or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
More Buying Choices
33 used & new from $4.89
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Midlife Mavericks: Women reinventing their lives in Mexico
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book

Midlife Mavericks: Women reinventing their lives in Mexico (Paperback)

~ Karen Blue (Author)
Key Phrases: midlife mavericks, New York, Third World, San Francisco (more...)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
List Price: $19.95
Price: $17.95 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $2.00 (10%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Upgrade this book for $3.99 more, and you can read, search, and annotate every page online. See details
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want it delivered Tuesday, November 17? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
18 new from $14.90 15 used from $4.89

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
  Kindle Edition, October 19, 2009 $7.20 -- --
  Paperback, September 1, 2000 $17.95 $14.90 $4.89

Frequently Bought Together

Midlife Mavericks: Women reinventing their lives in Mexico + The Plain Truth About Living in Mexico: The Expatriate's Guide to Moving, Retiring, or Just Hanging Out + Falling...in Love with San Miguel: Retiring to Mexico on Social Security
Price For All Three: $55.65

Show availability and shipping details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Falling...in Love with San Miguel: Retiring to Mexico on Social Security

Falling...in Love with San Miguel: Retiring to Mexico on Social Security

by Carol Schmidt
4.6 out of 5 stars (43)  $21.55
On Mexican Time: A New Life in San Miguel

On Mexican Time: A New Life in San Miguel

by Tony Cohan
3.8 out of 5 stars (65)  $10.17
Live Better South of the Border, 4th Ed.: A Practical Guide for Living and Working (Live Better South of the Border in Mexico)

Live Better South of the Border, 4th Ed.: A Practical Guide for Living and Working (Live Better South of the Border in Mexico)

by Mexico Mike Nelson
3.7 out of 5 stars (17)  $15.26
Gringos in Paradise: An American Couple Builds Their Retirement Dream House in a Seaside Village in Mexico

Gringos in Paradise: An American Couple Builds Their Retirement Dream House in a Seaside Village in Mexico

by Barry Golson
4.5 out of 5 stars (28)  $11.20
Living Abroad in Mexico

Living Abroad in Mexico

by Ken Luboff
4.1 out of 5 stars (8)  $12.21
› Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

Review

A great read, simply could not put it down. So down to earth, Karen Blue and her mavericks are amazing. -- Surf-Mexico.com, February 2006

All of the stories are funny, touching, heartfelt,and inspiring. -- Mexicofile.com, March 2004

Blue and her confidantes tackle hard questions head-on, with disarming honesty. -- The Peoples Guide, October 1, 2000

Probably the best collection of stories I’ve ever seen about Americans living abroad is Midlife Mavericks. -- The Big Blue Marble, February 1, 2002

The experiences of these mavericks in finding, reclaiming and redefining the most authentic parts of themselves will inspire you. -- Mexico Connect, an on-line magazine, June 1, 2000


Product Description

Midlife Mavericks chronicles a new trend--American and Canadian women building better lives for themselves in Mexico's beautiful colonial villages. Seventeen women (ages 40 to 81) share the intimate details of why they came and how they've coped and excelled (or not)in sunny, peaceful Mexico.
See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Universal Publishers; 1st edition (September 2, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1581127197
  • ISBN-13: 978-1581127195
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #150,170 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category: (What's this?)

    #98 in  Books > Travel > Latin America > Mexico

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:
Inside This Book (learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
midlife mavericks
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Third World, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Southern California, World War
New!
Concordance | Text Stats
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:
Citations (learn more)
4 books cite this book:

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
Agree with these tags?

