Where Did I Leave My Glasses?: The What, When, and Why of Normal Memory Loss by Martha Weinman Lear is a book that could almost be funny if it only happened to someone else. Lear’s research turns up some answers that make memory loss even less funny. She questions of the experts that many of us might be reluctant to ask, fearing the answers. Are there characteristics or traits that make memory loss a sure thing or bring it on earlier than “expected”? And when does memory loss “normally” kick in? Will we all experience memory loss or are there factors that bring it on and/or factors that can delay it? Is age, or education, or family history a factor? The answers may surprise and perhaps shock you.
BOOK EXCERPT - Chapter One: Say Hello to Whatsisname
Here am I, chasing some elusive name up and down the windowless corridors of my mind—Yoo-hoo, name, wait for me!—and the merry little bugger keeps outrunning me, pausing every now and again just to give me the business, make me think I can grab it, and my annoyance turns to frustration, then to indignation, then to impotent laughter—I? practitioner of words, fumbling around in the dark for a Tom, a Dick, a Harry? How absurd.
I begin the usual lament: “I can’t remember his name, it’s right here on the tip of my tongue, this is driving me crazy, you know, way back when Whatsisname was president, the Contract with America guy, what the hell was his name?” Read more… >>
Looks: Why They Matter More Than You Ever Imagined is written by Gordon L. Patzer, Ph.D., founding director of the Appearance Research Institute and a tenured professor at Roosevelt University in Chicago. Dr. Patzer has investigated “lookism” and the physical attractiveness phenomenon for more than thirty years. I was fascinated by his research and appalled by many of the stories including one about a woman chosen to be on, and then rejected by, the Extreme Makeover reality show.
From the publisher:
It’s true that beauty pays. Better grades, success in romance, higher salaries -these are just a few of the well-documented advantages bestowed upon the good looking at the expense of everyone else. But the beauty fixation gets even uglier than that. A constant flood of images celebrating the thin and glamorous has triggered deadly eating disorders, dangerous cosmetic surgeries, and unhealthy obsessions that are affecting women and men of all ages-even young children.
Dr. Gordon L. Patzer has spent more than thirty years studying this phenomenon. Here he uses original research to provide a unique examination of physical attractiveness and how it has changed the lives of both men and women.Looks is the first book to explore how attractiveness affects every aspect of our lives-from whom we choose to befriend and hire to the candidates we choose to elect and whom we presume to be innocent or guilty in a court of law. Unflinching and revealing, Looks uncovers the sometimes ugly truth about beauty and its profound effects on all of us.
Douglas R. Andrew is the best selling author of books about financial planning. His newest book, The Last Chance Millionaire: It’s Not Too Late To Become Wealthy is written for anyone who wants to become financially independent at retirement. This isn’t a fiction “quick read” book; it’s full of good financial strategies explained in simple to understand terms. Read more… »
Marc Freedman’s book Encore: Finding Work That Matters In The Second Half Of Life, is written for baby boomers who are in search of meaningful career choices at or after retirement age. The very thought of “retirement” can be chilling for anyone who isn’t ready to get out of the workforce. The fact is, many retirement age men and women prefer to keep on working for many different reasons. Read more… »
The complete title of this small book by Michelle Mitchell is I’m Sleeping With Your Husband: His Wife, His Mistress, and His Two Lives. Most of the book is told in the voice of the mistress. A couple chapters are in “his” voice. Toward the end, his wife’s voice is heard for a few pages. Read more… »
Having a baby should strengthen a marriage, right? Right? Wrong! Unfortunately, in many marriages, the birth of a child can signal the beginning of the end of the relationship between the parents. Babyproofing Your Marriage, the new book by Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O’Neill, and Julia Stone, is an absolute must read for new parents (particularly mothers) who want to keep the marriage from being thrown out with the baby’s bath water. Read more… »
Generally, books on finance can be dry and difficult to read. That’s not the case with Money Without Matrimony: The Unmarried Couple’s Guide To Financial Security. Authors Sheryl Garrett, CFP, and Debra A. Neiman, CFP, MBA, have put together a book that is not only easy to read, it is interesting as well. Read more… »
I have a particular interest in any book with “diet” as part of its title so I was more than happy to receive a review copy of Felicia Drury Kliment’s The Acid Alkaline Balance Diet: An Innovative Program for Ridding Your Body of Acidic Wastes, published by McGraw-Hill. Read more… »
Probably one of the most important books to be written in a number of years is one that won’t be made into a movie nor shoot to the top of the bestseller list. If The Man You Love Was Abused: A Couples Guide to Healing deals with the ramifications of his childhood abuse and neglect, which can create a lifetime of relationship problems for him and you. Read more… »
The Great Sex Secret: What satisfied women and men know that no one talks about is written by Kim Marshall and published by Sourcebooks Casablanca. I found this book easy to read and full of good information. I think it should be required reading for both men and women! Read more… »