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You don't look your age : and other fairy tales

Nevins, Sheila, (author.). Adler, Cynthia, (narrator.). Alda, Alan, 1936- (narrator.). Balaban, Bob, (narrator.). Baranski, Christine, (narrator.). Bates, Kathy, 1948- (narrator.). Burstyn, Ellen, 1932- (narrator.). Close, Glenn, 1947- (narrator.). Couric, Katie, 1957- (narrator.). Cox, John Henry, (narrator.). Bacon, Michael, 1948- (composer.). Macmillan Audio (Firm) (Added Author).

A collection of stories and essays about what women of a certain age have learned--sometimes the hard way. In You Don't Look Your Age, Sheila Nevins has put together an incredibly surprising, funny, and poignant collection of short stories, essays, and poetry that, taken together, tell not only her life story but the life stories of a generation of women. Nevins has seen it all. A famed documentary producer (many credit her with creating the modern documentary) Nevins has always been behind the scenes. But now it's time for her to take center stage. Nevins was stopped at every path--as a girlfriend, during motherhood, and with her career--and here she tells how things really were, and are, for countless women. Topics she tackles are: frenemies, infidelity, plastic surgery, dieting, Viagra, the heartbreak of young first love, the discomforts of growing old, and a celebration in the long run of what life has to offer. With biting humor, charm, deep insight, wisdom, and surprising poignancy, Nevins has written that rare book that will be shared between mothers and daughters and even granddaughters.

CD Audiobook  - 2017
305.26 Nev
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  • ISBN: 9781427286659
  • Physical Description 4 audio discs (4.5 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Unabridged.
  • Publisher New York : Macmillan Audio, [2017]

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Restrictions on Access Note:
Restricted to PRINT DISABLED Patrons.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Michael Bacon.
Participant or Performer Note:
Read by an all-star cast : Cynthia Adler, Alan Alda, Bob Balaban, Christine Baranski, Kathy Bates, Ellen Burstyn, Glenn Close, Katie Couric, John Henry Cox, the author [and 24 others].
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You Don't Look Your Age... and Other Fairy Tales
You Don't Look Your Age... and Other Fairy Tales
by Nevins, Sheila
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You Don't Look Your Age... and Other Fairy Tales


..".the decided advantage of the audio book is that it is read by a cast of stars as long as your arm -- thanks to Nevins' considerable achievements in television and production...This is choice listening for the car, as the stories are short and thus lend themselves to erranding and other short hops." Fran Wood, NJ.com This program is read by the author and a full cast: Cynthia Adler, Alan Alda, Bob Balaban, Christine Baranski, Kathy Bates, Ellen Burstyn, Glenn Close, Katie Couric, John Henry Cox, Blythe Danner, Lena Dunham, Edie Falco, Tovah Feldshuh, Diane von Furstenberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Gayle King, Diane Lane, Sandra Lee, Judith Light, Jenna Lyons, Audra McDonald, Janet Mock, Sheila Nevins, Rosie O'Donnell, Jean Richards, RuPaul, Liz Smith, Lesley Stahl, Gloria Steinem, Martha Stewart, Meryl Streep, Marlo Thomas, Lily Tomlin, and Gloria Vanderbilt. "Thank you to Sheila Nevins for putting all this down for posterity. Women need this kind of honest excavation of the process of living." --Meryl Streep An astonishingly frank, funny, poignant audiobook for any woman who wishes they had someone who would say to them, "This happened to me, learn from my mistakes and my successes. Because you don't get smarter as you get older, you get braver." Sheila Nevins is the best friend you never knew you had. She is your discreet confidante you can tell any secret to, your sage mentor at work who helps you navigate the often uneven playing field, your wise sister who has "been there, done that," your hysterical girlfriend whose stories about men will make you laugh until you cry. Sheila Nevins is the one person who always tells it like it is. In You Don't Look Your Age , the famed documentary producer (as President of HBO Documentary Films for over 30 years, Nevins has rightfully been credited with creating the documentary rebirth) finally steps out from behind the camera and takes her place front and center. In this program you will hear about the real life challenges of being a woman in a man's world, what it means to be a working mother, what it's like to be an older woman in a youth-obsessed culture, the sometimes changing, often sweet truth about marriages, what being a feminist really means, and that you are in good company if your adult children don't return your phone calls. So come, sit down, make yourself comfortable, and slip on those headphones. You're in for a treat.