LATEST ADDITIONS

• Po Bronson, What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question, New York: Ballantine Books, 2005.
• Bob Buford, Halftime: Changing Your Game Plan from Success to Significance, Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1997.
• Civic Ventures, Metlife Foundation/Civic Ventures New Face of Work study, San Francisco: Civic Ventures, 2005.
• Gene Cohen, The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain, New York: Basic Books, 2007.
• Jim Collins, Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great, New York: HarperCollins, 2005.
• Dave Corbett and Richard Higgins, Portfolio Life: The New Path to Work, Purpose, and Passion After 50, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006.
• Sara Davidson, Leap!: What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives?, New York: Random House, 2007.
• Ken Dychtwald and Daniel Kadlec, The Power Years: A User's Guide to the Rest of Your Life, Indianapolis: Wiley, 2006.
• Ken Dychtwald, Tamara Erikson, and Robert Morison, Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills And Talent, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2006.
• Lee Eisenberg, The Number: A Completely Different Way to Think About the Rest of Your Life, New York: Free Press, 2006.
• David Ekerdt, The Busy Ethic: Moral Continuity Between Work and Retirement, Gerontologist, v26 n3 p239-44 (June 1986).
• Jonathan Englert, The Collar, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
• Richard Fein, The Baby Boomer's Guide to the New Workplace, Lanham, MD: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2006.
• Marc Freedman, Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life, Public Affairs, 2007.
• Robert William Fogel, The Fourth Great Awakening and the Future of Egalitarianism, Chicago: University Of Chicago Press, 2002.
• David Galenson, Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005.
• John Gardner, Self-Renewal: The Individual and the Innovative Society, New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1995.
• Laura Gassner Otting, Change Your Career: Transitioning to the Nonprofit Sector, New York: Kaplan Publishing, 2007.
• Steve Gillon, Boomer Nation: The Largest and Richest Generation Ever, and How It Changed America, New York: Free Press, 2004.
• William Graebner, A History of Retirement: The Meaning and Function of an American Institution, 1885-1978, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1984.
• Kelly Greene and Glenn Ruffenach, The Wall Street Journal Complete Retirement Guidebook: How to Plan It, Live It and Enjoy It, New York: Three Rivers Press, 2007.
• Charles Handy, The Age of Unreason, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1998.
• Arlie Hochschild, The Time Bind: When Work Becomes Home and Home Becomes Work, New York: Henry Holt & Company, LLC, 2001.
• Herminia Ibarra, Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2004.
• Richard Leider and David Shapiro, Claiming Your Place at the Fire: Living the Second Half of Your Life on Purpose, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2004.
• Nancy Morrow-Howell, James Hinterlong and Michael Sherraden, Productive Aging, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
• Russell Muirhead, Just Work, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2007.
• Bill Novelli, 50+: Igniting a Revolution to Reinvent America, New York: St. Martin's Press, 2006.
• Daniel Pink, Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself, New York: Warner Business Books, 2002.
• Putnam, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
• Theodore Roszak, America the Wise: The Longevity Revolution and the True Wealth of Nations, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
• John Wallis Rowe and Robert Kahn, Successful Aging, New York: Dell, 1999.
• Leonard Steinhorn, The Greater Generation: In Defense of the Baby Boom Legacy, New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007.
• Studs Terkel, Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, New York: New Press, 1997.
• John Bowe, Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs, New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001.

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE

• AARP, Multicultural Study 2003.  Time and Money: An In-Depth Look at 45+ Volunteers and Donors.  AARP, October, 2003. 
• Blaustein, Arthur I., Make a Difference: Your Guide to Volunteering and Community Service. Heydey Books, 2002.
• Bornstein, David, How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas. Oxford University Press, 2004.
• Bronfenbrenner, Urie, The State of Americans. Allyn & Bacon, 1998.
• Fitzgerald, Frances, Cities on a Hill: A Journey Through Contemporary American Cultures. Simon and Schuster, 1986.
• Freedman, Marc, Prime Time: How Baby Boomers Will Reinvent Retirement and Revolutionize America. Public Affairs, 1999.
• Gardner, John W., No Easy Victories. Harper and Row, 1968.
• Gardner, John W., Self-Renewal. Norton, 1964.
• GOSERV, The Giving Years: Engaging the Time, Talent, and Experience of Older Californians in Intergenerational Service [PDF] and The California Assessment of Seniors and Service [PDF]. Sacramento, CA: The Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism, 2001.
• Independent Sector, Experience at Work: Volunteering and Giving Among Americans 50 and Over. Washington, DC, 2003.
• Keeter, Scott, Cliff Zukin, Molly Andolina and Krista Jenkins, The Civic and Political Health of the Nation: A Generational Portrait. The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), University of Maryland, 2002.
• Magee, Marc, Boomer Corps: Activating Seniors for National Service [PDF]. Progressive Policy Institute, January 2004.
• Putnam, Robert and Lewis Feldstein, Better Together: Restoring the American Community. Simon and Schuster, 2003.
• Putnam, Robert D., Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. Simon & Schuster, 2001.
• Roszak, Theodore, The Longevity Revolution: As Boomers Become Elders. Berkeley Hills Books, 2001.

