New Releases by Alan Lee

Aging is stressful for anyone in youth-oriented Western societies. Elderly people encounter difficulties and discrimination, sometimes because of reduced income, transportation and housing problems, and failing health, but often due to the persistent negative stereotypes that color others’attitudes and behavior toward old people. Gay men and lesbians experience these stresses, as well as the numerous additional problems associated with their sexual orientation. Gay Midlife and Maturity is a dynamic and positive volume that challenges the long-held stereotype of the sad and lonely old homosexual. A growing body of international literature, much of which is featured in this book, rejects this myth and illustrates that older gay men and lesbians cope well with the aging process and are comparable to younger homosexuals in social and psychological adjustment. A much-needed and major contribution, Gay Midlife and Maturity contains an enormous amount of information for readers interested in gerontology and homosexuality. Experts, for the first time, examine the relationship between the adjustment of gay people to later life and the age and sequence of the resolution of these typically early developmental processes, raising many questions about traditional theories of gay development. The existing contradictions and debates about gay men and accelerated aging are addressed. Other valuable chapters focus on a theory of successful aging, a comparison of the traditional gay community (pre-Stonewall) versus the organized gay community, the vital role of communication in gay relationships, the sexual attitudes and behaviors of older gay men, and much more. Additional interesting and worthwhile chapters of this thought-provoking new book include an in-depth interview with Don Bachardy about his 33-year relationship Christopher Isherwood, a renowned English writer who was 30 years his senior, and a review of the growing literature on gay aging.

Casebook based on presentations made at a series of case conferences prepared for the 21st annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology in Washington D.C., in April 1988. The two sections discuss suicide prevention in the community, and prevention in clinical practice. Case studies are presented, then commented upon by mental health professionals, followed by questions and responses. Acidic paper. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Recounts legends, folk stories, and fairy tales dealing with castles from the traditions of England, Norway, Germany, and other countries.

Paul accède, par le miroir de la salle de bain, à un monde moyenâgeux où il est chargé de recouvrer la pierre de cristal, au péril de sa vie. Cette pierre que convoite le magicien Salaman, révèle à qui s''y réflète ses pensées et ses sentiments les plus secrets. Les hologrammes (7) intégrés à l''illustration ajoutent à la dimension féérique et constituent une innovation très intéressante.