Fifty things that aren't my fault: essays from the grown-up years

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for Fifty things that aren't my fault
Average user rating: 3.5 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(1)
4 star
 
(1)
3 star
 
(1)
2 star
 
(1)
1 star
 
(0)
Author:
Guisewite, Cathy
Language:
English
Choose a Format
On Shelf
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
818.602 GUISE
Green Road Community - Adult Non-Fiction
818.602 GUISE
Leesville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
818.602 GUISE

Also in This Series

More Details

ISBN:
9780735218420

Published Reviews

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Staff View

Grouping Information

Grouped Work IDe7b13ff9-d586-b144-d36b-ed23f0af72ba
Grouping Titlefifty things that aren t my fault essays from the grown up years
Grouping Authorcathy guisewite
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2025-04-15 05:08:21AM
Last Indexed2025-04-29 05:14:42AM

Solr Fields

accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Guisewite, Cathy
author_display
Guisewite, Cathy
available_at_catalog
East Regional
Green Road Community
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
North Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southeast Regional
Wake Forest Community
collection_catalog
Adult Non-Fiction
detailed_location_catalog
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction
Green Road Community - Adult Non-Fiction
Leesville Community - Adult Non-Fiction
Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction
North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Remote Storage - Adult Non-Fiction
Southeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
Wake Forest Community - Adult Non-Fiction
display_description
"From the iconic creator of the "Cathy" comic strip comes a collection of funny, warm, and wise essays in the style of Nora Ephron and Erma Bombeck, centered around the particular challenge of caring for aging parents and growing children, all while trying not to lose oneself in the process. As the creator of the "Cathy" comic strip, Cathy Guisewite found her way into the hearts of readers over 40 years ago, and has been there ever since. Her deeply funny and relatable look at the life of a frazzled career woman became a cultural touchstone for women everywhere, and now, in her debut essay collection, Guisewite returns with her signature self-deprecating wit and warmth, this time taking a look at her own life. The autobiographical essays that make up Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault offer a disarming, hilarious, and wise look at the lives of "the sandwich generation," which Guisewite calls "the panini generation." In this collection, Guisewite turns her uniquely wry and funny gaze to her own day-to-day life, with topics ranging from the mundane--teaching her parents to use TiVo, organizing four decades of photos, attempting to meditate--to the more profound--her struggle to find a purpose post-retirement, helping her parents downsize their lives, and her personal definitions of feminism. Humorous, warm, and poignant, Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault is ideal reading for mothers, daughters, and everyone who is caught somewhere in between, and on the threshold of "What Happens Next.""--
format_catalog
Book
format_category_catalog
Books
id
e7b13ff9-d586-b144-d36b-ed23f0af72ba
isbn
9780735218420
last_indexed
2025-04-29T09:14:42.683Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Unknown
literary_form_full
Unknown
local_callnumber_catalog
818.602 GUISE
owning_library_catalog
Wake County Public Libraries
owning_location_catalog
East Regional
Fuquay-Varina Community
Green Road Community
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
North Regional
Oberlin Regional
Southeast Regional
Wake Forest Community
primary_isbn
9780735218420
publishDate
2019
publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Families -- Humor
title_display
Fifty things that aren't my fault : essays from the grown-up years
title_full
Fifty things that aren't my fault : essays from the grown-up years / Cathy Guisewite
title_short
Fifty things that aren't my fault
title_sub
essays from the grown-up years
topic_facet
Families

Solr Details Tables

item_details

Bib IdItem IdShelf LocationCall NumFormatFormat CategoryNum CopiesIs Order ItemIs eContenteContent SourceeContent URLDetailed StatusLast CheckinLocation
ils:7357457106260Leesville Community - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfLEE
ils:7357456966984Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfOBR
ils:7357456966989Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfOBR
ils:7357456966994Southeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfSER
ils:7357457161508Green Road Community - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfGRE
ils:7357457310283Remote Storage - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfLAB
ils:7357456966988North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfNOR
ils:7357456966992East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfERL
ils:7357456966991Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfOBR
ils:7357456966986North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfNOR
ils:7357456966999Middlecreek Community - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfMID
ils:7357456966998North Regional - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfNOR
ils:7357456966997Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseChecked outFUQ
ils:7357456966993Oberlin Regional - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfOBR
ils:7357456966982Wake Forest Community - Adult Non-Fiction818.602 GUISE1falsefalseOn ShelfWAK

record_details

Bib IdFormatFormat CategoryEditionLanguagePublisherPublication DatePhysical DescriptionAbridged
ils:735745BookBooksEnglishG.P. Putnam's Sons2019323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

scoping_details_catalog

Bib IdItem IdGrouped StatusStatusLocally OwnedAvailableHoldableBookableIn Library Use OnlyLibrary OwnedIs Home Pick Up OnlyHoldable PTypesBookable PTypesHome Pick Up PTypesLocal Url
ils:7357457106260On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966984On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966989On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966994On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357457161508On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357457310283On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966988On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966992On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966991On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966986On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966999On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966998On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966997Checked outChecked outfalsefalsetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966993On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse
ils:7357456966982On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsetruefalse

Borrower Reviews