More Rules for Aging - by Roger Rosenblatt (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Roger Rosenblatt's Rules for Aging was a major national bestseller when it burst onto the scene as "the humorous, thinking man's self-help book"* twenty-five years ago. Now, Roger is back with bang. More Rules for Aging contains nearly twice as many rules, so is twice as instructive and twice as funny. As with the original, the laughs engendered are laughs at oneself: "Nobody is thinking about you yet," "Run when they say, 'We must do this again, '" et al. The key to enjoying this book is a willingness to turn every commonly held supposition on its head. A rule such as "Don't use common sense" is useful if one realizes how little people prize common sense. "Screw it up royally" speaks to the indispensable value of making mistakes.

Roger very much hopes that you will buy this book, for yourself and for your many friends, so that he may live the luxurious life to which he has yet to be accustomed. Of course, that would require that you think about Roger, and not about yourself. Thus Roger violates his own rule. He is already thinking about you.

*Newsday

Review Quotes

Praise for the original RULES FOR AGING

"A hilarious guide to life. . . . Delightfully smart and to the point. . . . Bottom Line: Laughter and wisdom." --PEOPLE

"There are way too many self-help books full of 'gems, ' 'rules, ' or humorous daily musings out there. But [Rules for Aging] actually inspires.... Rosenblatt sets himself apart from his rivals by not being too clever for his own good. He's real. His advice rocks." --THE TORONTO STAR

"No matter how you feel now, you'll feel a lot better about getting older after you've read this book. Rosenblatt is bright, funny and tells it like it is." --ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

"Need an antidote for all the positive thinking? Try Rules for Aging.... Full of rueful tongue-in-cheek misanthropy, it will seek out every cavity you've got and fill it with gold." --BOOKPAGE

"With its mix of bite-size aphorisms and literary erudition, Rosenblatt's primer reads like a charming cross between Ambrose Bierce and Michel de Montaigne." --THE ADVOCATE (BATON ROUGE)

About the Author

Roger Rosenblatt, whose work has been published in fifteen languages, is the author of five New York Times Notable Books, and three Times bestsellers. Among his honors are two George Polk Awards; a Guggenheim Fellowship; an Emmy and the Peabody, for his essays on the PBS NewsHour; the Briggs-Copeland appointment in the teaching of writing at Harvard, his alma mater; seven honorary doctorates; the President's Medal of the Chautauqua Institution; the Kenyon Review Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement; and a Fulbright to Ireland, where he played on the Irish International Basketball Team. He also plays jazz piano by ear, poorly yet passionately. He lives in New York City.