Reinventing Retirement: 389 Bright Ideas About Family, Friends, Health, What to Do, and Where to Live [Spiral-bound]

Miriam Goodman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 5, 2008

With 76 million baby boomers on the cusp of retirement in the U.S. alone, it's time to look beyond finances and examine how ending traditional, full-time work impacts every aspect of life. Author Miriam Goodman has interviewed hundreds of retirees on the subjects of home, marriage, family, friends, hobbies, health, and even on going back to part- or full-time work. Their insights will help readers create their personalized strategy for an active and fulfilling retirementwhether that means sailing around the world, starting a new business, or moving to be closer to grandchildren. A workbook format with tabbed sections makes it easy to access the highly practical information that makes Reinventing Retirement an essential guide to this exciting new phase of life.

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About the Author

Miriam Goodman is a public relations consultant, journalist, radio producer and Emmy-nominated television producer. She has interviewed hundreds of people regarding their feelings about retirement.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 176 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (March 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811859819
• ISBN-13: 978-0811859813
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,346,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Miriam Goodman's books on retirement deal with the issues no one is talking about...how retirement affects us emotionally. Her research into how relationships are altered by retirement are the first books on how the Boomer generation can deal with these changes. Marriages, friendships, self esteem...all are affected by retirement.

Reinventing Retirement
www.reinventingretirement.info
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A public relations professional in San Francisco, Miriam is a columnist on examiner.com and a former radio and television producer. Her interviews with hundreds of retirees and younger Boomers have provided her with the insight into how the next generation will change retirement.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thinking about retiring??, April 4, 2008

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JudyL (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reinventing Retirement: 389 Bright Ideas About Family, Friends, Health, What to Do, and Where to Live (Spiral-bound)

This book is so upbeat and user friendly that it should be the first book any retiree or potential retiree ever reads. It is full of information and stories from real people who have succeeded and learned important lessons about their plans for retirement.

The author breaks down the different issues one needs to consider in retirement, realizing that it is not a decision that can be made in a vacuum. All members of the family are involved in one's retirement, even if they are not living in the same house, and the author even points out the alternatives to moving or staying put. She suggests trips to check out retirement communities before selling your house, points out that moving to be near your granchildren has its pros and cons, and describes the different kinds of travel arrangements available to older travelers. She also deals with memoir writing and protecting your heirs, not the usual stuff one sees in retirement books.

The book is colorful and beautifullly designed. A must read!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must read" for everyone over 40., April 7, 2008

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This review is from: Reinventing Retirement: 389 Bright Ideas About Family, Friends, Health, What to Do, and Where to Live (Spiral-bound)

This book will make you smile while it provides you with lots of practical information and valuable insights. Anyone who is retired, is contemplating retirement, lives with a retiree, or has a parent, relative or friend who's retired or contemplating retirement should drop everything else they're doing and read this book today. It's chock full of great information as well as fascinating true stories that illustrate the author's points. It's a very "easy read" that entertains as it educates and informs.

It's well organized and easy to follow, valuable as a refence book when you just want to look up a particular topic as well as for reading the entire book straight through. Two thumbs up!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reinventing Retirment is a good road map for retiring, August 14, 2008

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Steven B. Sachs "urbanman" (Alamo CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reinventing Retirement: 389 Bright Ideas About Family, Friends, Health, What to Do, and Where to Live (Spiral-bound)

I am in the process of retiring and found Reinventing Retirement to be very helpful. Before reading the book I had trepidations about retiring and what would I do with myself. Reinventing Retirement addresses this and other concerns head on. I now feel more comfortable about my decision to retire. Miriam Goodman is a good writer and understands what is going through the mind of a person who is contemplating retirement. The ideas presented in the book are practicable and right on target. I certainly will use many of them as I embark on retirement. Anyone thinking about retiring should read this book. Family members of a person retiring should also read the book as it will help them better understand and support the retiring family member. Miriam thanks for writing this book.