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Latest Contributor Articles
Personal Growth Challenge
Beth Elkassih June 2, 2023Feeling stuck in life? Looking for some inspiration and motivation to make a positive change? Well, have no fear, the personal growth challenge is here! This challenge encourages you to explore...
Continue ReadingKey Factors To Consider When Picking a Lubricant
Michael D. Levitt June 2, 2023When it comes to lubricants, selecting the right one for your equipment can be tricky. Choosing the wrong type of lubricant causes problems like increased wear and tear, overheating, and even...
Continue ReadingHow Small Farm Operators Can Improve Profits
Michael D. Levitt June 2, 2023Pexels - CC0 Licence Running a farm can be highly satisfying, but it’s not without its challenges. And this is especially true for...
Continue ReadingFreedom 55 is actually Freedom 64.5
Royce Shook June 2, 2023If you're old enough to remember the Freedom 55 ads in North America, you might recall they encouraged people to buy life insurance so they could retire at age 55. A new poll by the Canadian Imperial...
Continue ReadingMargo Weinstein, author of Jalan-Jalan: A Journey of Wanderlust and Motherhood
Karen Gershowitz June 1, 2023Karen Gershowitz’s second travel book, Wanderlust: Extraordinary People, Quirky Places and Curious Cuisine, is a tasting menu of travel. Vignettes from her decades of travel to dozens of countries...
Continue ReadingMalcolm Teasdale, Host of The Travel Addict Podcast
Karen Gershowitz June 1, 2023As a fellow Travel Addict, I love to read stories about adventure travel, and Wanderlust didn’t disappoint. Karen ventures to places where most humans would never consider. Just read about her...
Continue ReadingMarc Nieson, author of Schoolhouse: Lessons on Love & Landscape
Karen Gershowitz June 1, 2023In Wanderlust, Karen Gershowitz once again transports us across the globe, and this time her whirlwind digest includes, well, digestion! From sipping lulada in Colombia to nibbling ugali in Tanzania,...
Continue ReadingShebs Alom, Travel Professional, founder of Shebs The Wanderer & member of the British Guild of Travel Writers
Karen Gershowitz June 1, 2023Karen’s globetrotting tale celebrates a truly inspiring lifetime worth of journey. Her voyage demonstrates that adventure and transformation begin with you – and how you can make it happen for...
Continue ReadingJessie Voigts, PhD, Publisher Wandering Educators
Karen Gershowitz June 1, 2023With an eye for the unique and a penchant for trying everything, Gershowitz is the best kind of traveler. A master of sharing the essence of place, she makes us laugh, nod our heads, want to try new...
Continue ReadingCharles Salzberg, award-winning author of the Henry Swann series and Second Story Man
Karen Gershowitz June 1, 2023For someone who’s been stubbornly holding out for teleportation before undertaking any extensive travel (that would be me), Wanderlust is a Godsend. Karen Gershowitz offers what amounts to a...
Continue ReadingRudy Maxa, travel journalist & broadcaster
Karen Gershowitz June 1, 2023You’ve heard of going around the world in 80 days? You can do that in less time with Karen Gershowitz’s new book, Wanderlust: Extraordinary People, Quirky Places. and Curious Cuisine. From...
Continue ReadingDo You Seek Similarities and Differences for Growth?
Elinor Stutz June 1, 2023Photo by Geralt via Pixabay Attract the Right Job Or Clientele: Do You Seek Similarities and Differences for Growth? It’s limiting to believe there is only one way to accomplish anything....
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Latest Books
When the Psychology Professor Met the Minister
As an addiction professional for the State of New York, and adjunct psychology professor, Dave Roberts had a science-based and rational view of how...
Continue ReadingBalancing the Stones: Mystical Writings to Wake Up Your Soul
The world is changing rapidly in all areas of our lives; we face more demands than ever before. It can be challenging to remain balanced and...
Continue ReadingPour Me Another Cup: Mystical Writings to Illuminate Your Soul
In our fast-paced and hectic world it can be difficult to quiet the mind and reconnect to the true Essence of who we are. Stephanie Acello uniquely...
Continue ReadingYour Multimillion-Dollar Exit: The Entrepreneur’s Business Success(ion) Planner: A Blueprint for Wealth Guide
ARCHITECT YOUR EXIT STRATEGY… ON DAY ONEThis easy-to-follow planner is designed to help entrepreneurs build a strong foundation for exiting their...
Continue ReadingMy Father's Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's
A deeply affecting memoir of a father's descent into dementia, and a revelatory inquiry into why the human brain degenerates with age and what we can...
Continue ReadingI'll have what she's having: Memoir of a reformed people pleaser.
It’s time to redefine what it means to “man-up.” Ignore those critics who say men should suck-it-up. You need to believe that showing your...
Continue ReadingThe Rise of the Ambidextrous Organization: The Secret Revolution Happening Right Under Your Nose
Research into formerly high performing organizations has consistently found that organizational exploitation drives out exploration. What does that...
Continue ReadingUnthink
UNTHINK, All You Have To Do Is Nothing is about unblocking the subconscious and allowing it to guide your navigation of this reality. Thinking...
