Fifty Over Fifty: Wise and Wild Women Creating Wonderful Lives (And You Can Too!)

by Dr. Susan R. Meyer

2016 · eBook, Paperback

Drawn from the lives of fifty women who built rewarding lives on their own terms, Dr. Susan R. Meyer’s guide distills seven key factors for creating the life you deserve — at any age. Her subjects span Fortune 100 executives, entrepreneurs, a home health aide, and a retired saleswoman, and among them have weathered job loss, divorce, illness, and widowhood. Part inspiration, part practical roadmap for reinvention in the second half of life.

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