You re not over the hill it s just taking you longer to get to the top. Mick Jagger did it. Paul McCartney did it too, and Tina Turner made it in a short skirt and red lipstick. But when it happens to you, chances are you ll find it hard to believe. Reaching the big Five-O is more of a milestone than other birthdays, but what does it really mean? Gloria Steinem says that fifty is what forty used to be. So if your birthday candles set off the smoke alarm, don t despair dig into this warm and funny collection of celebrity quotes, lists, interviews, and tongue-in-cheek advice. Here s all...
You re not over the hill it s just taking you longer to get to the top. Mick Jagger did it. Paul McCartney did it too, and Tina Turner made it in...
Like Winchester's Krakatoa, The Year Without Summer reveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by history
In the tradition of Krakatoa, The World Without Us, and Guns, Germs and Steel comes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was a remarkable year mostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption at Mount Tambora in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months, allowing for excessive rain, frost, and snowfall through much of the...
Like Winchester's Krakatoa, The Year Without Summer reveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by history
The Darkest Year is a narrative history of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942, a psychological study of the nation under the pressure of total war.
The Darkest Year is a narrative history of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942, a psychological study of the nation ...
