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Did I say that out loud? : midlife indignities and how to survive them / Kristin van Ogtrop ; [illustrations by Gregg Kulick].
Do you hate the term "middle age?" So does Kristin van Ogtrop, who is still trying to come up with a less annoying way to describe those years when you find yourself both satisfied and outraged, confident and confused, full of appreciation but occasional disdain for the world around you. Like an intimate chat with your best friend, this mostly funny, sometimes sad, always affirming volume from longtime magazine journalist van Ogtrop is a celebration of that period of life when mild humiliations are significantly outweighed by a self-actualized triumph of the spirit. Finally!
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316497497 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0316497495 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: ix, 325 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown Spark, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Just happy to be here! -- Fork lady -- Don't make me rate you -- I can smell my pillow -- Your children: The disappointment -- How I learned to stop worrying and love the roomba -- The shalom ambulette, or how to know if your career is over -- Facebook? Check. Twitter? Check. Instagram? Check. Snapchat? I give up -- Friends, 100% -- Things fall apart -- My own style of she shed: More vodka, less gingerbread trim -- Rebel love -- Iris, Karl, the bathing ape, and me -- What we talk about when we talk about love -- When a friend dies before the age of sixty -- What this "good enough" mother learned from an extraordinary babysitter -- Aging parents and the long goodbye -- Dear searching: Advice for a midlife career crisis -- My fratermily -- Letter of apology to a son graduating from college -- Things. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Middle age > Humor. Midlife crisis > Humor. Middle-aged persons > Humor. |
| Genre: | Essays. Humor. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Lawrence County Federated Library System. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at New Castle Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle Public Library | 818.602 Van Ogtrop (Text)
Memorial:
In Memory of Our Aunt, Sally L. Welker, given by Russ and Dixie Butler.
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31902005427232 | NWCM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
