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What is the best book for a mother in her 50's?

June 22, 2011 7:22 PM PDT  ·  Flag  ·  9 answers
My mother is in her 50's I want to buy her a book for her birthday. A little about her she has 3 of us children who are all grown now, and she needs a book she will be interested in, hopefully a light hearted book. She loves to drink tea so maybe a funny book about tea, I am not really sure, please help! possible a mystery book will work great too!
Natalie Wishman
  The Bitch, The Crone, and The Harlot: Reclaiming the Magical Femini...
  
The Bitch, The Crone, and The Harlot: Reclaiming the Magical Feminine in Midlife
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This title is hilarious but it's more meaningful and easy to understand as it helps explain to the older mature woman that she is a great wise person but to learn to love yourself as you are and that you are great. I started out reading just the intro to look for a gift for my mom and I ended up being hooked and reading it as a preparation for my future as I age. It really makes you look forward to growing within yourself and helps not to be afraid, that it is not the end, but a new beginning and a great continuation or saga of who you are.
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Denise Williams
  The Art of Being a Woman: A Simple Guide to Everyday Love and Laughter
  
The Art of Being a Woman: A Simple Guide to Everyday Love and Laughter
It takes a great woman to spot greatness in other women. Have a good laugh at your own expense.Discover how completely happy you are in your own skin.Such experiences, says Véronique Vienne, are expressions of the art of being a woman. In this ge... read more...
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My mom has always been insecure about herself and has never showed love for herself. Especially as she got older, her identity as a mother, a wife, a sister, a friend changed and she began to feel lost. I got her this book and she thanks me from the bottom of her heart because it gave her back her love for herself and gave her tips and advice on how to make herself a better her. Its a great book and I recommend it for all women that don't know their worth or how to raise their confidence. A beautiful helpful book.
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James Lawrence
  On Women Turning Fifty: Celebrating Mid-Life Discoveries
  
On Women Turning Fifty: Celebrating Mid-Life Discoveries
On Women Turning Fifty honors the new faces of aging with powerful, positive images of fiftysomething women who share stories of mid-life discovery. Accomplished by beautiful photographs, these candid and engaging interviews reveal women whose cha... read more...
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I got this for my mom and it has lots of inspirational stories. 50 is a difficult age to reach but its also a beautiful age and this book really made her day.
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Jason Liechman
  Why a Son Needs a Mom: 100 Reasons
  
Why a Son Needs a Mom: 100 Reasons
The fourth book in the Family Matters series, Why a Son Needs a Mom is a reminder of the important roles a mother plays in a boy's life, as he experiences warmth and security from her and learns to be confident, loving, and accepting of others - i... read more...
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I got this for my mom for Mothers Day and she is getting older but I thought this would let her know that I still love her just as much if not more then ever. I wanted to show her the appreciation I have for her and I though this was the best way to do that.
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David Hugh
  I'd Rather Laugh: How to be Happy Even When Life Has Other Plans fo...
  
I'd Rather Laugh: How to be Happy Even When Life Has Other Plans forYou
The self-described "typical Jewish girl from Long Island" and the most popular speaker at the world-renowned Canyon Ranch Spa presents a tears and laughter guidebook to help readers withstand life's hard knocks. read more...
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This was a great book and when I was feeling down, this titled grabbed me and I enjoyed the heck out of it. Extreme laughter, a feel good book.
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Sebastian Smith
  Goddesses in Older Women: Archetypes in Women over Fifty
  
Goddesses in Older Women: Archetypes in Women over Fifty
At some point after fifty, every woman crosses a threshold into the third phase of her life. As she enters this uncharted territory -- one that is generally uncelebrated in popular culture -- she can choose to mourn what has gone before, or she ca... read more...
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A great gift for a loving mother that needs to know she deserves the best and is a powerful, wonderful person. A very uplifting book for all mature women.
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Don't you think a mother would be upset if you called her "older?" I don't know I just don't think mothers like to think of themselves or like being called "older"
Jeannie Sutton
  The Art of Being a Woman: A Simple Guide to Everyday Love and Laughter
  
The Art of Being a Woman: A Simple Guide to Everyday Love and Laughter
It takes a great woman to spot greatness in other women. Have a good laugh at your own expense.Discover how completely happy you are in your own skin.Such experiences, says Véronique Vienne, are expressions of the art of being a woman. In this ge... read more...
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Being a woman in my 50's, I understand the emotions that gather and this book I came across in a book store and I read the first couple pages and i so bought it. Its a great uplifting book that made me laugh because well, when its true, its funny! you gotta find humor in life or life would be dull and depressing. A great easy read.
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Amy Bell
  The Bitch, The Crone, and The Harlot: Reclaiming the Magical Femini...
  
The Bitch, The Crone, and The Harlot: Reclaiming the Magical Feminine in Midlife
Many women assume that midlife marks the end of their most powerful period, when their sexual intensity, emotional vitality, and persuasiveness was at its peak. Not so, shows author Susan Schachterle in this warm, funny, and gorgeously written boo... read more...
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My mom is into Wicca and she knows about Crones which really means "Wise Wonderful Woman" but she got this book for herself and she loved it. She recommends it to all of her friends.
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Sam Brownstone
  On Women Turning Fifty: Celebrating Mid-Life Discoveries
  
On Women Turning Fifty: Celebrating Mid-Life Discoveries
On Women Turning Fifty honors the new faces of aging with powerful, positive images of fiftysomething women who share stories of mid-life discovery. Accomplished by beautiful photographs, these candid and engaging interviews reveal women whose cha... read more...
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This is inspirational for women going through midlife crisis. Its not easy being a woman getting older, but this is book will help with the process of aging and helping the women to know that they are not alone. I got this for my god mother and she loved it.
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2. The Art of Being a Woman: A Simple Guide to Eve... 21%
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3. On Women Turning Fifty: Celebrating Mid-Life Di... 21%
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4. Why a Son Needs a Mom: 100 Reasons 10%
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