You're Not Old Until You're Ninety: Best to Be Prepared, However [Paperback]

Rebecca Lattimer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 25, 2007

Blue Dolphin Publishing

Editorial Reviews

Review

Elderly people are supposed to think back on their youth but for Rebecca Latimer, getting older is much better -- San Francisco Chronicle, December 25, 1997

Explore, expand, exercise; experiment with the unfamiliar and outrageous -- New York Daily News, August 27, 1998

Her thoughts and ideas explode like laughter-filled lightning -- Grit, August 9, 1998

From the Back Cover

"A refreshingly candid account of a life-long journey along the high road of spiritual adventure by a remarkable woman. If you are planning to remain fully alive until you die, I recommend you read YOU'RE NOT OLD UNTIL YOU'RE NINETY." (Sam Keen, author, FIRE IN THE BELLY)

"It's easy to sing praises for YOU'RE NOT OLD UNTIL YOU'RE NINETY. Mrs. Latimer graces us with a gift of wisdom in her gentle and unassuming way. Hers is not just a book for old people, but a book for young people to teach them how to live well." (Ron Hood, M.D.)

"Fortunately you don't have to be ninety, or even thirty, to appreciate the wisdom, honesty, and compassion in this delightful book. . . . The insights and advice the writer shares can help all of us, at any age, and I will use this delightful book as a guide as I continue moving along." (Charles T. Tart, author of many books, including LIVING THE WONDERFUL LIFE)

"This book is wonderful. I read it all at one sitting. . . . The book and its advice are the best there is. It is a way to live life to the fullest, and until what most people consider an advanced age. . . . It feels possible for anyone. And it is fundamentally simple. This book will save people from imagining they are old until they are ninety-nine, me included." (Gay Gaer Luce, author, YOUR SECOND LIFE and LONGER LIFE, MORE JOY)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Blue Dolphin Publishing, Inc (July 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577330099
• ISBN-13: 978-1577330097
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #763,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You're Not Old Until You're Nintey: Best to Be Prepared..., December 29, 1999

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E. Lindsey "lenlizard" (Fort Worth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You're Not Old Until You're Ninety: Best to Be Prepared, However (Paperback)

This book was like sitting in the garden and having tea with a fascinating grandmother who has wonderful experience to share. Rebecca tells a story, not about denying or ignoring old age, but of a gentle persistant inner journey that leaves me excited about growing older and discovering all the possibilities that lie within. It's a book about living - at any age. She also provides an excellent suggested reading list, which I have availed myself of. I've sent copies of the book to my loved ones, hoping they too would not only enjoy the story, but also realize the gift of wise experiences.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book is for all ages, March 19, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: You're Not Old Until You're Ninety: Best to Be Prepared, However (Paperback)

I was pleasantly surprised to get so much benefit from this book even though I am definitely not old! (49!) The book helped me to realize that old age is definitely "mental" and the book gives good, reasonable advice for being happy and healthy at any age. This would be a great book for anyone who is learning to deal with aging parents or friends.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome and rewarding reading, March 13, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You're Not Old Until You're Ninety: Best to Be Prepared, However (Paperback)

Being 92 years young, Rebecca Latimer writes from experience and with authority in You're Not Old Until You're Ninety: Best To Be Prepared, However. Her eloquent stories and suggested activities are accessible presented in a thoroughly "reader friendly" text and will prove as inspiring and motivating as they are easy and enjoyable. Here revealed are Rebecca's secrets for vigorously aging while maintaining a balance in all things, developing good friendships; staying interested in learning new things; picking up on your intuition, and "listening" to your body. If you are entering the autumn of your life, or have a loved one who is, then You're Not Old Until You're Ninety offers what is a truly life enhancing, energizing, and enjoyment oriented "how to" book that will prove welcome and rewarding reading.