Older the Fiddle, the Better the Tune, The: The Joys of Reaching a Certain Age

基本信息出版社:Hyperion (2003年5月14日)精装:224页正文语种:英语ISBN:0786868929条形码:9780786868926商品尺寸:14 x 21.6 x 1.6 cm商品重量:431 g品牌:HyperionASIN:0786868929商品描述内容简介在线阅读本书

A humorous and touching look at the joys of getting older,introduced by one of theTodayshow's beloved weathermen.Willard Scott is famous for celebrating the wit and wisdom of age. InThe Older the Fiddle, the Better the Tune, he asks a wide range of people, "What's the greatest thing about getting older?" From expressions of delight in senior citizen discounts to sage advice on life's challenges, the answers are always surprising, often moving, and sometimes very funny.The book's contributors include:-Ed Asner - Dr. Joyce Brothers - Helen Gurley Brown - Art Buchwald - George Bush, Sr. - Bill Cosby - Tony Curtis - Jimmy Dean - Phyllis Diller - Mamie Van Doren - Hugh Downs - Dominick Dunne - Betty Friedan - Peter Graves - Monty Hall - Don Hewitt - Bob Hope - Sybil Jason - Bil Keane - Kenny Kingston - Ed Koch - C. Evertt Koop - Jack :aLanne - Norman Lear - Dick Locher - Eugene McCarthy - Jayne Medows - Anne Meara - Robert Novak - Martin Perl - Jane Powell - Ned Rorem - Vidal Sassoon - Pete Seeger - William F. Sharpe - Liz Smith - Jerry Stiller - Dick Thornburgh - Stanfield Turner - Leaon uris - Jack Valenti - Mort Walker - Andy WilliamsAlso included are pieces from regular folk, such as the former mayor of a small town in Pennsylvania and a retired English teacher from Texas."If you don't really want to do something, you don't have to. Unless your wife says it's real important." --Yogi Berra"For me one of the joys of beding over 65 is that people have stopped trying to sell me life insurance." --John Updike"You admit that money may be the root of all evil but there is one great soothing recommendation -- it keeps your children in touch with you." --Art Linkletter"Getting older means having shorter breath, but being long-winded." --Maya AngelouWhether you're turning 40, 60, or 85 -- there is something unique to discover about getting older.专业书评From Publishers Weekly

Scott, the Today show weatherman for more than 20 years, sees himself as an active 79-year-old. While he looks back fondly on his earlier jobs, e.g., as the first Ronald McDonald, he says that, with more time to spend with his family, he's quite happy at the moment. Scott declares that the happiest times of people's lives are their childhood and their "old age." To prove this thesis, he sought comments from a variety of individuals-famous and not-on their current lives. These comments provide surprisingly optimistic views among senior citizens. Most people say that they're happier by keeping busy-with volunteer work or jobs. Despite losing spouses or suffering serious illnesses, they feel more relaxed than when they worked because they needed their salary. One man says, "When at the tender age of eighty, I learned of computers and how e-mail worked, I was immediately aroused. I had to be in on this. It forever after became the joy of my life." Former Yankee Yogi Berra says, "You don't have to take any guff from anyone. If you don't want to do something, you don't have to. Unless your wife says it's real important." The book is a nice gift idea; however, it disappoints. Scott offers just a five-page introduction with very little personal information. The entire book is simply quotes from individuals. Other than Scott's name, there's not much substance here besides the ultimate message-old age can be rewarding.

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