Thirty years ago, Sara Davidson wrote the phenomenal bestseller Loose Change, the definitive book about the boomer generation’s coming...
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Mar 03, 2010
Jo
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Good, thoughtful read for anyone over 48 and especially those of us looking to do something else with our lives. It was an interesting and enjoyable read as I was able to connect to many things that were brought out in the book. It is essentially about figuring out what we do after our current work lives are over and before death. The author put into words the many of the confusing feelings and longings that have been swimming around inside me, and paints a vision of future filled with hope and
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Apr 13, 2009
Nancy
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The title says it all. This book explores the aging of the boomer generation as seen through the eyes of Sara Davidson. A lot of it, as it concerns Davidson and her circle, didn’t apply to me and my life, yet it made me think. Varied chapters explored work, sex, bodies, religion, housing and other topics. I want to buy this book, so I can reread it and refer to it again and again. As to work, the question was posed, “How does one learn to walk down the ladder gracefully?” But my favorite q
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Aug 19, 2007
Barbara
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Here's the review I wrote for Amazon:
Poor Sara. She is baffled by the rejection that keeps coming her way. No one wants to buy her self-described "edgy" screenplay that features "a lovable and loyal bloodhound that gets its throat cut while its owner is forced to watch." When she arrives in India a week late for a brief "volunteer vacation" during which she whines about the conditions and sneaks away to a luxury hotel to take a hot shower, she can't understand More...
Poor Sara. She is baffled by the rejection that keeps coming her way. No one wants to buy her self-described "edgy" screenplay that features "a lovable and loyal bloodhound that gets its throat cut while its owner is forced to watch." When she arrives in India a week late for a brief "volunteer vacation" during which she whines about the conditions and sneaks away to a luxury hotel to take a hot shower, she can't understand More...
Aug 16, 2011
Wakana
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I listened this book because I love the narrator.
Inside, it tells me about the life after mid life crisis.
This book gives me an insight not to look at the life after 50 or 60 is not the life of full of disappointment. To live life fully, we need to struggle to change ourselves.
Inside, it tells me about the life after mid life crisis.
This book gives me an insight not to look at the life after 50 or 60 is not the life of full of disappointment. To live life fully, we need to struggle to change ourselves.
Feb 02, 2012
Just got this from the library. Looking for inspiration to figure out what is next for me. Have not started it yet. But only have 3 weeks to do so.
Sep 07, 2010
Joan
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There were a couple of paragraphs in this book that were interesting - but so much of the book seemed not to reasonably apply to anyone other than the author and her friends. So many of the people seemed to struggle to maintain relationships. Highly creative, they seemed to flit from one thing to another. I was reading Eat, Pray, Love - which explored a similar theme - how to live a life so that it is 'well-lived' - meaningful, memorable, and modestly happy - and found the comparison left 'Le
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Sep 12, 2009
Karla
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This should be subtitled \"What Will We (the rich, self-indulgent, with no obligations) Do With the Rest of Our Lives\"
Jul 28, 2011
Anne
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I bought this book after hearing an interview with the author on NPR. Davidson spent three years researching and writing this book that deals with the many ways that baby boomers deal with change and aging. I picked it up and read it at different intervals, mainly because I found the content intense at times and not always easy to process. However, I recommend this book to anyone who is going through a major life change, especially those of the baby boomer generation. There is much insightful i
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Aug 18, 2008
Terrie
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First and foremost I loved reading about Boulder, the mountains, Dushanbe Teahouse (my favorite spot), other former "home" places and people. The book was nothing what I expected and completely surprised me and I enjoyed it mostly for the sheer bluntness and variety of people and experiences. Interesting to hear people with fame and money muse about what to do next but not much for "regular" folks still trying to make a buck - other than - we all have to follow our own guid
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Sep 09, 2011
Amy
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Interesting quick read, but definitely written from a rarefied position. Cover subtitled "Reflections from the Boomer Generation", this book reflects only an elite portion of the generation.
Oct 13, 2009
Beverly
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Loved this. Well written. Thought provoking. It felt like she was speaking for me.
Jun 02, 2009
AuthorsOnTourLive!
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With Leap!: What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives Sara Davidson, a witty social observer, offers a no-holds-barred, illuminating, and hopeful look at the choices and challenges baby boomers face.
We met Sara Davidson when she visited the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver. You can listen to her talk about With Leap!: What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives here: http://www.authorsontourlive.com/?p=102
We met Sara Davidson when she visited the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver. You can listen to her talk about With Leap!: What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives here: http://www.authorsontourlive.com/?p=102
Jul 13, 2008
Ginnie
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This is a non-fiction book that talks, I think primarily to women, about how they want their post-50 years to be. I am closing in on 50 and made a huge change this year, for the same reasons she talks about. What do I want the last half of my life to be? Many people have had the big career, but find that as they get a little older, they are looking for more meaning. This books addresses that and more.
Jun 15, 2007
See my reviews at www.savvythinker.com (search for the book or author to pull up the post.)
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