Books About Aging Past Sixty (30 books)

Real life living at 60, 70, 80, 90 years old.
This list would be for non-fiction. For fiction you might be interested in the list "Books About Old People" and there are many lists about grief, loss, and dying. This list is for books about living those years past the age of 60. (Although in one of these books, the author was 58.) So that this list doesn't get merged with health lists for growing old, try to keep additions to ones with author narrative in them: older people showing us what getting older can mean.

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1	Reclaim Your Right To Grow Old: How to immerse yourself in, be curious about, and celebrate life’s most important stage. by Kathleen O'Brien (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 499, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Reclaim Your Right To Grow Old: How to immerse yourself in, be curious about, and celebrate life's most important stage. by Kathleen O'Brien (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 298, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck 4.08 avg rating — 107,224 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old by Steven Petrow (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 5,720 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, & Getting Old by Parker J. Palmer 4.06 avg rating — 1,952 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The View From 80 by Malcolm Cowley 3.80 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	If Not Now, When?: Living the Baby Boomer Adventure by Esther Rantzen (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The 21st Century Man: Advice From 50 Top Doctors and Men's Health Experts so You Can Feel Great, Look Good and Have Better Sex by Judson Brandeis 4.62 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Healthy Aging by Andrew Weil (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 1,426 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Woman Makes a Plan: Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success by Maye Musk 3.85 avg rating — 6,041 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Anu: The Celtic Years by Shabnam Vasisht (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Don't Grow Old, Grow Healthy: Look and Feel Younger...Dr. Chauchard's 30-Day Rejuvenation Program by Claude Chauchard it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Granny D: Walking Across America in My Ninetieth Year by Doris Haddock 4.04 avg rating — 153 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Age to Perfection: How to Thrive to 100, Happy, Healthy, and Wise by Mark Anderson 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	At Seventy: A Journal by May Sarton 3.98 avg rating — 741 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Essays After Eighty by Donald Hall 4.12 avg rating — 1,897 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	A Carnival Of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety by Donald Hall 4.01 avg rating — 776 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over by Nell Irvin Painter 3.50 avg rating — 2,105 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Aging Matters: Finding your calling for the rest of your life by R. Paul Stevens 4.17 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life by Richard Rohr 4.22 avg rating — 19,183 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	When Did Everybody Else Get So Old?: Indignities, Compromises, and the Unexpected Grace of Midlife by Jennifer Grant (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 80 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	This Is Getting Old: Zen Thoughts on Aging with Humor and Dignity by Susan Moon 3.74 avg rating — 641 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Revolutionary Approach to Growing Older by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 3.99 avg rating — 366 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Virtues of Aging by Jimmy Carter 3.79 avg rating — 838 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development by George E. Vaillant MD 3.94 avg rating — 612 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Learn to Grow Old by Paul Tournier 4.07 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Grace in Aging: Awaken as You Grow Older by Kathleen Dowling Singh (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 297 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Aging as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemplative Guide to Growing Older and Wiser by Lewis Richmond (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 726 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Aging as a spiritual journey by Eugene C. Bianchi liked it 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast 4.16 avg rating — 32,159 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars