Memos from Midlife: 24 Parables of Adult Adjustment

Fiction & Literature, Humorous, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Memos from Midlife: 24 Parables of Adult Adjustment by Franklin E. Zimring, Quid Pro, LLC
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Franklin E. Zimring ISBN: 9781610272988
Publisher: Quid Pro, LLC Publication: April 19, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Franklin E. Zimring
ISBN: 9781610272988
Publisher: Quid Pro, LLC
Publication: April 19, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

“... It’s the most entertaining book I’ve read this year.”
— Steve Chapman, Columnist and Editorial Writer, The Chicago Tribune

There 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.”

Why 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.)
“Frank Zimring has gained renown as a penetrating thinker and a tireless scholar, but Memos from Midlife 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.”
— Steve Chapman, Columnist and Editorial Writer, The Chicago Tribune
A new collection of compelling and humorous essays, in the Journeys & Memoirs Series from Quid Pro Books.

Franklin 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. Such books include The Contradictions of American Capital Punishment (voted a Book of the Year by The Economist), The City That Became Safe: New York's Lessons For Urban Crime and Its Control, and Choosing The Future For American Juvenile Justice.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

“... It’s the most entertaining book I’ve read this year.”
— Steve Chapman, Columnist and Editorial Writer, The Chicago Tribune

There 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.”

Why 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.)
“Frank Zimring has gained renown as a penetrating thinker and a tireless scholar, but Memos from Midlife 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.”
— Steve Chapman, Columnist and Editorial Writer, The Chicago Tribune
A new collection of compelling and humorous essays, in the Journeys & Memoirs Series from Quid Pro Books.

Franklin 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. Such books include The Contradictions of American Capital Punishment (voted a Book of the Year by The Economist), The City That Became Safe: New York's Lessons For Urban Crime and Its Control, and Choosing The Future For American Juvenile Justice.

More books from Quid Pro, LLC

Cover of the book Yale Law Journal: Volume 124, Number 6 - April 2015 by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book Short Takes by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book Yale Law Journal: Volume 125, Number 2 - November 2015 by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book The Changing Academic Market: General Trends and a Berkeley Case Study by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book The Changing Legal World of Adolescence by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates: A Socio-legal Study on Conflicts by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book Brothers at War: Israel and the Tragedy of the Altalena by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book For the Poor and Disenfranchised: An Institutional and Historical Analysis of American Public Interest Law, 1876-1990 by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book Lawyers at Work by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book Slavery and the Penal System by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book Stanford Law Review: Volume 64, Issue 2 - February 2012 by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book Stanford Law Review: Vol. 63, Iss. 4 - Apr. 2011 by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book Yale Law Journal: Volume 124, Number 4 - January-February 2015 by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book Harvard Law Review: Volume 129, Number 8 - June 2016 by Franklin E. Zimring
Cover of the book Disaster and Sociolegal Studies by Franklin E. Zimring
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy