More Rules for Aging - by Roger Rosenblatt (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A perfect dose of wisdom and wit for anyone who refuses to age quietly

Roger Rosenblatt's Rules for Aging was a major national bestseller when it burst onto the scene "the humorous, thinking man's self-help book" (Newsday) twenty-five years ago. Now, Roger is back with even more bang. More Rules for Aging contains nearly twice as many rules, so is nearly twice as instructive and nearly twice as funny.

As with the original, the laughs engendered are laughs at oneself: "Nobody is thinking about you," "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 "The three 'reallys' rule" shows how to spot when people don't mean what they say. "Screw it up royally" speaks to the indispensable value of making mistakes.

Roger very much hopes that you will buy this book, for yourself, your loved ones, your friends young and old, 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.

Review Quotes

Praise for MORE RULES FOR AGING

"More Rules for Aging is a delightful companion to the earlier Rules for Aging. It is also a delightful companion to anyone in need of consolation, wisdom, and maybe a good get over yourself laugh as the years pile up. Roger Rosenblatt reminds us, with warmth and good humor and not a little chagrin, that to live is to age, so get on with it." --Alice McDermott, author of The Ninth Hour and winner of the National Book Award

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.