Amazon.com description: Product Description: Middle age can be a challenging time in one's life, a period filled with questions and changes. In Midlife - A Manual, authors Steven and Judith Estrine acknowledge these concerns, and at the same time remind us that the midlife journey is an extremely exciting, fun and momentous occasion, one filled with opportunities, adventures and choices for a new and promising future. In a light-hearted and humorous manner, Midlife offers practical advice on many issues, beginning with 'the empty nest syndrome'. Chapter topics also explore rekindling your love life, fitness and health, and surviving in the workforce. Too many people view growing older with fear and uncertainty. Midlife focuses on the positive aspects of middle age, allowing you to take the plunge into the second half of your life with confidence. Life truly begins at 50!