Growing Old Doesn't Mean Growing Up

Hilarious Life Advice for the Young at Heart

Growing Old Doesn't Mean Growing Up
Mike Haskins, Clive Whichelow, Ian Baker
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Hardback
h154 x 111mm - 96pg
11 Aug 2022 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781800074033
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See the funny side of ageing with this collection of amusing observations, silly suggestions and humorous illustrations the perfect gift for any birthday girl or boy with more than a few candles on their cakeSo you re a little bit older. So what? Just because you re getting on a bit doesn t mean you have to start acting ancient. The universe is over 13 billion years old, and you re probably nowhere near that yet well, not quite anyway. Frankly, it s never too early to start enjoying your second childhood, to stop taking life so seriously and to start acting a bit silly again. This book will be your go-to guide for inspiration and merriment while clocking up birthdays like they re going out of fashion. Across these pages, you ll find all kinds of wild recommendations and questionable advice, including:Things it s never too late to doGrown-up and less grown-up ways to behave at workHow to keep up with modern technologyWays you can blend in with younger peopleThings you can have tantrums about as you get olderSo forget the creaking joints or fleeing follicles and embrace the opportunities for mischief and mirth after all, growing old doesn t mean growing up!
Mike Haskins is a writer and researcher who has worked on TV providing scripts for everyone from Simon Pegg to Christopher Biggins. He has worked on radio series featuring Des O Connor, Bruce Forsyth and Brian Eno (although sadly not all at the same time). He has worked for many years with Griff Rhys Jones and has written (or co-written) a vast pile of books including the bestselling joke collection Man Walks Into A Bar. || Clive Whichelow is a journalist and comedy writer. He has written for Rory Bremner, Jonathan Ross, Spitting Image and many others as well as for The Mail on Sunday, the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror.

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