When I Grow Up I Want to Be 60 [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Wendy Reid Crisp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 28, 2006

Wendy Reid Crisp, author of the spirited declaration-of-independence 100 Things I'm Not Going to Do Now That I'm Over 50, turns her gimlet eye to the next watershed age for boomers: turning 60.

She celebrates sixty as an age of independence-the independence to love, support, respect, accept, and forgive ourselves and others. In her wry, inimitable style, Crisp explores the fun, invaluable life-lessons sixty-somethings need to know-because sixty has never been like this!

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About the Author

Wendy Reid Crisp is the author of five books. For her writings on behalf of women and children, she has been awarded an honorary doctorate of letters from Middlebury College, Vermont. She is an active volunteer and member of the board of directors of several California-based not-for-profit organizations. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade (March 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039953105X
• ASIN: B000PMGKCA
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am a writer and editor who lives on the family farm off California's Lost coast. I am currently working on several projects, including an screen adaption of a friend's novel.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Being 60 Is Grand!, July 5, 2006

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Nancy Gall-Clayton (Louisville, KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When I Grow Up I Want to Be 60 (Hardcover)

Sixty once sounded so old, so staid, so quiet, so settled. As I approached my own 60th birthday, these adjectives didn't seem relevant. Thanks to Wendy Reid Crisp's latest book, a collection of thoughts from women from across the globe, I am reassured that I am not alone. Forget the old-lady shoes, the rocking chair, staying at home -- being 60 means being relaxed about who you are, knowing how to accept what you must, and setting whatever goals and objectives you wish. Making new friends, traveling to new places, learning new things -- those of us in our 60s can and will do that (and much much more) as the writers in this book show us with humor and warmth. This delightful book is the perfect gift -- for oneself or a friend of any age.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We laughed a LOT, October 23, 2006

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Jinny Peterson "Jinny" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When I Grow Up I Want to Be 60 (Hardcover)

I was lucky enough to interview Wendy on my radio show on station WGNU in St Louis. It happens that I am a sixtyish lady and found the book wonderfull appropriate!
Wendy is a HOOT...we just laughed through the whole interview and we and our listeners felt like we'd related and knew the author and the book by the time (an hour later) that we were finished.
This is the sort of book you pass around to friends and give to pals who are having their 60th birthday. One of the great things about women getting older is that they really care about their friends and this book is a perfect illustration of that.
Hurry up and write the 70th birthday book, Wendy...I'm approaching it FAST.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You might as well laugh, November 11, 2006

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Mary Kolada Scott (VENTURA, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When I Grow Up I Want to Be 60 (Hardcover)

I saw this book in a gift shop and knew I could get it at a better price through Amazon, so I ordered a copy for my cousin, who turned 60 last month. She has since bought copies for her friends who are turning 60. It's a great gift book with funny insights, not just platitudes about the aging process. A little humor goes a long way!