The Rogue's Road to Retirement: How I Got My Groove Back after Sixty-Five—And How You Can, Too!

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The author shares his hard-earned wisdom on growing old: Don't do it! "The fresh new voice of the Bad-Boy Octogenarian." —David Friend, editor, Vanity Fair After retiring, George S.K. Rider embarks on a bumpy journey to find himself and a new lease on life. For the first time, he gets in touch with his creative side—an unexpected development after he spent so many decades as a college athlete-turned-Navy officer-turned-Wall Street trader. Told through a series of uproariously funny and sometimes poignant adventures, The Rogue's Road to Retirement is about getting back in touch with your inner rascal and getting off your duff. (George ends up in an MTV video, a Pepsi ad doing the polka, and Sports Illustrated!) His stories reflect on finding a new passion in retirement by:being kind to your kids (after all, you need them to do the lawn work now)discovering the joys of guilt-tripping your grandchildren into hanging out with youstruggling with the age-old dilemma: take another nap or go to the gymdriving your spouse nuts now that you're both home 24/7barhopping (or barhobbling) after sixty-fivesavoring the sweet memories of friends and loved ones now goneand much more The Rogue's Road to Retirement is about the rebels, raconteurs, and roués who refuse to grow old gracefully, who want to grow old the way they grew up—raising hell and having fun—and give their kids and grandkids a run for their money.