{"product_id":"memos-from-midlife-franklin-e-zimring-9781610272964","title":"Memos from Midlife: 24 Parables of Adult Adjustment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"... It's the most entertaining book I've read this year.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Steve Chapman, Columnist and Editorial Writer, \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are no pretentious pronouncements about public policy or dry conclusions from social science in these pages ... because it is a report from what Frank Zimring calls \"my second career, and everybody else's second career, the hard work of becoming an adult in the modern world.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is a piranha swimming in your pool a better illustration of how people get over-committed than a giant man eating shark? (Consult chapter 3.) What should you say when your eight-year-old asks whether you would save him or his sister if the lifeboat only had room for one? (See chapter 5.) Why are professors who hate to teach at their home campus positively lustful when invited to lecture somewhere else? (Chapter 11 explains.) When you finally succeed in giving up cigarettes, how should you feel about those who still smoke? (See chapter 2.) Why do so many of the people lined up to visit world famous landmarks look so unhappy to be there? (Chapter 20 reveals the secret.) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Frank Zimring has gained renown as a penetrating thinker and a tireless scholar, but \u003ci\u003eMemos from Midlife\u003c\/i\u003e reveals what his friends have always known: He is also a charming and thought-provoking companion with a devilish sense of humor. Addressing a range of unconventional topics, from 'the arrogance of nostalgia' to Portnoy's real complaint, he provides both illumination and fun, as well as guidance on living wisely and well. It's the most entertaining book I've read this year.\" \u003cbr\u003e - Steve Chapman \u003cbr\u003e Columnist and Editorial Writer\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new collection of compelling and humorous essays, in the \u003ci\u003eJourneys \u0026amp; Memoirs Series\u003c\/i\u003e from Quid Pro Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Franklin E. Zimring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 161027296X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610272964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quid Pro, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Franklin E. Zimring","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439828021503,"sku":"9781610272964","price":20.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_51d19c8d-6643-442d-97b0-baf807a2442f.jpg?v=1777179471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/memos-from-midlife-franklin-e-zimring-9781610272964","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}