older men

An old man catches a magnificent marlin and must battle the elements, the sea and sharks to get his catch home.

"In the pet shop he calls home, a chubby, homely cat whiles away the hours listening to coos of delight from potential pet parents... but he knows it's not him they're fussing over. Even as his price drops with each passing day, no one spares the kitty a glance. Having all but given up on life, the feline dejectedly awaits his first birthday, when he'll officially be past sell-by date. So when an older gentleman comes into the shop and wants to take him home, the kitten himself is most shocked of all!"--Amazon.

"Two solitary children living in two different apartment buildings have nothing in common except compassion for an old man and his dog"--OCLC.

While exploring the facets of romance with her Napali tutor, the Indian-Nepali insurgency reaches a frenzy, forcing Sai to revist her past and reconnect with her eccentric grandfather.

After being assigned to perform community service at a nursing home, sixteen-year-old Alex befriends a cantankerous old man who has some lessons to impart about jazz guitar playing, love, and forgiveness.

"In this . . . sequel to . . . 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven,' Mitch Albom tells the story of Annie--the little girl Eddie saved on Ruby Pier--and the five people she meets in heaven, where she is reunited with Eddie in a . . . novel [about] how our lives and losses intersect"--Provided by publisher.

"If you had to pick five people to sum up your life, who would they be? If you were to raise a glass to each of them, what would you say? And what would you learn about yourself, when all is said? At the bar of a grand hotel in a small Irish town sits 84-year-old Maurice Hannigan. He's alone, as usual -- though tonight is anything but. Pull up a stool and charge your glass, because Maurice is finally ready to tell his story. Over the course of this evening, he will raise five toasts to the five people who have meant the most to him. Through these stories - of unspoken joy and regret, a secret tragedy kept hidden, a fierce love that never found its voice - the life of one man will be powerful and poignantly laid bare. Beautifully heart-warming and powerfully felt, the voice of Maurice Hannigan will stay with you long after all is said and done."--Provided by publisher.

Eddie is a war-veteran who fixes rides at an amusement park and when he dies trying to save a girl from a falling cart, he discovers that the afterlife is actually five people who sit down and explain your life to you.

"Blah! Mr. Raisin is a bit of a grump. He lives all alone in a little house, and he likes it that way just fine. One day, a mysterious basket appears on Mr. Raisin's doorstep. When he opens it up it seems there's nothing inside ... until he notices a floating dog bobbing along his ceiling"--Jacket flap.

"In this . . . sequel to . . . 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven,' Mitch Albom tells the story of Annie--the little girl Eddie saved on Ruby Pier--and the five people she meets in heaven, where she is reunited with Eddie in a . . . novel [about] how our lives and losses intersect"--Provided by publisher.