I'm Not as Old as I Used to Be [Paperback]

Frances Weaver (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 1998

The bestselling author of "The Girls with the Grandmother Faces"--who has earned a coast-to-coast reputation as the Erma Bombeck of the "sandwich generation"--tackles the tough emotional issues of aging with wit and wisdom. Line drawings.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Both of these titles put a positive spin on growing older and offer encouragement to the over-50 crowd. Psychotherapist Gerike presents good practical advice about health, exercise, sex, and more, and she offers a particularly helpful chapter on ten ways to combat age discrimination. However, the format of little text and many cartoon drawings and occasional humor?which some readers may feel talks down to its audience?might detract from the overall power of the message. NPR commentator Weaver (The Girls With the Grandmother Faces, Hyperion, 1996) takes a more personal approach. A few early chapters describe her battle with alcoholism and her path to sobriety. Then Weaver talks about how returning to school, traveling, and writing helped her adjust to widowhood and continue to grow in the second half of her life. A chapter-long poem relates her adventures on a whirlwind book tour. Although both books offer valuable information, Gerike's book is a little too slim to recommend for most library collections; Weaver's book will be popular especially where her earlier book is doing well.?Marguerite Mroz, Baltimore Cty. P.L., Md.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Frances Weaver, the guru of The Girls with the Grandmother Faces (1996), has produced another feisty, flamboyant yet poignant account of life after 70. Written in her trademark self-effacing style, the book reveals Weaver's struggle to overcome alcoholism following her husband John's sudden death and her eventual realization that it is always healthier to look forward than backward. She chose writing as a means to think, change, and contribute to others' lives, and "old folks and self-publication" became new passions. Weaver goads other widows and widowers to dance, travel, volunteer, pursue new hobbies, and return to school. She liberally berates crabby, unproductive, uninteresting senior citizens who expect service and demand sympathy by urging them to adopt her attitude that "nobody can do it for you." The book, which even contains a 10-canto ode to her book tour, is a sonnet to self-worth, and no one who reads it will ever question the difference between being alone and being on your own. Patricia Hassler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (July 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786883251
• ISBN-13: 978-0786883257
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,624,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding humor with common sense! Delightful reading!, March 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: I'm Not as Old as I Used to Be (Paperback)

Frances Weaver writes about the options and opportunities available to people of any age, how to make the most of our senior years, and offers good advice -- with such a delightful sense of humor that you truly enjoy reading about coping with the present, enjoying the future, and sharing precious moments with family and friends! Great!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an inspiration to get off the duff and get moving forward!, July 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: I'm Not As Old As I Used to Be: Reclaiming Your Life in the Second Half (Hardcover)

couldn't put it down. exteremely inspiring since i'm where ms. weaver is in life. cleverly written. makes you think how lucky we "older" folks are to be able to do all the things we never had time for when we had families to raise. i agree with her admonition - NEVER WHINE! i reccomend this book to any older person who has lost their zeal or just needs encouragement to reach out and up! i plan to read grandmother faces now.