Older and Bolder: My A-Z of surviving almost everything

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What to chuck and what to cherish as time goes by Dame Esther is a tireless campaigner for older people, and has been particularly vocal on the subject of loneliness. She has recently written her autobiography, which details her earlier life as an actress and dancer – and her first novel, In the Fast Lane, is shortlisted for the People’s Book Prize.

You are never too old to get fit So much of fitness is in the mind; people get older and are told they can’t do things, so they decide they can’t. We used to sing around the piano as a family twice a week and there was a picture on it of my mother’s cousin, a commander in the Australian navy. She was awarded a DBE in 2015 for her services to children and older people, through her pioneering work as founder of Childline and The Silver Line. She has recently released her latest book, ‘Open Your Heart, the 7 Secrets of Strong and Loving Relationships. I’ve had all sorts of luck; luck to have parents who had dreams for me, but didn’t set punishingly high standards.

He has recently released his latest book, Generation Cherry, offering inspiration for people approaching retirement. I had a meticulous producer who didn’t feel I produced the right sound until I’d done it five times.

She is also a reality TV favourite with appearances on Strictly Come Dancing, First Dates and I'm a Celebrity. It’s an easy to dip-into miscellany of observation and tips for living, penned by one of the most influential TV journalists Britain has ever embraced!ects with candour and humour on the life lessons she's learned, revealing the hints, hacks and personal philosophies that have been her secrets to surviving almost everything. I was then out of work for six months and that was really important, because once that has happened to you, you never want it to happen again. I had to leave the House of Commons facing bankruptcy and it’s not easy to get a job after something like that. Other important lessons she’s learned over the years include prioritising spending time with your loved ones, health is the only thing that truly matters, and that naps are one of the “happy discoveries of growing older”. Luck finding a husband who was my soulmate and then yet more luck having three children who are funny and loving and caring.

He recently joined Leap, a San Francisco-based tech start-up which has just released a conversation app, set to transform the way people socialise online. When you lose people that matter so much to you, you realise that loneliness is actually about loss.The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The doyenne of consumer champions recounts her life via an A-Z of advice she has gathered throughout an extraordinary life. In fact, my mother thought babies would be a good idea, but she wasn’t too sure about having a son-in-law!

His career takes him all over the world, but he lives in London, where he also works as a piano teacher. Ben is the co-founder of the Fundación Yannick y Ben Jakober, a gallery and sculpture park in northern Mallorca. cant memories, from meeting Princess Diana to creating a national outrage with a mischievous short ? in this life-affirming book, she looks back from her ninth decade, and shares her most significant memories, from meeting Princess Diana to creating a national outrage with a short film about a driving dog, and reflects with candour and humour on the lessons she's learnt, revealing the hints, hacks and personal philosophies that have been her secrets of surviving almost everything. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.