I'm Not as Old as I Used to Be: Reclaiming Your Life in the Second Half

by Frances Weaver

Exploring the emotional issues of aging, the seniors editor of NBC's Today Show and the author of The Girls with the Grandmother Faces shares more thoughts, inspirational advice, and stories about making the most of the golden years.

189 pages, Hardcover

First published July 7, 1997

Reviews

[Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good and some boring in this book. I grew tired of reading about all the things she had accomplished. Sounded too much like bragging and got old because there was so much of it. The first third of the book was great and the last third was good. I did not enjoy her poems at all. I am still glad I read the book, don't get me wrong. I think you need to be in you 60's or 70's to enjoy this book. I'm 63 so I fit into the audience.

[Juanita · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very quick read. May just be a bit too dated for me. It was written 1997.

[Jakki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I so admire this woman going back to school @ 58 after her husband died. At 74 she's doing book tours, speaking on cruise ships and basically owning the life she created by writing about what she knew best - AGING! The quote I liked best from her book - "The least I can do is make my family proud of me"

[Sue Kozlowski · Rating 3 out of 5]

Non-fiction. Author is 72 years old and has a great attitude about aging. Went back to school.

[Alberta · Rating 3 out of 5]

After losing her husband and battling alcoholism, she rediscovers her life.