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Suddenly Sixty And Other Shocks Of Later Life |
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Judith Viorst |
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From the bestselling author of Forever Fifty comes a new collection of poems that tickle, console, and offer the pleasure of instant recognition -- the perfect book for any woman anywhere in the vicinity of sixty. Judith Viorst's "decade" books of verse -- including It's Hard to Be Hip Over Thirty, How Did I Get to Be Forty, and Forever Fifty -- have delighted millions of readers worldwide who relish her wit, warmth, and wisdom. Now here she is with Suddenly Sixty, a funny and touching book that speaks directly to the sixty-ish woman, inviting her to laugh about, sigh over, and come to hopeful terms with the complex issues of this decade of life. Among the poems in this charmingly illustrated collection are those exploring the joys -- and strains -- of children and grandchildren, and the intimacy of old friends who've... |
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I'm Too Young to Be Seventy: And Other Delusions |
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Judith Viorst |
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0743267745 |
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The beloved bestselling author of Forever Fifty and Suddenly Sixty now tackles the ins and outs of becoming a septuagenarian with her usual wry good humor.Fans of Judith Viorst's funny, touching, and wise poems about turning thirty, forty, fifty, and sixty will love this new volume for the woman who deeply believes she is too young to be seventy, "too young in my heart and my soul, if not in my thighs."Viorst explores, among the many other issues of this stage of life, the state of our sex lives and teeth, how we can stay married though thermostatically incompatible, and the joys of grandparenthood and shopping. Readers will nod with rueful recognition when she asks, "Am I required to think of myself as a basically shallow woman because I feel better when my hair looks good?," when she presses a few helpful... |
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Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday |
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Judith Viorst |
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0689711999 |
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Last Sunday, Alexander's grandparents gave him a dollar -- and he was rich. There were so many things that he could do with all of that money!He could buy as much gum as he wanted, or even a walkie-talkie, if he saved enough. But somehow the money began to disappear...Readers of all ages will be delighted by this attractive new edition of Judith Viorst's beloved picture book.
Card catalog description
Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar.
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day |
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Judith Viorst |
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0689711735 |
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"I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day." So begin the trials and tribulations of the irascible Alexander, who has been earning the sympathy of readers since 1972. People of all ages have terrible, horrible days, and Alexander offers us the cranky commiseration we crave as well as a reminder that things may not be all that bad. As Alexander's day progresses, he faces a barrage of bummers worthy of a country- western song: getting smushed in the middle seat of the car, a dessertless lunch sack, a cavity at the dentist's office, stripeless sneakers,... |
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Grown-Up Marriage |
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Judith Viorst |
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0743210816 |
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In Grown-Up Marriage, bestselling author Judith Viorst uses her abundant gifts to consider how marriage pulls, cajoles, and commands us to grow up. By viewing marriage "as a problem we have to solve again and again," Viorst offers a fresh view of both the mirages of marriage and how readers can adjust their expectations to create an enduring state of the union. Complacency, warns Viorst, is the bind that unties. "If we imagine that marriage is where we can burp, bitch, snicker and snipe day after day without paying a price, we are wrong." She crafts a smart synthesis of decades of psychological research, case studies, and examples drawn from popular culture. Viorst rounds up the usual suspects--the routines that kill marriage, the outlaw in-laws, the mommy-daddy trap--and the unusual ones, including marital sibling rivalry... |
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Necessary Losses |
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Judith Viorst |
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0684844958 |
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From Publishers Weekly
Personal experience, great literature liberally quoted here, and study of psychoanalytic theory are combined in this far-ranging, somewhat rambling book by Redbook columnist Viorst to demonstrate that growing and aging involve a succession of conscious and unconscious losses, including the loss of youth. Citing examples, and starting with the loss of the mother-child connection, she indicates that only by learning to relinquish people, places, situations and emotions that concern us at stages of life from childhood to old age can we develop a positive identity and self-image. We must realize, she argues, that these losses are a necessary part of life and growth. A strong sense of self will help us remain positive in the face of the many physical and psychological losses of old age and to accept life's final loss... |
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day |
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Judith Viorst |
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0689300727 |
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"I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day." So begin the trials and tribulations of the irascible Alexander, who has been earning the sympathy of readers since 1972. People of all ages have terrible, horrible days, and Alexander offers us the cranky commiseration we crave as well as a reminder that things may not be all that bad. As Alexander's day progresses, he faces a barrage of bummers worthy of a country- western song: getting smushed in the middle seat of the car, a dessertless lunch sack, a cavity at the dentist's office, stripeless sneakers,... |
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Just in Case |
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Judith Viorst |
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0689871643 |
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From School Library Journal
