Early Bird - A Memoir of Premature Retirement (Paperback, Open Market ed)

Everyone says they would like to retire early, but Rodney Rothman actually did it -- forty years early. Burnt out, he decides at the age of twenty-eight to get an early start on his golden years. He travels to Boca Raton, Florida, where he moves in with an elderly piano teacher at Century Village, a retirement community that is home to thousands of senior citizens.
"Early Bird" is an irreverent, hilarious, and ultimately warmhearted account of Rodney's journey deep into the heart of retirement. Rodney struggles for acceptance from the senior citizens he shares a swimming pool with and battles with cranky octogenarians who want him off their turf. Before long he observes, "I don't think "Tuesdays with Morrie" would have been quite so uplifting if that guy had to spend more than one day a week with Morrie."
In the spirit of retirement, Rodney fashions a busy schedule of suntanning, shuffleboard, and gambling cruises. As the months pass, his neighbors seem to forget that he is fifty years younger than they are. He finds himself the potential romantic interest of an aging femme fatale. He joins a senior softball club and is disturbed to learn that he is the worst player on the team.
"Early Bird" is a funny, insightful, and moving look at what happens to us when we retire, viewed from a remarkably premature perspective. Any reader who plans on becoming an old person will enjoy joining Rodney on his strange journey, as he reconsiders his notions of romance, family, friendship, and ultimately, whether he's ever going back to work.

General

Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	May 2006
Authors:	Rodney Rothman
Dimensions:	214 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
Edition:	Open Market ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7432-7058-8
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Retirement
LSN:	0-7432-7058-4
Barcode:	9780743270588

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