{"product_id":"memos-from-midlife-24-parables-of-adult-adjustment-paperback","title":"Memos from Midlife: 24 Parables of Adult Adjustment - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFranklin E. Zimring\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... It's the most entertaining book I've read this year.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Steve Chapman, Columnist and Editorial Writer, \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are no pretentious pronouncements about public policy or dry conclusions from social science in these pages ... because it is a report from what Frank Zimring calls \"my second career, and everybody else's second career, the hard work of becoming an adult in the modern world.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is a piranha swimming in your pool a better illustration of how people get over-committed than a giant man eating shark? (Consult chapter 3.) What should you say when your eight-year-old asks whether you would save him or his sister if the lifeboat only had room for one? (See chapter 5.) Why are professors who hate to teach at their home campus positively lustful when invited to lecture somewhere else? (Chapter 11 explains.) When you finally succeed in giving up cigarettes, how should you feel about those who still smoke? (See chapter 2.) Why do so many of the people lined up to visit world famous landmarks look so unhappy to be there? (Chapter 20 reveals the secret.) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Frank Zimring has gained renown as a penetrating thinker and a tireless scholar, but \u003ci\u003eMemos from Midlife\u003c\/i\u003e reveals what his friends have always known: He is also a charming and thought-provoking companion with a devilish sense of humor. Addressing a range of unconventional topics, from 'the arrogance of nostalgia' to Portnoy's real complaint, he provides both illumination and fun, as well as guidance on living wisely and well. It's the most entertaining book I've read this year.\" \u003cbr\u003e - Steve Chapman \u003cbr\u003e Columnist and Editorial Writer\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new collection of compelling and humorous essays, in the \u003ci\u003eJourneys \u0026amp; Memoirs Series\u003c\/i\u003e from Quid Pro Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFRANKLIN E. ZIMRING is the William G. Simon Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author or coauthor of many books on topics including deterrence, the changing legal world of adolescence, capital punishment, the scale of imprisonment, and drug control. His most recent books are 'The City That Became Safe: New York's Lessons For Urban Crime and Its Control' (2012) and 'Choosing The Future For American Juvenile Justice' (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53300676591923,"sku":"9781610272964","price":34.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/d5CQdkAVPb9781610272964.webp?v=1777496092","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/memos-from-midlife-24-parables-of-adult-adjustment-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}