Author: Roy Wepner
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665561807
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
HOW TERRIBLY STRANGE INDEED: Seventy Is More Than Just a Number takes a deep dive into a single line in a 1968 song by Simon & Garfunkel. They describe two old men sitting together on a park bench, and sing sympathetically, “How terribly strange to be 70.” How exactly could two guys who were not yet 30 know this? And, more importantly, were they right? Roy Wepner, a baby boomer now in his mid-70s, tries to answer these questions here. Wepner delves into various aspects of life in one’s eighth decade to seek out some answers. Among the strange phenomena he explores are having middle-aged children; senior moments that last for hours; pants that are suddenly too long; the loss of a single step—or more; and being a “high risk” senior during a pandemic. Wepner also examines some strangely wonderful things about being in one’s 70s, such as the realization that nostalgia is even better than it used to be; the epiphany that boredom is preventable and curable; the growth in perspective that compensates for some loss of memory; the confirmation that old dogs really can learn new tricks; and—of course—grandchildren. This first-person narrative of life in one’s 70s will provide insight to not only those who have crossed the 70 year threshold, but also those who plan to do so, as well as millennials and members of Generation X who have not yet given up on figuring out their parents.
How Terribly Strange Indeed
Author: Roy Wepner
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665561807
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
HOW TERRIBLY STRANGE INDEED: Seventy Is More Than Just a Number takes a deep dive into a single line in a 1968 song by Simon & Garfunkel. They describe two old men sitting together on a park bench, and sing sympathetically, “How terribly strange to be 70.” How exactly could two guys who were not yet 30 know this? And, more importantly, were they right? Roy Wepner, a baby boomer now in his mid-70s, tries to answer these questions here. Wepner delves into various aspects of life in one’s eighth decade to seek out some answers. Among the strange phenomena he explores are having middle-aged children; senior moments that last for hours; pants that are suddenly too long; the loss of a single step—or more; and being a “high risk” senior during a pandemic. Wepner also examines some strangely wonderful things about being in one’s 70s, such as the realization that nostalgia is even better than it used to be; the epiphany that boredom is preventable and curable; the growth in perspective that compensates for some loss of memory; the confirmation that old dogs really can learn new tricks; and—of course—grandchildren. This first-person narrative of life in one’s 70s will provide insight to not only those who have crossed the 70 year threshold, but also those who plan to do so, as well as millennials and members of Generation X who have not yet given up on figuring out their parents.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665561807
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
HOW TERRIBLY STRANGE INDEED: Seventy Is More Than Just a Number takes a deep dive into a single line in a 1968 song by Simon & Garfunkel. They describe two old men sitting together on a park bench, and sing sympathetically, “How terribly strange to be 70.” How exactly could two guys who were not yet 30 know this? And, more importantly, were they right? Roy Wepner, a baby boomer now in his mid-70s, tries to answer these questions here. Wepner delves into various aspects of life in one’s eighth decade to seek out some answers. Among the strange phenomena he explores are having middle-aged children; senior moments that last for hours; pants that are suddenly too long; the loss of a single step—or more; and being a “high risk” senior during a pandemic. Wepner also examines some strangely wonderful things about being in one’s 70s, such as the realization that nostalgia is even better than it used to be; the epiphany that boredom is preventable and curable; the growth in perspective that compensates for some loss of memory; the confirmation that old dogs really can learn new tricks; and—of course—grandchildren. This first-person narrative of life in one’s 70s will provide insight to not only those who have crossed the 70 year threshold, but also those who plan to do so, as well as millennials and members of Generation X who have not yet given up on figuring out their parents.
Japhet in Search of a Father
Author: Frederick Marryat
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Blind Policy
Author: George Manville Fenn
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752324279
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Blind Policy by George Manville Fenn
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752324279
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Blind Policy by George Manville Fenn
Blind Policy
Author: George Fenn
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040518900
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040518900
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Snarleyyow, or the dog fiend. Mr. Midshipman Easy. Japhet in search of his father. Newton Forster. Frank Mildmay, or the naval officer
Author: Frederick Marryat
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Sylvester Sound
Author: Henry Cockton
Publisher:
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Category : Sleepwalking
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sleepwalking
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Sylvester Sound, the Somnambulist
Author: Henry Cockton
Publisher:
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Category : Sleepwalking
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sleepwalking
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Sylvester Sound ... Second edition. [With engravings, including a portrait.]
Author: Henry COCKTON
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
I, and My Two Maiden Aunts
Author: Toby Longpole (pseud.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The Works of Captain Marryatt [sic]. [With a Portrait.]
Author: Frederick Marryat
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description