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The Older the Fiddle, the Better the Tune: The Joys of Reaching a Certain Age
The Older the Fiddle the Better the Tune The Joys of Reaching a Certain Age Author:Willard Scott A humorous and touching look at the joys of getting older, introduced by one of the Today show's beloved weathermen. — Willard Scott is famous for celebrating the wit and wisdom of age. In The Older the Fiddle, the Better the Tune, he asks a wide range of people, "What's the greatest thing about getting older?&qu... more »ot; From expressions of delight in senior citizen discounts to sage advice on life's challenges, the answers are always surprising, often moving, and sometimes very funny.
The book's contributors include:
-Ed Asner - Dr. Joyce Brothers - Helen Gurley Brown - Art Buchwald - George Bush, Sr. - Bill Cosby - Tony Curtis - Jimmy Dean - Phyllis Diller - Mamie Van Doren - Hugh Downs - Dominick Dunne - Betty Friedan - Peter Graves - Monty Hall - Don Hewitt - Bob Hope - Sybil Jason - Bil Keane - Kenny Kingston - Ed Koch - C. Evertt Koop - Jack :aLanne - Norman Lear - Dick Locher - Eugene McCarthy - Jayne Medows - Anne Meara - Robert Novak - Martin Perl - Jane Powell - Ned Rorem - Vidal Sassoon - Pete Seeger - William F. Sharpe - Liz Smith - Jerry Stiller - Dick Thornburgh - Stanfield Turner - Leaon uris - Jack Valenti - Mort Walker - Andy Williams
Also included are pieces from regular folk, such as the former mayor of a small town in Pennsylvania and a retired English teacher from Texas.
"If you don't really want to do something, you don't have to. Unless your wife says it's real important." --Yogi Berra
"For me one of the joys of beding over 65 is that people have stopped trying to sell me life insurance." --John Updike
"You admit that money may be the root of all evil but there is one great soothing recommendation -- it keeps your children in touch with you." --Art Linkletter
"Getting older means having shorter breath, but being long-winded." --Maya Angelou
Whether you're turning 40, 60, or 85 -- there is something unique to discover about getting older.« less