I'm Not Done Yet: Keeping at It, Remaining Relevant, and Having the Time of My Life
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (705 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786228911 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 274 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I am still relevant," Koch notes. To this day, the city's leaders turn to him for counsel. "I currently have nine jobs," he exults in I'm Not Done Yet! "I've had more, and one day, no doubt, I'll have fewer. At 75 years old, former New York City mayor Ed Koch is as busy as ever. "My opinions count. But I believe the turns in my professional life reveal an important point: Your career is what you make of it, not what it makes of you." Since leaving city hall, Koch has worked as (among other things) a radio talk-show host, a newspaper columnist, a college instructor, a SlimFast spokesman, and an arbitrator for TV's People's Court. Even that bit of gl
Ed Koch, the Communicator Does It Again! Kory Hildebrand To use the favorite word by which Ed Koch describes his life experiences -- this book is "enjoyable." It is autobiographical/philosophical, revealing, funny; I couldn't put it down. If you like Ed Koch (which I do -- I'm envious of his self-absorption), you can hear him on every page, ultimately as the educator that he is. It is a must-read, particularly for Post-War Baby Boomers, to see a view of age 75 that most of us didn't see/don't see in our parents. The book is truly inspirational in a very realistic way. "Ed Koch, I hope you live forever, and if you can't, I hope God takes you all at once as. insight into america's best known mayor Edward S. Lewis ed koch, america's best known mayor in modern times, continues his sucess as a fascinating author. this book offers insights into how he moved from mayor of new york city, into jobs keeping him equally motivated and renowned. if character is everything, then ed koch has everything. a page turner of the first order, it pulls you in from the first page. anyone who has dreamed of coming to new york, been to new york, flown over new york, or heard of ed koch will find the book fascinating. we should all be as relevant and involved as ed koch.. Classic Koch. Funny, goofy, encouraging. Penny If you like Koch, you'll enjoy this book. His diet and health advice is a little goofy, because he's really out of his element there, but apart from that, it's a funny enjoyable and encouraging book. He's a fighter, and that comes through.
Koch reflects on life after politics and life after turning seventy. Here, for the first time, he speaks openly about what it has meant to live a life alone-without a partner, without children-and what it might mean in the years ahead. Ed Koch, the colorful three-term mayor of New York City and now a noted television and radio personality, columnist, and commentator, offers anecdotal evidence to suggest that the healthiest outlook on advancing age is to keep active at the work you love. The book takes readers through the author's various career turns since losing the Democratic mayoral primary to David Dinkins in 1989, with occasional looks back at related experiences and childhood memories. Koch reflects on life after politics and life after turning seventy. Included are discussions of the up- and downturns of what Koch refers to as the third act of his varied career, and a frank account of his recent medical history. Published to coincide with Koch's seventy-fifth birthday, I'm Not Done Yet! ends with the author's vision of his own obituary, reflecting on the life he has lived and the choices he has made. Ed Koch, the colorful three-term mayor of New York City and now a noted televisio