Recommended Reading for Baby Boomers of Australia & NZ

The Life of an Average Baby Boomer

by Brian Murphy (Editor, BONZA.com.au)

Available in Paperback or Ebook on Amazon
or order your copy for AU$12.00 plus postage by emailing brian@bonza.com.au

I am a Baby Boomer. Born and bred in Brisbane, I lived a very average Boomer life in a rabbits warren of a house in Auchenflower Brisbane Australia with my returned WW2 soldier dad, stay at home mum and my 5 siblings.

We walked to school in those days and stayed and played within a 2 mile radius of our home with other Boomer families for 20 years before venturing out into the world with other Boomer mates, and eventually starting our own families to produce another generation.
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Boomers Moving Forward -
A Motivational Book for Super Adults

by Brian Murphy (Editor, BONZA.com.au)

Order your copy for AU$12.00 plus postage by emailing brian@bonza.com.au

My aim in writing the book/manual was to provide people with an easy to follow process to change their minds about life, especially my generation as we age but for all generations, as it outlines the skills needed to self-evaluate then identifying missing links in our skills and then how to learn those skills to move on with an individual plan for social and economic participation in society.

It focuses on self-image (man in the mirror) and replacement on what is missing in our makeup by teaching us relevant life skills that we may have not learnt or to remind us of practices we need to follow to deal with the modern world but have forgotten due to our busy daily schedules.
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The Rest of Your Life: How to make it as good as you want

compiled by Paul McKeon

It will be a real asset for all those who are planning responsibly for the future.  Compiled by Paul McKeon for people in their 40s, 50s & 60s who want to really enjoy the second half of their lives.  

Please access the link below to  order your E-book copy.

www.mylifechange.com.au/the-rest-of-your-life/bonza.php

Once I was a Teenager

by Jonquil Graham
I recently published my second book called “Once I was a Teenager”. It’s about how life was in the 50s and 60s in Australia. 
 
It’s a nostalgic book about how life was then.  Such as our mother’s pithy sayings...”no nice man will marry you if (you eat with your mouth open)”, or “wait ‘til your father get’s home”, or “wear a clean pair of knickers when you go out. What if you are in a car accident!”
 
We are offspring of parents of WW2, and we have their values which puzzle our offspring.
 
This is a really funny book with a foreword by Little Pattie (who remembers that Aussie 60s teen singing sensation, who is still performing today?)
 
Often our children don’t ask how life was for us. Well, you will chuckle and reminisce with this book. Guaranteed. Little Pattie loves it. I give proceeds to an orphan charity, but would love to be in contact with you guys.


Jonquil Graham
 
You can contact me at                        jonquil.graham@gmail.com.

How to Stay Active, Healthy and Sharp in Retirement

by Paul McKeon

Research shows that Health and Finances are two of the biggest issues for people who are planning or experiencing retirement.

While there are hundreds of books about health on the market, there are very few that focus on the health issues that affect the lives of older people.

A new book titled “How to stay Healthy, Active and Sharp in Retirement” is designed to correct this omission.

It’s written by 15 leading health experts and it covers all the major physical and mental issues that people over 50 need to manage

Here’s a list of the subjects covered 

CHAPTERS 

1. Looking after your health – ( Dr. Steve Hambleton President of AMA [2012])
2. Keeping your mind fit  (Philip Armstrong. CEO Australian Counselling Assoc.)
3. How to reduce the risk of Heart Disease    (Dr. Ross Walker - Cardiologist)
4. Staying fit after 50     (Victoria Gill -Green Apple Wellness Centre)
5. Exercising with Ailments  (Victoria Gill -Green Apple Wellness Centre)
6. Eating well to stay fit after 50  (Lisa Guy – The Art of Healing)
7. What is Brain Plasticity and what can it do for you (Dr. Michael Merzenich) 
8. True  wellness or the absence of illness. (Prof. Marc Cohen   RMIT University)
9. The mind/ body connection  (David McRae)
10. Meditation and Deep Natural Peace-  

 ( Ian Gawler.  The Gawler Foundation)
  11. Living beyond expectations  ( Petrea King.  Quest For Life Foundation )
 12. Relationships and Sex  (Sandra Kimball . Relationship Counsellor & author)
 13. Keeping  your immune system healthy   (Prof. Fabienne Mackay Monash University)
  14. How to reduce your risk of getting dementia   (Dr. Simone Reppermund -UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing)
   15.  Dental health  (Prof Peter Barnard.)
 16. Your attitude keeps you young (or makes you old)         (Paul McKeon)

This is not a book about sickness. The overriding message is that it’s possible to delay the ageing process and enjoy a better quality of life in our later years. It’s full of positive suggestions about how we can be happier and healthier if we follow the expert advice offered in the book.

The book is only available on line. You can find out more or buy a copy by clicking on this link 

http://www.mylifechange.com.au/stay-healthy-active-and-sharp-in-retirement

My first post – and I'm hoping there are a lot of fellow boomers down there who will be interested in this, particularly those of you who (literally) jumped ship all those years ago! Check it out via Google/Amazon and let me know what you think... Steve Riches-UK