Experiencing that fiftieth birthday can be daunting for even the hardiest boomers. Reading 50 Ways to Leave Your 40s can help make the process easier and even fun. In fifty short chapters, or Ways, this handy gift book explains how to make one of lifes great transitions a time of opportunity, growth, and celebration, with some good belly laughs thrown in.Chapters such as Book Em, Danno and Fuhgeddaboudit challenge readers to think about aging in new ways while not denying the inevitable downside. Each chapter contains five sections: a core essay creatively addressing a midlife issue; a Cool Moves section urging readers to try something physical; Scribbles and Doodles, writing or drawing prompts for further introspection and artistic exploration; exciting Things to Try at Least Once; and Doc in the Box, which briefly ex-plores an appropriate health topic. The books easy-to-read, entertaining style and intriguing sidebars and anecdotes make this an irresistible tonic for those midlife blues.
