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Sixty Things to Do When You Turn Sixty

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I bought this to give my sister on her 60th birthday. Some of the authors looked interesting. I thought it would be a combination of fun, practical and inspirational. Wrong. It is a collection of essays not really specifically addressing the stated topic, but more generally about aging. One entire section is essentially griping about health problems. There's dumb spiritual psychobabble. There's something about sexuality talking about the value of cuddling - excuse me, didn't we read that twenty years ago?
I ended up having to buy something else at the last minute, the day before traveling to visit my sister. Totally not recommended.

Gave to my big brother for his 60th. I believe he really liked it. His wife read it before he did . She liked it and she is only 49! Makes a nice little gift.

So far, so good, though it is not a book you rush through. It is to be savored and digested.

I followed up this book when I read a Wikipedia article on Chris Smither who is one of the contributors. He talks about becomming a parent at the age of sixty which makes for interesting reading. I've bought this book twice now for people turning 60 and they have loved it each time.

I purchased this book for my mother's 60th birthday. With authors such as Garrison Keillor, I figured she'd like it. But to this day, almost a year AFTER my mom's 60th, she has yet to even break in the book. Instead, it gathers dust next to her other unread books.

If purchasing this as a gift, first consider, does the 60-year-old acknowledge his or her age? If not, this might not be the greatest gift.

This made a great gift for several people in my life who are turning 60 this year.