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

30 Reviews
5 star:
 (20)
4 star:
 (5)
3 star:
 (2)
2 star:
 (3)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.4 out of 5 stars (30 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and fun!, February 2, 2003
By Hilary Stewardson (Ajijic, Mexico) - See all my reviews
What an inspiration this book is. The stories of the 17 women included in this book cover a wide range of ages, financial situations and personal goals. Although not every woman will choose to reinvent her life by moving to Mexico (as I have done), I'm sure the "Indiana Joans" within these pages will motivate readers to reevaluate their situations and perhaps take some risks to try someing new to improve them.
For women considering a move to Mexico, the openness with which these women speak - both of their fears and hopes, as well as their joys and disappointments - paint an accurate picture of what it is like to uproot your life and rebuild another one south of the border.
Bravo Karen Blue, for a great read and bravo to the women for their spirit of adventure and for their courage in taking the steps necessary to make their dreams come true.
Hilary Stewardson
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brassy Broads Live Life In Ajijic, Mexico, January 30, 2001
By rebecca coe "rcoe" (Greenville, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
"Midlife Mavericks," will perk up your spirit of wonderlust and make you wish you were as gutsy as the nine ladies in Karen Blue's book. Blue writes honest and soul searching vignettes about the adventurous women who help make up a unique group of people in the village of Ajijic, Mexico.

Blue's descriptive,reportive interviews with the mavericks will leave you wanting to know more about their fascinating lives. If you ever had, or still have a touch of adventure, wanderlust or just sheer guts, you must read this delightful book filled with soul and spirit.

If you are lucky enough to get close to Ajijic (45miles south of Guadalajara, Mexico)give Blue and call. That's what we did! We got to tour the village, meet a maverick or two and thoroughly let the life and love of the people and the land of Ajijic feel our souls with peace and contenment, just like "Midlife Mavericks."

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, Motivating and a Wonderful Read!, February 6, 2003
By Claudia Simmons (Palm Desert, CA) - See all my reviews
I just loved this book. Perhaps I am 'at that age' when the corporate world just doesn't do it for me anymore. Perhaps it's because I have these hidden desires to do something a little less mainstream. Perhaps it's because I was seeking out stories of other's risk-taking decisions that might lend credence and/or validation for me to take a chance on myself. Whatever the case, I was totally intrigued with Karen Blue's stories of women who were attempting to create a more simplistic, yet truthful life for themselves in Mexico. They each had an inspiring and encouraging story to tell -- kind of shows that there really are no wrong decisions in life.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars There is life after starting over.
I enjoyed the book. It was honest and straight forward. It could have gone into the surrounding areas and some of the neighbors just a bit more. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Better Bikes

5.0 out of 5 stars Good advice for adventurous Lady Boomers
Practical and entertaining, the advice-filled stories in this book will encourage lady Boomers to follow their dreams.
Published 14 months ago by Maryeli Casillas

2.0 out of 5 stars Wrong Title
The title of the book should be "Midlife Mavericks WHY Women Reinvent Their Lives in Mexico". This poorly written book does little to describe women reinventing their lives IN... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Fiorentina

5.0 out of 5 stars Midlife Mavericks
Well written...author develops a good position on opening ones opportunities......Both the positive and the negative are explored.
Published 17 months ago by Francisco

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
I could not put this book down. Even though I am 35 years old and don't consider myself yet in "midlife" I can relate to the women in this book. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Lady Lawyer Who Longs to be So...

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes me want to pack and move
I read this book in one day, didn't want to put it down because I love Mexico and love reading anything I can about living there. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Travel Book Reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Sharing each woman's experience was enlightening. My partner and I bought property in Puerto Vallarta and hope to start building our house in 2007... Read more
Published on January 10, 2007 by C. A. Braunsdorf

4.0 out of 5 stars mavericks
I bought this book for my wife.She really loved the stories of women adventurers relocating in Mexico...we are thinking of relocating there ourselves in a few years... Read more
Published on January 10, 2007 by K. Middleton

4.0 out of 5 stars Midlife Mavericks
Midlife Mavericks is inspiring, educational and thought provoking. Karen Blue gives a brief account of how she and 16 different "real life" middle-aged single women made a... Read more
Published on November 22, 2006 by S. A. Morris

3.0 out of 5 stars Mexico---For a lifestyle
This is a fun book to sit and read when know one is around. It truly gives a different few as to how, why or what would happen to live in such a wonderful country...... Read more
Published on November 2, 2006 by Shirley L. Lewis

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   

Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)

Look for Similar Items by Category

Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Books by subject:











i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...
 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.