Old Age Is Always 15 Years Older Than I Am [Paperback]

Randy Voorhees (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 21, 2001

Everyone has a choice about how he or she defines "old," and now readers can find some of the best things ever said about the subject in Old Age is Always 15 Years Older Than I Am. This quotation collection is wise and warm, witty and wild. It includes everything from President James A. Garfield's thoughts on the spirit--and wrinkles--to Bill Cosby's musings on senility. Everyone has something to say about aging, and this book delivers the wisdom of the ages with the energizing spirit of youth!

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About the Author

Randy Voorhees, is an author, editor, and an agent with book packager Mountain Lion, Inc. He's also the author of You Might Be a Golf Nut If. . . and You're an Over-the-Hill Golfer When . . . .

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (August 21, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740718924
• ISBN-13: 978-0740718922
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,034,890 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It Beats the Alternative!, February 13, 2002

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This review is from: Old Age Is Always 15 Years Older Than I Am (Paperback)

I don't think any of us love getting older, but -- if we are lucky -- age does happen. This is a quote book that puts life and the the passing of time into perspective. I bought a copy for a birthday present because I liked the title, but before I wrapped it, I read it. The next day I bought a copy for myself. It is one of those books you can go back to time and time again.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Salve and Balm and Humor for the After 65 Generation, July 19, 2006

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Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Old Age Is Always 15 Years Older Than I Am (Paperback)

The population distribution of the country is changing and the number of Senior Citizens (is that still the PC de rigueur word for retirees?) is a large enough body that books on every aspect of aging are selling well.

Randy Voorhees has gathered a large number of statements about aging that in this small but warmly humorous book give vent to some of the frustrations and the belly laughs that a wide variety of people have written about growing older. It is a jewel of a book and one to be shared with friends at retirement parties, little gifts for fellow travelers who are taking aging far too seriously, and, in all, just an entertaining collection is wisdom and quips that bring a smile to both the older and the soon to be older ones.

One of this reader's favorites is by Dennis Miller: 'If you get to thirty-five and your job still involves wearing a name tag, you've probably made a serious vocational error.' So you see, middle-aged quips also pepper this volume of wise witticisms: we are only as old as we feel. Well......? OLD AGE IS ALWAYS 15 YEARS OLDER THAN I AM is a joy to read and a joy to share. Grady Harp, July 06

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Old Age Is Always 15 Years Older Than I Am", May 24, 2007

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Nancy B. Urbach (AZ) - See all my reviews
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This book is such fun to browse. I especially enjoyed reading the quotes from so many "famous people"! I purchased 4 of these books and am, of course, keeping one for my home and giving the other 3 as birthday gifts to special members of my family, ages 73, 65, and 60.

I was so glad that you carried it because otherwise, I probably would not have known about it and received such enjoyment from it.