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The Mature Mind, The Positive Power of the Aging Brain "The Golden Years" are being redefined. People in the second half of life are now the fastest growing segment of the population-and they are no longer content to simply accept the losses of age. Mental acuity and vitality are becoming a lifelong pursuit. Now, the science of the mind is catching up with the Baby Boomer generation. Contrary to the long-held belief that our brain power inevitably declines as we age, The Mature Mind argues that there are actually positive changes taking place in our minds.

Aging Well Think diet and exercise are the keys to a long, healthy life? Thank again. What can you do to increase the likelihood of living a happy, healthy, fulfilling life into your sixties, seventies, eighties, and beyond?

For more than five decades Harvard Medical School has studies the basic elements of adult human development, analyzing the health and happiness of hundreds of individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds. In Aging Well, George E. Vaillant, MD, the director of the study, draws on the data gathered and reveals for the first time why some people turn out to be more resilient than others. His surprising conclusion is that individual lifestyle choices play a greater role than genetics, wealth, race, or other factors in determining how happy people are in later life.