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FICTION ZIGMAN 2020
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Judy never intended to start wearing the dog. But when she stumbled across her son Teddys old baby sling during a halfhearted basement cleaning, something in her snapped. So: the dog went into the sling, Judy felt connected to another living being, and she's repeated the process every day since. Life hasn't gone according to Judys plan. Her career as a children's book author offered a glimpse of success before taking an embarrassing nose dive. Teddy,...

2) For my next act: women scripting life after fifty

Author

Baar, Karen

Publisher

Rodale

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
305.2442 BAAR 2004
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Description

Compares and contrasts life before and after the age of fifty and discusses the ways in which women's roles and relationships evolve over the course of their lives.

3) The age of miracles: embracing the new midlife

Author

Williamson, Marianne

Publisher

Hay House, Inc

Pub. Date

2008

Language

English

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Incline Village Library - Adult Nonfiction
155.66 WIL 2008
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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
155.66 WIL 2008
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4) 50 after 50: how trying new things can change your life

Author

Olsen, Maria Leonard

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
155.6719 OLSEN 2018
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Description

At age 50, Maria Leonard Olsen drank her way out of her 25-year marriage. She had, against advice, put all her eggs in the motherhood basket, willfully derailing her successful law career. As teenagers, her precious children did not need her in the hands-on way they previously had. Her husband and she had grown apart because, among other things, they failed to nurture that important relationship. She was depressed and stuck. When she turned 50, she...

5) Just when you're comfortable in your own skin, it starts to sag: rewriting the rules of midlife

Author

Nobile, Amy

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
155.66 NOBILE 2018
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Description

With the voice of a close friend, this clever and witty guide from bestselling duo Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile takes women through the new and sometimes challenging midlife phase, with chapters including: - Redefining what beauty means after age 40... and that there is beauty after age 40! - How to care for yourself when you're also caring for growing children and aging parents - Navigating midlife relationships and dating (did someone say dating...

6) The woman's wakeup: how to shake up your looks, life, and love after 50

Author

Johnson, Lois Joy

Publisher

Running Press

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
646.7008 JOHNSO 2015
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Description

"The Woman's Wakeup" is a user-friendly, inspirational guide that provides firsthand advice for women on everything from dating (again!) to being a glam grandmother, reviving a wardrobe, making friends in a new town, working in a new environment, and figuring out how to stand out in a youth-obsessed world.