Book excerpt: About half of American retirees describe their post-work years as the best time of their life. Winning at Retirement is a step-by-step guide to ending up among that happy half. Authors Pat Foley and Kristin Hillsley take a practical, inspirational, and entertaining look at the process of seeking happiness in the last-and potentially best-period of life.Winning offers plain language advice on matters like Social Security, Medicare, and investing. But it also emphasizes the importance of seeking a meaningful identity in the senior years, and describes how to do so. What truly sets the book apart is the crafting of a Retirement Happiness Map, a simple but powerful method for planning all aspects of a blissful retirement. Today's retirees are plugged-in. They have smart phones, are internet savvy, and follow their grandchildren on Facebook. Winning takes a thoroughly modern look at the subject, describing web tools, apps, TED talks, and the vast world of resources that are at your fingertips in a quest for financial stability, health, and purpose.Step inside, you won't be disappointed.