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How to Age Disgracefully

The Official Handbook for Outrageous Wrinkles and Inappropriate Decisions

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How to Age Disgracefully

By: Mark Wilder
Narrated by: Krista Strosnider
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How to Age Disgracefully isn’t a guide to graceful decline—it’s a battle cry for living louder, laughing harder, and refusing to fade into beige.

Society tells us to “act our age.” Translation? Disappear quietly, wear sensible shoes, and stop embarrassing the family. Mark Wilder calls nonsense on that. With wit as sharp as a raised eyebrow and stories that will make you howl with laughter, this unapologetic manifesto shows you how to swap polite invisibility for outrageous freedom.

Inside you’ll discover how to:

  • Laugh at the myth of “acting your age” and start acting alive.
  • Wear leopard print at seventy—and own it.
  • Trade orthopaedic shoes for dancing shoes and never stop moving.
  • Say the unsaid, flirt shamelessly, and travel like a runaway teenager.
  • Build a circle of rebels who cheer you on instead of holding you back.

This is not a book about wrinkle creams, kale smoothies, or slowing down. It’s about ditching society’s rulebook and writing your own. Whether you’re fifty, sixty, seventy, or beyond, How to Age Disgracefully is your permission slip to live boldly, outrageously, and without apology.

Because growing older isn’t the end of the story—it’s the start of the best, most scandalous chapter yet.

©2025 Mark Wilder (P)2025 Mark Wilder Aging Parents Parenting & Families Personal Development Relationships Self-Esteem
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With a comic tone impressed on every sentence, I found in this audiobook a great satire of the modern world, but also a source of reflection and introspection that made me realize some things in my life I’d like to revisit before it’s too late. It’s wonderful how it even offers tips for living at any age and reminds us that there is no age limit for learning, such as how to surprise people without offending them, how to rediscover the joys of traveling, and how to evaluate when to say yes or no without being conditioned. The part that resonated most with me is the debunking of the “act your age” myth.

I loved how this audiobook is not only different from many others I’ve listened to, but also a true celebration of life, and that is something worth hearing at any age.

Funny but also insightful

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