{"product_id":"the-50-year-dash-the-feelings-foibles-and-fears-of-being-half-a-century-old-paperback","title":"The 50 Year Dash: The Feelings, Foibles, and Fears of Being Half a Century Old - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Greene\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 50 Year Dash\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful book of reflections on everything that's part of life at fifty: looking at aches and pains as a growth industry, and seeing the constant onslaught of new pain relievers as a new version of the British invasion of rock groups in the 1960s; finding that the world is no longer sufficiently quiet, and that you're the one yelling \"Turn that down!\"; realizing you're older than James Bond ever was; hearing yourself say, \"The fruit plate looks good,\" and meaning it; understanding that the one thing that seems to be going away from you the fastest is that first-time feeling--first job, first house, first kiss--and knowing that the best thing you can do for yourself is to find ways to keep finding those feelings again and again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween now and the year 2014, seventy-seven million American men and women--most of the baby boom generation--will turn fifty. That's about ten thousand birthdays per day. \u003ci\u003eThe 50 Year Dash\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect book for every single one of them.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 50 Year Dash is a wonderful book of reflections on everything that's part of life at fifty: looking at aches and pains as a growth industry, and seeing the constant onslaught of new pain relievers as a new version of the British invasion of rock groups in the 1960s; finding that the world is no longer sufficiently quiet, and that you're the one yelling Turn that down!\"; realizing you're older than James Bond ever was; hearing yourself say, \"The fruit plate looks good,\" and meaning it; understanding that the one thing that seems to be going away from you the fastest is that first-time feeling--first job, first house, first kiss--and knowing that the best thing you can do for yourself is to find ways to keep finding those feelings again and again. \u003cbr\u003eBetween now and the year 2014, seventy-seven million American men and women--most of the baby boom generation--will turn fifty. That's about ten thousand birthdays per day. \"The 50 Year Dash is the perfect book for every single one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Greene\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author whose books include \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Town\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDuty\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been the lead columnist for\u003ci\u003e Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, a contributing correspondent for ABC News \u003ci\u003eNightline, \u003c\/i\u003e and a syndicated columnist for both the\u003ci\u003e Chicago Sun-Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, where he worked for 24 years. His book \u003ci\u003eHang Time: Days and Dreams with Michael Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e was a bestseller. In 1995, Greene was named Illinois Journalist of the Year, and he also won the Peter Lisagor Award for Public Service Journalism for his reporting on courts failing children in need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.42 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 18, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48757300625657,"sku":"9780385493017","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/9PtBkjh6x-9780385493017.webp?v=1785946278","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-50-year-dash-the-feelings-foibles-and-fears-of-being-half-a-century-old-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}