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Last-Minute Holiday Gift Ideas With an Encore Twist

Looking for meaningful gifts? Treat your friends and family to some interesting reading about the second half of life -- the encore stage -- and social change.

Check out these books:

Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know
Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know
By David Bornstein and Susan Davis

More than 12 million people ages 44 to 70 want to become encore entrepreneurs, making a positive social impact as well as a living. Get this book for budding entrepreneurs of all ages who want to help others.

The Time of Our Lives by: Tom Brokaw
The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation About America
By Tom Brokaw

The former anchor of NBC Nightly News ponders the future of our country and its values, the meaning of citizenship, and the impact of moving past middle age and becoming a grandparent.

Join the Club by: Tina Rosenberg
Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World
By Tina Rosenberg

How to make the world a better place? Harness the power of peer pressure, suggests the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, whose well-researched book may change your views on changing behavior.

Little Bets by: Peter Sims
Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge From Small Discoveries
By Peter Sims

Experienced activists may appreciate the critical idea here: You don't have to have a big idea to get big results. In fact, small, methodical steps can lead to extraordinary outcomes.

How We Love Now by: Suzanne Braun Levine
How We Love Now: Sex and Intimacy in Second Adulthood
By Suzanne Braun Levine

An authority on women, media matters and family issues, Levine talks to women across the country about intimacy in the second half of life. It's an insightful -- sometimes funny -- look at love in the encore years.

The Big Shift
The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife
By Marc Freedman

A Chicago Tribune rundown of the "five best money books of 2011" includes this one. Writes John Wasik: “If you're hitting the sweet spot between middle age and retirement, you need to read this book."

Click on the book covers to order the books online. Or contact your local bookseller. (Find an independent bookstore here.)

Happy Holidays!