older Adults: Nursing Assessment and Care Management, edited by Susan Crocker Houde. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2007, 213 pp., $45.00 (paper).

Long Term Care

Consumer Voice and Choice in Long-Term Care, edited by Suzaane R. Kunkel and Valerie Wellen. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2006, 270 pp., $45.00 (cloth).

Methodology

Dyadic Data Analysis, by David A. Kenny, Deborah A. Kashy, and William L. Cook. Guilford Publications, New York,2006, 458 pp., $52.00 (cloth).

Narrative

Who Are You, What Have You Done with Mother?...remembering a mother's remarkable life and descent into dementia, by Pat Smith. BookSurge Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2006, 275 pp., $15.99 (paper).

Psychology

Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older: How Memory Shapes our Past, by Douwe Draaisma. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2006, 277 pp., $18.99 (paper).

Rural Elderly

Service Delivery to Rural Older, Research, Policy and Practice, edited by R. Turner Goins and John A. Krout. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2006, 269 pp., $46.00 (cloth).

Self Help

Aging and Vision Loss: A Handbook For Families, by Alberta L. Orr and Priscilla Rogers. American Foundation for the Blind, New York, 2006, 232 pp., $19.95 (paper).

Alzheimer's: A Message of Hope, by Abraham Isaac Anbar. Arbor Books, Ramsey, NJ, 2006, 158 pp., $18.00 (paper).

Manage Your Pain: Practical and Positive Ways of Adapting to Chronic Pain, by Michael Nicholas, Allan Molloy, Lois Tonkin, and Lee Beeston. Souvenir Press, London, 2003, 224 pp., £14.99 (paper).

The Driving Dilemma: The Complete Resource Guide for Older Drivers and Their Families, by Elizabeth Dugan. Collins, New York, 2006, 272 pp., $14.95 (paper).

The 36-Hour Day, Fourth Edition, by Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 2006, 324 pp., $45.00 (cloth), $16.95 (paper).

Social Structure and Self Regulation

Social Structures, Aging, and Self-Regulation in the Elderly, edited by K. Warner Schaie and Laura L. Carstensen. Springer Publishing Company, New York, 2006, 242 pp., $48.00 (cloth).

Urban Elderly

A Different Shade of Gray: Midlife and Beyond in the Inner City, by Katherine S. Newman. The New Press, New York, 2003, 306 pp., $26.95 (cloth), $19.95 (paper).

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