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50 ways to leave your 40s living it up in life s second half sheila key peggy spencer md what peg and i hope you ll `hear among these pages is the irrepressible rustling of joy joy enough to make you bust out laughing sure and the kind that comes from improving your mental outlook and physical habits even just a little but also the simple joy of having lived this long of being able to look back over five full decades and forward to who-knows-how-many more not to mention the joy of living more mindfully in the ever-present now from the book · witty inspiring advice on making the most of life as you approach 50 · five million baby boomers turn 50 every year experiencing that fiftieth birthday can be daunting for even the hardiest boomers reading 50 ways to leave your 40s can help make the process easier and even fun in fifty short chapters or ways this handy gift book explains how to make one of life s great transitions a time of opportunity growth and celebration with some good belly laughs thrown in chapters such as book em danno and fuhgeddaboudit challenge readers to think about aging in new ways while not denying the inevitable downside each chapter contains five sections a core essay creatively addressing a midlife issue a cool moves section urging readers to try something physical scribbles doodles writing or drawing prompts for further introspection and artistic exploration exciting things to try at least once and doc in the box which briefly explores an appropriate health topic the book s easy-to-read entertaining style and intriguing sidebars and anecdotes make this an irresistible tonic for those midlife blues sheilakey is an award-winning writer and graphic artist and a former broadcaster and on-air personality peggyspencer m d practices at the student health center at the university of new mexico in albuquerque both live in albuquerque i information available in march gift inspiration trade paperback isbn · · $14.95 288 pp · 6 x 7 1/2 5 1 4 9 5 9 781577 315452 978-1-57731-545-2 rights world m marketing · · 50-city national drive-time radio tour southwest regional publicity and promotion 16 new world library 800-972-6657 ext 52 www.newworldlibrary.com

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