Quick, Answer Me Before I Forget the Question: Everything You Need to Know About Turning 50

by Lynette Padwa

Just for fun is this wonderful little book for anyone harassed by those inevitable signs of aging, e.g., short-term memory loss and income strategies for retirement. In this everything-you-wish-you-didn't-need-to-know guidebook, Padwa (Say the Magic How To Get What You Want from the People Who Have What You Need) discusses midlifers' sense of smell, income possibilities, and retirement havens. She also tackles such issues as ridding oneself of debt and the safety of dying pubic hair. Sure to attract attention and readership; recommended for all public libraries.

304 pages, Paperback

First published December 18, 2007

Reviews

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yeah. I'm old.

How old?

Well, old enough that one, I used to save this book for reading in doctors' offices because the print was large enough that I didn't have to bring my reading glasses along, and two, I now have regularly scheduled doctors' appointments.

This book was a great idea. All sorts of questions about aging and encroaching decrepitude, both serious and silly, are answered in a cheery and informative manner. Unfortunately, this book, like dictionaries, thesauri and encyclopedias, has been made obsolete by a readily available internet connection.

Its job is done. It can now go wherever old books go to retire.