WORK AND RETIREMENT

• Costa, Dora L., The Evolution of Retirement: An American Economic History, 1880-1990. University of Chicago Press, 1998.
• Freudenheim, Ellen, Looking Forward: An Optimist's Guide to Retirement. Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2004.
• Graebner, William, A History of Retirement in America: The Meaning and Function of an American Institution 1885-1978. Yale University Press, 1980.
• Haber, Carol and Brian Gratton, Old Age and the Search for Security: An American Social History. Indiana University Press, 1994.
• Moen, Phyllis, William Erickson, Madhurima Agarwal, Vivian Fields and Laurie Todd, The Cornell Retirement and Well-Being Study. Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center, Cornell Gerontology Research Institute, 2000.
• Moen, Phyllis and Patricia Roehling, The Career Mystique: Cracks in the American Dream. Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.
• RoperASW, Staying Ahead of the Curve 2003: The AARP Working in Retirement Study. AARP, September 2003.
• Roper Starch Worldwide Inc., Baby Boomers Envision Their Retirement: An AARP Segmentation Analysis. AARP, February 1999.

EXPLORING YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

• Behr, Timothy G., Retro Boomers: A Lifestyle Transition Guide for Baby Boomers. Behr Publishing, 2001.
• Cantor, Dorothy and Andrea Thompson, What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up? Starting the Next Chapter of Your Life. Little, Brown, 2002.
• Everett, Melissa, Making a Living While Making a Difference. New Society Publishers, 1999.
• Hamilton, Leslie and Robert Tragert, Arco 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for. Arco Books, 2000.
• Ibarra, Hermina, Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career. Harvard Business School Press, 2003.
• King, Richard M., From Making a Profit to Making a Difference: How to Launch Your New Career in Nonprofits. Planning/Communications, 2000.
• Laslett, Peter, A Fresh Map of Life. Harvard University Press, 1991.
• Levine, Suzanne Braun, Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood. Viking, 2005.
• Lowell, Stephanie, The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in the Nonprofit Sector. Harvard Business School Press, 2000.
• Sadler, William A., The Third Age: Six Principles for Personal Growth and Rejuvenation after Forty. Perseus Publishing, 2001.
• Schachter-Shalomi, Salman and Ronald S. Miller, From Age-ing to Sage-ing. Warner Books, 1995.
• Schlossberg, Nancy K., Retire Smart, Retire Happy: Finding Your True Path. APA Books, 2003.
• Sedlar, Jeri and Miners, Rick, Don't Retire, REWIRE. Alpha Books, 2002.
• Slesinger, Larry, Search: Winning Strategies to Get Your Next Job in the Nonprofit World. Piemonte Press, 2004.
• Stone, Marika and Howard, Too Young to Retire: 101 Ways to Start the Rest of Your Life. Plume Books, 2004
• Trafford, Abigail, My Time: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life. Basic Books, 2003.

AGING

• Achenbaum, W. Andrew, Older Americans, Vital Communities: A Bold Vision for Societal Aging. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.
• Administration on Aging, A Profile of Older Americans: 2004. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2004.
• Butler, Robert N., Why Survive: Being Old in America. Harper & Row, 1975.
• Carter, Jimmy, The Virtues of Aging. Ballantine Books, 1998.
• Cohen Gene D., The Creative Age : Awakening Human Potential in the Second Half of Life. Quill, 2001.
• Coles, Robert with photographs by Alex Harris and Thomas Roma, Old and on Their Own, a Doubletake Book, Center for Documentary Studies in association with W. W. Norton & Company, 1997.
• Hobbs, Frank B. and Bonnie L. Damon, 65+ in the United States. U.S. Census Bureau, P23-190 Current Population Reports: Special Studies, 1996.
• Kashi, Ed, Julie Winokur, and Doris Roberts, Aging in America: The Years Ahead. PowerHouse Books, 2003.
• Pipher, Mary, Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders. Riverhead Books, 1999.
• Rowe, John W., and Robert Louis Kahn, Successful Aging. Delacorte Press, 1999.
• Snowden, David, Aging With Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives. Bantam, 2002.
• Thomas, William H., What Are Old People for? How Elders Will Save the World. Acton, MA: VanderWyk and Burnham, 2004.
• Vaillant, George E., Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 2002.