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Too Old for MySpace, Too Young for Medicare

Too Old for MySpace, Too Young for Medicare

Are You Too Old for Facebook, But Too Young for a Face-lift?

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There's no getting around it: you're getting older. And it's not all sunshine and roses — you don't understand half the words your kids use, it takes you an hour to compose and send a text message, and it's even getting to the point where pregnant women offer you the last seat on the bus! But at least you have company. Every two seconds, a baby boomer hits middle age, and in fact, this year alone, four million baby boomers will turn fifty. Now there's Too Old for MySpace, Too Young for Medicare (Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, $9.99) to help them through the transition. Too Old for MySpace, Too Young for Medicare offers a humorous look at just how much life has changed for baby boomers, including the sweeping advances in technology — from vinyl and typewriters to MP3s and laptops — to the social, economic, and even linguistic transformations.

Five Telltale Signs That You're Too Old for MySpace, Too Young for Medicare

  • You think Hannah Montana is the name of a city.
  • You already know what the "first thing to go" is... and the second and the third!
  • The AARP has described you as a "person of interest."
  • You took a picture of your ear hair when you tried to answer your multifunction cell phone.
  • If you're only as old as you feel, "like hell" must be about fifty-seven.

Despite all the changes, Too Old for MySpace, Too Young for Medicare reveals that there's still hope; "It's Never Too Late" offers numerous examples of famous accomplishments made by people who were considered "over the hill" by some standards. So take comfort, because even if you think a BlackBerry is just a fruit, you still have plenty of power. After all, Benjamin Franklin was seventy when he helped draft the Declaration of Independence, and look how long that's lasted! Too Old for MySpace, Too Young for Medicare is the perfect book for the transition into middle age, providing humor, insight, and best of all, the knowledge that you're in good company!

Joey Green and Alan Corcoran

About Joey Green and Alan Corcoran

Joey Green is the author of forty books, including Joey Green's Magic Brands, Marx and Lennon: The Parallel Sayings, and The Zen of Oz: Ten Spiritual Lessons from Over the Rainbow. Together, he and Alan Corcoran wrote You Know You've Reached Middle Age If..., Senior Moments, and Champagne and Caviar Again? Both middleaged authors live in Los Angeles, California.

Contact: Kathy Hilliard, (800) 851-8923, ext. 6741, khilliard@amuniversal.com

Too Old for MySpace, Too Young for Medicare

By: Joey Green and Alan Corcoran
ISBN: 978-0-7407-7108-8
Format: Paperback, 5 ½ by 5 ½, 192 pages
Price: $9.99 ($10.99 Canada)