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    <title>gift of years</title>
    <subTitle>growing older gracefully</subTitle>
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    <namePart>Chittister, Joan.</namePart>
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    <publisher>BlueBridge</publisher>
    <dateIssued>c2008</dateIssued>
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    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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    <extent>xvi, 222 p. ; 22 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>Introduction: the purpose of life -- Regret -- Meaning -- Fear -- Ageism -- Joy -- Transition -- Transformation -- Newness -- Discontinuity -- Accomplishment -- Adjustment - - Fulfillment -- Mystery -- Relationships -- Tale-telling -- Letting go -- Learning -- Religion -- Freedom -- Success -- Time -- Wisdom -- Sadness -- Dreams -- Limitations -- Solitude -- Productivity -- Memories -- Future -- Agelessness -- Immediacy -- Nostalgia -- Spirituality -- Loneliness -- Forgiveness -- Outreach -- The present -- Appreciation -- Faith -- Legacy -- Afterword: the twilight time.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Joan Chittister.</note>
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    <topic>Older people</topic>
    <topic>Psychology</topic>
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    <topic>Conduct of life</topic>
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    <topic>Religious aspects</topic>
    <topic>Christianity</topic>
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    <topic>Social aspects</topic>
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