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How to Survive Old Age

A Hilarious Guide to Enjoying Your Golden Years
By Clive Whichelow and Mike Haskins
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Be yourself and wear your wrinkles proudly with the help of this humorous collection of observations and illustrations on how to survive old age. For years, you wanted to be treated like a proper adult, but now you're on a downhill slippery slope to a grand... Read More
Format: Hardback
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You're only as old as you feel! For years you wanted to be treated like a proper adult, but now you're on a slippery slope to a grand old age and you can't seem to find the brakes. The mischievous little book will help you enjoy your latter years with tongue-in-cheek advice and cheeky illustrations.

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Be yourself and wear your wrinkles proudly with the help of this humorous collection of observations and illustrations on how to survive old age.

For years, you wanted to be treated like a proper adult, but now you're on a downhill slippery slope to a grand old age and you can't seem to find the brakes. You need expert survival advice, such as:

  • Don't call anyone under 40 "young man" or "young lady".
  • Do remember where your glasses, keys and wallet are to avoid raised eyebrows from family members.
  • Don't wear a tartan rug over your knees on a car journey.
  • Do make an effort to learn all the songs in the top ten.

This mischievous little book will help you enjoy your latter years without worrying about what anyone else thinks. After all, the best things in life are old: vintage wines, golden oldies... You're now part of an elite club. Enjoy!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837999699

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Summersdale Publishers

Illustration: 21 full-colour illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 120.0mm

Height: 158.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 96

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Clive Whichelow Fiction Health & Wellness Humour Mike Haskins Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Clive Whichelow (Author)

Clive Whichelow is a journalist and comedy writer. He has written for Rory Bremner, Jonathan Ross, Spitting Image and many others as well as for The Mail on Sunday, the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror.

Mike Haskins (Author)

Mike Haskins is a writer and researcher who has worked on TV providing scripts for everyone from Simon Pegg to Christopher Biggins. He has worked on radio series featuring Des O Connor, Bruce Forsyth and Brian Eno (although sadly not all at the same time). He has worked for many years with Griff Rhys Jones and has written (or co-written) a vast pile of books including the bestselling joke collection Man Walks Into A Bar.

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