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How to Grow Old

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How to Grow Old

By: John Bishop
Narrated by: John Bishop
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About this listen

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of How to Grow Old by John Bishop.

Whether he likes it or not, John is getting older. His hair is greying, it’s getting that much harder to stay fit, and the potential to become something of an embarrassment is ever increasing.

But hope is not lost.

How to Grow Old is John’s offering to the world. With sage advice on how to avoid the common pitfalls of age, intimate confessions and spit-your-dentures-out hilarious commentary on his own advancing years, this is his observational comic writing at its very best. If you were concerned about how not to be boring or how to get rid of your should-be-old-enough-to-manage kids, this the book has the answers.

©2019 John Bishop (P)2019 Penguin Audio Entertainment & Celebrities Funny Celebrity Witty Feel-Good Heartfelt Thought-Provoking

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I cried and laughed listening to this. Possibly biased as someone who a) likes John Bishop almost as much as my mum does b) works as an NHS nurse and he speaks so kindly of the NHS c) I’m a 45 year old woman and can relate to the content of the book. His love for his family too is so clear and so cool !

Heartwarming

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l liked it.
john's easy-going style shines through in this audiobook.
his attempts at impersonating a different accent isn't great, but that doesn't take anything away from the great storytelling

quite good

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I think John is lovely man, his out look on life & how he can make it humerus is very special. I watched the connection he had with the rehabilitation of the 2 whales & the companion he & all the crew had, what you see with John is a very truthful & genuine person with no airs & graces, a truly lovely human being. This book was so funny in parts but sad in others I was surprised to hear that John was depressed but through out the years it seems a lot of comedians seem to suffer (Tommy Copper & Robin Williams are just 2).
A very enjoyable book & I would highly recommend listening to it.

I absolutely loved this book

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This was just brilliant heartfelt honest and interesting not to mention funny in parts too

His humanity

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I really enjoyed the highs & lows of Johns book I listened at work on my headphones a pet hate for Mr Bishop lol

A pleasure to have in my head at work

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