Bibliograph

O.J. in the morning, G&T at night, spirited dispatches on aging with Joie de Vivre, A.E. Hotchner

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O.J. in the morning, G&T at night, spirited dispatches on aging with Joie de Vivre, A.E. Hotchner

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

O.J. in the morning, G&T at night

Oclc number

810120497

Responsibility statement

A.E. Hotchner

Sub title

spirited dispatches on aging with Joie de Vivre

Summary

You don't have to be in your seventies or eighties to enjoy A. E. Hotchner's elixir for aging happily, but after reading this charming collection of essays, you may wish you were. Nonagenarian, novelist, playwright, and biographer, Hotchner gives us heartfelt and laugh-out-loud anecdotes that describe his unique reflections on the aging process. His musings cover everything from the outlandish commercials that target the older generation (Viagra, Cialis, and Flomax) to suggestions on adapting the tennis game for seniors (he suggests lowering the net by two inches and moving all outer lines two feet inward) to the advantages of having a pet (his pet parrot often tells guests to "kiss my ass"). He can equally capture the headier side of aging, which is bittersweetly revealed in his piece about divorce. With his disarming, eloquent voice and dry sense of humor, Hotch illuminates life's wisdoms through his optimistic, witty, and romantic outlook, all the while making you feel, well, not unhappy about growing older. O.J. in the Morning, G&T at Night is a book of courageous advice, humorous wisdom, and, above all, good strategies for how to stay young at heart"--, Provided by publisher

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