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Fifty is not a four-letter word Fifty is not a four-letter word Linda Kelsey As Hope Lyndhurst-Steele approaches her 50th birthday, although she "has it all"--top magazine job, wonderful husband, loving son, many friends--fifty still feels like a four-letter word. But she doe… OL11946249W
Mother to be Mother to be Tanya Michaels With a sizzling career in commercial real estate and an even hotter love life, Delia Carlisle can't believe she's pregnant at forty-three. Dealing in potty training instead of properties...this is no… OL15089899W
You Don't Have to be Good You Don't Have to be Good Sabrina Broadbent Bea is in her late forties, has a dead-end job with the Council in Cambridge, and is married to Frank, a feckless would-be writer with extra-mural distractions. Bea's successful sister, Katharine, th… OL15177901W
Jewels Jewels Michael Cunningham,Michael Cunningham Photographer Michael Cunningham (coauthor of Crowns) and author Connie Briscoe, a New York Times bestselling novelist, profile 50 women over the age of 50 who have been remarkably successful--whether… OL15186860W
The cougar club The cougar club McBride, Susan "If you think that life--and romance--end at forty . . . think again! Meet three women who aren't about to run and hide, just because the world says they should be on the shelf and out of circulation… OL15581894W
Love with noodles Love with noodles Harry Freund Stockbroker, Dan Gelder has a posh Fifth Avenue address, is two years a widower, and remains faithful to his deceased wife. Numbed by grief, he is annoyed,not flattered, by the attentions of the wome… OL16057631W
All for one All for one Melody Carlson Life is heating up for the four Lindas and it's not just hot flashes! Abby's losing sleep over her husband's health and neglecting her bed-and-breakfast dreams. Caroline may have waited too long to p… OL16134123W
The briefcase The briefcase Hiromi Kawakami "Tsukiko, thirty-eight, works in an office and lives alone. One night, she happens to meet one of her former high school teachers, "Sensei" in a local bar. Tsukiko had only ever called him "Sensei" (… OL16239759W
Traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine Nan Lu,Ellen Schaplowsky Here at last is the secret to taking off pounds and inches and keeping them off for life. Unlike popular "miracle" diet programs and products, *The Dragon's Way* addresses the root cause of your weig… OL1636120W
Wrestling the Hulk Wrestling the Hulk Linda Hogan The former wife of the American wrestling icon describes her life with The Hulk and reveals how she survived her experiences with abuse, infidelity, and fame to embrace her new single status. OL16619429W
Falling slowly Falling slowly Anita Brookner The Sharpe sisters' quiet lives are disrupted when they become involved with several complicated men. OL166423W
How to date like a grown-up How to date like a grown-up Lisa Daily A dating guide for single women ages 40+, How to Date Like a Grown-up answers questions these Boomer daters themselves have asked, and provides counterintuitive, funny, and useful advice. OL16946499W
The Wild Oats project The Wild Oats project Robin Rinaldi "What if for just one year you explored everything you'd wondered about sex but hadn't tried? The project was simple: An attractive, successful magazine journalist, Robin Rinaldi, would move into a S… OL17114881W
Dear Emily Dear Emily Fern Michaels Chin up, Emily Thorn faces the pain and heartache of love lost and years wasted. At forty, all she has to show for twenty years of marriage is a Federal Express letter from her doctor husband that be… OL17731903W
Buried in a book Buried in a book Lucy Arlington First in a new series. After losing her job as a journalist at the age of 45, Lila Wilkins accepts an internship at A Novel Idea, a thriving literary agency in North Carolina. When a penniless aspiri… OL17800532W
Rage against the dying Rage against the dying Becky Masterman In her hey day, ex FBI agent Brigid Quinn not only worked serial killer cases but became their prize. Small and blond, from a distance she looked vulnerable and slight ... the perfect bait to catch a… OL17870519W
The real Liddy James The real Liddy James Anne-Marie Casey "An exuberant new novel, from an internationally bestselling author that will delight fans of Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, Bernadette?, and CBS's The Good Wife, about a modern-day superwoman who le… OL17874214W
The madwoman in the Volvo The madwoman in the Volvo Sandra Tsing Loh "In a voice that is wry, disarming, and totally candid, Sandra Tsing Loh tells the moving and laugh-out-loud tales of her roller coaster through 'the change.' This is not your grandmother's menopause… OL17897043W
Ageless Ageless Suzanne Somers Can you really feel better as you get older?Is aging without illness possible?Is your own internal fountain of youth waiting to be discovered?Yes, yes, and YES! says Suzanne Somers, the bestselling a… OL1854690W
The Women's Room The Women's Room Marilyn French Relates a woman's experiences and changing attitudes from her marriage in the 1950's to her increasing independence in the 1970's. OL1860041W
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