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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.1
EAN num: 9780609607398
ISBN number: 0609607391
Label: Clarkson Potter
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 96
Printing Date: October 10, 2000
Publishing house: Clarkson Potter
Sale Popularity Level: 100758
Studio: Clarkson Potter
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In a society seemingly fixated on youth, it's often difficult to appreciate the charms of becoming a real adult. In The Art of Growing Up, best-selling author Véronique Vienne celebrates the journey into adulthood, reminding us of what we gain with each passing birthday. Her wise and witty essays encourage us to delight in the rejuvenation that comes with time, suggesting that perhaps the true fountain of youth exists in growing up, at any age.
By purging old habits and obsolete limitations, The Art of Growing Up encourages us to be truly ourselves, at last. Véronique looks at the art of beginning, the art of inspiring, the art of choosing, and the art of cheating. She reveals one way to save the world, the new rules of glamour, and the best age-defying beauty tip ever. Filled with gorgeous duotone photographs that complement these delightful essays, The Art of Growing Up is the perfect gift for anyone who is ready to discover the true art of living.
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As the old hair-coloring commercials used to say, you're not getting older, you're getting better. In this sophisticated little picture book, Véronique Vienne, bestselling author of (The Art of Doing Nothing and The Art of Imperfection) and a feature writer for magazines such as Martha Stewart Living and Redbook, contends that growing up doesn't simply mean you're not getting younger anymore; it means you're finally at the point in life where the real fun begins. After all, Julia Child didn't write her very first bestselling cookbook until she was 49, Harry Truman wasn't elected to national office until he was 50, and Paul Cezanne didn't have a major exhibit of his paintings until he was 65. The 'second part of your life is second to none,' she writes, and the best is yet to come.
In 10 essays complemented by 25 duotone photographs, Vienne advises us to begin anew by throwing away old things ('outgrowing is part of growing up'), letting go of what's become obsolete, and reinventing adulthood ('become the kind of grown-up who makes young people wish they were pushing 40, 50 or even 60'). In short, get comfortable in your skin, with your intelligence, with your soul. The message is: growing up has little do with age--and everything to do with making your life easier, happier, and more fun. No doubt, this savvy little gift book will get lucky recipients on the right track. --Nancy Monson
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I loved this wise and witty book so much I give it to every woman friend or family member when she turns 40. That is the age when she needs to know that everything that went before - the anxiety, the insecurity - was preparation for the best of life, which comes after. Hang American advertising. Youth is not what is great, maturity is.
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How many books do you buy more than once? I give this book to my girlfriends who just need to relax and release the need for drama. It is an undaunting size and has layered in it wisdom that grounds you and puts you at peace with who you have become. I am a man, and I can tell this book was written with a woman in mind, but I believe it can teach/help/entertain any gender or age. So buy a few for you and the ones you love.
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When I very first picked-up *The Art of Growing Up*, I randomly opened it and the very first line my eyes fell on said "Decide once and for all never to apologize for your age". I knew then that I was going to like this book.
A small and elegant little tome filled with gentle and playful reminders that there is poetry in ageing if only we use the wisdom of our years to accept it, as well as dance with it. The more we fret over the years we rack up, the harder we make things on ourselves. Just because you are a woman of a...ahem....certain age...doesn't mean you can no longer embrace whimsy, swathe yourself in color, seek out adventure, or dream big dreams. It is a time to write your own myths, savor your gifts, revel in your mysteries, and stop dwelling on clich?s.
This book is sprinkled generously with lovely grey and white photographs that include women of all ages and contains ten chapters all beginning with "The Art of....". Each chapter ends with a list, which thrills a consummate, and sometimes rather obsessive, list-maker like myself. A couple of my favorite lines are: "Use long words around short people. Teach a five-year-old to say 'facetious'" and "Be the designated observer of both grief and wonder".
This would make an excellent gift for women friends, even those still in their twenties - give them a taste of what they have to look forward to rather than dread.
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As so many other young women, I dread growing old and losing IT (if I have it, otherwise losing the possibility of ever getting IT). However, after reading this book I felt much calmer on the subject. The author speaks to the reader like a friend, and teaches that there are many ages in a woman's life, where different styles and attitudes are appropriate. Old can be chic! Young does not necessarily equal chic!
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This is the very first book I have read by Veronique Vienne and I will surley read more. I am 43 and many of the things Ms. Vienne wrote about I believe. It will be a book I will refer to often. I plan to give copies to my "40 and over friends" I'm not sure my younger then 40 friends will apprecitate just yet, or maybe its just that I want to keep this book special between the 40 and over crowd. The photography by her daughter Jeanne Lipsey is done beautifuly. I woud love to have some of her prints even.
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