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If You Love the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel...
OBD National Humor Month (April) - ADULT
WCD Women's History Month
OBD National Humor Month (April) - ADULT
WCD Women's History Month
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A collection of essays offers a humorous look at the ups and downs of being a woman of a certain age, discussing the tribulations of maintenance and trying to stop the clock, menopause, and empty nests.
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"In Stupid things I won't do when I get old, Petro candidly addresses the fears, frustrations, and stereotypes that accompany aging. He offers a blueprint for the new old age, and an understanding that aging and illness are not the same. As he writes, 'I meant the list as a pointed reminder--to me--to make different choices when I eventually cross the threshold to 'old'" -- Excerpt from jacket flap.
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In Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Jessi Klein's second collection, she hilariously explodes the cultural myths and impossible expectations around motherhood and explores the humiliations, poignancies, and possibilities of midlife. Klein explores this stage of life in all its cruel ironies, joyous moments, and bittersweetness.
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Who says growing old isn't fun? Sure, each day brings its own disturbing surprises, but aging has its benefits, too. Martha Bolton believes that the older you get, the smarter you become, and she's only slightly kidding when she offers her hilarious ideas of skin-slippage insurance and scratch-and-taste samples in the cooking magazines. There are some distinct advantages to aging, so laugh with Martha as she points out all that the over-forty crowd...
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Here are quips and jokes for that vast half of humanity that is on the inevitable road to aging and knows that sharing laughter with friends is one of the best ways to live until you die. Samplings: • When did my wild oats turn to prunes and All-Bran? • Happy hour is naptime now. • I finally got all of my stuff together and now I can't remember where I put it.
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When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, David Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself. Sedaris sets his powers of observation toward middle age and mortality, that vertiginous...
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"The best-selling author of Bringing Up Bébé investigates life in her forties, and wonders whether her mind will ever catch up with her face. When Pamela Druckerman turns 40, waiters start calling her 'Madame, ' and she detects a disturbing new message in men's gazes: I would sleep with her, but only if doing so required no effort whatsoever. Yet forty isn't even technically middle-aged anymore. And after a lifetime of being clueless, Druckerman...
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Short of spending every waking hour engaged in antiaging treatments, is there anything the average woman can do to shave even a few months from her appearance? Do any of the miracle creams, procedures, or magic potions actually make a person look more youthful? Does a woman have to worry about her nasolabial folds if she doesn't even know where they're located on her body? Veteran journalist Beth Teitell aims to find the answers to these questions...
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"Hotchner's witty ruminations about the art of living well into old age...with brio and a touch of his trademark sass, Hotchner writes about rediscovering love after 75, finding joy in a scrappy African gray parrot he named after his longtime friend, Ernest Hemingway, and going on his very first safari at age 88."--
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"A heartfelt and humorous guide of over 200 A-to-Z sage wisdoms filled with the unfiltered opinions and preoccupations of seniors today, such as "Secrets are not all that safe when we grow forgetful about who we're not supposed to share them with" and "Respect should be accorded us for our sheer survival, if not for our achievements.""--
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