{"product_id":"the-50-year-dash-paperback-by-bob-greene","title":"The 50 Year Dash Paperback by Bob Greene","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eMain Street Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(1998-05-18)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e304\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780385493017\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e354.38\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e21.59 x 13.97 x 1.91\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 50 Year Dash\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful book of reflections on everything that's part of life at fifty: looking at aches and pains as a growth industry, and seeing the constant onslaught of new pain relievers as a new version of the British invasion of rock groups in the 1960s; finding that the world is no longer sufficiently quiet, and that you're the one yelling \"Turn that down!\"; realizing you're older than James Bond ever was; hearing yourself say, \"The fruit plate looks good,\" and meaning it; understanding that the one thing that seems to be going away from you the fastest is that first-time feeling--first job, first house, first kiss--and knowing that the best thing you can do for yourself is to find ways to keep finding those feelings again and again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween now and the year 2014, seventy-seven million American men and women--most of the baby boom generation--will turn fifty. That's about ten thousand birthdays per day. \u003ci\u003eThe 50 Year Dash\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect book for every single one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Greene\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author whose books include \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Town\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDuty\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been the lead columnist for\u003ci\u003e Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, a contributing correspondent for ABC News \u003ci\u003eNightline,\u003c\/i\u003e and a syndicated columnist for both the\u003ci\u003e Chicago Sun-Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, where he worked for 24 years. His book \u003ci\u003eHang Time: Days and Dreams with Michael Jordan\u003c\/i\u003e was a bestseller. In 1995, Greene was named Illinois Journalist of the Year, and he also won the Peter Lisagor Award for Public Service Journalism for his reporting on courts failing children in need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553015746721,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780385493017","price":26.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780385493017.jpg?v=1781722878","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-50-year-dash-paperback-by-bob-greene","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}