Five recommended books for over 50 year olds

1) The Family by Kitty Kelly. The unauthorised biography of the Kennedy family; insightful and sagacious. Read it and grow in leaps and bounds beyond your fifty years. 2) The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran, if you have never read this, beg borrow or steal it. Wisdom was never this sweet. All the wise sayings to […]

1) The Family by Kitty Kelly. The unauthorised biography of the Kennedy family; insightful and sagacious. Read it and grow in leaps and bounds beyond your fifty years.

2) The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran, if you have never read this, beg borrow or steal it. Wisdom was never this sweet. All the wise sayings to keep you in perspective.

3) A Woman in Charge by Carl Bernstein. The story of Hilary Clinton. Grab it. Read it.

4)Any book that has the Idiot’s guide to anything. This means if you cannot use the computer, buy an idiot’s guide. If you cannot sew, buy an idiot’s guide. This is the time to conquer your fears.

5)Are you old enough to read this book: Reflections on Mid-life by Linda Ellerbee. A gem of a book. I cried and laughed and rolled over and cried again. Every fifty-year-old and above must read this.

Bonus Books:

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain.A crazy book by a crazy cook.

Any book by Eugenia Abu. Okay I have the audacity. I have turned fifty. Go on, get In the Blink of an Eye or Don’t Look at Me like that .I recommend them highly. (Laughter). The author has come of age, read her.

Men are from Mars Women are from Venus by John Gray. Now you can read it and get the perspective. At an earlier age, you may not get it.

Get any book on health care ( modern) and then get another one on alternative medicine. Get educated about your body. About time, too.

Read more newspapers, you need to know what government is saying and what everyone is saying about what government is saying.

Read a lot of books on faith and inspiration. This is the age to do so.

How to Make it Big as a Consultant by William Cohen. You might as well learn the ropes. Soon it will be your turn to consult for someone. This book will give you an excellent head start.

Finally grab a copy of Women of Courage edited by Katherine Martin and it will set you out as a fifty year old to see what some people have  gone through and make you thankful for your life. I am thankful for mine.

Barka da Sallah!