{"product_id":"early-bird-a-memoir-of-premature-retirement-paperback","title":"Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Retirement - Paperback","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\u003eRodney Rothman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone says they would like to retire early, but Rodney Rothman actually did it--forty years early. Burnt out, he decides at the age of twenty-eight to get an early start on his golden years. He travels to Boca Raton, Florida, where he moves in with an elderly piano teacher at Century Village, a retirement community that is home to thousands of senior citizens.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarly Bird\u003c\/i\u003e is an irreverent, hilarious, and ultimately warmhearted account of Rodney's journey deep into the heart of retirement. Rodney struggles for acceptance from the senior citizens he shares a swimming pool with and battles with cranky octogenarians who want him off their turf. Before long he observes, \"I don't think \u003ci\u003eTuesdays with Morrie\u003c\/i\u003e would have been quite so uplifting if that guy had to spend more than one day a week with Morrie.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spirit of retirement, Rodney fashions a busy schedule of suntanning, shuffleboard, and gambling cruises. As the months pass, his neighbors seem to forget that he is fifty years younger than they are. He finds himself the potential romantic interest of an aging femme fatale. He joins a senior softball club and is disturbed to learn that he is the worst player on the team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEarly Bird\u003c\/i\u003e is a funny, insightful, and moving look at what happens to us when we retire, viewed from a remarkably premature perspective. Any reader who plans on becoming an old person will enjoy joining Rodney on his strange journey, as he reconsiders his notions of romance, family, friendship, and ultimately, whether he's ever going back to work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRodney Rothman\u003c\/b\u003e is now living in Los Angeles. He is a former head writer for the \u003ci\u003eLate Show with David Letterman, \u003c\/i\u003e and was a writer and supervising producer for the television show \u003ci\u003eUndeclared.\u003c\/i\u003e His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eBest American Nonrequired Reading, The New Yorker, McSweeney's Quarterly, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.39 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468091474173,"sku":"9780743270588","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/dTF3QzlPTlFnVW1lRWtKQ2ExYkNBZz09.webp?v=1777285331","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/early-bird-a-memoir-of-premature-retirement-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}