{"product_id":"roctogenarians-late-in-life-debuts-comebacks-and-triumphs-hardcover","title":"Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs - Hardcover","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\u003eMo Rocca\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Greenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom beloved CBS \u003ci\u003eSunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e correspondent Mo Rocca, author of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eMobituaries, \u003c\/i\u003e comes an inspiring collection of stories that celebrates the triumphs of people who made their biggest marks late in life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEighty has been the new sixty for about twenty years now. In fact, there have always been late-in-life achievers, those who declined to go into decline just because they were eligible for social security. Journalist, humorist, and history buff Mo Rocca and coauthor Jonathan Greenberg introduce us to the people past and present who peaked when they could have been puttering--breaking out as writers, selling out concert halls, attempting to set land-speed records--and in the case of one ninety-year tortoise, becoming a first-time father. (Take that, Al Pacino!) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the vein of \u003ci\u003eMobituaries\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoctogenarians\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of entertaining and unexpected profiles of these unretired titans--some long gone (a cancer-stricken Henri Matisse, who began work on his celebrated cut-outs when he could no longer paint), some very much still living (Mel Brooks, yukking it up at close to one hundred). The amazing cast of characters also includes Mary Church Terrell, who at eighty-six helped lead sit-ins at segregated Washington, DC, lunch counters in the 1950s, and Carol Channing, who married the love of her life at eighty-two. Then there's Peter Mark Roget, who began working on his thesaurus in his twenties and completed it at seventy-three (because sometimes finding the right word takes time.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith passion and wonder Rocca and Greenberg recount the stories of yesterday's and today's strongest finishers. Because with all due respect to the Golden Girls, some people will never be content sitting out on the lanai. (PS Actress Estelle Getty was sixty-two when she got her big break. And yes, she's in the book.)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMo Rocca is a correspondent for CBS\u003ci\u003e Sunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, host of the hit \u003ci\u003eMobituaries \u003c\/i\u003epodcast, and host of \u003ci\u003eThe Henry Ford's Innovation Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. He's also a frequent panelist on NPR's hit weekly quiz show \u003ci\u003eWait Wait...Don't Tell Me! \u003c\/i\u003eand host and creator of Cooking Channel's \u003ci\u003eMy Grandmother's Ravioli\u003c\/i\u003e. Rocca is coauthor of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eMobituaries: Great Lives Worth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eReliving\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Presidents' Pets: The Story of One Reporter Who Refused to Roll Over\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJonathan Greenberg is a professor of English at Montclair State University and the author of two books of literary criticism along with many articles and essays. He is also an Emmy Award-winning screenwriter who has written for children's shows including \u003ci\u003eRugrats\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHey Arnold!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArthur\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eMobituaries.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 9.36 x 7.67 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52467471745331,"sku":"9781668052501","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/gIRMJRXNxK9781668052501.webp?v=1759334058","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/roctogenarians-late-in-life-debuts-comebacks-and-triumphs-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}