Life guides

To order any of the books featured on this page, just call our Age UK books ordering line on 0870 442 2120.

How to thrive past 55
Edited by Deanna Wilson
£8.99
978-1-84598-029-0

We are all living longer lives – and we want to remain fit and active for as long as possible. This guide shows how to achieve this – often by making simple changes to our lifestyle. Best of all, it tells us that it’s never too late. The scientific advances of recent years mean that many age-related conditions can be avoided, or controlled better than ever before. And, we can do a great deal to help ourselves. There are no crank theories in How to Thrive – just down-to-earth advice, based on scientific fact that will inspire you to change your life today.

Working at 50+
By Malcolm Hornby
£8.99
978-1-84598-026-9

Once we hit 50, getting a job can be very difficult, especially in a recession. This guide offers ideas on how to find work, present age and experience as an advantage, and how to stay employed if you are currently working. It explains how to use the internet for searches and applications, how to network, how to match your skills-set to the job and how to get chosen for, and perform well at, interview. It also demystifies employment rights. And, if you decide to go it alone, you’ll find useful advice on becoming self-employed. The guide reflects the real experience of mid-life job-seekers, and offers advice from recruitment professionals.
 

Caring for a parent in later life
By Judith Cameron
£8.99
978-1-84598-027-6

As well as providing practical information on every aspect of care, the guide deals frankly with the sometimes harsh realities of looking after someone on whom we ourselves were once wholly dependent.
 

Making your money work for your future
By Paul Lewis
£8.99
978-1-84598-028-3

It’s never too late to take charge of your finances – even if you’ve never got
your head around them before, and even if you think you have so little money that you can’t do much with it. The older you are, the more you need to plan. This guide, by Paul Lewis, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Money Box, explains how to work out your future income: you may find a yawning gap between what you’ll get and what you’ll need. His easy-to-follow advice includes ways of boosting income and cutting spending, looking at pensions, tax, savings and much more, plus tips on coping with redundancy and divorce.

Don't forget that all of our Age UK publications can be ordered by calling the Age UK books ordering line: 0870 44 22 120.