Grade 1-3–Viorst's talent for voicing childhood anxieties is evident once again. Charlie likes to be ready for any emergency, so he makes outlandish preparations for whatever might befall him. If someone bossy and mean instead of his favorite sitter comes, he'll make her not glad by washing his feet in the toilet bowl and painting his face a most horrible shade of green. Just in case all the food stores close, he makes a hundred and seventeen peanut-butter sandwiches and stockpiles goodies for everyone in the family. Readers will enjoy his antics to protect himself from being swooped up by a bird on the way to school or escaping a mermaid who might grab his big toe. And they will relish the special surprise for which Charlie is completely unprepared. In full-page and vignette mixed-media cartoon... |
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Imperfect Control: Our Lifelong Struggles with Power and Surrender |
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Judith Viorst |
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0641626606 |
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day CD |
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Judith Viorst |
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Audio Compact Disc - Unabridged |
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0060723319 |
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Book Review
"I went to sleep with gum in my mouth and now there's gum in my hair and when I got out of bed this morning I tripped on the skateboard and by mistake I dropped my sweater in the sink while the water was running and I could tell it was going to be a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day." So begin the trials and tribulations of the irascible Alexander, who has been earning the sympathy of readers since 1972. People of all ages have terrible, horrible days, and Alexander offers us the cranky commiseration we crave as well as a reminder that things may not be all that bad. As Alexander's day progresses, he faces a barrage of bummers worthy of a country- western song: getting smushed in the middle seat of the car, a dessertless lunch sack, a cavity at the dentist's office, stripeless sneakers,... |
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The Tenth Good Thing About Barney |
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Judith Viorst |
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0689712030 |
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My cat Barney died this Friday. I was very sad. My mother said we could have a funeral for him, and I should think of ten good things about Barney so I could tell them... But the small boy who loved Barney can only think of nine. Later, while talking with his father, he discovers the tenth -- and begins to understand.
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In an attempt to overcome his grief, a boy tries to think of the ten best things about his dead cat.
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Alphabet from Z to a |
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Judith Viorst |
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061303564X |
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Forever Fifty and Other Negotiations |
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Judith Viorst |
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0684832372 |
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From Publishers Weekly
In her seventh collection of verse homilies the prolific Viorst ( How Did I Get to Be Forty and Other Atrocities ) offers mild-mannered complaints about and righteous jubilation in honor of aging--specifically, turning 50. "No, I'm not ashamed of my age," she declares, observing that maturity brings wisdom, though various vexations ("Face lift, or no face lift--that is the question") follow close behind. Interspersed with her gripes is commonsensical advice: when youthful "fantasies of magic and of mystery" prove impractical, a spirit of compromise (the "sweet pleasures of an ordinary life") will come in handy. Though displaying her knack for penning advice columns in a conversational verse form, Viorst is not a poet, either major or minor: her lackadaisical, thudding rhymes and metrics owe more to the prosaic... |
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Alexander Que de Ninguna Manera--Le Oyen --Lo Dice en Serio!--Se Va A Mudar / Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me I Mean It!) Going to Move |
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Judith Viorst |
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(Hardcover) - Spanish |
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0613064941 |
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Alexander y el dia terrible, horrible, espantoso, horroroso |
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Judith Viorst |
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0689713509 |
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Alexander se dió cuenta de que iba a ser un día terrible couando se despertó y se encontró chicle en el pelo. Y aun fue peor...Su mejor amigo lo abandonó. No ten ía postre en su bolsa del almuerzo. ¡Y para colmo, había habas verdes en la comida y besos en la televisión!Este cuento clásico de Judith Viorst, ahora en español, será sin lugar a duda del agrado de los lectores de todas las edades, como lo ha sido hasta ahora.
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Text: Spanish, English (translation)
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Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me I Mean It!) Going to Move |
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Judith Viorst |
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0689820895 |
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From Publishers Weekly
Twenty-three years after Alexander's first appearance, in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, the hapless character makes a gratifying return... with a new gripe. His family is moving 1000 miles away and he does not want to go: "Never. Not ever. No way. Uh uh. N.O." Roaming the neighborhood, he takes a look at his "special places" and bids good-bye to all his "special people," announcing that "I'm saying good-bye-but it won't be my last." By story's end-after he lets some reassuring promises from his parents sink in-Alexander softens his tone, conceding that he, too, is packing up his things, but for the final time. Because next time his family relocates, "I'm not-DO YOU HEAR ME? I MEAN IT!-going to move." Alexander's voice belongs at once to him alone and to every child. Glasser... |
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Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear Me I Mean It!) Going to Move |
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Judith Viorst |
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0613099338 |
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