| Forever Fifty: And Other Negotiations Contributor(s): Viorst, Judith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684832372 ISBN-13: 9780684832371 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1996 Annotation: For the next decade, a baby-boomer will turn 50 every seven seconds. What would they do without the wit and wisdom of Judith Viorst's classic exploration of that delicate time in life? 24 line drawings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Limericks & Verse - Humor | Topic - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Series: Judith Viorst's Decades |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.37" W x 7.85" (0.42 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Judith Viorst is known and loved by readers of all ages, for children's books such as Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; nonfiction titles, including the bestseller Necessary Losses; and her collections of humorous poetry, which make perfect gifts for birthdays, Mother's Day, graduation, Christmas, Chanukah, or at any time of year. Now Judith Viorst looks at what it's like to be (gulp) fifty. Writing with the warmth and authenticity that have become her trademarks, Viorst once again demonstrates her uncanny ability to transform our daily realities into poems that make us laugh with recognition. Whether her subject is the decline of the body ("It's hard to be devil-may-care/When there are pleats in your derri re") or future aspirations ("Before I go, I'd like to have high cheekbones./I'd like to talk less like New Jersey, and more like Claire Bloom"), she always speaks directly to our condition. Her funny, compassionate poems shed a reassuring light on the fine art of aging, and will delight anyone who is now (or forever) fifty. |
Contributor Bio(s): Viorst, Judith: - Judith Viorst is the author of the beloved Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, which has sold some four million copies; the Lulu books, including Lulu and the Brontosaurus; the New York Times bestseller Necessary Losses; four musicals; and poetry for children and young adults. Her most recent books of poetry include What Are You Glad About? What Are You Mad About? and Nearing Ninety. |