Don’t Ask And I Won’t Have To Lie

by Beverly Mahone

"Don't Ask and I Won't Have to Lie" explores some of the subjects women lie about, why they do it, and the role aging plays in the process.

This book is not for you if: You've never lied to your children; You've never lied to get out of a jam; You've never lied or had to stretch the truth to spare the feelings of a friend or loved one; You've never caught someone else in a lie; You've never lied to your boss or co-worker; You've never checked called ID before answering your phone; You've lived your entire life as a Miss Goody Two Shoes.

The idea of aging in a society where youth and beauty are depicted as a thing to behold can result in a lie. That might explain why women over 40 years old account for nearly half of all cosmetic surgery routines in thr United States. Some women go to great lengths to conceal what they believe are physical flaws because, as an overzealous media always reminds us, image is everything.

116 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 16, 2010

About the author

Beverly Mahone is a veteran journalist, author, media coach and motivational speaker who writes about issues affecting middle-aged women in her book, Whatever! A Baby Boomers Journey Into Middle Age. The Ohio University graduate writes candidly about issues including weight gain and menopause, dating after the age of 40 and leaving Corporate America at midlife.

After spending more than 25 years in the radio and television news business, Beverly traded it in to write full-time and become a work-at-home-mom. She is now using her media expertise as a consultant to train individuals how to market themselves to radio, television and newspapers professionals. She is also enjoying a lucrative speaking career in which she shares her life experiences with other women baby boomer women.

Beverly, who has been classified as a baby boomer expert by the media, has appeared on numerous radio and talk programs including:

WOR Radio in with Henican and White (New York City)
The Audrey Chapman Show (Washington, DC)
Madison in the Morning Sunny 93.9 (Raleigh, NC)
Just 4 Us with Gayle Hurd (Raleigh, NC)

MSNBC-TV Boomer Nation Segment
WGHP Fox 8 (High Point, NC)
WCCB Fox 18 (Charlotte, NC)
WTTG Fox 5 (Washington, DC)

New York Times Newspaper Article June 7, 2007

Beverly currently resides in North Carolina with her husband and teenage daughter. She describes herself as a Babyboomer Diva on the Move who has a passion for God and family. Her favorites are Psalm 121 and Philippians 4-13 and her favorite poem is The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. For more information, visit her website: http://www.thebabyboomerdiva.com
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Reviews

[ems · Rating 2 out of 5]

chatty, memoir-type thing with some surveys about lying thrown in.