When You Lie about Your Age, the Terrorists Win

Reflections on Looking in the Mirror

Author: Carol Leifer
ISBN: 9780345502964

Stand-up comic and comedy writer Carol Leifer faced a critical dilemma and had only two options: either continue sharing her greatest childhood memory (seeing the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1966) or lie about her age. But the choice soon became clear: “I see now that when you deny your age, you deny yourself, and when you lie about your age, you become your inauthentic twin. But most important, when you lie about your age, they win. (And of course by ‘they,’ I mean the terrorists).” Now, in this uproarious book, Leifer reveals all—her age, her outlook, her life philosophy—no holds barred. • On technology: “I am overwhelmed by anything that involves a cord.” • On motherhood: “Never put your baby’s length on a birth announcement. It’s a baby, not a marlin.” • On collagen injections: “Your lips are not meant to be flotation devices for your face in case it capsizes.” • On tattoos: “If you plan on having your lover’s name tattooed on your arm, alway

Publisher: Villard
Publish Date: 2009

Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs, Humor / Form / Essays

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Mid-life/Older Women)