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Gerotechnology
Two "megatrends" of modern culture are rapid population aging and the inexorable advances in various technologies encountered by the population at large. This comprehensive volume explores the intersections of technology with aging and serves as both a primer and reference for educators, students, researchers, and practitioners. It includes concepts from the basics of gerotechnologyóperson-environment fitóto the core activity fieldsócomputer and assistive devices and their practical applicationsóto models, or prototypes for technical development and its application to everyday life. Thought-provoking concluding chapters address ethical concerns for the future as well as offer new perspectives or context to ideas and innovations explored earlier.
Virginia Libraries
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Black Ivory
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Delilah of Sunhats and Swans
Leaving behind a dark, uncertain past, a mystifying eighteen-year-old girl steps off a bus in a small, New England and becomes a catalyst in the lives of others. Virginia Emmet, an older woman who gives Delilah room and board, Harold Reinman, a young man left with the mind of a child after years of abuse, but most strongly, Amos Harrison -- the first to accept her into their lives, finds that something about her quiet, uncanny wisdom and simple honesty pushes him to face truths he'd rather avoid. But while together, they find friendship moving more toward family, as Amos unravels a long-standing sadness, Harold is coaxed out of his damaged solitude and Virginia works her way toward peace, Delilah's own past is catching up with her...
