- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (Jan 15 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312180616
- ISBN-13: 978-0312180614
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,277,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As its title suggests, this "guidebook to staying hip and hot without flipping out" at almost 50 is not politically correct. Stasi is a journalist; Rogers, a music producer (and coauthor of Saints Preserve Us! 1993). Their strength is snappy patter, opening with "Fifty Good Reasons to Turn Fifty" and "Commandments" --10 "for Preserving Babedom"; 10 "for Preventing Old Fartdom." Four chapters focus on finding a man; two on menopause (hers and his); others on work issues, diet, exercise, hair, makeup, cosmetic surgery, children, parents, "Fallen Idols," money, AARP, and celebrating one's fiftieth birthday. This should not be the only advice book for peri-menopausal women on your shelves: the authors often push too hard for laughs, they assume all their readers are heterosexual, and they handle complex medical questions--such as hormone replacement therapy--much too casually. On the other hand, some who would never read Sheehy or Greer will like Stasi and Rogers' sass, so Boomer Babes could be a helpful supplement to more solid books on middle age. Mary Carroll
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"A witty, amusing guide to coping with aging, written by two bright successful women who thought it would never happen to them" --Donald Trump
"This is for all of us who have reached the midway mark and sworn we'd go 'kicking and screaming into the night' and for anyone with the vision to realize that 'no one is except'. An uplifting book." --Betty Buckley, actress, winner of Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards
"This is for all of us who have reached the midway mark and sworn we'd go 'kicking and screaming into the night' and for anyone with the vision to realize that 'no one is except'. An uplifting book." --Betty Buckley, actress, winner of Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards
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Admitting to forty in the fifties was as bad as admitting to er, ah, um, fifty at the millennium. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book for Women over 50!,
By catlady (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Boomer Babes: A Woman's Guide to the New Middle Ages (Paperback)
I loved this book! Has great advice for women, written in a very, very funny way! I read the comment by the folks who said these women were bitter. You must be a bunch of old fogies! These women write in a hip style, and sometimes say things in a tongue-in-cheek manner.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Encouraging, Funny, and Even Inspiring!,
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This review is from: Boomer Babes: A Woman's Guide to the New Middle Ages (Paperback)
This one is a fast seller in our bookstore. Every time we get a copy of it in stock, out the door it goes, and with good reason!The authors offer suggestions on staying young that are just what you were looking for, but were afraid to ask about, or admit! The only reason we are not rating this book five stars, is because we think there are a couple of chapters that are a TINY bit short on actual how-to information. But ALL the chapters offer at lease SOME good advice, AND give you a laugh at the same time.
1.0 out of 5 stars
A waste of good paper,
By Paul Tomei (Spokane, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Boomer Babes: A Woman's Guide to the New Middle Ages (Paperback)
We bought this book thinking it would make a great gift for somebody approaching "over the hill-dom" After reading it, however, all I found is the rantings of some very bitter people trying to cover their fear with "humor." Linda Stasi's contribution is as trite, flat and childish as her NY Post column. It isn't a total loss though--we plan on tossing it into the fireplace for heat come winter.
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