Continue ReadingEmbrace 5 Principles of Core Thinking for Success
Are you ready to step out of your comfort zone to create positive outcomes for success? If you are, Eileen Bild's eBook, Embrace 5 Principles of Core...
Continue ReadingHabits of a Happy Brain
Offers simple activities that help you understand the roles of your "happy chemicals"--serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins. You'll also...
Continue ReadingRise Up and Take Your Position: Don't give up. Find your Gift and Cultivate it
This book is to encourage individuals to find their talents and gifts. Once they find their gifts, they must cultivate them and then rise up and...
Continue ReadingThe Buddha and the Bee
Life-Changing Journey... but this is NOT a typical blah-blah-blah memoir Planning is for sissies. A solo bike ride across the country will be filled...
Continue ReadingUnlost: Roaming Through South America on a Spontaneous Journey
Life doesn't come with a roadmap... And this is not a guidebookCORY MORTENSEN rode his bike from Chaska, Minnesota, to California. The experience...
Continue ReadingThe Super Age
A demographic futurist explains the coming Super Age--when there will be more people older than sixty-five than those younger than eighteen--and...
Continue ReadingLearn How to Lead to Win: 33 Powerful Stories and Leadership Lessons
Thrilling, Thought-provoking and Inspiring . . . to Help Your People Reach Higher Levels of Performance Former Top Gun Fighter Pilot, Rear...
Continue ReadingLearning Chaos
Better schools need more effective teaching and a new approach to learning to increase the effectiveness of future education. This won't happen as...
Continue ReadingGet Out of My Head
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER • PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES SOCAL INDIE BESTSELLER Are self-doubt and other negative...
Continue ReadingReady Set Get Hired: How to Land a Great Job in Times of Uncertainty
This book is a guide for a range of mid-to-upper level job seekers. This book is for those who are recently made redundant or furloughed, or those...
Continue ReadingThe Leader of Oz: Revealing the 101 Secrets of Marvelous Leadership for the 21st Century
Inspired by the enchanting story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, this "lighthearted, but not lightweight" parable shows how each one of us can...
Continue ReadingLasting Touch
For nearly ten years Jean-FranCois visited his widowed and unwell mother every other week, to ensure her comfort. Regularly, he invited her to come...
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Latest From NABBW
Linda Ballou Shares Highlights, Photos of Her Recent Adventure to Costa Rica – Land of Divine Diversity
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Linda’s shot of a couple of happy, young locals, or Ticos, as...
Continue ReadingThe Ageless Traveler: What’s On Your Second Bucket List?
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Adriane Berg, NABBW’s Associate for Successful Aging I am sitting in the Silvio Pettirossi International Airport...
Continue ReadingThe Ageless Traveler: An Essential Guide to Traveling with an Older Adult
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Adriane Berg, NABBW’s Associate for Successful Aging In anticipation of the upcoming podcast The Ageless Traveler:...
Continue ReadingLinda Ballou Shares Some of Her Favorite Santa Barbara Stops
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Readers, I am working on a new book, which is very close to...
Continue ReadingLinda Ballou Reports On Travel Trends for 2023: Leisure Travel is Back!
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Travel Is Opening Up, All Around the World I’ve just returned...
Continue ReadingThe Surprising Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Boomer Travel
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Phyllis Stoller, NABBW’s Group Travel Associate Who do you think were the first to begin to travel...
Continue ReadingYour Trip to Normandy In Brief: Conquerors and Liberators
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Carolee Duckworth, NABBW’s Independent Travel Associate This year, let’s plan to set off in early May on an...
Continue ReadingOur Late Fall Armchair Trip: Pueblos and Balloons of New Mexico: Santa Fe & Albuquerque
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Carolee Duckworth, NABBW’s Independent Travel Associate OUR LATE FALL ARMCHAIR TRIP: PUEBLOS AND BALLOONS OF...
Continue ReadingThe BBC Comes to the Colorado Rockies to Film ‘Trailblazers’ — And Linda Ballou is ‘Saddled Up’ as Their Isabella Bird Expert
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Linda Ballou’s book, ‘Embrace of the Wild,’ flanked by two...
Continue ReadingLinda Ballou Experiences the Beauty of “Falldorado” in the Front Range with Isabella Bird
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Fishing in Evergreen on Bear Creek. Just 34 miles up sweeping I...
Continue ReadingLinda Ballou Shares Her Interview on the Rocky Mountain Channel – And Eye Candy for Nature Lovers
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate I love this interview with Brett Wilson at The Rocky Mountain...
Continue ReadingThe Rocky Mountains Are Calling Linda Ballou, Here’s Where You Can See Her Speak During Her September Majestic Mountain Tour
Anne Holmes NABBWBy Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate Embrace of the Wild Isabella Lucy Bird was a Victorian Age...
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Book Reviews
Book Review: My Reaction to Peter Attia MD’s new book, “Outlive”
Book ReviewsTitle: Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity Author: Peter Attia, MD (author, audiobook narrator) with Bill Gifford (author) Reviewed for...
