While other retirement guides tend to concentrate on financial planning alone, Abraham Monk's authoritative reference work discusses all of the important issues and decisions that affect retirees in the 1990s. The Columbia Retirement Handbook - the first comprehensive general handbook for retirement professionals and academics, written by a multi-disciplinary team of experts - contains the most up-to-date information on the retirement process and offers nuts-and-bolts help by providing lists of relevant books, helpful organizations, and knowledgeable professionals, complete with addresses and telephone numbers. This convenient volume is the one source professionals will want handy for information on retirement and the American woman, Social Security and social insurance benefits, the job market after retirement, age discrimination, health care options for the elderly, housing options for the independent or dependent retiree, social networks and support groups, legal issues in retirement, economic challenges of retirement, and new directions in retirement. The Columbia Retirement Handbook includes an index, bibliography, charts, and pertinent statistics.