{"product_id":"im-a-humdinger-jean-carnahan-9781496020611","title":"I'm a Humdinger: And How You Can Be One, Too, with the Help of a Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eLOOK FOR THE LAUGH, says author, octogenarian, and former U.S. Senator Jean Carnahan. She always does and she usually gets it. In this wise and deeply funny collection of essays, she explores the nuances, mysteries, and delights of parenting, grandparenting, friendship, health, youth, technology, and old friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Erma Bombeck and Nora Ephron, Jean Carnahan will make you laugh out loud as she illuminates the funny and poignant aspects of growing old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these forty laugh-out-loud essays, Jean and her old friend Edna (who fans will remember from WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS) are opinionated and vociferous. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith sly wit and comforting wisdom, Carnahan even pokes fun of advice: \"Treat a cold and it lasts seven days; leave it alone and it's gone in a week.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSOME DAYS YOU'RE THE PIGEON, and some days you're the statue. In this charming book, the former First Lady of Missouri and U.S. Senator has advice for both kinds of days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Carnahan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496020618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496020611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.35d","brand":"Jean Carnahan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790497902847,"sku":"9781496020611","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe486873-50ca-4849-a21a-19381e12725c.jpg?v=1707289116","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/im-a-humdinger-jean-carnahan-9781496020611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}