Retirement
- *Anthony, M. (2006). The new retire mentality: Planning your life and living your dreams. . .at any age you want. Chicago, IL: Kaplan Publishers.
- *Autry, James. (2002). The spirit of retirement: Creating a life of meaning and personal growth. Roseville, CA: Prima Publishing/Random House.
- Bankson, M. (2010). Creative aging: Rethinking retirement and non-retirement in a changing world. (Kindle edition). Woodstock, VT: Skylight Paths.
- *Capps, Donald, The Decades of Life: A Guide to Human Development. Westminster, 2008
- Cullinane, J. & Fitzgerald, C. (2007). The new retirement (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Rodale
- Gambone, J. (2000). Refirement: A Boomer's Guide to Life After 50. Minneapolis, MN: Kirk House Publishers.
- *Gambone, J., Whittlinger, E. & Magnuson, D. (2004). The Refirement Workbook. Minneapolis, MN: Personnel Decisions International.
- Hansen, R. (2010). Shaping a life of significance for retirement. Nashville, TN: Upper Room Books.
- Izzo, John, The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die. Berrett-Kohler, 2008.
- *Koenig, H. (2002). Purpose and power in retirement: New opportunities for meaning and significance. Philadelphia: Template Foundation Press.
- Rentsch, G. (2008). Smart women don’t retire – they break free. New York, NY: Springboard Press.
- Sedlar, J. & Miners, R. (2003). Don’t retire, rewire! New York, NY: The Penguin Group.
- Stone, M. & Stone, H. (2004), Too young to retire: 101 ways to start the rest of your life. New York, NY: The Penguin Group.
Quality of Life
- Bayley J (1998) Iris—a Memoir of Iris Murdoch. Duckworth, London
- Crafton, B. (2007). Some things you just have to live with: Musings on middle age. New York, NY: Church Publishing.
- Dychtwald, K. (1990). The age wave: How the most important trend of our time can change your future. New York, NY: Bantam Books.
- Ellis, N. (2002). If I live to be 100: Lessons from the centenarians. New York, NY: Crown Publishers.
- Gentzler, R. & Miller, C. (2003). Forty-sixty: A study for midlife adults who want to make a difference. Nashville: Discipleship Resources.
- Hawthorne, L. (2003). Sisters and brothers all these years: Taking another look at the longest relationships in your life. Action, MA: Vander Wyk & Burnham.
- Hill, R.D. (2008). Seven strategies for positive aging. NY: W. W. Norton Co.
- Koenig, H. (1997). A gospel for the mature years: Finding fulfillment by knowing and using your gifts. Philadelphia: Haworth Press.
- *Koenig, H. (2002). Purpose and power in retirement: New opportunities for meaning and significance. Philadelphia: Template Foundation Press.
- Matzkin, A. & Matzkin, R. (2009). The art of aging: Celebrating the authentic aging self. Boulder, Co: Sentient Publications.
- Rowe, J. & Kahn, R. (1998). Successful aging. New York, NY: Pantheon Books.
- *Schacther-Shalomi, Z. & Miller, R. (1995). From aging to sage-ing: A profound new vision of growing older. New York, NY: Warner Books.
- Schaie, K., Krause, N. & Booth, A. (eds). (2004). Religious influences on the health and well-being in the elderly. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
- Snowdon D (2001). Aging with Grace. Fourth Estate, Harper Collins, London
- *TED Talk: “What Really Matters at the End of Life.”
- *“Eldering.” Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life, Vol XXXI, No 3.