AARP The Magazine Departments
Volume 52, Number 3A
4 E Street
6 The Mail
10 Time-out
70 AARP & You
72 Dear Jennie
23 Travel
Navigator
13 Lifestyle
What a canine
champ can teach
us about chutzpah
14 Entertainment
Michael Caine on
the roles he loves—
and his greatest
show-biz irritation
15 Trends
The hot new self-defense weapon
is…a walking cane?
19 Technology
Digitize your photos
in a snap
20 Health
Sharpen your
memory with these
four easy tricks
23 Travel
Try one of these jaw-dropping train trips
25 Money
When bankruptcy
makes sense
Art of Living
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NEWSMAKER
Maria Shriver
Moved by her father’s illness, she shines
a light on Alzheimer’s disease—and
confronts her own fears By Jeanne Dorin McDowell
26
66
Even picky
eaters rave about
Tamarind-Glazed
Honey Shrimp.
59 Passions
This guy finishes
six ultradistance
triathlons in five
months at age 60.
Is he nuts?
60 Journeys
Get to five fun
places from five
major cities—each
on one tank of gas
63 The Puzzle
64 Confession
Judith Viorst takes
on her fiercest
competitors—
other grandmoms
66 Good Food
A dinner-party
host cooks for 18
guests on eight
different diets—
and wows (almost)
everybody
PERSONAL FINANCE
The Thrifty 50
A wealth of clever ways to spend less—
from you, our readers By Sid Kirchheimer
27
HEALTH REPORT
Lifesaving Tests
Medical screenings you need, and a few
you can probably skip By Dawn Fallik
32
LIFE LESSONS
The Simplest Gift
On a trip to Nepal a writer discovers the
magic in giving away what we hoard
for ourselves By Barbara Kingsolver
36
76
Big 5-Oh
House’s Hugh
Laurie turns 50
