Product Description

Do you need different glasses to find your other two pairs of glasses? Have you given up using the expression 'Over my dead body'? Can you name every guest at your fourth birthday party, but can't remember what you're doing tomorrow? Oh dear. Like everyone over the age of 50, you are now entering the era of 'senior moments', those brief mental blips that can waylay you at the most inconvenient times. As when you've made the long and arduous journey towards your untied shoelaces, and a certain thought pops (miraculously, at your age) into your head: 'Now I'm down here, what else can I do?' Congratulations - or commiserations - you've had your first senior moment. These are the moments when: you find something that you put down and couldn't find yesterday, but not the thing that you put down somewhere just now; you sometimes, unaccountably, refer to your oldest and closest friend as 'Thingy'; you could paint a picture of it, write a thesis about it, demonstrate how to use it to Olympic standard ...but can't think of its name; and you reach the top landing, only to realize that you can't remember why you came upstairs in the first place. Fear not, for help is at hand. "The Book of Senior Moments" introduces the reader to a wonderful collection of these little passages, drawn from the experiences of everyone from politicians to pundits, and set alongside revelations from the famous (and not so famous). Also included are some exit strategies for when you've been ambushed by your memory, as well as tips on how to avoid getting ambushed in the first place. Part guide, part humorous overview, and crammed with advice, examples, anecdotes, confessions, tips, retorts and excuses, this is an absolutely essential book for anyone interested in ...er ...whatever it is.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2412 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 162 pages

The Oldie, September 3, 2006
'this is required reading for anybody who has ever suffered a
'senior moment'.

Best Magazine, 12 September, 2006
A 'sizzling new bedside table book'.

Sunday Express, April 2006
wit and wisdom in a hilarious new book

Customer Reviews

An odd little book, but entertaining
I bought this for my parents although, ironically, the print is rather small and I'm concerned that they may struggle with it! I started browsing through it myself and was hooked. The book is a complete hotchpotch of ideas and styles. There are quotes from politicians, writers, comedians and actors. One-liners, jokes, anecdotes and more serious advice. There is no over-riding structure, it just seems to ramble on in whichever direction feels good at the time.

It only took a couple of hours to read, so is not great value for money. Some of the advice comes across as a little obvious or patronising and feels a little out of place in what I took to be a humorous coffee table/bathroom book. There are a lot of well-known quotes in here which may again make you feel that you've wasted your money. It seems that the writer has a particular liking for certain comedians as well who are quoted bizarrely often.

Overall though it does take a light-hearted look at the effects of ageing (which it assumes occur in those turning 40, not just over retirement age). So not a bad little stocking filler.

very droll
we've all had them! there are some very good funny stories and quotes.. and the top tips are very inspirational.. .. nice to have a cheery book about this subject!

BEEN THERE FORGOT THE TEE SHIRT!
Shelly`s book is essential reading for anyone who has trailed aound the house looking for lost keys or come downstairs for something, having to go back upstairs to remember what it was! A funny book full of helpful hints to survive the mid and later life crisises.

Mick Drake author of the comic novel All`s Well at Wellwithoute