Rules for Aging
A Wry and Witty Guide to Life
Published on 1. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-15-601360-4 (ISBN)
Description
One of USA Today's Best Self-Help Books of the Year, the national bestseller Rules for Aging from New York Times bestselling author and beloved prize-winning essayist Roger Rosenblatt, is a witty and humorous guide about the trials and tribulations of getting older.
Acclaimed and beloved prize-winning essayist Roger Rosenblatt has commented on most of the trends and events of our time. His columns in Time magazine and his commentaries on PBS's News Hour with Jim Lehrer have made him a household word and a trusted friend of millions.
With a wry sense of humor and inimitable wit, Rosenblatt offers here guidelines for aging that are both easy to understand and, more importantly, easy to implement. More and more in the news today, we are hearing about phenomenal advances in the "fight against aging." But what Rosenblatt suggests to combat age is far more valuable than any scientific breakthrough ? he breaks down the hardest part of aging, the mental anguish of growing older with fifty-four gems of funny, brilliant, wise, indispensable advice.
A book to savor, a book to keep, and a book for all ages. This little guide is intended for people who wish to age successfully, or at all. . .
Acclaimed and beloved prize-winning essayist Roger Rosenblatt has commented on most of the trends and events of our time. His columns in Time magazine and his commentaries on PBS's News Hour with Jim Lehrer have made him a household word and a trusted friend of millions.
With a wry sense of humor and inimitable wit, Rosenblatt offers here guidelines for aging that are both easy to understand and, more importantly, easy to implement. More and more in the news today, we are hearing about phenomenal advances in the "fight against aging." But what Rosenblatt suggests to combat age is far more valuable than any scientific breakthrough ? he breaks down the hardest part of aging, the mental anguish of growing older with fifty-four gems of funny, brilliant, wise, indispensable advice.
A book to savor, a book to keep, and a book for all ages. This little guide is intended for people who wish to age successfully, or at all. . .
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
163 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-15-601360-4 (9780156013604)
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11/2001
HarperCollins
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Winner of a Robert F. Kennedy Book Prize, a Peabody Award, an Emmy, and two Polk awards, ROGER ROSENBLATT is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Cold Moon and Making Toast. A former essayist for for Time magazine and for PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, he launched his podcast Word for Word with Roger Rosenblatt in 2018 and Write America, a national weekly broadcast reading series about healing the nation's divides, in 2021. He lives in Manhattan and Quogue, Long Island.