AMBASSADORS FOR AGING WELL
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Meetings
  • News / Blog
  • Local Events
  • Local Resources
    • Aging at Home >
      • Introduction
      • Technology
      • Meals Delivered
      • Unpaid Volunteer Assistance
      • Paid Homemaker/Companion/Sitter
      • Paid Nurse or Other Professional
    • Auto Repair Shops
    • Books: Purchase Sites, Book Clubs, Recommendations
    • Clothing - Favorite retailers
    • Dental
    • Death
    • Discounts
    • Education
    • Employment
    • Entrepreneurs
    • Funeral Options
    • Health >
      • Dementia_Alzheimer's_NCD >
        • Support Groups
      • Depression
    • Hair Salons
    • Home Repairs
    • Hospice
    • Housing
    • Insurance >
      • Life-Long Term Care Linked Benefit Policy
    • Legal
    • Medical
    • Organizations Meeting in Arlington
    • Senior Centers in Arlington
    • Transportation
    • Travel
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Dementia aka NCD (Neurocognitive Disorder)
Sites to buy books, read reviews
  • Amazon "used" books are sold for an incredibly low price. Elva buys lots of books here and takes advantage of the Amazon "Prime" membership (costs $99/yr. Benefits are free 2-day shipping on all Amazon "prime" orders (there is usually a $3.99 shipping charge for books ordered from an Amazon third party on the "used" site, free streaming movies/videos/music/tv shows). Link to Amazon http://www.amazon.com
  • Book Bub. Heavily discounted_ books for sale. https://www.bookbub.com/home 

Book Clubs (Please let Elva Roy elvaroy@tx.rr.com know of your favorite book clubs which will be added here.)
  • Food Fiction and Fun II. Meets monthly at various restaurants in Arlington or Fort Worth, usually on the 4th Sunday of each month at 3:00 pm. Examples of books are The Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland; The Guest Room: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian.
​

Recommended Reading by Members in no particular order (please submit your recommendations via email to elvaroy@tx.rr.com ):
  • Alone and Invisible No More: How Grassroots Community Action and 21st Century Technologies Can Empower Elders to Stay in Their Homes and Lead Healthier, Happier Lives by Allan S. Teel, M.D. (copyright 2011, 197 pages)
  • The Perfect Home for a Long Life: Choosing the Right Retirement Lifestyle for You by Lyndsay Green (copyright 2013, 234 pages)
  • With a Little Help From Our Friends: Creating Community as We Grow Older by Beth Baker (copyright 2014, 256 pages)
  • Learning to be Old; Gender, Culture, and Aging by Margaret Cruikshank (copyright 2013, 269 pages)
  • The Senior Cohousing Handbook by Charles Currett, prologue by William H. Thomas, M.D. (copyright 2009, 291 pages)
  • Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness by Shasta Nelson (copyright 2016, 242 pages)
  • Toxic Charity: How Churches and Charities Hurt Those They Help (And How to Reverse It) by Robert D. Lupton (copyright 2011, 191 pages)
  • Charity Detox: What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared About Results by Robert D. Lupton (copyright 2016, 191 pages)

Please like our Facebook Page too.  https://www.facebook.com/ambassadorsforagingwell/​


Telephone

817-557-5700

Email

elvaroy@tx.rr.com
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Meetings
  • News / Blog
  • Local Events
  • Local Resources
    • Aging at Home >
      • Introduction
      • Technology
      • Meals Delivered
      • Unpaid Volunteer Assistance
      • Paid Homemaker/Companion/Sitter
      • Paid Nurse or Other Professional
    • Auto Repair Shops
    • Books: Purchase Sites, Book Clubs, Recommendations
    • Clothing - Favorite retailers
    • Dental
    • Death
    • Discounts
    • Education
    • Employment
    • Entrepreneurs
    • Funeral Options
    • Health >
      • Dementia_Alzheimer's_NCD >
        • Support Groups
      • Depression
    • Hair Salons
    • Home Repairs
    • Hospice
    • Housing
    • Insurance >
      • Life-Long Term Care Linked Benefit Policy
    • Legal
    • Medical
    • Organizations Meeting in Arlington
    • Senior Centers in Arlington
    • Transportation
    • Travel
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Dementia aka NCD (Neurocognitive Disorder)