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1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments

Of Which We Could Remember Only 254
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1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments by Tom Friedman is a collection of classic lapses, gaffes, and mental bloopers from celebrities and everyday people alike. It includes stories such as a president leaving nuclear launch codes at the dry cleaners, a novelist swapping orange juice and a kitten in the fridge, and numerous other humorous forgetful moments. Now updated with over 20% new stories and presented in vibrant two-colour print, this witty book offers a light-hearted look at the foibles that come with ageing and occasional forgetfulness.
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This book is a perfect gift for anyone of a certain age or those who enjoy humorous anecdotes about human imperfection. It suits readers seeking a fun, engaging read about memory lapses and relatable life moments.

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The perfect gift book for people of a certain age (their memory might be slipping, but their sense of humour is intact!), 1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments celebrates history's greatest mental lapses. Now uploaded and refreshed with more than 20 percent new material.

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The president who left the nuclear launch codes in a suit at the dry cleaners. The novelist who put the orange juice outside and the kitten in the refrigerator. The Russian general who left home in full military dress... minus his pants. The famous sex goddess who blew the same line through 52 takes. And the rock star who no longer remembers 1975.

Filled with classic lapses, gaffes, and mental bloopers, 1,000 Unforgettable Senior Moments is a fabulous and witty gift for anyone of a certain age. And now it is updated, revised with more than 20 percent new stories, and repackaged in two colour, making it an even more vibrant, visually appealing, fresh, and compellingly readable book.

Anyone who’s ever had a mental lapse will empathize with relative spring chicken Nicki Minaj, who, while accepting a BET Viewers’ Choice Award, forgot why she was receiving the statuette (on live national television, no less). Or the team of astrophysicists who believed they had discovered proof of alien lifeβ€”only to discover the signals were coming from the lunchroom microwave.

Here’s a best man forgetting to show up at the wedding, a musician leaving his priceless cello in a cab, the bank robber who wrote a holdup note on a paycheck stub that had his name and address printed on it, and the Fox studio chief who, when pressed by his leading lady to remember her name, offered β€œ... Cleopatra?”

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ISBN: 9780761193678

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 May 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Workman Adult

Illustration: 2-color, with black-and-white

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 104.0mm

Height: 156.0mm

Weight: 242g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Tom Friedman is a writer, editor, and George Foster Peabody Award–winning documentary producer. He lives in Northern California.

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