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| How Not To Become A Little Old Lady | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary Mchugh
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 121545
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6 x 6 x 0.4
ISBN: 0740722131
Dewey Decimal Number: 305.26
EAN: 9780740722134
ASIN: 0740722131
Publication Date: March 1, 2002
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Product Description
We've all seen her. She's hunched forward, her blue hair is tucked neatly under a plastic rain bonnet, she's clutching expired coupons, and she's discussing her latest health problems over lunch. She's a little old lady . . . and she's coming your way at 2 m.p.h. Little old ladies have elastic waistbands on all their slacks. They save rubber bands, remember 15-cent McDonald's hamburgers, and have never seen a public rest room that was clean enough. How Not to Become a Little Old Lady is for any woman who is proud to have escaped little old ladyhood, and it's the perfect, lighthearted gift to give women in danger of slipping into those awful little old lady tendencies. The charming illustrations from Adrienne Hartman perfectly capture the senior syndrome. Say good-bye to little old ladies who pass off their liver spots as beauty marks and say hello to this fresh and fun gift book.
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OLD LADIES OF THE WORLD REBEL! July 22, 2008
This book could be taken different ways. You could think it was funny, or you could be offended. I wasn't offended and thought it was mildly amusing, but rarely laughed out loud. However, I'm also the kind of person who hates Maxine, and deletes any spam emails I receive that make fun of growing older. I personally never intend to become an old lady, and I think many baby boomers feel the same way. If you are a baby boomer and need a little help on how not to grow old too soon, try reading Baby Boomer Bachelorette: How to Have Sex at Least Once More Before You Die. The author combines a good sense of humor with some great practical advice. Highly recommended.
 We are not amused December 31, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I read through most of this book while I was browsing at Borders, and I couldn't figure out WHY it was in the humor section. Guess I don't have much of a sense of humor.
As a crotchety old woman I would really be upset if someone gave me this book.
I confess that I am guilty of some "old lady" things. Yes, I do buy some at thrift stores, but I think I can still see well enough to know if there are food stains on them, thank you very much. And yes, I do try to give exact change to cashiers, otherwise I would be carrying around pounds of coins. But these are things I have done for years, and I'm not going to change now. I guess that that shows I am set in my ways.
I'm not sure who the target demographics for this book are: certainly not us curmudgeonly wrinklies.
If you want to buy a book for a "mature" woman, I would suggest that you find out her interests and try to find a book that she would enjoy. The most interesting book I have read lately was FOREVER BARBIE by M.G. Lord, but realize that would not be to everyone's taste.
Mean Spirited and Banal December 22, 2006
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
I purchased this book expecting a whistful, witty, wink and nod at older age, along with some genuine suggestions for maintaining one's vibrance in advanced years. Please be assured this book contains none of those things. Each page states a tired, much used, irrelevant or outright offensive cliche. If you've ever watched a sit com you've heard these same old lines over and over again. The narrative reminds me of a bad comedian doing his first minute at an open-mike night. I purchase this as a gift for my mother, but realized I couldn't possibly give it to her without hurting her feelings. Ageism at it's worst. Sadly, the writer maligns senior women as bigoted small-minded losers while failing to recognize her own emotional fears about aging and body image. Her tone is that of a sorority sister gossiping about what's wrong with anyone not in her peer group.
It's shocking that Andrews McMeel Publishing actually printed this "book". The illustrations are fine and surpass the writing to a degree. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean very much.
Wish I could send this back, but I'd lose so much on shipping it's not worth it. I don't know that I've ever recycled a book, but I wouldn't even feel right donating it to the library book sale.
 A great little book for a Laugh or Two! December 9, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is not a senior self-help book or a book for intellectual stimulation, but for a few chuckles, it's a quick, humorous excursion through Mary McHugh's world of little old ladies. I agree with one of McHugh's introductory statements: "The trouble with letting yourself become a Little Old Lady is that you are missing half the fun of being alive in the twenty-first century."
I hope I don't fit most of McHugh's stereotypes. I don't "still wear makeup and stockings to the supermarket" or "think microwaves fry your brain if you stand near them," and I certainly don't "turn (my) back on computers," which are a big part of my life.
On the other hand, I do "still expect people to RSVP when (I) invite them to a party," and I know a few peers (in addition to my 90+ mother) who "wear plasitc bonnets in the rain." I don't.
Mary McHugh's "How Not to Become a Little Old Lady," with its cute illustrations by Adrienne Hartman, is a charming little "quick read" for the self-aware older woman with a sense of humor.
Not as clever as I thought August 23, 2005
10 out of 17 found this review helpful
This little book sounded like just what I could use in running a group of "Primetimers" at church...having socials I mean.
It is not very cleverly written.....and I will probably get rid of it.
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