Copies of the book What Nobody Tells You About Getting Older

About the Book

For people of a certain age, aging is almost all they talk about.

Now a longtime collection of observations that help people handle the reality of aging (and life in general) without taking it too seriously is the fresh, irreverent, and informative book What Nobody Tells You About Getting Older.

The book uses pragmatism and humor to help us laugh about things that might otherwise make us cry. It also reveals the good news about aging AND gives us ways to navigate the golden years well.

ORDER THE BOOK at bookshop.com (which supports independent bookstores), Barnes & Noble (buy online or pick up at the store), Walmart.com and Amazon.com or ask at your favorite bookstore. You can also attend a book event in Phoenix, Tucson or New York and get an autographed copy by contacting me!

(And please leave a review on any online sites. They love it, and so do I! Thanks.)

Featuring

  • 58 “fact snacks” (think C. Everett Koop meets Erma Bombeck). Yes, there are really more than 50 things most of us didn’t know about aging! Some of them suck. Some of them are a relief. And some of them are pretty funny when you think about it.):

    • 32 things you wouldn’t have chosen

    • 13 surprising and sometimes subtle benefits

    • 13 things you can do that actually help

  • Succinct yet substantive entries that provide fun fodder for cocktail and dinner parties, making us feel smarter and making people laugh (hidden benefit!)

  • Engaging, original illustrations

Perhaps the book and its easily digestible “fact snacks” are for you (we gotta laugh!). Or you might have parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, friends, workmates or even kids who will enjoy knowing that they are not alone, and that there actually is hope.

Either way - or both - you can get your own copy and see for yourself.

REVIEWS FACT SNACKS AUTHOR ILLUSTRATOR

  • Introduction

    SEEING, FEELING, ACTING

    OH MY BODY

    • Skin in the Game

    • Rough Edges

    • Earlobes and Arm Flaps

    • Attack of the Pollock Spots

    • Tattoo Evolution

    • Making Up

    • Suit Up

    • ‘I’ll Be Right Back’

    • Hair Today

    • Necklines Never In Style

    • Muscle Misfire

    • The Knee Bone’s Connected to ....

    • Say Can You See

    • Now Hear This

    • Speak Up

    • Hang On

    • Wear and Tear (No Warranty)

    • Can’t, Not Won’t

    • Why All the Buffets in Sun City Are Full at Five p.m.

    • We Make a Lot More Noises

    • Sex Isn't What It Used to Be

    • Balancing Act

    THINK ABOUT THE GOOD THINGS

    • It's Easier to Recognize the Small Stuff

    • We're More Inclined to Speak Honestly

    • We Get Better at Picking Friends

    • We Finally Like the Music in the Grocery Store

    • Payback Time

    • We Shed the ‘Should’s

    • We Get Smarter

    • We're Expected to Celebrate Our Birthday Months

    • We Finally Like Naps and Baths

    • Less Close Shave

    • What Goes Around Comes Around

    • We Pretty Much Do What We Want to Do

    • Change Is Good

    BUT WHAT CAN WE DO?

    • Dead or Alive

    • Get a Move On

    • Attitude Is Everything

    • Eat It

    • Believing Is Being

    • Abandon Expectations

    • Put a Sock In It

    • Sex? Yes

    • Nipping and Tucking

    • Stay Curious

    • Cool Shoes, Twinkly Tiaras, and Purple Hair

    • Be Silly

    • Really Do Eat Dessert First

    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

    INDEX

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