In this fresh, wry, and often hilariously funny book, Bruce Jay Friedman addresses virtually every one of the Slightly Older Guy's concerns, shooting holes in his fears and offering outrageous suggestions on how to get through this precarious and unfamiliar phase.

The Slightly Older Guy is reassured about his memory ("Have you ever really been able to tell the difference between Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno?"); is advised to develop a "slider" when he can no longer rely on his "high hard one"; has served up to him a special diet geared to his ever-changing nutritional needs (the remarkable half-portion approach to dining). He's enlightened on finance ("Never ask a waiter for stock tips"), career changes (from accountant to lounge act), the tremendous importance of friends, the perils and delights of an "eleventh-hour romance," and the tricky business of taking on a young wife. Wills, epitaphs, car selection, and more - it's all included in this fascinating romp, in which Friedman guides the Slightly Older Guy through the delicate shoals of his new lifestyle.

Readers of both sexes and of all ages (yes, there are SOGs in their twenties and some in their sixties) will find the evolution of a shaky, befuddled, suddenly "mature" man into a confident, well-anchored Slightly Older Guy funny, poignant, and enormously touching.