| The Big Five-Oh!: Facing, Fearing, and Fighting Fifty Contributor(s): Geist, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0688163440 ISBN-13: 9780688163440 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: A gleefully grumpy glimpse of what's in store on the long, strange trip across the Golden Years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Parodies - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 305.244 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.76" W x 8.1" (0.55 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bill Geist's hilarious book describes his personal struggle with the awful aging process and with the monumental milestone called the Big Five-Oh. From the trauma of receiving an application to join the AARP to the realization that he can't really see the menu, hear the waiter, or remember the specials, Geist catalogs the discontents, large and small, of those approaching and passing fifty. He lies about his age, shops for a Harley, buys an Ab-Roller, receives liposuction counseling, finds himself the oldest guy at a rock concert, catches himself paying attention to a Depends commercial, buys relaxed fit jeans, falls asleep at a party, wakes up from a nightmare about college tuition, and damn near buys a Cadillac |
Contributor Bio(s): Geist, Bill: - Bill Geist wrote the "About New York" column for The New York Times before moving to CBS, where he is a regular commentator for "Sunday Morning" and "The CBS Evening News." He has written several books, including the best-selling Little League Confidential.Geist, William: - Bill Geist wrote the "About New York" column for The New York Times before moving to CBS, where he is a regular commentator for "Sunday Morning" and "The CBS Evening News." He has written several books, including the best-selling Little League Confidential. |