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- Hardback Jan 30, 2024 | 9780349145488 | RRP $45.00 Buy Now
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- Hardback Jan 30, 2024 | 9780349145488 | RRP $45.00 Buy Now
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From the bestselling author of A Shed of One's Own, a very funny memoir about being 60.
'Berkmann is a fine observer of decline. He says what other men would rather not think about, let alone discuss. Another ten years pottering around in his shed and he'll have cracked it' Sunday TimesFrom the bestselling author of A Shed of One's Own, a very funny memoir about being 60.
Marcus Berkmann's funny, instantly recognisable description of middle-age in A Shed of One's Own struck a chord and turned it into a bestseller. Now he realises he has entered a new age category: the Young-Old.
Well, the body continues to provide challenges (every group meeting seems to begin the dreaded 'organ recital'), and the bank balance may not be doing too well either - but it's certainly not all doom and gloom. You have come to terms with your deficiencies and eccentricities (although your partner may not); your Fear of Missing Out has become Joy at Staying In; you have embraced the notion of the Power Nap - and though you're not going to embark on a course of 'mindfulness' you nevertheless recognise if living in the moment also includes walking to the local for a pint with an old friend then you'll sign up for it after all...
You could call it 'beerfulness'.
'Berkmann is a fine observer of decline. He says what other men would rather not think about, let alone discuss. Another ten years pottering around in his shed and he'll have cracked it' Sunday Times
Praise for Still a Bit of Snap in the Celery: or K.B.O. *Keep Buggering On
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Wise, touching and funny... Berkmann is a master of observation... On every page you will find yourself nodding in agreement at some thought you've shared but never expressed quite so pithily - Express on A Shed of One's Own
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A laugh or carefully crafted insight on almost every page - Mail on Sunday on A Shed of One's Own
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Will reconcile every man to the remorseless Lawnmower of Time - Independent on A Shed of One's Own
Marcus Berkmann
Marcus Berkmann has spent more than thirty years sitting in front of various television screens swearing at incompetent England batsmen. In his leisure time he has written columns on sport for Punch, the Independent on Sunday and the Daily Express. He is a regular contributor to Private Eye and film critic of the Oldie, and writes book reviews for the Daily Mail. His books include Rain Men: The Madness of Cricket, Zimmer Men: The Trials and Tribulations of the Ageing Cricketer, Fatherhood: The Truth and A Matter of Facts: The Insider's Guide to Quizzing.
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