Book description
Your midlife doesn't have to be a crisis. In fact, the second half of your life can be better than the first. Let bestselling author Bob Buford show you how.
What do you want to do with the rest of your life?
In Halftime, Buford provides encouragement and insight to…
Why read it?
1 author picked Halftime as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I read this book (a second time) as I was approaching my 50th birthday.
It totally changed the way I viewed the “second half” of my life. While this book is geared to a Christian audience, it offers great encouragement on ways you can “go to the locker room” at halftime and strategically plan the second half so that it is the best half!
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