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Publisher's Pride: Books on Bestseller Lists - Travels with Elly (MacDonald)

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  Today's publisher's pride is  Travels with Elly  by Larry MacDonald, which reached #43   in travel with pets books. Book description: Discover Canada like never before -- from a personal perspective, similar to John Steinbeck's view of America in his 1960 book  Travels with Charley . The author travels from coast to coast in a trailer with his wife and pets, including their Standard Poodle, Elly, in order to gain a better understanding of his adopted country. Interspersed between descriptions of history, cultures, places, and icons are the author's reflections on various things such as Elly's antics, signage, ferries, political injustice, environmental issues, and animal instincts. To provide a canine's perspective, Elly reflects on things of interest to her, including cats, cows, and other critters...but especially cats! Where was Canada's first settlement? What is its prettiest town? When and where was its most devastating shipwreck? And who was its greates...
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The Longevity of Meaning

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  People talk a lot about diet, exercise, supplements, sleep trackers, and the latest “biohacks.” But one of the most powerful predictors of longevity isn’t a gadget or a green smoothie. It’s meaning. Not “grand purpose.” Not “change the world” pressure. Just meaning — the sense that your life has shape, direction, and a reason to get up in the morning. Researchers have followed thousands of older adults and found something striking: people who feel their life has meaning tend to live longer, stay more mobile, and maintain sharper cognition. Not because meaning magically cures illness — it doesn’t — but because it changes how the body and brain operate day to day. Meaning steadies the nervous system. Meaning reduces chronic stress hormones. Meaning encourages movement, connection, curiosity. Meaning gives the immune system a reason to stay in the fight. And meaning doesn’t have to be dramatic. It can be: tending a garden caring for a pet writing a diary that might help on...
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🎨 The Colors of February: A Month in Shades and Whispers

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  I was born in a blizzard in the middle of February in northern New England. February to me is a month blanketed by snow, by white. But there are more colors to February if one cares to look. White , of course. The hush of snow. The blank page. The breath before a kiss. February begins in silence — frost on the window, milk in the sky, the quiet dignity of winter’s last stand. Red , inevitably. Valentine’s Day doesn’t ask permission. It arrives with roses, heart-shaped boxes, and the blush of risk. Red is love, yes — but also blood, courage, and the fire that keeps us warm. Blue , presidential and proud. President’s Day brings out the bunting — stars and stripes, speeches and stovepipe hats. It’s the blue of history, of ink on parchment, of cold truth and civic hope. Pink , the color of candy and compromise. Not quite red, not quite white — pink is the giggle in the grocery aisle, the card from your aunt, the lipstick you almost wore. Gray , the color of waiting. Fe...
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Now available as an audiobook: You're Not Too Old, and It's Not Too Late (Berns-Zare)

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  Noa available as an audiobook:  You're Not Too Old, and It's Not Too Late  by Ilene Berns-Zare. Ranking on Amazon:  #32 in aging parents, #63 in hot new releases/midlife, #71 in hot new releases/aging, #82 in aging self-help, and #101 in midlife self-help. Book Description Designed as an accessible 52-week companion, this inspiring guide invites Baby Boomers and Gen Xers to reimagine aging with confidence, vitality, and purpose. Drawing on research-informed tools and practical reflections, it encourages readers to tap into inner strengths, embrace meaningful shifts, and discover everyday “ah-ha” moments that spark renewal. Whether you seek greater wellbeing, deeper meaning, or renewed fulfillment from midlife through older adulthood, this uplifting resource reminds us that aging well is an active journey—and that the best chapters may still lie ahead. Keywords: midlife transformation; aging with purpose; positive aging book; Baby Boomer wellness; Gen X wellbeing; 5...
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