Fifty Is the New Fifty: Ten Life Lessons for Women in Second Adulthood

Levine, Suzanne Braun

ISBN 10: 0452296056 / ISBN 13: 9780452296053

Published by Plume, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fifty Is the New Fifty: Ten Life Lessons for Women in Second Adulthood
• Publisher: Plume
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0452296056
• ISBN 13: 9780452296053
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 6 ounces

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Synopsis

Read Suzanne Braun Levine's posts on the Penguin Blog.

An inspiring guide to maximizing creativity and happiness in the second half of life

Suzanne Braun Levine follows her groundbreaking Inventing the Rest of Our Lives with fresh insights, research, and practical advice on the challenges and unexpected rewards for women in their fifties, sixties, and seventies. Rich with anecdotes, this book captures the voices of women who are confronting change, renegotiating their relationships, and discovering who they are now that they are finally grown up. Levine's own warm, wise, and humorous voice make this guide encouraging, enriching, and empowering.

50 Is the New Fifty is about survival, joy, and camaraderie, and it proves that fifty is its own wonderful stage of possibilities and promise.

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About the Author

Suzanne Braun Levine is a writer, editor, and nationally recognized authority on women, media matters, and family issues. Editor of Ms. magazine from its founding in 1972 until 1989 and editor in chief of the Columbia Journalism Review, she is currently a contributing editor of More magazine . The author of a book about fatherhood and numerous articles and essays, she has also produced a Peabody Award-winning documentary about American women. She has appeared on Oprah and the Today show and has lectured widely.