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EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
Acclaimed and beloved prize-winning essayist Roger Rosenblatt has commented on most of the trends and events of our time. His columns in Time magazine and his commentaries on PBS's News Hour with Jim Lehrer have made him a household word and a trusted friend of millions. With a wry sense of humor and inimitable wit, Rosenblatt offers here guidelines for aging that are both easy to understand and, more importantly, easy to implement. More and more in the news today, we are hearing about phenomenal advances in the "fight against aging." But what Rosenblatt suggests to combat age is far more valuable than any scientific breakthrough-he breaks down the hardest part of aging, the mental anguish of growing older with fifty-four gems of funny, brilliant, wise, indispensable advice. A book to savor, a book to keep, and a book for all ages.This little guide is intended for people who wish to age successfully, or at all. . . . One may think of this work as a how-to book, akin to many health guides published these days, whose purpose is to prolong our lives and make them richer. That is the aim of my book, too. -from the IntroductionAnd this is just the start of Roger Rosenblatt's charming and thought-provoking guide to surviving the episodes that shamelessly shave years off of our lives. With a wry sense of humor and peerless wit, Rules for Aging provides guidance that is, hands down, the most practical, pleasurable and, most importantly, painless advice you'll ever receive. As Rosenblatt writes, "When I urge you to refrain from a certain thought or course of action, I do not mean to suggest that you are in any way wrong if you do the opposite. I mean only to say that you will suffer."Rule #1: It doesn't matterWhatever you think matters-doesn't. Follow this rule, and it will add decades to your life. It does not matter if you are late, or early; if you are here, or if you are there; if you said it, or did not say it; if you were clever, or if you were stupid; if you are having a bad hair day, or a no hair day; if your boss looks at you cockeyed; if your girlfriend or boyfriend looks at you cockeyed; if you don't get that promotion, or prize, or house, or if you do. It doesn't matter.

Amazon.com Review
What? A how-to-make-your-life-better-book with more than the ubiquitous seven ways of doing so? In Rules for Aging: Resist Normal Impulses, Live Longer, Attain Perfection, acclaimed essayist and NewsHour with Jim Lehrer regular contributor Roger Rosenblatt boldly offers up a whopping 56 rules for wisely navigating life into your golden years. Rosenblatt describes the short book (only 140 pages), which began with a column he wrote for Modern Maturity, as a "little guide intended for people who wish to age successfully, or at all." He adds that "growing older is as much an art as it is a science, and it requires fewer things to do than not to do." Ranging from the fatalistic (rule 1: "It doesn't matter") to the highly practical (rule 26: "Never go to a cocktail party and, in any case, do not stay more than 20 minutes"), rule 2 best illustrates the tone for much of what follows ("Nobody is thinking about you"): Yes, I know, you are certain that your friends are becoming your enemies; that your grocer, garbage man, clergyman, sister-in-law, and your dog are all of the opinion that you have put on weight, that you have lost your touch, that you have lost your mind; furthermore, you are convinced that everyone spends two-thirds of every day commenting on your disintegration, denigrating your work, plotting your assassination. I promise you: Nobody is thinking about you. They are thinking about themselves--just like you. Other notables include "Let bad enough alone" (rule 3), "Stay clear of anyone--other than a clergyman--who refers to God more than once in an hour" (rule 8), "Do not attempt to improve anyone, especially when you know it will help" (rule 29), "The unexamined life lasts longer" (rule 40), "Change no more than one-eighth of your life at a time" (rule 48), and "The game is played away from the ball" (rule 55). Nowhere will you find talk of antioxidants or exercise or anything resembling a detox program. Rosenblatt is no health nut, and there is already plenty of material available on that. What you will encounter instead is a gifted writer clearly enjoying his craft, making this slim volume a welcome poke at and departure from the more predictable antiaging fare. --Patrick Jennings

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 32 reviews)

Delightful short book. by T. Ervin (tucson az usa)

5 Stars
June 01, 2008
I should read it every winter, or oftener. Rosenblatt is so much fun. Good wisdom here.

Poorly titled, but charming, funny and wise by John Christiansen (Windsor Heights, IA)

4 Stars
February 01, 2008
I glanced inside this book of very short essays without expecting to give it a second thought and was immediately charmed by the humor. As I laughed out loud, I had to concede the little pebble of plain truth the author provided-- not just in that piece, but in each one. I don't usually go for gifty pop wisdom books, but I really enjoyed this. It's insightful, funny and plainspoken. Certainly there was no padding of the text to make it seem a more substantial book than it is-- possibly half of the small pages are less than half full. At 29, I was a little put off by the "aging" focus-- a little embarrassed to be reading something that on the surface appears to focus on middle age. It doesn't read like it; there's no mention of grandchildren or retirement or anything demographically specific. It seems as though the publisher's marketing department fabricated the title to focus on a niche cohort-- unfortunately so, since I can't think of a single "grown-up" (or aspiring grown-up) who has nothing to learn from this one.

Entertaining and Witty by K. Scott Proctor (Wilmington, DE USA)

5 Stars
November 18, 2007
"Rules for Aging" is an entertaining and witty compilation of "words of advice" for aging successfully. A short and direct book full of humorous anecdotes, this is an entertaining, engaging and worthwhile read. For a lighthearted and intelligent look at life, buy this book.

Some good tips by A. K. Kaw

4 Stars
October 20, 2007
I read this book and ordered two of them for my friends. I wish I had known that what I thought was my own common wisdom was true twenty years ago. It is quite a funny book that makes a lot of points quite bluntly.

comical book by Mom UC (Atlanta, GA USA)

4 Stars
September 05, 2007
Rosenblatt quotes and comments about aging are very witty and also close to the real life. It makes you look at life with a comical view and if we can actually implement the ideas in action, they could reduce some stress in old age.

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	1,003 Great Things About Getting Older by Lisa Birnbach (Author), Patricia Marx (Author) The ""chances grow smaller every year that you will die in childbirth"" is only one of many amusing reasons why people should look on the bright side of getting older in this amusing book about aging and the later years in one's life. Original. 60,000 first printing."
	Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese by Kathryn Petras (Author), Ross Petras (Author) "It's ill-becoming for an old broad to sing about how bad she wants it. But occasionally we do." -Lena Horne "I take a simple view of living. It is: Keep your eyes open and get on with it." -Laurence Olivier "The only sin is mediocrity." -Martha Graham "When I was young, I found out that the big toe always ends up making a hole in a sock. So I stopped wearing socks." -Albert Einstein "Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is."-Jimmy Carter Full of...
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