Time Happens: You Could Not Have Picked A Better Time To Be Fiftysomething (Paperback)

~ (Author) "What goes around comes around..." (more)
Key Phrases: fiftysomething years, New Age

Editorial Reviews

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Many aging guides focus on the later stages of antiquity or crunch the whole post-midlife crisis arena together as if it's one long free fall. Coombs' emphasis is on handling the fifties with grace, aplomb, and hardiness of mind and soul. He explains that his book is not about "sex, nutrition, investment strategies, and best buys in RV's"--information already covered to excess elsewhere. He writes about an essential attitude adjustment for the 78 million baby boomers about to hit 50 in 1995. Fifty--a heretofore ignored decade--is one to be celebrated. Advice is offered on losing one's parents ("being on the edge"), discarding regrets, and taking responsibility. Sure to hit home with many readers on the brink of adulthood, at last. Denise Perry Donavin

Review

A book for people who are new at being old. -- Senior Dynamics

After reading Time Happens, you'll view (and possibly experience) the plus side of '50' in a new and rosier light. -- Good Health News

Aging in the new millennium is the topic of a controversial title which discusses the importance of the fifties age group. Is this the perfect time to take risks? Can mental attitude affect health? These and other questions reveal new aspects of aging which will provide positive enlightenment on a hitherto-negative subject. -- Midwest Book Review

An irreverent view of aging. Full of good news for those entering the 'Third Age.' -- Active Times

Could be called the Good News Bible of the decade. The author, in a breezy, 90's style, gives solid reasons why being fiftysomething at this point of history can be the best part of life. -- Star Newspapers

For those of us who are considered over-the-hill by everyone who is not approaching that hill, there's Time Happens: Upbeat and clever, it sets forth soothing thoughts ... a bit like Toffler, only nicer. -- Book Bag

Positive enlightenment on a hitherto negative subject. -- The Bookwatch, Midwest Library Review

Time Happens exchanges a confining existence for a colorful, expansive lifestyle. -- Publishers Weekly

Time Happens is a 'shock absorber' that will help cushion the impact of aging without insulating the reader from its realities. -- John Gray, author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

Written with a light touch, this well-aimed, fast-reading book is filled with tips and sage advice for recasting one's fifties in a positive, forward-thinking light. -- Napra Review

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Halo Books; 1 edition (April 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879904136
• ISBN-13: 978-1879904132
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,606,727 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ten Thumbs Up, April 22, 2000

By A Customer

Time Happens is not only for the Baby Boomers, whoever they may be, but is also enjoyable and stimulating reading for those of us who have at times thought we had wonderful futures behind us.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A blueprint for living!, April 17, 2000

By	Natalie Montgomery (Mill Valley, California) - See all my reviews

Coombs' book is full of wit and wisdom. A pithy guidline for growing older and retaining one's appetite for adventure. It should be inspirational for anyone nearing "the great divide" between the Baby Boom generation and the Golden Years.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for people who are new at being old, August 19, 1999

By A Customer

Cheers on a primo book! It cushions the impact of aging without insulating the reader from its realities. In place of the platitudes about those ubiquitous "Golden Years," TIME HAPPENS turns what is expected to be a bitter pill into something tangy and zesty, if not sweet.