Significant changes in the sonic landscape of money talk in 2013 have gone without much comment during this, the season when year-in-review pieces take up space usually reserved for news or, at least, fresh commentary.

Public radio gave us some of the best work all year.  NPR's Planet Money team produced an ambitious bit of original enterprise reporting on their own Planet Money T-shirt. It is a remarkable piece of journalism. Funded through a Kickstarter campaign, the series followed the process of making of an ordinary piece of clothing around the world a couple of times before the used Ts end up sold in bulk in the global rag trade.  Fabulous storytelling, rich detail and surprising economic lessons - even and especially through the false starts.

The kid on the cover looks like he has just seen a new bike under the Christmas tree.  In fact, that kid turned 65 this year, as did many first wave Baby Boomers.  Demographers say that by 2030, one in five Americans will be over the age of 65. 

The Governing eBook, Governing Generations: An Earth Shattering Ka-Boom tells the story of baby boomers aging in place and what that means for states and localities. The eBook captures Governing's original reporting this year on the ways in which our aging population will change our communities and our country.

And it is available fast and free for the eReader user on your list.  Available for no-hassle download through Governing books.