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Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In Let's Be Less stupid, longtime New Yorker staffer and former SNL writer Patty Marx employs the weapon she wields best--razor-sharp humor--to tackle what is perhaps the most difficult facet of aging-the decline of the mind. From losing her keys to forgetting her sister-in-law's name, Marx has done it all, and somehow prevailed with friendships intact. Unrelentingly funny and unexpectedly candid, Let's Be Less Stupid speaks to women and men of a...
Author
Publisher
Reaktion Books, Ltd
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The midlife crisis has become a cliché in modern society. Since the mid-twentieth century, the term has been used to explain infidelity in middle-aged men, disillusionment with personal achievements, the pain and sadness associated with separation and divorce, and the fear of approaching death. This book provides a meticulously researched account of the social and cultural conditions in which middle-aged men and women began to re-evaluate their...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Do you hate the term "middle age?" So does Kristin van Ogtrop, who is still trying to come up with a less annoying way to describe those years when you find yourself both satisfied and outraged, confident and confused, full of appreciation but occasional disdain for the world around you. Like an intimate chat with your best friend, this mostly funny, sometimes sad, always affirming volume from longtime magazine journalist van Ogtrop is a celebration...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Hiding the truth about their crumbling marriage beneath a veneer of professional success and domestic security, Tom and Annie Nicholson face more difficulties when the economic crisis causes Tom to lose his job and two family members to move in.
Author
Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Roughly 68 million North American women currently grapple with the challenges of midlife, faced with a culture that tells them their "best-before date" has long passed. In Navigating the Messy Middle, Ann Douglas pushes back against this toxic narrative, providing a fierce and unapologetic book for and about midlife women. In this deeply validating and encouraging book, Douglas interviews well over one hundred women of different backgrounds and identities,...
Author
Publisher
Tin House Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
As a young girl, Katya Geller learned from her mother that math was the answer to everything. Now, at forty, she finds this wisdom tested: she has lost the love of her life, she is in the middle of a divorce, and has just found out that her mother is dying. Half-mad with grief, Katya turns to the unfinished notes for her mother's last textbook, hoping to find guidance in mathematical concepts. With humor, intelligence, and unfailing honesty, Katya...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Identifies options for middle-aged people who are contemplating their senior-life opportunities and outlines recommendations for how American society can collectively and productively address demographic shifts pertaining to unprecedented life spans.
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2011
Language
English
Description
Identifies options for middle-aged people who are contemplating their senior-life opportunities and outlines recommendations for how American society can collectively and productively address demographic shifts pertaining to unprecedented life spans.
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