I'm Not as Old as I Used to Be: Reclaiming Your Life in the Second Half

Weaver, the 72-year-old senior editor of NBC's Today Show, has published previously (The Girls With the Grandmother Faces) and lectured widely on how women can cope with growing older. In this upbeat manual, she presents her own experience on coming to terms with widowhood and gives practical suggestions for self-development through education and travel. After her husband's death, Weaver began to drink excessively and details here how she retreated into alcoholism until her family and friends convinced her to check into a detox center. It was only after achieving sobriety that she was able to build a new life. Although her determination to launch a writing career is inspiring and many of her suggestions for exploring new options will be useful to older women, Weaver's relentless cheeriness wears thin. Author tour. (July)