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 enlarge | Author: Shirley Maclaine
Publisher: Atria Books
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Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 24064
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.6 x 1
ISBN: 1416550410
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.43028092
EAN: 9781416550419
ASIN: 1416550410
Publication Date: November 6, 2007
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 Still out on a limb... thank Goodness! August 25, 2008
Yes, Shirley is still out on a limb. I loved this paragraph from the first chapter:
"I've decided to believe everything I hear. Why not? It's all unbelievable anyway. I mean, most everything these days challenges what I grew up knowing and believing was a kind of sane truth."
In Chapter 2 Shirley reveals some of her memories and experiences with some of Hollywood's other stars and that makes for some entertaining reading but she also tells us something about her relationship with her father. That was quite illuminating when it comes to understanding just why Shirley ended up out on a limb and remains there to this day. To venture out on the shakey end of the limb one must be daring. Her daring nature came as a direct result of doing just the opposite of the way her father lived his life. As she says, "He had been taught not to dare. So he didn't".
When you get to Chapter 3, hold on and strap yourself in. This is where the ride really begins and doesn't stop until the last word is read. She covers it all: her past life in Atlantis, alternative medicines, psychoactive drugs (although the only "illegal" drug she's tried is a little marijuana), synchronicity, reincarnation, prayer, prophecy, pyramids and bible codes, ufo phenomena, ghosts, freemasonry, the works of Zecharia Sitchen, quantum physics and... well, you get the idea. But she doesn't just pull these topics out of a hat at random to fool the uninitiated into thinking, gee, she must be really smart. She is genuinely interested in these topics (has been for many years) and she actually knows a great deal about them. She's done her homework and she shares her thoughts and insights on these subjects with her readers. That is not to say, however, that she considers herself some sort of a guru. On the contrary, she sees herself as a seeker still out on that limb, still searching ever deeper for the Truth, whatever that may turn out to be.
Sage-ing While Age-ing is the quintessence of the Shirley MacLaine many of us have come to know and admire after all these many years.
Gary Val Tenuta
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-- Peter A. Gersten, editor, PAG eNews
 Sag-ing While Ageing was a big disappointment August 19, 2008
Shirley Maclaine appeared on the view last month to promote her new book Sag-ing while Ag-ing. During her interview, she advertised this book as a resource for bettering yourself as an individual by using the power of gemstones to heal your inner-self. She advertised this book as a one-all, be-all resource for better living to all who read it, but when I started reading the book, I realized this book was nothing of the sort. The book is full of affairs with actors like Jack Nicolson, and it hardly mentions anything that could benefit me as a person. Where are the remedies you promised to the fans of the View? The explanation of the colored gemstones..? The homemade recipes that are suppose to replace the medications that you claim are killing us? None of these are present in any detail. This book is a complete misrepresentation of what Shirley claimed it was on Television.
 Still going out on the limb after all of these years! June 6, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
At seventy-four years of age, there's a good chance that SAGE-ING WHILE AGE-ING will be Shirley MacLaine's last book about her own life and the spiritual journey that she's been on for the last two-and-a-half decades. In many ways, this new book sums up what was begun in OUT ON A LIMB, DANCING IN THE LIGHT, and GOING WITHIN. The author continues with her diligent research into mind, body, and spirit, while attempting to answer the most important questions about life and why we're here. This isn't to say that her journey for understanding is over. No, not by a long shot. Ms. MacLaine will continue to ponder the mysteries of the universe right up until the very moment she dies and then maybe after.
SAGE-ING WHILE AGE-ING covers a large number of topics that prove to be rather interesting for those who are consciously on the their own spiritual journey. In it, Ms. MacLaine discusses the hatred and anger that seems to permeate most societies in our world today, wondering if this aspect of humanity is necessary in order to have love and insight and a strong desire to know God. The pondering of this question enables her to look at her own fears with regards to growing older and perhaps even dying alone, which in turn leads her to examine the field of alternative medicine in relationship to her own health problems and what needs to be done to insure that everyone receives the best possible health care in the world today. But, that's isn't all. Reincarnation is discussed as well as the heavy UFO activity on our planet and how every country except the United States seems to accept and acknowledge these somewhat friendly visits from other solar systems. The author also takes a hard look at religion and spirituality and the affects that both have had on humanity over time and what changes may be necessary in order for mankind to survive.
Needless to say, I found some of the subjects to be fascinating and thought provoking, while others did little to stir my interest. I think most readers will encounter this. You'll have to pick and choose what's of value for you. I have to admit to enjoying her discussion on synchronicity and how it has affected her life and work. The chapters on the famous 1947 Roswell crash in New Mexico and UFO activity around the world since the late forties also proved to be an eye-opener. I didn't, however, care much for the information about alien abductees, nor the secret code to the Bible and the unusual event that seems to be coming in December of 2012. Still, I would recommend this book to those of you who've enjoyed Ms. MacLaine's previous books just to see where she's at in this particular stage of her spiritual growth. Whether or not you agree with her views, Ms. MacLaine definitely lays it on the line as she once again goes out on a limb to discuss the subjects that seem to be gaining in popularity. This is certainly a book that will have you asking your own questions before the final page is reached!
Push your mental envelope April 29, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Shirley still has alot to say and says it well. It seems I knew a good deal of the information but some political details were "whew". Read it with an open mind but not with a hole in your head.
Everything But The Kitchen Sink March 29, 2008
8 out of 40 found this review helpful
Don't be put off by the title of my review. I love reading Shirley MacLaine's books. They are as entertaining as they are informative. It's just that I was a professional advertising writer for more than 30 years (a spiritual author now), so I was trained to keep my writing as focused as possible. Shirley tends to go down any avenue that crosses her mind, and there are many of those avenues in this book. She writes about everything from holistic medicine, to the nature of synchroniticies, to her favorite topic of "star beings." I learned quite a few new things from this book. And I especially applaud her eloquence in describing our relationship to the divine (which is the focus of my work). But what I like best about Shirley is that she never comes off as a "know-it-all." You can tell that she is always open to knowing more than she currently knows. In fact, most of the ideas that she puts forward in this book are phrased as questions. Shirley will inspire you to question your own beliefs, as she has been questioning the nature of "reality" her entire life. Enjoy!
Steven Lane Taylor, author of Row, Row, Row Your Boat: A Guide For Living Life In The Divine Flow
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