Getting Old Sucks [Paperback]

Strnad Ed (Author), Ed Strnad (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1997

Millions of baby boomers, stumbling into middle age, are being fed a line: "Getting old is cool!" Can't swallow that? GETTING OLD SUCKS is your perfect antidote to those sappy, feel-good books about how great it is to age gracefully. You'll experience many smiles of recognition--unfortunately causing even more laugh lines and crows feet.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: CCC Publications (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576440486
• ISBN-13: 978-1576440483
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,320,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in The City That Never Sleeps in the exact middle of the 20th Century. Had a watch that always ran 3 hours slow, so moved to LA. Authored a slew (slew=10)of silly little humor books. Live with my family in the cultural center of LA--the beach. Plus a million minor details.

I'm from a small town, College Point, New York. If you ever have only a year to live, go there, 'cause man, every day's like a frickin' eternity!
I wanted to be a juggler when I grew up, but my family never owned 3 of anything. As a kid I was made to walk the plank. We couldn't afford a dog. When I told everyone I wanted to be a humor writer, they all laughed. Well, they're not laughing now!!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Getting Old Sucks, February 4, 2002

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Grace Zerbo (Central New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting Old Sucks (Paperback)

I think Ed Stnad has his finger on the pulse of us aging baby boomers. I laughed till I cried. The print was nice and large, made me feel young enough to read without glasses. Then I passed it around a nursing home and the residents there roared till they wet their pants. Plain and simple "Getting Old Sucks"

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wow, does this book hit the mark!, August 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Getting Old Sucks (Paperback)

This is the second Ed Strnad book I've read (the first was the "Optimists/Pessimists Guide to the Millenium") and once again, this author has hit the mark. I would guess Ed is a baby-boomer peering over the age abyss and not liking what he's seeing. But he has such a funny way of encapsulating that stomach-churning feeling all of us boomers are feeling that I swear he's tapping our phones. I don't usually laugh out loud when I read a book, but this one had me guffawing on the bus -- and disturbing my fellow passengers. How could they know I was laughing at getting old!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad For An Old Timer, August 26, 2001

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tobias mifflemarb (East Klinefeltersville) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting Old Sucks (Paperback)

I just bought a used copy of this book and I'm sure glad I did! Not only did I save a few bucks, but it's funny, too! So, listen, is this what it's really like to get old? It's scary. I may have to pull a Kurt Cobain. ha ha ha Anyway, Ed, if you're out there, good work. I'm going to spread the word.