http://www.bestboomertowns.com/books Best Boomer Towns Book Reviews en sarah.shonka@bestboomertowns.com Copyright 2009 2009-05-04T17:33:12+00:00 http://bestboomertowns.com/books/review/art_treasures_and_museums_in_and_around_prescott_arizona/ http://bestboomertowns.com/books/art_treasures_and_museums_in_and_around_prescott_arizona/#When:17:33:12Z This book is a wonderful guide to both well-known and less popular points of interest in the Prescott area. The historical detail has obviously been well researched and is very fascinating, making the book an invaluable, must-have companion. The accompanying photographic documentation is also very complete.

Continue reading... Retirement 2009-05-04T17:33:12+00:00 http://bestboomertowns.com/books/review/The_Ultimate_Guide_to_Asheville_The_Western_North_Carolina_Mountains/ http://bestboomertowns.com/books/The_Ultimate_Guide_to_Asheville_The_Western_North_Carolina_Mountains/#When:05:43:22Z All in all, it is a unique and valuable resource for promoting our mountain paradise.—Asheville Citizen TimesThe Ultimate Guide is thoroughly researched, organized for easy use, and illustrated with many of Pantas own gorgeous pen and ink drawings.—Hendersonville Times-News

Continue reading... 2009-02-09T05:43:22+00:00 http://bestboomertowns.com/books/review/how_to_love_your_retirement/ http://bestboomertowns.com/books/how_to_love_your_retirement/#When:19:37:18Z How to Love Your Retirement shows the baby-boom generation how to plan for, and succeed at, this stage of life, whether relaxation, travel, education, or even a new occupation is the goal. Packed with helpful, entertaining stories and real-life advice from hundreds of retirees who are making the most of their post-work lives, this honest and useful guide covers such topics as how to pick the best time to retire; learning to live with a spouse 24/7; staying fit; starting fresh in business, love, and family; traveling; going back to school; and more.

Continue reading... Retirement 2008-11-12T19:37:18+00:00 http://bestboomertowns.com/books/review/the_new_retirement/ http://bestboomertowns.com/books/the_new_retirement/#When:19:33:08Z In ‘The New Retirement’, global economic strategist Sherry Cooper explains that the boomer generation will be reaching traditional retirement age very soon and the enormous wave of boomer retirees will crest in 2025. This phenomenon will profoundly affect the labour markets, the economy, and financial markets for decades. But will boomers retire the way their parents did? Will they work longer and transition gradually into semi-retirement?

Continue reading... Retirement 2008-11-12T19:33:08+00:00 http://bestboomertowns.com/books/review/the_new_professional_persons_retirement_lifestyle/ http://bestboomertowns.com/books/the_new_professional_persons_retirement_lifestyle/#When:21:10:35Z Are you among the millions of inspired professional people who are contemplating retirement? Perhaps you are already retired. A significant issue that you will have to deal with is what to do with all of that time. Without a doubt, retirement today does not resemble our parents’ retirement. We are living longer, more active lives. For most retired professionals, playing bingo and going to the local lodge may not be a vision for the future.

Continue reading... Business 2008-10-27T21:10:35+00:00 http://bestboomertowns.com/books/review/retired_with_husband_superwomans_new_challenge/ http://bestboomertowns.com/books/retired_with_husband_superwomans_new_challenge/#When:21:09:50Z Witty, optimistic blueprint for the first-wave boomer Superwoman to ensure a successful second adulthood for both herself and her husband, also nearing retirement. Full of references to the first-wave boomer experience (sixties through today), the book borrows from corporate reengineering strategy to guide the couple with a vision statement, goals, and objectives that speak to them. Author is a Superwoman herself and makes that psyche transparent in the book, writing from her experience.

Continue reading... Health & Fitness 2008-10-27T21:09:50+00:00