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Reinvention Resources

Richard Leider, SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR (Berrett-Koehler Pulishers, Inc.)

Something to Live For: Finding Your Way in the Second Half of Life offers insightful ways of thinking and being that help us find meaning and purpose in the second half of life. Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.

Marc Freedman, ENCORE (Perseus Publishing)

In Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life, Marc Freedman tells the stories of these encore career pioneers, who are working not only for continued income, but for the promise of more meaning and the chance to do work that matters. From Perseus Publishing.

Suzanne Braun Levine, FIFTY IS THE NEW FIFTY (Viking Adult)

Suzanne Braun Levine, Fifty is the New Fifty: 10 Life Lessons for Women in Second Adulthood to maximize creativity and happiness in the second half of life. From Viking Adult.

Michael Gates Gill, HOW STARBUCKS SAVED MY LIFE (Gotham)

Michael Gates Gill, best-selling author of How Starbucks Saved My Life. From Gotham.

Tal Ben-Shahar, PURSUIT OF PERFECT (McGraw-Hill)

In The Pursuit of Perfect: How to Stop Chasing and Start Living a Richer, Happier Life, Tal Ben-Shahar offers an optimal way of thinking about failure and success―and the very way we live. From The McGraw-Hill Companies.

J. Walker Smith, Ph.D., GENERATION AGELESS (HarperCollins Publishers)

J. Walker Smith, Ph.D., provides thought leadership, strategic vision, business planning and comprehensive oversight to the Yankelovich MONITOR, the longest-running, most in-depth study of consumer value and lifestyle trends available anywhere. His book Generation Ageless: How Baby Boomers Are Changing the Way We Live Today... And They're Just Getting Started explores baby boomers and their refusal to grow old gracefully and their conviction that they are not growing old at all.

Civic Ventures

Civic Ventures is reframing the debate about aging in America and redefining the second half of life as a source of social and individual renewal.

Encore
A website that provides free, comprehensive information that helps individuals transition to jobs in the nonprofit world and the public sector.
Faith in Action

Faith in Action programs bring together volunteers from many faiths to work together to care for their neighbors who have long-term health needs.

More.com
More.com and More magazine celebrate women over 40. More is the leading voice of today’s sophisticated, affluent and accomplished woman, who is enjoying the richest years of her life, sharing news and advice on beauty, fashion, health, career, travel, money and relationships from her distinct perspective.
The Purpose Prize
A Civic Ventures campaign that includes a prize for social innovators in their encore careers.