For those who have leapt from the precipice of the big 5-0, 49 Things You Should Have Learned by the Time You Turn Fifty is the humorous bungee cord ride that will snap you back to the bumbling age of discovery before you reached the half century mark.

Author Paul Kreider has written 49 stories, some funny, some poignant, all with a poetic and useful life lesson.  Kreider employs a colorful cast of characters comprised of all shapes and sizes, from a rhinoceros to an Italian porcini mushroom hunter, giving them unique voices of wisdom, sure to resonate with those of us who have hit our mid-century stride. 

The last chapter is a deftly rendered summation of all the preceding lessons. Artful and sensitive, the ending has the pleasant feel-good surprise of a perfectly wrapped gift. Whether you read it in one big gulp or appreciate it in little sips, 49 Things You Should Have Learned by the Time You Turn Fifty is a book you’ll fondly refer to time and time again.

About the Author

Paul Kreider is a prolific writer and an accomplished winemaker.  At times, the two go hand in hand as he summons his ever-present muse.  Mr. Kreider, a former Vietnam-era Army Captain, has published two non-fiction books and is currently writing his second playful expose on 69 things one should have learned by age 70.  He lives life to the fullest, thirty minutes north of San Francisco, where he owns and operates Ross Valley Winery, his biggest life lesson and one that continues to teach and inspire him.