{"product_id":"the-breaking-point-how-todays-women-are-navigating-midlife-crisis-9780805080315","title":"The Breaking Point: How Today's Women Are Navigating Midlife Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eThe Breaking Point\u003c\/i\u003e] suggests that the national conversation is about to have a hot flash. The passage through middle age of so large a clump of women . . . guarantees that some rules may have to be rewritten and boundaries moved to accommodate them.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the cover of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e to\u003ci\u003e Desperate Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e, the phenomenon of women in midlife experiencing a period of tumultuous personal upheaval--a breaking point--has reached a peak in our culture. Today, more than 15 million baby boomer women report having a midlife crisis compared to 14 million men. In \u003ci\u003eThe Breaking Point\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Sue Shellenbarger looks beyond the numbers to discover the root of all this angst and examine the ways, both successful and not, that women are navigating this crucial transition period.\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on original research data and interviews with more than fifty women, \u003ci\u003eThe Breaking Point\u003c\/i\u003e uses real-life stories to illustrate the different archetypes and modes the course of reinvention follows. The book also shows women how to avoid the pitfalls of a midlife meltdown--ruined relationships and jettisoned careers--and instead transform this turbulent time into a period of personal growth that will enrich the rest of their lives.\u003cbr\u003e Once every decade or so a book comes along that defines the collective experience of an entire generation. Provocative, insightful, and resonant, \u003ci\u003eThe Breaking Point\u003c\/i\u003e is just such a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Every once in a while you read a book that transforms you. Like the shift of a kaleidoscope, it reconfigures your view of life's journey. This is such a book. It may stimulate you to change directions, perhaps even enable you to find life's greatest joy: fulfillment. An invigorating read.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Helen Fisher, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy We Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This catchy work is tailor-made for the 36 percent of women who will eventually have what they regard as midlife crises' . . . an illuminating guide.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt McDougal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805080315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sue Shellenbarger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643912941724,"sku":"9780805080315","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_93799e53-118c-4171-b81a-d963db3ac214.jpg?v=1603857519","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-breaking-point-how-todays-women-are-navigating-midlife-crisis-9780805080315","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}