Continue ReadingBook Review: Lost Angel Unleashed: You’ll Be “Gobsmacked” At Ballou’s Third Book in Her Lost Angel Travel Series
Book ReviewsTitle: Lost Angel Unleashed: Stories from the Heart (Lost Angel Travel Series: Book Three) Author Linda Ballou Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne...
Continue ReadingBook Review: Brent Green’s ‘Noble Chaos: A Novel’ Offers Rare Opportunity to Relive the Collegiate Experience of the Turbulent Sixties and Seventies
Book ReviewsTitle: Noble Chaos: A Novel Author Brent Green Audiobook narrated by Jack de Golia Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Let me begin my review...
Continue ReadingBook Review: “Pap Pap Goes To Paris” is a Fun Picture Book to Gift to That Specially Beloved Child in Your Life
Book ReviewsPap Pap goes to Paris By Janie Dempsey Watts, Illustrated by Lyn Martin Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Snow globes and the winter holidays...
Continue ReadingStrigberger’s Latest Book ‘Boomers, Zoomers and Other Oomers’ Will Have You Laughing Over the Dread “A Word:” Aging
Book ReviewsTitle: Boomers, Zoomers, and Other Oomers: A Boomer-biased Irreverent Perspective on Aging Author: Marcel Strigberger ISBN-10#:0995950121 Reviewed...
Continue ReadingWish You Could Improve Your Mobility Without Pain Or Injury? The Book ‘Stretching for 50+’ Shows You How to Succeed
Book ReviewsTitle: Stretching for 50+: A Customized Program for Increasing Flexibility, Avoiding Injury and Enjoying an Active Lifestyle, 2nd Edition Author:...
Continue Reading‘Core Strength for 50+’ Author Says Your Core is Critical to Mobility, But You Won’t Need a Gym Membership to Achieve It
Book ReviewsTitle: Core Strength for 50+: A Customized Program for Safely Toning Ab, Back, and Oblique Muscles Author: Dr. Karl...
Continue ReadingJan Cullinane’s Latest Edition of ‘The New Retirement’ Is Like Having a Sage Life Coach on Speed Dial
Book ReviewsTitle: The New Retirement: The Ultimate Guide to the Rest of Your Life Author: Jan Cullinane (Foreward by Kerry Hannon) ISBN-10:...
Continue ReadingIf You’ve Been Wondering ‘Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old?’ Author Joy Loverde Has Your Answers
Book ReviewsTitle: Who Will Take Care of Me When I’m Old? Plan Now to Safeguard Your Health and Happiness in Old Age Author: Joy Loverde ISBN:...
Continue ReadingGramps Jeffrey Ponders Our Nation’s Opioid Overdose Epidemic and the Proliferation of Homeless Baby Boomers, Wonders Why We Can’t Do More
Book ReviewsGuest post by Gramps Jeffrey, author of “I Don’t Want to Turn 3” Gramps Jeffrey For years, we Baby Boomers have viewed ourselves as the best...
Continue ReadingBook Review: “I Don’t Want to Turn 3” Is A Fun Kid’s Picture Book – With a Subtle Lesson
Book ReviewsI Don’t Want to Turn 3 By Gramps Jeffrey Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes This sweet picture book is author Gramps Jeffrey’s first. He...
Continue Reading‘Baby Boomer Investing in the Perilous Decade of the 2020s’: Ronald Surz Pens Timely Book Based on His Engaging Baby Boomer Investing Show
Book ReviewsAccording to author Ronald Surz, most of us Baby Boomers are going to be spending much of this decade (the 2020’s, which are still in early days)...
Continue ReadingTravel Wings Clipped by Pandemic, Adventure Travel Writer Linda Ballou Pens Historical Novel About Equestrian Explorer Lady Isabella Lucy Bird: Embrace of the Wild
Book ReviewsI was not initially familiar with the story of Englishwoman Lady Isabella Lucy Bird, so I didn’t know what to expect when I began reading Linda...
Continue ReadingHeidi Herman’s Book ‘On With the Butter’ Advises How to Spread More Living Onto Everyday Life
Book ReviewsBeing originally from Wisconsin, which boasts being The Dairy State, I have alway loved cooking, baking and eating foods made with real butter....
Continue ReadingArt Barry’s Book “The Downsize Side Hustle,” Offers Seniors a Winning Way to “Bet the House”
Book ReviewsIf you’re a home-owning Baby Boomer looking for a profitable side hustle, this book is for you. You’ll be especially interested if, going...
Continue ReadingRalph Mroz’s Book, “The Senior Years Master Plan,” Is Your Field Guide to End of Life Planning
Book ReviewsAs author Ralph Mroz states in the first sentence of this book, we’re all going to die. But, he says, the more important question is, how hard is...
Continue ReadingAgainst My Father’s Will: A Memoir
Book ReviewsAgainst My Father’s Will: A Memoir By Jane Morgan Barry Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes If you’re a Baby Boomer woman, you grew up in the...
Continue ReadingBarry Silverstein’s Latest Book, “Boomer Brand Winners and Losers,” Is a Fun Read and a Walk Down Memory Lane
Book ReviewsPerhaps all of us have moments when one of our more mundane thoughts crystalizes and remains frozen in our memory forever, though we don’t know...
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